(Jane) Sally Grindley (1953-) Biography - Awards, Honors, Writings, Sidelights - Addresses, Career, Adaptations

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Born 1953, in Woolwich, Kent, England; Education: Bromley College of Technology Institute of Linguists, associate degree, 1973; University of Sussex, B.A. (with honors), 1978. Hobbies and other interests: Tennis, squash, birds and wildlife, going on safari, collecting handmade wooden toys and original paintings from children's books.

Offıce—Park House, Dollar St., Cirencester, Gloucestershire GL7 2AN, England.

Freelance writer, beginning 1985. Books for Children Book Club, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England, editorial director, beginning 1978. Participant in judging Britain's Mother Goose Award, beginning 1982.

Several of Grindley's books have been adapted as audiobooks.

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(Jane) Sally Grindley (1953-) - Writings

Knock, Knock, Who's There?, illustrated by Anthony Browne, Random House (New York, NY), 1985. See Mouse Run, illustrated by Priscilla Lamont, Hamish Hamilton (London, England), 1985. Four Black Puppies, illustrated by Clive Scruton, Lothrop (New York, NY), 1987. Sardines, Hamish Hamilton (London, England), 1987. Dirty Denis, Hamish Hamilton (London, England), 1987, Viking (New York, NY), 19…

(Jane) Sally Grindley (1953-) - Sidelights

With over ninety books to her credit, British children's book author Sally Grindley finds inspiration for her many books, which include Wake Up, Dad!, Bible Stories for the Young, and The Sulky Vulture, in her family, the local newspaper, and observing the world around her. Primarily an author of picture books and beginning readers, her first novel, Feather Wars, about a family that breeds …

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5 months ago

I really liked spilled water.We read it in novel study.

I hope you write more novels like that one.

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