Jane Clarke

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I live in Kent with my two Labradors, Bramble and Amber. The dogs love to swim in the sea, so I burn a lot of perfumed candles to stop our house from smelling of damp dog.

Thanks to my Mum and Dad, I had a very happy childhood in the English Midlands. Dad attached a trapeze to the branch of a tree in our garden, and my friends and I spent a lot of time hanging upside down pretending to be acrobats. There were always pets – mice, hamster, and guinea pigs, cats and dogs. For a long time, I thought my dog was my brother. My bedroom was stuffed full of fossils and shells.

My ideas come from my family and pets, my friends and their families, and from school. I often lose all track of time when I’m writing. Amber and Bramble have learned to bring me their leads, to remind me to take them out for a walk.

Most of my stories and poems are funny, because I love to laugh, but sometimes I write about sad things. The saddest thing in my life is my husband’s death. Martin was a lovely man, a great husband and Dad. Andy and Rob are now at university and Martin lives on in them, in our hearts, and in our happy memories.

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Featured Books, with extracts by Jane Clarke

Gilbert the Great (Board Book)
Jane Clarke
A Lovereading4kids 'Great Read' you may have missed 2011 selection. Award-winning illustrator Charles Fuge’s Gilbert is a charming picture book character – despite being a great white shark! The story of his touching friendship with Raymond the Remora is delightfully retold...
Featured in: Baby and Toddler
Format: Board book - Released: 09/06/2011
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Gilbert the Hero
Jane Clarke
Can Gilbert the Great White Shark save his little brother from the deadly jaws of the enormous predator? How an older brother takes charge of a younger in the dangerous location of the sea bed makes a delightful variation on...
Featured in: 3+ readers
Format: Paperback - Released: 05/08/2010
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Gilbert in Deep (book & CD - read by Dervla Kirwan)
Jane Clarke
Witty writing with lots of shark-infested humour.  Gilbert is a shark with a softer side. He has had Raymond, his pet friend Remora, since he was just a tiny pup. They have swum through the seaweed together and played finball,...
Featured in: 3+ readers | 5+ readers
Format: Paperback - Released: 02/02/2009
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Gilbert The Great
Jane Clarke
Gilbert is a shark with a softer side. He has had Raymond, his pet remora, since he was just a tiny pup. They have swum through the seaweed together and played finball, tide and seek and Sardines with their fishy friends. But one...
Featured in: 3+ readers
Format: Mixed Media Product - Released: 02/06/2008
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Runny Honey
Jane Clarke
In this rhyming story, Bear just cannot get enough honey...but he isn't the only one!
Featured in: 3+ readers
Format: Paperback - Released: 22/11/2007
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Gilbert In Deep
Jane Clarke
So many Lovereading members remarked on the delights of Gilbert the Great, that we felt we must tell you about the authors’ delightful follow-up called Gilbert in Deep. Wonderfully vibrant illustrations coupled with a text that will hook you...
Featured in: 3+ readers
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/08/2007
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G.E.M.
Jane Clarke
The best book about jealousy I’ve come across. Somewhere in a space world, children are much the same as down here on earth. Royd is jealous of his friend Gark who has everything from his very own space pod to...
Featured in: 3+ readers
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/06/2006
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Gilbert the Great
Jane Clarke
Gilbert is a shark with a softer side. He has had Raymond, his pet remora, since he was just a tiny pup. They have swum through the seaweed together and played finball, tide and seek and Sardines with their fishy...
Featured in: 3+ readers
Format: Paperback - Released: 06/03/2006
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