Sally Gardner

Sally Gardner is an award-winning novelist from London. Her books have been translated into 22 languages and have sold more than one million copies in the UK.

Her historical novel for older readers, I, Coriander, won the Smarties Children's Book Prize in 2005.  Two thrillers both set at the time of the French Revolution, The Red Necklace and The Silver Blade, which was shortlisted for the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize in 2009, followed. Actor Dominic West ('The Wire') has bought the film rights to both titles.

Sally Gardner's stories for middle readers include Lucy Willow and the popular Magical Children series of six titles The Strongest Girl in the World, The Invisible Boy, The Boy with Magic Numbers, The Smallest Girl in the World, The Boy with the Lightning Feet, and The Boy who Could Fly, which are also available as audio books.

She has also written and illustrated picture books including The Fairy Catalogue, The Glass Heart, The Book of Princesses and Playtime Rhymes.

The Double Shadow is published in November 2011.

Sally Gardner continues to be an avid spokesperson for Dyslexia, working to change the way it is perceived by society. She is dyslexic and argues that it's not a disability, but a gift.

 

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Featured Books, with extracts by Sally Gardner

The Double Shadow
Sally Gardner
A girl tries to free herself from the terrifying double shadow of her childhood and forge her own future, but she is trapped in a memory machine created by her father.  Against the tense backdrop of the Second World War...
Format: Hardback - Released: 03/11/2011
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The Princess and the Pea (Early Reader)
Sally Gardner
A classic story stylishly updated and perfect for first time readers. Sally Gardner retells this favourite tale of how a real princess can only be found by testing how delicate and sensitive she really is. Lively illustrations create a suitably...
Format: Paperback - Released: 04/08/2011
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The Frog Prince (Early Reader)
Sally Gardner
The Frog Prince, retold by bestselling author Sally Gardner in a magical princess story is perfect for early readers aged 5+ particularly if they're beginning to read with confidence. It's great to see an author of the calibre of Sally...
Format: Paperback - Released: 07/07/2011
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Snow White (Early Reader)
Sally Gardner
Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, retold by bestselling author Sally Gardner in a magical princess story, perfect for early readers.
Format: Paperback - Released: 02/06/2011
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Sleeping Beauty (Early Reader)
Sally Gardner
A Lovereading4kids 'Great Read' you may have missed 2011 selection. Sleeping Beauty, cursed to sleep for a hundred years, retold by bestselling author Sally Gardner in a magical princess story, perfect for early readers.  Look out for more magical princess stories...
Format: Paperback - Released: 05/05/2011
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Cinderella (Early Reader)
Sally Gardner
Cinderella and the glass slipper, retold by bestselling author Sally Gardner in a magical princess story and her transformation from servant to princess is simply told in this beautifully illustrated Early Reader. Sally Gardner’s Cinderella is delightfully good-natured while her...
Format: Paperback - Released: 07/04/2011
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The Silver Blade
Sally Gardner
Shortlisted for the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize 2009 and for the Independent Booksellers' Book Prize 2010. The dramatic, horrific and sometimes romantic events of the French Revolution, which Sally Gardner so brilliantly portrayed in The Red Necklace are moved...
Format: Paperback - Released: 04/03/2010
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Magical Children 3 in 1: Vol Two (Audio)
Sally Gardner
Contains: The Smallest Girl Ever, The Boy with the Magic Numbers, The Boy with the Magic Feet Three enchanting stories about children discovering secret gifts: Ruby keeps getting smaller and smaller but still shows how a girl tiny enough to...
Format: CD-Audio - Released: 04/03/2010
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Magical Children 3 in 1: Vol One (Audio)
Sally Gardner
Contains: The Strongest Girl in the World, The Invisible Boy, The Boy who could Fly. Each of the Magical Children stories is about a child with a special gift. In The Invisible Boy, Sam is left in the care of...
Format: CD-Audio - Released: 04/03/2010
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The Silver Blade (Audio)
Sally Gardner
CD Audio. The dramatic, horrific and sometimes romantic events of the FrenchRevolution, which Sally Gardner so brilliantly portrayed in The Red Necklaceare moved on a stage in this equally vivid and richly imagined sequel, yet stand-alone novel, which allows those...
Format: CD-Audio - Released: 30/04/2009
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The Silver Blade
Sally Gardner
Shortlisted for the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize 2009 The dramatic, horrific and sometimes romantic events of the French Revolution, which Sally Gardner so brilliantly portrayed in The Red Necklace are moved on a stage in this equally vivid and...
Format: Hardback - Released: 23/04/2009
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The Red Necklace
Sally Gardner
Set against the turbulent and drastically violent time of the French Revolution, this story is about a boy who is destined to become a hero. The plot takes you from Paris to London and back to Paris again to confront...
Format: Paperback - Released: 14/08/2008
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The Smallest Girl Ever (Book & CD)
Sally Gardner
Another fantastic book in the Sally Gardner’s Magical Children Series, about children empowered by special gifts. Once again it’s utterly charming full of feeling and very funny. This is the story of a little girl who is so tiny she...
Format: Paperback - Released: 04/12/2007
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The Red Necklace (Audio)
Sally Gardner
CD Audio. Set against the turbulent and drastically violent time of the French Revolution, this story is about a boy who is destined to become a hero. The plot takes you from Paris to London and back to Paris again to confront the...
Format: CD-Audio - Released: 22/10/2007
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Lucy Willow
Sally Gardner
A truly magical and funny story that is guaranteed to inspire girls from 6-10 to become green-fingered.  Lucy’s knack in growing things better than anyone is a sight to behold but she must show her true talent when someone becomes more than a...
Format: Paperback - Released: 04/10/2007
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Lucy Willow
Sally Gardner
A truly magical and funny story that is guaranteed to inspire girls from 6-10 to become green-fingered.  Lucy’s knack in growing things better than anyone is a sight to behold but she must show her true talent when someone becomes...
Format: Hardback - Released: 05/10/2006
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I, Coriander
Sally Gardner
Sally Gardner is a formidable talent as she manages so successfully to entrance, engage and grip the reader in a historical setting and in the originality of the storyline. The richness of the prose will delight adult and child alike...
Format: Paperback (b Format) - Released: 05/06/2006
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The Boy With The Lightning Feet
Sally Gardner
How chubby Timmy Tinkle goes from being teased and bullied about his weight to being a superstar football. Helped by his grandfather, Sheriff the parrot and May an absolute fitness fanatic, Timmy surprises everyone by discovering that, far from being...
Format: Paperback - Released: 04/05/2006
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I, Coriander (Audio CD)
Sally Gardner
This is the audio CD version of Sally Gardner's classic tale set in the 17th Century. Sally Gardner is a formidable talent as she manages so successfully to entrance, engage and grip the reader in a historical setting and in the originality...
Format: Cd-audio - Released: 04/08/2005
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The Strongest Girl In The World
Sally Gardner
The CD version of the story of a small girl who one day finds she can lift something as big as a bus. The first of an enchanting series about children empowered by magical gifts. A story of enormous charm, with a tiny,...
Format: Cd-audio - Released: 02/09/2004
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The Smallest Girl Ever (Audio CD)
Sally Gardner
This is the CD audio version of this fantastic book in the Sally Gardner’s Magical Children series, about children empowered by special gifts. Once again it’s utterly charming full of feeling and very funny. This is the story of a...
Format: Cd-audio - Released: 05/08/2004
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A Book of Princesses (Audio)
Sally Gardner
CD Audio. Five favourite fairy stories retold for today's children with a delightful light touch, for which Sally Gardner is well known. Includes Cinderella, The Frog Prince, Sleeping Beauty, The Princess and the Pea and Snow White. Click here to...
Format: CD-Audio - Released: 15/01/2004
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The Boy With The Magic Numbers
Sally Gardner
A great travel story filled with adventure. Billy Pickles dad has left home and has given Billy a money box, unbeknownst to Billy the money box is magic but it’s only when Billy travels to New York to find his...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/10/2003
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The Invisible Boy
Sally Gardner
When Sam discovers his parents have become lost in space he must go with an alien named Splodge to find them. With his new talent of invisibility and a brand new spacecraft; he just might stand a chance. Funny imaginative...
Format: Paperback - Released: 06/06/2002
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The Smallest Girl Ever
Sally Gardner
Another fantastic book in the Sally Gardner’s Magical Children Series, about children empowered by special gifts. Once again it’s utterly charming full of feeling and very funny. This is the story of a little girl who is so tiny she fits into a...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/08/2000
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The Strongest Girl In The World
Sally Gardner
What happens when a small girl finds she can lift something as big as a bus? A whole lot of adventure is the answer. The first of an enchanting series about children empowered by magical gifts. A story of enormous...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/07/1999
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