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About Kate Saunders

Kate Saunders has been writing children’s books for two decades and her backlist includes classics such as Beswitched, Magicalamity, The Whizz Pop Chocolate Shop and The Curse of the Chocolate Phoenix, with her 10th book for children, The Great Reindeer Disaster, publishing this Christmas. She began with the Belfry Witches series, packed with humour and magic, themes that have remained throughout her stories. Kate was a contributor to the 2016 Winnie the Pooh official sequel. Her latest two novels, Five Children on the Western Front and The Land of Neverendings have received rave reviews and awards accolades. Five Children won the Costa and was shortlisted for the Guardian Prize. Both were shortlisted for the CILIP Carnegie Medal and heralded again and again as the best books of the year by fellow authors and national publications alike. Living in London, Kate is a true storyteller and her magical, wickedly hilarious novels allow young readers to escape their everyday lives into wonderful worlds where they are empowered to explore and enjoy themselves. She is a national treasure.

Recent updates about Kate Saunders

Teddy Bear Day

If you go down to the woods today, take The Land of Neverendings by Kate Saunders from Faber & Faber!

2 days ago

International Strange Music Day

Read The Little Secret by Kate Saunders from Macmillan Children's Books a really weird read!

18 days ago

International Strange Music Day

Read about the strange and interesting in The Belfry Witches Fly Again by Kate Saunders from Macmillan Children's Books

18 days ago

World Humanitarian Day

Why not read about some humans in The Land of Neverendings by Kate Saunders from Faber & Faber

23 days ago

International Cat Day

Do you have a pet? Is it a cat? How about reading Cat and the Stinkwater War by Kate Saunders from Macmillan Children's Books

1 month ago

Happiness Happens Month

Get happy with The Land of Neverendings by Kate Saunders. Published by Faber & Faber.

1 month ago

Kitten Day

Cat and the Stinkwater War by Kate Saunders from Macmillan Children's Books is a great cat read!

2 months ago

International Joke Day

A book that will make you all laugh! The Belfry Witches Fly Again by Kate Saunders from Macmillan Children's Books

2 months ago

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