
Lesley Sims
Author · 77 books
Lesley dreamed of being a writer, but studied law as her mother insisted she had "something to fall back on". Since joining Usborne Publishing, she has written and edited hundreds of books, from funny rhyming stories to an award-winning history book. Nowadays, she is often found recording books, too, in Usborne's very own recording studio.
Series
Books

Swan Lake Musical Book
2012

The Three Little Pigs Little Board Book
2019

Aladdin
2022

The Gingerbread Man
2018

Little Red Riding Hood Little Board Book
1971

The Wizard of Oz
2013

Knight Fight
2010

Baby Jesus Little Board Book
2017

Stories for Little Boys
Combined Volume
2008

Usborne Illustrated Adventure Stories
2011

Stories for Little Girls
2008

Goat In A Boat
2015

The Dragon and the Phoenix
2007

A Visitor's Guide to Ancient Rome
2000

The Christmas Cobwebs
2012

Susanna's Bananas
2020

Bee Makes Tea
2013

Sam Sheep Can't Sleep
2020

The Fox and the Crow
2022

Illustrated Stories for Girls
2006

Grizzly Bear Rock
2010

Usborne Illustrated Stories for Boys
2006

King Donkey Ears
2009

The Emperor's New Clothes
2022

The Snow Queen
2005

The Usborne Little Book of Castles
2005

The Usborne Book of Castles
2002

A Visitor's Guide to Ancient Egypt
2001

Stories from Around the World for Little Children
2011

Illustrated Alice
2009

The Three Wishes
2009

Lizard in a Blizzard
2018

The Secret Garden
2008

Chimp with a Limp
2017

Pangolin plays the mandolin
2023

Usborne Roman Soldier's Handbook
2006

Illustrated Classics
Huckleberry Finn and other stories
2018

The Snow Queen Based on the story by Hans Christian Andersen
2012

The Dark Dark Knight
1995

Trick or Treat Parakeet
2020

Usborne One Hundred Illustrated Stories
2012

The Enchanted Castle
2007

A Christmas Carol
2007

Usborne Illustrated Ghost Stories
2015

How Elephants Lost Their Wings
1900

Snow White And the Seven Dwarfs
2005

The Wish Fish
2007

Owl in a Towel
2022

Seal at the Wheel
2018

Giraffe in the Bath and Other Tales
2018

Mole in a hole
2016

A Midsummer Night's Dream Gift Edition
2005

Moon Zoom
2010

Usborne Illustrated Stories for Christmas
2010

Gopher the Chauffeur
2023

'Twas the Night Before Christmas
1900

Usborne 10 Ten Minute Stories
2015

The Usborne Spy's Guidebook
1999

The Story of Flying
2004

Kangaroo at the Zoo
1657

Axolotl Finds a Bottle
2019

Puzzle Journey into Space
1990

Iguana's Bananas
2020

Anansi and the Bag of Wisdom
2011

The Story of Castles
2004

Usborne Illustrated Stories For Bedtime
2010

Voyage to the Edge of the World
1995

Cinderella
Listen & Read Story Books
2020

Anansi and the Tug of War
2012

Alice In Wonderland
2006

Goldilocks and the Three Bears Little Board Book
2019

Crow in the Snow (Phonics Readers
2013

Usborne Illustrated Animal Stories
2008

Spider in a Glider
2018

Raccoon on the Moon and Other Tales
2023

How Zebras Got Their Stripes
2009

Alpaca's Maracas
2021