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The Sleepover Club
Series · 56
books · 1982-2012

Books in series

The Sleepover Club at Frankie's book cover
#1

The Sleepover Club at Frankie's

1997

When the girls discover their Brown Owl has been dumped by her boyfriend, they decide to find her a new one. A sleepover is the perfect opportunity to plan Operation Blind Date, but playing cupid is not as easy as the girls think.
The Sleepover Club At Lyndsey's book cover
#2

The Sleepover Club At Lyndsey's

1997

It's Lyndz's birthday and the Sleepover Club plan a spooky sleepover, with the most frightening video they can find. Only, once the lights are finally out and everyone has snuggled down, the spooks suddenly seem for real.
The Sleepover Club at Felicity's book cover
#3

The Sleepover Club at Felicity's

2004

NOW A MAJOR TV SERIES!Join the Sleepover Frankie, Kenny, Felicity, Rosie and Lyndsey, five girls who just want to have fun but who always end up in mischief!When Fliss announces she is not eating at the next Sleepover, the girls cut down on their feast. But Sleepovers and food go hand in hand, and when the food runs out and no one can sleep the girls must find emergency supplies
The Sleepover Club At Rosie's book cover
#4

The Sleepover Club At Rosie's

1982

Frankie, Fliss, Kenny and Lyndz make up the Sleepover Club, a group of girls who just want to have fun, but who always end up in mischief. Fliss is desperate for a pet and volunteers to look after the school hamster for the weekend.
The Sleepover Club at Laura's book cover
#5

The Sleepover Club at Laura's

1997

Join the Sleepover Club: Frankie, Kenny, Felicity, Rosie and Lyndsey, five girls who just want to have fun - but who always end up in mischief Laura (otherwise known as Kenny) is fed up with her older sister Molly's tricks and, with the help of the Sleepover Club, she decides to teach her a lesson. But Molly has an older, wiser and wittier ally. Will the Sleepover Club be a match for Molly and her secret weapon? Originally published as The Sleepover Club at Kenny's, this is the 5th book in the Sleepover Club series.
Starring the Sleepover Club book cover
#6

Starring the Sleepover Club

1997

Fliss, is not thrilled that her mother's new boyfriend Andy is taking up so much of their time together, and gets especially antagonized when he tries to make a "Sleepover Club Video"
Mega Sleepover Club 6 book cover
#6

Mega Sleepover Club 6

Winter Collection

2002

Join the Sleepover Club: Frankie, Kenny, Felicity, Rosie and Lyndsey, five girls who want to have fun – but who always end up in mischief! In Sleepover Girls Go Snowboarding, the gang try staying cool on the slopes – with disastrous results! In Merry Christmas Sleepover Club!, Cinderella is the school panto – who will get the leading role? And in Happy New Year Sleepover Club!, Frankie’s baby sister is born in the middle of the biggest New Year’s eve party ever! Three fantastic Sleepover Club stories in one, all with a special wintery theme!
The Sleepover Girls Go Spice…. book cover
#7

The Sleepover Girls Go Spice….

1997

Inspired by the Spice Girls, the Sleepover Club decide to form a pop group, but their rehearsal in the attic late at night doesn't go as planned, especially when Lyndsey's brothers plan their own rehearsal for the same night and venue.
The 24 Hour Sleepover Club book cover
#8

The 24 Hour Sleepover Club

1997

It's time for the annual sleepover but the girls discover that their arch-rivals the M&Ms are planning to sabotage the event. The Sleepover Club meet the challenge but soon find that revenge can be sickly sweet.
The Sleepover Club Sleeps Out book cover
#9

The Sleepover Club Sleeps Out

1998

Join the Sleepover Frankie, Kenny, Felicity, Rosie and Lyndsey, five girls who just want to have fun – but who always end up in mischief! When the Sleepover Club go on an overnight school trip to a local museum full of Egyptian relics, they plan a sort of 'museum sleepover'. At the official sleepover at Frankie's house the night before, the girls hatch a plot to scare their arch rivals the M&Ms. Once the girls are in the museum late at night, however things don't quite go according to plan… Pack up your sleepover kit and drop in on the fun!
Happy Birthday Sleepover Club book cover
#10

Happy Birthday Sleepover Club

1998

Join the Sleepover Club: Frankie, Kenny, Felicity, Rosie and Lyndsey, five girls who just want to have fun – but who always end up in mischief. It’s the start of the summer holidays, when Fliss starts counting... and realises they have had nine sleepovers, which means that the next one is number 10! The girls decide to celebrate the Sleepover Club Birthday but they all want to do different things and the party plans soon fall apart. Is this the end of the Sleepover Club and will the girls ever make up...? Pack up your sleepover kit and drop in on the fun!
Sleepover Girls on Horseback book cover
#11

Sleepover Girls on Horseback

2012

Join the Sleepover Frankie, Kenny, Felicity, Rosie and Lyndsey, five girls who just want to have fun – but who always end up in mischief!
Sleepover in Spain book cover
#12

Sleepover in Spain

1998

Pack your suitcase and prepare for take-off! What could be more fun than a sleepover in another country? The Sleepover girls plan a special sleepover when they go on a school trip to Spain. The only problem is that five troublesome Spanish girls seem set on spoiling all their plans ...
Sleepover On Friday 13th book cover
#13

Sleepover On Friday 13th

2003

Join the Sleepover Club: Frankie, Kenny, Felicity, Rosie and Lyndsey, five girls who just want to have fun – but who always end up in mischief! The next sleepover is set for a Friday... Friday 13th! Fliss is terrified at the very idea, especially as some scary things seem to have been happening recently. Kenny plans some spooky surprises but, suddenly, everything starts to get out-of-control... Join the Sleepover girls for their scariest night yet!
Sleepover Girls Go Camping book cover
#14

Sleepover Girls Go Camping

2012

Sleepover Club No 14 At summer camp the Sleepover girls team up against their deadly rivals, the M&Ms, to compete over a massive assault course on the final day. Tension mounts and tempers fray in training, then, on the night before the contest, Kenny sprains her ankle…
Pet Detectives book cover
#15

Pet Detectives

1999

Vivian French is writing as Louis Catt Sleepover Club No 15 in which the girls Fliss, Lindz, Kenny, Frankie and Rosie turn detective. Lively fun from beginning to end mega!When Lyndzs cat disappears, the Sleepovers turn detective. In their search for the cat, Frankie ends up buying a kitten that she isnt allowed to keep. Luckily one of the Sleepovers prime suspects, a neighbour with many cats of her own, saves the day by offering to look after Frankies kitten. But where is Lyndzs catThe Sleepovers have little success as detectives but a happy surprise awaits them at Ryans party. Even Frankie ends up smiling when she finds out the real reason she couldnt keep the kitten.
Sleepover Girls Go Designer book cover
#16

Sleepover Girls Go Designer

2003

Sleepover Club No 16 in which the girls Fliss, Lindz, Kenny, Frankie and Rosie decide to make over Rosie’s room. Messy fun from beginning to end – ace! Rosie is miserable – her dad has gone off on holiday instead of decorating her bedroom as promised. The Sleepovers decide to do-it-themselves that evening. What could go wrong? Well, somehow quite a lot goes wrong... Rosie’s mum is so annoyed with the mess that future sleepovers are banned! Then Fliss discovers a competition with a fantastic prize – a free room make over! They enter the competition on Rosie’s behalf but, in true Sleepover style, don’t ever manage to post the entry form...
The Sleepover Club Surf the Net book cover
#17

The Sleepover Club Surf the Net

1999

Fliss, Lyndz, Kenny, Frankie and Rosie hook up to the Internet. High-tech excitement all the way—brilliant! Rosie is hooked up to the Internet on her home computer and she and the rest of her Sleepover pals are totally amazed and impressed! Excitement mounts when Rosie finds a competition to design a Home Page, with fab prizes for the winners and runners-up. The only trouble is, the Home Page has to be for a club that the entrants belong to. Clever Frankie points out that they do all belong to a club—the Sleepover Club! To everyone's great excitement, the girls come second! The prize includes a fully-designed Home Page up and running on the Web. Now that is truly coo-el!
Sleepover Girls on Screen book cover
#18

Sleepover Girls on Screen

2008

Join the Sleepover Frankie, Kenny, Felicity, Rosie and Lyndsey, five girls who just want to have fun but who always end up in mischief!Fliss persuades the rest of her pals to come with her when she goes to audition for a TV commercial. All starts well with a sleepover but trouble brews when all the sleepover pals try for the same commercial. And Fliss is not happy about it at allPack up your sleepover kit and drop in on the fun!
Sleepover Girls and Friends book cover
#19

Sleepover Girls and Friends

1999

A bumper edition for summer. The Sleepover girls meet their friends from Spain—the girls they had so much fun with An unmissable Sleepover with a covermount friendship bracelet.
Sleepover Girls on the Catwalk book cover
#20

Sleepover Girls on the Catwalk

1999

The Brownies put on a show for the local old people's home. Fliss is determined to make it a fashion show, but the rest of the Sleepover gang have other ideas. Will there be catwalk chaos?
The Sleepover Club Goes For Goal! book cover
#21

The Sleepover Club Goes For Goal!

1999

Join the Sleepover club: Frankie, Kenny, Felicity, Rosie and Lyndsey, five girls who just want to have fun – but who always end up in mischief. Kenny joins the school five-a-side team and manages to bore her Sleepover friends senseless... that is, until the Sleepover Club form a team of their own! What a good excuse for a special football-themed sleepover... Get your footy boots out and drop in on the fun!
Sleepover Girls Go Babysitting book cover
#22

Sleepover Girls Go Babysitting

1999

Baby Morgan needs a babysitter urgently and the Sleepover girls kindly agree to take charge. After all, what can be difficult about looking after a little baby? But things are never quite that simple for Frankie and friends.
Sleepover Girls Go Snowboarding book cover
#23

Sleepover Girls Go Snowboarding

1999

Join the Sleepover Club: Frankie, Kenny, Felicity, Rosie and Lyndsey, five girls who just want to have fun – but who always end up in mischief! Kenny’s getting starry-eyed about her new mate Nick, a snowboarding whizz who works at the sports shop. Nothing less than a trip to the local snowboarding centre is called for! But is Nick all he’s cracked up to be ? Pack up your sleepover kit and head for the slopes!
Happy New Year, Sleepover Club! book cover
#24

Happy New Year, Sleepover Club!

1999

It's party time! The Millennium is looming, and the girls plan a mega-special New Year sleepover. But their parents have other ideas. What with Frankie's mum due to have her baby at any moment, and Fliss' mum with her Big Secret, nothing's going to end up going to plan. So what's new?
Sleepover Girls Go Green book cover
#25

Sleepover Girls Go Green

2001

Join the Sleepover Frankie, Kenny, Felicity, Rosie and Lyndsey, five girls who want to have fun but who always end up in mischief.Re-titled reissue of successful title SLEEPOVER CLUB 2000.Its a new year and a new leaf for the Sleepover Club as Cuddington Primary School hatches its own New Year project. The gang has to come up with some bright ideas, and fast! But no one bargains on Flisss mum having the craziest idea of all
We Love You, Sleepover Club book cover
#26

We Love You, Sleepover Club

2000

Join the Sleepover Club: Frankie, Kenny, Felicity, Rosie and Lyndsey, five girls who want to have fun—but who always end up in mischief. Valentine's Day is just around the corner, and love is in the air! Fliss gets a card from Ryan Scott, asking her to the school Valentine disco. But is Ryan really interested, or are the M&Ms up to their usual tricks? And who is Lyndz's secret admirer...? Pack up your sleepover kit and jump on the lurve train!
Vive Le Sleepover Club! book cover
#27

Vive Le Sleepover Club!

2000

Join the Sleepover Club: Frankie, Kenny, Felicity, Rosie and Lyndsey, five girls who want to have fun – but who always end up in mischief. Ooh la la – it’s half-term, and the gang is off on a school trip to Paris! The girls are thrilled to see the stars of their favourite soap filming on location, and they dare Kenny to ask for an autograph. But look out! Kenny’ll try every trick in the book to win a dare. Even if it means getting everyone into trouble... Pack up les baggages for a spree to Paree!
Sleepover Club Eggstravaganza book cover
#28

Sleepover Club Eggstravaganza

2000

Yum! It’s Easter, and time for an All Chocolate Sleepover! Not to mention Frankie’s little sister Izzy’s naming party. Frankie takes some of her old baby pics into school to show the Sleepover Club, but disaster strikes when the M&Ms get hold of them... and a messy revenge means serious trouble for the gang. Easter bunnies? Easter funnies, more like! Stock up on chocs for an egg-cellent time!
Emergency Sleepover book cover
#29

Emergency Sleepover

2000

Join the Sleepover Frankie, Kenny, Felicity, Rosie and Lyndsey, five girls who want to have fun – but who always end up in mischief. High drama! Rosie has an accident, and is whisked away to Queen Mary’s Hospital in an ambulance. Is it all Kenny’s fault? Fliss seems to think so… But Rosie recovers, and the girls plan some fund-raising for the children’s ward. Chaos comes to Cuddington with a scavenger hunt, a mufti day at school – and Kenny in a very large bath of baked beans… YEUCH!! Rattle those tins and collect some cash!
Sleepover Girls on the Range book cover
#30

Sleepover Girls on the Range

2000

Join the Sleepover Frankie, Kenny, Felicity, Rosie and Lyndsey, five girls who want to have fun but who always end up in mischief.With the help of the Sleepover Club, Mrs McAllisters stables are hosting a Wild West Open Day. Therell be lots of fun and games, a sleepover in one of the barns, and a pony trek in the morning! But what are the M&Ms planning to do with their secret stash of beans and sausages from the campfire cookout
The Sleepover Club Bridesmaids book cover
#31

The Sleepover Club Bridesmaids

2000

Wedding bells are ringing for Fliss' mum and Andy, and Fliss and the rest of the gang are bridesmaids But then Amber arrives from LA. Fliss' mum wants Amber to be one of her bridesmaids, which means one of the Sleepover Club is going to be left out.
Sleepover Girls See Stars book cover
#32

Sleepover Girls See Stars

2000

Join the Sleepover Club: Frankie, Kenny, Felicity, Rosie and Lyndsey, five girls who want to have fun—but who always end up in mischief. Greetings, earthlings When Frankie is given a telescope for a late birthday present, the gang get really excited about star-gazing—and Fliss, of course, goes horoscope mad. But what are those strange green lights they see up on Cuddington Hill one night? Could it possibly be... aliens?
Sleepover Club Blitz book cover
#33

Sleepover Club Blitz

2000

Join the Sleepover Club: Frankie, Kenny, Felicity, Rosie and Lyndsey, five girls who want to have fun – but who always end up in mischief! It’s World War Two for the gang when they get to experience a whole weekend in an authentic wartime house. And when an air-raid siren goes off in the middle of the night, there’s creepy-crawlies in the air-raid shelter to worry about too!
Sleepover Girls in the Ring book cover
#34

Sleepover Girls in the Ring

2000

Join the Sleepover Club: Frankie, Kenny, Felicity, Rosie and Lyndsey, five girls who just want to have fun – but who always end up in mischief. Roll up, roll up, the circus is in town! When Ailsa the circus girl comes to Cuddington Primary, the gang are up for some serious fun when they sort out circus lessons. But whose crazy idea was it to juggle jam doughnuts in Fliss' house? The Sleepover Club is in BIG trouble – and things just get worse when they discover that Kenny's monstrous sister Molly is going to have circus lessons too! Stick on a red nose and cartwheel over!
Sari Sleepover book cover
#35

Sari Sleepover

2012

Join the Sleepover Frankie, Kenny, Felicity, Rosie and Lyndsey, five girls who want to have fun—but who always end up in mischief! When feisty Asha from India comes to school, the Sleepover Club get excited about the fun of Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Lights! How will it compare to Guy Fawkes Night, and will there be the usual chaos?
The Sleepover Club Down Under book cover
#37

The Sleepover Club Down Under

2001

Join the Sleepover Frankie, Kenny, Felicity, Rosie and Lyndsey, five girls who want to have fun – but who always end up in mischief! An Australian soap star is playing in Leicester’s pantomime and is rumoured to be living in Cuddington. The girls go in search – which can only mean disaster!
Sleepover Girls Go Splash! book cover
#38

Sleepover Girls Go Splash!

2001

The Sleepover Club go on an outing to the local swimming baths. One of the girls can't swim - who can it be? And who will be brave enough to jump from the high diving board?
The Sleepover Girls Go Karting book cover
#39

The Sleepover Girls Go Karting

2001

Join the Sleepover Club: Frankie, Kenny, Felicity, Rosie and Lyndsey, five girls who just want to have fun – but who always end up in mischief! It’s thrills and spills for the Sleepover Club when they go karting! Danger, drama, chaos and that all-important winning race...
Sleepover Girls Go Wild! book cover
#40

Sleepover Girls Go Wild!

2001

The Sleepover Club is off to the local wildlife park, AnimalWorld, for the day! Will Frankie enter the Spider House? Will Fliss go anywhere near the snakes? There's loads of laughs and plenty of animal magic on such a a brilliant day out. But then Kenny teases Lyndz about what Hissing Horace the python's having for supper. Little does she know what she's started Pack up your sleepover kit and let's PIG OUT!!
Sleepover Club at the Carnival book cover
#41

Sleepover Club at the Carnival

2001

Join the Sleepover Club: Frankie, Kenny, Felicity, Rosie and Lyndsey, five girls who want to have fun – but who always end up in mischief! Carnival is coming to Cuddington! There’ll be music, costumes, and even a part for Alfie the horse, if Lyndz has her way. Frankie and her mates do loads of research for their carnival float – and things get seriously interesting when they stumble on some old wartime photos of the village. Who’s that girl, the one who looks exactly like Kenny? Is it coincidence, or could they be related? Dress yourself up and groove on over!
The Sleepover Club book cover
#42

The Sleepover Club

2001

The hugely popular Sleepover Club series is back with a gorgeous new look. Meet Frankie, Kenny, Fliss, Rosie and Lyndz – five best friends who just want to have fun! A long weekend of camping by the seaside offers a few surprises for the Sleepover Club. Their first surprise is that there are no funfairs or arcades near the campsite – boring! But then they find a mysterious message in a bottle, washed up by the tide... As well as a great story this book has tips on how to have your own brilliant sleepover party for you and your friends. Kick off your flip-flops and paddle on over!
Sleepover Club Vampires book cover
#43

Sleepover Club Vampires

2001

Join the Sleepover Club: Frankie, Kenny, Felicity, Rosie and Lyndsey, five girls who want to have fun – but who always end up in mischief! Hoots mon! The Sleepover Club is off to spooky Scotland for scares and dares, to stay with Kenny's crazy Great Uncle Bob. When weird things start happening, the girls reckon there are vampires about. They've got the garlic, they've got the stakes, and they've been practising their Buffy-style high kicks. It's time to go on patrol!
Sleepoverclub.Com book cover
#44

Sleepoverclub.Com

2001

When the girls decide to secretly design a website for Lyndz's brother Tom's band, they accidentally lose the only disk with a copy of the band poster on it - and it falls into the hands of a mystery e-blackmailer...
Sleepover Girls Go Dancing book cover
#45

Sleepover Girls Go Dancing

2007

Join the Sleepover Frankie, Kenny, Felicity, Rosie and Lyndsey, five girls who want to have fun but who always end up in mischief!Some members of the British National Ballet come to Cuddington Primary to teach the pupils a few moves but the Sleepover Club has a few moves of its own, particularly when the M&Ms start getting snotty! It all boils down to a competition who will have the best dance routine for the end-of-term party Will it be the M&Ms with their ballet pointe shoes, or the Sleepover Club with their S Club 5 routine Only time will tell
The Sleepover Club On The Farm book cover
#46

The Sleepover Club On The Farm

2002

Join the Sleep Over Club: Frankie, Kenny, Felicity, Rosie and Lyndsey, five girls who want to have fun – but who always end up in mischief! The Sleepover Club goes down on the farm, where Lyndz’s brother Stuart works in his spare time. It’s lambing season, so they’re thrilled with the cute baby lambs. But one of the ewes isn’t very well – will she pull through?
Sleepover Girls Go Gymtastic! book cover
#47

Sleepover Girls Go Gymtastic!

2002

Join the Sleepover Frankie, Kenny, Felicity, Rosie and Lyndsey, five girls who just want to have fun—but who always end up in mischief! Join the girls as they struggle with their consciences. Should they concentrate on their SAT test revision, or their fab gym routines? Read on and find out...
Sleepover Girls on the Ball book cover
#48

Sleepover Girls on the Ball

2002

Join the Sleepover Club: Frankie, Kenny, Felicity, Rosie and Lyndsey, five girls who just want to have fun—but who always end up in mischief A tennis competition brings out the best—and the worst—in the Sleepover Club and their arch-enemies the M&Ms. Who will win game, set and match?
Sleepover Club Witches book cover
#49

Sleepover Club Witches

2002

Join the Sleepover Club: Frankie, Kenny, Felicity, Rosie and Lyndsey, five girls who want to have fun – but who always end up in mischief! Halloween shenanigans for the Sleepover Club as they try a spell that goes a bit wrong…
The Sleepover Club Ponies book cover
#50

The Sleepover Club Ponies

2003

When Lyndz falls off her favorite horse at Mrs. McAllister's stables, she develops a sudden terror of riding. It will take all the super-powers of the Sleepover Club to get her back on a horse again. Grab your hat and get back in the saddle!
Sleepover Girls on Safari book cover
#51

Sleepover Girls on Safari

2003

Join the Sleepover club: Frankie, Kenny, Falicity, Rosie and Lyndsey, five girls who just want to have fun – but who always end up in mischief. A school trip to Gawdy Castle Safari Park – coo-ell! There’ll be lions and monkey and best of all... tigers. All that and the Gawdy ghost – what better way to kick off a safari sleepover. The problem is, the only thing haunting the Sleepover Club is a member of the M&Ms who’s getting a bit too close for comfort... Grab those binoculars and let’s get tracking!
Sleepover Club Makeover book cover
#52

Sleepover Club Makeover

2003

Major drama! The stage needs new curtains, or there'll be no performance by the Cuddington Players. It's time for a fundraiser and the Sleepover Club have an ace plan!
Sleepover Girls Go Surfing book cover
#53

Sleepover Girls Go Surfing

Summer Special

2003

Join the Sleepover Club: Frankie, Kenny, Felicity, Rosie and Lyndsey, five girls who just want to have fun - but who always end up in mischief. In this story the surf's up and the Sleepover Club are going to make waves!
The Sleepover Girls Go Treasure Hunting book cover
#54

The Sleepover Girls Go Treasure Hunting

2003

Join the Sleepover Club: Frankie, Kenny, Felicity, Rosie and Lyndsey, five girls who just want to have fun—but who always end up in mischief. It's treasure-hunting fever when the girls discover buried gold in Lyndz's back garden. Should they take the softly-softly Time Team approach Fliss wants, or the gung-ho metal-detector approach Frankie is in favour of? One thing is certain, there won't be much left of Cuddington by the time the Sleepover Club has finished digging...
Mega Sleepover Club 2 book cover
#56

Mega Sleepover Club 2

2012

Join the Sleepover Club: Frankie, Kenny, Felicity, Rosie and Lyndsey, five girls who want to have fun – but who always end up in mischief! Fliss is desperate for a pet in The Sleepover Club at Rosie’s, and volunteers to look after the school hamster for the weekend. Oh-oh… Kenny’s horrible sister is out to make trouble in The Sleepover Club at Kenny’s – have the Sleepover Club met their match? And in Starring the Sleepover Club, it’s all fun and games with Fliss’s mum’s camcorder. Will the Sleepover Club discover screen stardom, or will their film be a flop?
Mega Sleepover Club 4 book cover
#58

Mega Sleepover Club 4

2001

Join the Sleepover Frankie, Kenny, Felicity, Rosie and Lyndsey, five girls who want to have fun – but who always end up in mischief! In Happy Birthday Sleepover Club, the girls celebrate the Sleepover Club’s 10th birthday in style – until they all start squabbling. Could this be the end? In Sleepover Girls on Horseback, the local riding school is threatened with closure. Can the girls raise enough money to save it? And it’s off to the sunny Costa Brava in Sleepover in Spain, where a group of five Spanish girls seem intent on causing trouble for the gang!

Authors

Jana Hunter
Author · 9 books
Jana Novotny Hunter was born in Czechoslovakia and grew up in England. A graduate of Hornsey College of Art, Jana married an American and spent many years living in California. She now lives with her family in a tiny village in Rutland.
Rose Impey
Rose Impey
Author · 27 books

ROSE IMPEY was born, and grew up, in Northwich, Cheshire. When she first left school she worked in a bank, but soon realised that this was not for her; so she decided to go back to school and then went on to college, where she trained to be a teacher. She later taught in a Junior school in Leicester. Rose has two grown-up daughters. While her children were small, Rose developed her interest in children's books through reviewing, bookselling, storytelling and giving talks to parents and teachers. The Impey family have a dog called Holly, which has also become a star. In 1988 Rose was short-listed for the Smarties Children's Book Prize for 'Desperate for a Dog'. Most of her stories are based on her own experiences either as a teacher or a parent. As a family they like jokes, and this often provides Rose with the ideas for her books. She spends a lot of time visiting schools to read her work. Her books are widely published worldwide, including the United States, Australia, France, Denmark, Germany and Spain. Rose enjoys eating, talking, swimming and reading, although not necessarily in that order!

Harriet Castor
Harriet Castor
Author · 10 books
Harriet Castor was just thirteen when the first of her Fat Puss novels was published. She went on to become a children's book editor and now writes full time for both children and adults. A real ballet enthusiast, she is the author of the popular Ballerinas series.
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