Anna Kemp
Anna Kemp writes picture books and middle-grade fiction. Her books have been nominated for a number of prizes including the Booktrust Early Years Award (2010), The Roald Dahl Funny Prize (2010, 2012), The Waterstones Children’s Book Prize (2011, 2013), Oscar’s Book Prize (2015), and The Dundee Picture Book Award (2019).
Her work has also been adapted for television (Bookaboo, CBeebies), puppetry (Little Angel), dance (Ballet Black), orchestra (LSO) and theatre (New Writing North, Little Blue Monster).
Books
Dave the Lonely Monster
Author: Anna Kemp
Illustrator: Sara Ogilvie
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Interest age: 4-7
Reading age: 5+
A monster called Dave is banished to a 'retirement cave' after he causes too much of a ruckus. But surely there's a time and place for a bit of monster fun? A joy of a picture book, with a warm and feel-good centre.
Dogs Don't Do Ballet
Author: Anna Kemp Illustrator: Sara Ogilvie
Publisher: Simon and Schuster Children's Books
Interest age: 5+
Reading age: 8+
Everyone knows that dogs don’t do ballet, except for one little girl in Miss Polly’s ballet class.
Into Goblyn Wood
Author: Anna Kemp Illustrator: David Wyatt
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Interest age: 9-11
Reading age: 9-11
Hazel is in a race against time to rescue her friend, Pete, from the monsters who’ve kidnapped him in this exciting, quirky fantasy adventure.
Rhinos Don't Eat Pancakes
Author: Anna Kemp
Illustrator: Sara Ogilvie
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Books
Interest age: 4-6
A lovely take on the importance of listening to your children from the prize-winning creators of Dogs Don't Do Ballet
The Worst Princess
Author: Anna Kemp
Illustrator: Sara Ogilvie
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Interest age: 4+
Reading age: 6+
With a rhyming text by Anna Kemp and delightfully humorous illustrations by Sara Ogilvie, this entertaining picture book offers a refreshingly tongue-in-cheek spin on the conventional fairy tale princess.