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Susannah Lloyd
@susannahlloyd.bsky.social
Children's author of mid-grade fiction & picture books. Badgers Are Go, Who Ate Steve, Here Be Giants, Oh Monty, Here Be Dragons, This Book Can Read Your Mind & The Terribly Friendly Fox. Represented by the Catchpole Agency. www.susannahlloyd.com
I'm so excited to see that the sequel to ‘Badgers Are Go, the 'Revenge of the Claw’ is included in Waterstones’ 25% off FLASH SALE on selected pre-ordered books this week!

Enter the code SUMMER25 at the checkout to redeem your discount & get your paws on a copy today!

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July 28, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Introducing REVENGE of the CLAW, the thrilling new sequel to BADGERS ARE GO!

YES, The Velvet Claw is BACK, with enough VILLAINY to strike terror into your EVERY WHISKER!

WARNING! This book contains SHENANIGANS, SCANDAL, and LASHINGS of CUSTARD!

So get YOUR PAWS on a copy and PRE ORDER NOW!
July 23, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Yipppeeee! Who Ate Steve by me & Kate Hindley has won Picture Fiction for Early Readers at the Spark Book Awards 2025! Hooray for TEAM STEVE at @nosycrow.bsky.social! Especial thanks to Steve himself who went through QUITE an ordeal in the making of this book (what with all the being eaten)
June 26, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Wooohoooooooooo! Who Ate Steve by me and the brilliant Kate Hindley won the Coventry Inspiration Book Awards in the category of What's The Story for age 4-7. Hooray for Steve and Marcel!!! Coventry Schools Library Service - you are the very BEST! ❤️ @nosycrow.bsky.social @nosycrowus.bsky.social
June 25, 2025 at 12:03 PM
I'm thrilled that Badgers Are Go by me and Nici Gregory has been shortlisted for the @theweekjunior.com.web.brid.gy Younger Fiction Category in their 2025 Book Awards! Hurrah for all of team badger at @dfbstoryhouse.bsky.social!
June 3, 2025 at 3:43 PM
UK Primary Schools!

Check out my updated workshops page at www.susannahlloyd.com/school-works...

Features feedback including my top favourite one from a year 5 child: 'Susannah was also full of joy'! 🙂

@nosycrow.bsky.social @dfbstoryhouse.bsky.social
March 15, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Hey Americaaaaaaaaa! Me and Kate Hindley's book WHO ATE STEVE is coming out VERY SOON, with @nosycrowus.bsky.social

I'm very excited because we got a Kirkus review!
www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...

AND it described the book as having 'side splitting proceedings'!

Out on March 11th!
February 22, 2025 at 9:33 PM
I'm absolutely thrilled that my amazing editor Meggie Dennis and me are long listed for the #branfordboaseaward2025!

Squeee!!! And look at the amazing selection of books that are also long listed! I'm so happy to see Badgers Are Go in such wonderful company!

Go team @dfbstoryhouse.bsky.social !!
January 22, 2025 at 7:01 PM
So excited that Who Ate Steve by me and Kate Hindley with @nosycrow.bsky.social has been shortlisted for the Picture Book section of the @sparkbookaward.bsky.social And in such fantastic book company too! ❤️❤️❤️❤️
January 16, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Me, Marcel AND Steve are thrilled that Who Ate Steve by me and Kate Hindley with @nosycrow.bsky.social has been short listed for the James Reckitt Hull Children's Book Award!

Yippeeeeeee! ❤️
January 6, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Things were looking SO festive today at The Little Bookshop Leeds where I met lovely Cheryl & Alison & we visited Hugh Gaitskill Primary & New Bewerly Primary with a crash course in BADGERING FOR BEGINNERS!
BADGERS ARE GO! By me & @nicigregory.bsky.social with David Fickling Books
November 28, 2024 at 6:23 PM
First festive evening of the year last night at Waterstones Leeds where there was late night Christmas browsing, delicious mince pies and lots of lovely local authors to meet and greet! Lots of signed copies of Who Ate Steve and Badgers Are Go are there now if you want to pop down!
November 22, 2024 at 8:06 AM
Hello to all my new lovely followers! These are my books in case you want to check them out. I specialise in blunderers, scoundrels and VERY unreliable narrators and I ❤️ all things Picture Book and Mid Grade with an ardent passion!
November 19, 2024 at 6:51 PM
Only ONE WEEK to go til the launch of BADGERS ARE GO illustrated by the incredible Nici Gregory and out with the publishing wonders of David Fickling Books!!
September 5, 2024 at 12:14 PM
This is the Prime Minister. He is absolutely NOT a Badger Operated Person & he is most certainly not short circuiting due to over consumption of cheese and tomato sandwiches. BADGERS ARE GO by me and illustrated by Nici Gregory is out on the 12th September with David Fickling Books!
September 5, 2024 at 12:13 PM
WHO ATE STEVE by me and the hilarious Kate Hindley is out TODAAAYYY!!!!!

With Nosy Crow

Welcome to this extremely interesting book about size.

Marcel is a bird. He is big.

Steve is a worm, and he is . . . Wait a minute!

Steve has DISAPPEARED!
June 6, 2024 at 7:01 AM
WHO ATE STEVE is out tomorrow! Welcome to this extremely interesting book about size. Marcel is a bird. He is big. Steve is a worm, & he is . . . Wait a minute! Steve has DISAPPEARED! Does Marcel know something about it? & can he be persuaded to return that poor worm RIGHT NOW?!
June 5, 2024 at 10:10 AM
EGADS! I had the greatest time yesterday day at the opening of the HELDEN GEZOCHT / HEROES WANTED expo at Bibliotheek Hasselt in Belgium, with Paddy Donnelly & all the characters from our books HIER BENNE DRAKEN / HERE BE DRAGONS & WAAR BENNE REUZEN / HERE BE GIANTS. Librarians are the GREATEST!
June 2, 2024 at 11:19 AM
HUZZAH! TODAY is the day that HERE BE GIANTS by me and the marvellous Paddy Donnelly is launched into the world!

The knight is back!

And he is setting forth on a new MOST PERILOUS quest!

A quest to find a GIANT!

Out NOW with Frances Lincoln
April 4, 2024 at 10:34 AM
Snouts up if you please!

Because I am SO excited to show you the cover of

BADGERS ARE GO!

Out this September with David Fickling and illustrated by the brilliant Nici Gregory! Sequel to follow in 2025!
March 15, 2024 at 6:44 PM
FORSOOTH!

Copies of HERE BE GIANTS by me and the brilliant Paddy Donnelly have landed!

We can't wait to show you a sneak peak of this hapless knight's latest quest!

Out on 4th April, with Frances Lincoln at Quarto Kids, most verily!

Available to pre order now!
March 6, 2024 at 4:29 PM
✨ Cover Reveal ✨

The hapless knight from 'Here Be Dragons' is back! And he is setting forth on a new most perilous quest... for a GIANT!

EGADS!

'Here Be Giants' will publish with Frances Lincoln in April 2024. Written by me and Illustrated by the hilarious Paddy Donnelly!
October 13, 2023 at 5:10 PM
Forsooth! I am excited because Paddy Donnelly and me will be doing a #coverreveal tomorrow for our next picture book adventure together with Frances Lincoln at Quarto Kids!

If you liked Here Be Dragons, our hapless knight is about to set forth on a new most perilous quest …
October 12, 2023 at 3:41 PM
So happy to see my books in stock in the beautiful Waterstones Picadilly. I signed some copies of The Terribly Friendly Fox, This Book Can Read Your Mind and Oh Monty. Their picture book section is incredible!
July 29, 2023 at 11:05 AM
Hello Bluesky! I am a picture book author. I would love to connect with the kidlit community on here. Follow me for books featuring scoundrels, blunderers and VERY unreliable narrators...
July 17, 2023 at 6:53 AM