Sally Gardner
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Sally Gardner is an English children's writer and illustrator
. She lives in London
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Her award-winning book, I, Coriander, is set in 17th-century London. It tells the story of Coriander, the unhappy daughter of a silk merchant.
Sally Gardner has severe dyslexia
, and didn't learn to read until she was 14. But she did very well in art
college and then in drama
college, and worked as a theatre
designer before turning to illustration and writing.
Illustrator
An Illustrator is a narrative artist who specializes in enhancing writing by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text...
. She lives in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
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Her award-winning book, I, Coriander, is set in 17th-century London. It tells the story of Coriander, the unhappy daughter of a silk merchant.
Sally Gardner has severe dyslexia
Dyslexia
Dyslexia is a very broad term defining a learning disability that impairs a person's fluency or comprehension accuracy in being able to read, and which can manifest itself as a difficulty with phonological awareness, phonological decoding, orthographic coding, auditory short-term memory, or rapid...
, and didn't learn to read until she was 14. But she did very well in art
Art
Art is the product or process of deliberately arranging items in a way that influences and affects one or more of the senses, emotions, and intellect....
college and then in drama
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...
college, and worked as a theatre
Theatre
Theatre is a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture, speech, song, music or dance...
designer before turning to illustration and writing.
As author and illustrator
- The Little Nut Tree (1993)
- My Little PrincessMy Little PrincessMy Little Princess is a French-Romanian drama film directed by Eva Ionesco and inspired by her relationship with her mother, the well-known artistic photographer Irina Ionesco whose pictures of her young daughter aroused discussions when they were published back in the 1970s...
(1994) - The Fairy Catalogue (2000)
- The Smallest Girl Ever (2000)
- The Boy Who Could FlyThe Boy Who Could FlyThe Boy Who Could Fly is a 1986 film written and directed by Nick Castle. It was produced by Lorimar Productions for 20th Century Fox and released to movie theatres on August 14, 1986....
(2001) - The Glass Heart (2001)
- Mama, Don't Go Out Tonight (2002)
- The Invisible BoyThe Invisible BoyThe Invisible Boy is a science fiction film, directed by Herman Hoffman, and starring Richard Eyer and Philip Abbott. It is the second film appearance of Robby the Robot, a famous science fiction character, who first appeared in Forbidden Planet , which is set in the 23rd century. Released by...
(2002) - Boolar's Big Day Out (2003)
- Fairy Shopping (2003)
- The Boy with the Magic Numbers (2003)
- The Countess's CalamityThe Countess's CalamityThe Countess's Calamity is a children's book written and illustrated by Sally Gardner, published in 2003. It won the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize Bronze Award....
(2003) - A Hoof in the Door (2005)
- The Boy with the Lightning Feet (2006)
As author only
- The Glass Heart (2001)
- I, CorianderI, CorianderI, Coriander is a children's novel by Sally Gardner, published in 2005, set in London at the time of the Puritan Commonwealth. It won the Nestlé Children's Book Prize Gold Award...
(2005) - Lucy Willow (2006)
- The Red NecklaceThe Red NecklaceThe Red Necklace is a children's historical novel by Sally Gardner, published in 2007. It is a story of the French Revolution, interwoven with gypsy magic.-Plot introduction:...
(2007) - The Silver Blade (2008)
- The Double Shadow (2011)
As illustrator only
- Robert and the Giant (1990)
- Suzi, Sam, George & Alice (1993)
- Gynormous!: The Ultimate Book of Giants (1996)
- Hello? Is Anybody There? (1997)
- The Real Fairy Storybook (1998)
- Polly's Running Away Book (2000)
- Polly's Absolutely Worst Birthday Book Ever (2001)
- Polly's Really Secret Diary (2002)
Awards
- 2003 The Countess's CalamityThe Countess's CalamityThe Countess's Calamity is a children's book written and illustrated by Sally Gardner, published in 2003. It won the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize Bronze Award....
won the Nestlé Children's Book PrizeNestlé Smarties Book PrizeThe Nestlé Children's Book Prize, also known as the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize, was an annual award given to children's books written in the previous year by a UK citizen or resident. The prize was administered by Booktrust, an independent charity which promotes books and reading, and sponsored by...
Bronze Award and the Kids' Club Award - 2005 I, CorianderI, CorianderI, Coriander is a children's novel by Sally Gardner, published in 2005, set in London at the time of the Puritan Commonwealth. It won the Nestlé Children's Book Prize Gold Award...
won the Nestlé Children's Book PrizeNestlé Smarties Book PrizeThe Nestlé Children's Book Prize, also known as the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize, was an annual award given to children's books written in the previous year by a UK citizen or resident. The prize was administered by Booktrust, an independent charity which promotes books and reading, and sponsored by...
Gold Award - 2005 I, CorianderI, CorianderI, Coriander is a children's novel by Sally Gardner, published in 2005, set in London at the time of the Puritan Commonwealth. It won the Nestlé Children's Book Prize Gold Award...
longlisted for the Carnegie MedalCarnegie MedalThe Carnegie Medal is a literary award established in 1936 in honour of Scottish philanthropist Andrew Carnegie and given annually to an outstanding book for children and young adults. It is awarded by the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals... - 2006 I, CorianderI, CorianderI, Coriander is a children's novel by Sally Gardner, published in 2005, set in London at the time of the Puritan Commonwealth. It won the Nestlé Children's Book Prize Gold Award...
shortlisted for the British Children's Book of the YearBritish Children's Book of the YearThe National Book Awards Children's Book of the Year Award is a British literary award, given annually to works of children's literature as part of the Galaxy National Book Awards... - 2007 I, CorianderI, CorianderI, Coriander is a children's novel by Sally Gardner, published in 2005, set in London at the time of the Puritan Commonwealth. It won the Nestlé Children's Book Prize Gold Award...
shortlisted for the Stockton Children's Book of the Year