Sam Lloyd
Children's Author/Illustrator
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Biography
Sam lives in Brighton with her son Ozzy and their ginormous ginger cat and loves doing children’s book events at various festivals with her monster puppet show. She is the author and illustrator of many successful picture books for children including the Whoops-A-Daisy-World series and Happy Dog, Sad Dog which won the Sainsbury’s Baby Book Award in 2003. Success followed with Mr Pusskins which won the Roald Dahl Funny Prize, the Booktrust Pre-School Award and shortlisted for the V & A Illustration Award. Sam’s novelty books include the Richard and Judy prize-winning Calm Down, Boris and Hello Dudley.
Prizes won:
HAPPY DOG SAD DOG: Sainsbury’s Baby Book Award winner
CALM DOWN, BORIS!: Richard and Judy Award winner
YOU’RE NOT SO SCARY, SID!: Winner of the Sheffield Baby Book Award
MR PUSSKINS: Book Trust Early Years Award winner and New York Times bestseller, also shortlisted for the V&A Illustration Award and the Sheffield Book Prize
MR PUSSKINS BEST IN SHOW: Book Winner of the Roald Dahl Funny Prize
Sam was highly commended in the Big Picture Campaign’s Best New Illustrator award.
Play Pals: At the Hospital
It’s a busy day at the hospital! Let’s take care of the patients.
Can you help change the babies nappies? and use the stethoscope to listen to the rhino’s heart rate?
Use the bright and durable felt flaps to help the animals in this interactive and exciting board book, ideal for imaginative play!
For fans of Maisy and Uh Oh, Niko, this series is perfect for those busy toddlers who always want to help out!
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Selected Publications
This is a brilliant, funny and fresh take on the potty training book from the amazing picture book illustrator, Sam Lloyd
Little Moo Monster is growing up and no longer happy to be in a nappy. Moo wants to be more grown-up. So the loveable monster discards the nappy and suddenly there’s poop everywhere. Mum gets a potty, and Moo practises sitting on it… until finally… success! Moo can progress to grown up pants – which means Moo can go to the MONSTER PANT PARTY with lots of little potty-trained (and not-quite-so-potty-trained!) friends.
With lift the flaps plus great illustrations and laugh-out-loud humour, this book will be the perfect potty-training tool for all toddlers – girls and boys – and their parents.
The book covers all elements of potty training – from getting the potty, patience, triumphs and mishaps, using paper, washing your hands after, and the joy of getting your first grown-up pants. All told in a fun and supportive way.
Meet Mr Pusskins. He’s the grumpiest, sassiest yet most lovable cat around! A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! Mr Pusskins has an owner who adores him and wants to make his life utterly blissful. But Mr Pusskins doesn’t want to play mouse games, he doesn’t want snuggles and he certainly doesn’t want cosy bedtime stories. What Mr Pusskins wants is… ADVENTURE! This brilliantly funny story is told through great splashes of visual humour, and touches of real tenderness. Join the thousands of Mr Pusskins fans across the world and fall for the charms of this characterful cat.
Boris is a very affectionate monster. He likes nothing better than showering everyone with kisses and, though endearing, it can also be very ticklish. The reader is asked to help Boris brush his hair ready for his trip to the park and gets smothered in grateful kisses. The same happens when we feed him, and when he gets to the park none of the other little monsters want to play with him because he is so loud and boisterous.
