Smriti Halls

Children's Author

Biography

Smriti Prasadam-Halls Is the international bestselling author of over 30 books for children including I Love You Night and Day and Don’t Call Me Sweet both published by Bloomsbury, and many other picture books, early readers and activity books. Before becoming a full time writer in 2012, she worked in children’s publishing and television. She’s now been published in 25 languages from Arabic to Afrikaans and from Catalan to Korean.

Smriti lives in London with her husband and three children, reading, writing and eating avocado pears.

 

Tyrannosaurus Veg and Titan Pterodactyl (2026)

Titan Pterodactyl is the terror of the skies,
He flaps about and scares us all with loud and squawky cries!
Won’t you come and help us Reg? We need you! What d’you say?
Titan’s just unstoppable . . . and heading right this way!

When Titan Pterodactyl begins to terrorise the other dinos, mud-slinging and dive-bombing, Reg and Lou use all their best moves to foil him.

Luckily they have been eating their veg and are strong, fit and healthy . . . and happily Titan was only trying to be cool – he just wanted to join their healthy fun!

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Publications

Selected Publications

Publication Details Notes
ONE IN A MILLION 2025 HarperCollins

It tells the story of Debra the zebra who is delighted to find she can count anything and everything… but disaster strikes when Debra realises how big the world is – and just how small she is in it. Luckily, her wise Mama is there to remind Debra that in a world of hundreds, thousands – even millions – sometimes it’s just ONE little zebra, that counts most of all.

HOME IS WHERE MY HEART IS 2024 Andersen Press

What does home mean to you? Home is where you’re known, understood and where you can truly be yourself. But is home a place, or is it a feeling? Following Bear’s journey far from home and back again, you will see that home is not one place, it’s the people who love you. And most importantly, you can hold it with you wherever you go.

I'M STICKING WITH YOU 2020 Simon & Schuster

Shortlisted for the British Book Awards Children’s Illustrated & Non-Fiction Book of the Year 2021

A gorgeously warm, funny book about everything a friendship can be – for anyone who’s ever had a friend.

Wherever you’re going, I’m going too.
Whatever you’re doing, I’m sticking with you.

It’s wonderful to have good friends to see you through the good times and the bad. But sometimes, friends can also be a bit . . . well . . . overbearing.

DON'T CALL ME SWEET 2014 Bloomsbury

I’m a giant monster, with sharp, sharp claws.
I’ve got big, spiky teeth and loud, loud roars.
Which is why I say, to everyone I meet . . .
CALL ME SCARY . . . DON’T CALL ME SWEET!

Everyone thinks that little monsters are cute and cuddly, but this monster’s grumpy and grouchy. Honest! He does REAL monster stuff, like stomping around and eating squishy, squelchy food like bug eye stew. He’s brave, too – he’s not scared of ANYTHING. Not even big, hairy ogres . . .

. . . Wait, is that a big, hairy ogre? HELP!

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