Sophy Henn
Children's author/illustrator
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An award-winning picture book author and illustrator, she is the creator of the much-loved Pizazz, Bad Nana, Pom Pom and Ted series. Her debut picture book Where Bear? was nominated for the Kate Greenaway Medal and shortlisted for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize and Pizazz won the Alligator’s Mouth Award 2021. Sophy was the World Book Day Illustrator in 2015 and 2016. She has also created nonfiction picture books, including All Kinds of Families and the international bestselling Lifesize series.
I Want Everything (2026)
The things in life that really matter aren’t actually THINGS at all!
Big Ghost wants ALL the things! Except, do they, really? Luckily, Little Ghost is there to ask all the right questions (such as: ‘Do you want an actual octopus as a hat?’) to gently guide Big Ghost to the realisation that maybe what they really want is a friend to help them out when they get in a pickle.
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Meet the friendly and not-so-friendly residents of Happy Hills, a place where anything can happen and always does! When unicorn Ace stumbles across happy hills, he is surrounded by the residents who are keen to share their spooky stories, plays a town-wide game of IT, all while avoiding giant danger kittens.
Being a superhero is the best thing ever, right? WRONG!
HELLO! My name is Pizazz and I’m a superhero…
You probably think that’s really AWESOME and while it can be, it’s also REEEEEEEAAALLLLY annoying.
Don’t believe me? Well, I have to wear the same outfit ALL THE TIME?! I’m always dashing off to save the world right in the middle of fun stuff. Plus I have to be the good guy even when I might not want to be. And sometimes I just want to be, well, normal.
You see, it’s not easy being SUPER …
PS. DON’T even ask me about my super “POWER”…
Jeanie’s Grandma is BAD. Not bad like a vampire or a gangster or anything, more like . . . up to no good. Sometimes she can be a bit embarrassing but most of the time she’s REALLY fun, especially when she gets Jeanie involved in her mischievous schemes. Everyone says she’s old enough to know better . . . but she doesn’t seem to care one bit. In fact, Jeanie thinks she might quite like it!
A deceptively simple and exquisitely illustrated picture book about a little boy and his bear and finding a place called home. Told with humour and warmth, this is a story to capture the heart of its reader.
‘Where Bear?’ has been nominated for both the 2015 Kate Greenaway Medal and the 2015 Waterstones Children’s Book Prize for Picture Books.
