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Welsh author
Sophie Anderson is a Welsh author. Among other honours, her books have been shortlisted for the
Carnegie Medal three times.
Biography
Anderson was born and raised in
Swansea. She attended the
University of Liverpool.
[1] She is married and has four children. They live in the
Lake District.
[1]
Awards and honors
The House With Chicken Legs is a
Junior Library Guild selection.
[2] Both
Kirkus Reviews and
The Guardian named it one of the best children's books of 2018.
[3]
[4]
[5]
Waterstones also named it the Children's Book of the Month for May 2018.
[6]
In 2019,
The Guardian and
The Times named The Girl Who Speaks Bear one of the best children's books of the year.
[7]
[8]
The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books also named it one of the best children's books of 2020.
[9]
In 2020,
The Times and the
Wales Arts Review named
The Castle Of Tangled Magic one of the best children's books of the year.
[10]
[11]
The School Librarian also included it on their August 2021 list of the "Best New Books for Gifted and Talented Readers".
[12]
In 2022,
The Guardian named
The Thief Who Sang Storms one of the year's best children's books.
[13]
Publications
References
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"Sophie Anderson". ReadingZone.
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"'Genuinely brilliant from cover to cover': your favourite books of 2018".
The Guardian. 2018-12-20.
ISSN
0261-3077.
Archived from the original on 2023-05-19. Retrieved 2023-09-15.
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^ Williams, Imogen Russell (2018-05-26).
"Children's and teens roundup: the best new picture books and novels".
The Guardian.
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"The House with Chicken Legs (Paperback)".
Waterstones.
Archived from the original on 2023-01-30. Retrieved 2023-09-15.
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^ Jones, Nicolette (2023-09-29).
"The Sunday Times best children's books of the year 2019".
The Times.
ISSN
0140-0460.
Archived from the original on 2022-08-09. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
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^ Noble, Fiona; Carter, Imogen; Empire, Kitty; Kellaway, Kate (2019-12-15).
"The best children's books of 2019 for all ages".
The Guardian.
ISSN
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Archived from the original on 2021-02-04. Retrieved 2023-09-15.
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^ Stevenson, Deborah (2020).
"Bulletin Blue Ribbons 2020".
Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books. 74 (5): 241–245.
doi:
10.1353/bcc.2020.0899.
ISSN
1558-6766.
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^ Jones, Nicolette (2023-09-29).
"The Sunday Times best children's books of the year 2019".
The Times.
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"Welsh Books for Young People – Our Best of 2020".
Wales Arts Review. 2020-12-16. Retrieved 2023-09-15.[
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"Best New Books for Gifted and Talented Readers: Editor's pick".
The School Librarian. 69 (3): 51. Autumn 2021.
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ProQuest.
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^ Carter, Imogen; Empire, Kitty; Noble, Fiona (2022-12-04).
"The best children's books of 2022".
The Observer.
ISSN
0029-7712.
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"First Book Award Nominees".
Locus Online. 2018-08-13.
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"Awards: Chautauqua, Branford Boase Shortlists".
Shelf Awareness. 2019-05-06.
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"2019 Branford Boase Award Shortlist".
Locus Online. 2019-05-01.
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"2019 British Book Awards Shortlists".
Locus Online. 2019-03-22.
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"Awards: J. Anthony Lukas Winners; CILIP Carnegie, Kate Greenaway Shortlists".
Shelf Awareness. 2019-03-20.
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^ Flood, Alison (2019-03-19).
"Carnegie medal shortlist celebrates novels in free verse".
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Locus Online. 2019-02-07.
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"Awards: Nebula Finalists; CILIP Carnegie, Kate Greenaway Shortlists".
Shelf Awareness. 2021-03-19.
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^ Flood, Alison (2021-03-18).
"Shortlist for Carnegie medal offers locked-down children 'hope and escapism'".
The Guardian.
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0261-3077.
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"Awards: Indie Book Winners".
Shelf Awareness. 2020-06-29.
Archived from the original on 2023-01-28. Retrieved 2023-09-15.
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"The House With Chicken Legs".
Kirkus Reviews. 2018-06-24.
Archived from the original on 2020-03-13. Retrieved 2023-09-15.
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"The Girl Who Speaks Bear".
Kirkus Reviews. 2019-10-22.
Archived from the original on 2023-09-15. Retrieved 2023-09-15.
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"The Castle of Tangled Magic".
Kirkus Reviews. 2021-12-23.
Archived from the original on 2023-09-15. Retrieved 2023-09-15.
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"The Thief Who Sang Storms".
Kirkus Reviews. 2023-02-24.
Archived from the original on 2023-03-21. Retrieved 2023-09-15.