Sean Taylor (author)
British writer
Sean Taylor is a British author of children's books. He was born in 1965 and grew up in Surrey, England, he taught in Zimbabwe before studying literature at Cambridge. He currently divides his time between the United Kingdom and Brazil, where his wife is from.
Career
Taylor has written more than 60 children's books. His best known picture books including When Dinosaurs Walked the Earth (illustrated by Zehra Hicks), Hoot Owl, Master of Disguise (illustrated by Jean Jullien), When a Monster is Born (illustrated by Nick Sharratt), A Brave Bear (illustrated by Emily Hughes), and Huck Runs Amuck! (illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds). He's co-authored three illustrated nature books with ecologist Alex Morss: Winter Sleep, Busy Spring and Funny Bums, Freaky Beaks. He's also written longer fiction, including A Waste of Good Paper - a novel for teenagers set in a Pupil Referral Unit, and a number of first reading books including the Purple Class series.
Taylor's roots are in writing and performing poetry and he has written a trilogy of poetry titles for Walker Books. The first is The Dream Train - Poems for Bedtime (illustrated by Anuska Allepuz) published in 2022.
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