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Steven Lenton

Steven Lenton

Steven Lenton hails from Cheshire where he spent many a school holiday working in the family Pom-pom Factory, packing poms and designing new products. Along with illustrating picture books, Steven also designs greeting cards and prints. Steven lives with his partner Jay and his dog in Crouch End where he dunks endless amounts of biscuits in big red spotty cups of tea whilst listening to Radio 2.

Books

  • Cosmic

    Cosmic

    Author: Frank Cottrell Boyce Illustrator: Steven Lenton
    Publisher: Pan Macmillan
    Interest age: 9+
    Reading age: 9+

    Long-legged Liam makes a giant leap for boy-kind by competing with a group of adults for the chance to go into space. Is Liam the best boy for the job?

  • Framed

    Framed

    Author: Frank Cottrell Boyce Illustrator: Steven Lenton
    Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books
    Interest age: 9+
    Reading age: 9+

    The story centres on Dylan Hughes, the only boy left in a small Welsh mountain town called Manod. This is an immensely entertaining book, about the power of art to bring about change and to redeem.

  • How to Grow a Unicorn

    How to Grow a Unicorn

    Author: Rachel Morrisroe Illustrator: Steven Lenton
    Publisher: Puffin
    Interest age: 2-4

    A beautifully illustrated book about a young girl who gets more than she bargains for when she buys a packet of unicorn seeds for her grandmother. Fun and magical. 

  • Let’s Find Fred

    Let’s Find Fred

    Author: Steven Lenton
    Publisher: Scholastic
    Interest age: 4-8
    Reading age: 6+

    Children will love spotting fun-loving Fred as he explores the city, from the market and the maze to the art gallery and, finally, the Panda-Monium Ball. Every page is overflowing with exciting action and funny moments, providing lots of talking points.

  • Millions

    Millions

    Author: Frank Cottrell Boyce Illustrator: Steven Lenton
    Publisher: Walker Books
    Interest age: 9+
    Reading age: 9+

    One night, a bag containing £229,370 falls from the sky and flattens the hermitage. Damian is convinced it is a gift from God.

  • Noah’s Gold by Frank Cottrell-Boyce, illustrated by Steven Lenton

    Noah's Gold

    Author: Frank Cottrell-Boyce Illustrator: Steven Lenton
    Publisher: Macmillan
    Interest age: 9-11
    Reading age: 9+

    Eleven-year-old Noah finds himself marooned on a deserted island that turns out to hold all kind of treasure. A book with a real sense of the absurd and a gentle message about the value we can find in things and people when we put our phones and laptops away.

  • Runaway Robot

    Runaway Robot

    Author: Frank Cottrell-Boyce Illustrator: Steven Lenton
    Publisher: Macmillan
    Interest age: 9-11
    Reading age: 9+

    Alfie has one hand; Eric has one leg. Can a small boy and a giant, police car-crushing robot ever be friends? And do bad things in your past have to destroy your future? Hilarious, complex and hugely satisfying.

  • Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam: Up, Up and Away!

    Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam: Up, Up and Away!

    Author: Tracey Corderoy Illustrator: Steven Lenton
    Publisher: Nosy Crow
    Interest age: 5-8
    Reading age: 6+

    Three wacky short stories are squeezed into this fun-filled volume, featuring the cake-baking, mystery-solving dogs, Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam. With short chapters and cheery blue illustrations, this funny collection is sure to appeal.

  • Sputnik’s Guide to Life on Earth

    Sputnik’s Guide to Life on Earth

    Author: Frank Cottrell Boyce Illustrator: Steven Lenton
    Publisher: Macmillan
    Interest age: 9+
    Reading age: 9+

    Prez has one summer to find ten things about the earth that make it worth saving - but can he do it? This book is heart-breaking and hilarious in equal measure.

  • The Astounding Broccoli Boy

    The Astounding Broccoli Boy

    Author: Frank Cottrell Boyce Illustrator: Steven Lenton
    Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books
    Interest age: 9-10
    Reading age: 9+

    Rory Rooney is unremarkable in almost everything, apart from his capacity to attract the attention of the school bully. But when he suddenly and spectacularly turns green, he becomes a superhero!

  • The Nothing to See Here Hotel

    The Nothing to See Here Hotel

    Author: Steven Butler Illustrator: Steven Lenton
    Publisher: Simon & Schuster
    Interest age: 7-10
    Reading age: 8+

    Frankie Banister and his family run the Nothing to See Here Hotel, which is cunningly hidden from human view by magic and lots of really bad TripAdvisor reviews. The cast of characters in this laugh-out-loud book are full of sparkle, oddness and vitality.

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