Sam Lloyd
Sam Lloyd's books have won many awards including the BookTrust Pre-School Award 2006, the V&A Illustration Award, the Roald Dahl Funny Prize 2009, the Richard & Judy Best Children's Book 2006 and the Sheffield Baby Book Award 2009.
Sam loves going to music festivals with her monster mate puppets ..and has done children's events with Templar at Glastonbury and Camp Bestival. She has spent lots of time travelling with her backpack and sketchbook...she has explored many parts of the world, always scribbling book ideas as she goes!
Books
Boris Babysits
Author: Sam Lloyd
Publisher: Templar Publishing
Interest age: 0-3
Join Boris as he tries his best to look after monster baby when monster mummy takes a trip to the shops. Kids will love this book with its adorable illustrations and the brilliant addition of a stick-on monster baby.
Calm Down, Boris!
Author: Sam Lloyd
Publisher: Templar
Interest age: 2-4
This interactive book comes complete with a Boris puppet making it perfect for sharing.
Crunchy Croc
Author: Sam Lloyd
Publisher: Templar
Interest age: 1+
Reading age: 4+
Coco the crocodile is hungry! Quick, before she nibbles off your fingers - let’s find her something healthy to chomp.
Dino-Mummy
Author: Mark Sperring
Illustrator: Sam Lloyd
Publisher: Bloomsbury Children's
Interest age: 3+
Reading age: 5+
Dino-Mummy celebrates the multi-tasking super-dino who not only looks after two lively dino-babies and keeps their home in order, but also provides consistently delicious food and fun playtime.
First Day at Bug School
Author: Sam Lloyd
Publisher: Bloomsbury Children's
Interest age: 3-5
With bright bustling illustrations fizzing with quirky details and insect jokes, this cheery, rhyming introduction to starting school from a unique bugs-eye point of view is reassuring and fun.
First Day at Skeleton School
Author: Sam Lloyd
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Interest age: 4-6
Reading age: 5+
This bright and funny picture book shows young children that everyone goes to school - even skeletons and monsters. But Skeleton School is definitely a bit different from Human School...
Happy Christmas, Boris!
Author: Sam Lloyd
Publisher: Templar Publishing
Interest age: 3+
Reading age: 5+
A fantastic interactive book that is great fun to read and share as a family
I Love You Dino-Daddy
Author: Mark Sperring Illustrator: Sam Lloyd
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Interest age: 2-5
Reading age: 5+
This celebration of all the fun that fathers have with their little ones is a lovely way to tell Dad just how much he's loved.
Mr Pusskins
Author: Sam Lloyd
Publisher: Orchard Books
Interest age: 3+
Reading age: 6+
Humorous, lively illustrations accompany the text in this unconventional love story, which is also a lesson in not taking people for granted.
Mr Pusskins Best in Show
Author: Sam Lloyd
Publisher: Orchard Books
Interest age: 3+
Reading age: 6+
Lloyd’s typically funny, lively illustrations and simple text both entertain and offer young readers the reassurance that there is more than one way to succeed.
Mr Pusskins Colours
Author: Sam Lloyd
Publisher: Orchard Books
Interest age: 2+
Reading age: 3+
A great introduction to colours, simple stories and relationships – all in twelve pages!
One Banana, Two Bananas
Author: Adam and Charlotte Guillain Illustrator: Sam Lloyd
Publisher: Farshore
It’s party time in Banana Bungalow! One banana, two bananas, three bananas, four… Eight bananas in pyjamas are bouncing on the bed when they spy a panorama of llamas outside, who invite them to join their llama race. As the race gets underway, more visitors arrive – including one who is rather partial to a banana or two… As chaos descends on this llama-banan…