Meet Sue Meikle

 

Sue is a children's author who loves to read and write picture books.

 

She is passionate about storytelling and supporting children's language and literacy.  She is also a story ambassador! 

 

Sue lives in the North West of England with her family and very stubborn dog.

 

She is proudly represented by Fiz Osborne at Creative Roots Studio,  who expertly manages all of Sue's book-related endeavors!

 

You can also follow her on Instagram @mrs_meikle_writes

 

Sue's Favourite Books

When she was growing up...

 

Topsy and Tim (the very old versions) by Jean Adamson

Meg and Mog by Helen Nicoll and Jan Pienkowski

Please Mrs Butler by Allen Ahlberg

My Naughty Little Sister by Dorothy Edwards

The Naughtiest Girl in School by Enid Blyton

As a grown up...

 

Little Rabbit Foo Foo by Michael Rosen and Arthur Robins

Not Now Bernard! by David Mckee

The Eyebrows of Doom by Steve Smallman and Miguel Ordonez

Brenda's Revenge by Sarah Tagholm and Laurie Stansfield

Mr Santa by Jarvis

The Perfect Picnic by Ciara Flood

The Pet Potato by Josh Lacey and Momoko Abe

Things Sue is good at...

 

  • Spotting other people’s spelling mistakes (but she's not great at spotting her own).
  • Walking up hills (and rolling down them ... not always by choice).
  • Seat-drops on a trampoline (or a bouncy castle).
  • Eating biscuits (especially ones covered in dark chocolate).

 

Things Sue isn't good at...

 

  • Times tables, long division, naming shapes … or anything else to do with maths. 
  • Washing the car (she can't reach the roof).
  • Skipping with a skipping rope.
  • Having her picture taken.
  • Being quiet (Sue likes to talk ... A LOT).

 

 

Awards

Sue has been shortlisted in a variety of writing awards, including The Stratford/Salariya Picture Book Prize, The Searchlight Writing Awards and The Writing Magazine Awards, including a second-place chapter book prize!