Books by Maudie Smith
I have written middle grade novels, early readers, chapter books and picture books.
Current visits will focus on my latest picture books, My Must-have Mum, now in paperback and A Hat Full of Sea, both illustrated by Jen Khatun.
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My Must-Have Mum
When Jake’s mum upcycles every last thing in the apartment, Jake begins to worry that the only thing left to change is . . . him!
Jake’s mum is not like most mums. Say there's a skip in the street, most mums will pass right by without a second glance. Not Jake’s mum. “Look at this, Jake!” she'll shout. “We must have this! We must have this, too! And we simply must have this!” That’s Jake’s mum for you. She’s a must-have mum.
Soon Jake begins to worry that his mum will want to change him too. Should he be this way? Or that way? Or another way altogether?
A heartwarming story about the unbreakable bond between a mother and her son, and a little boy who learns that he is perfect just the way he is.
Illustrated by Jen Khatun
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A Hat Full of Sea
Grandpa Jim can only see a small square of blue sky from his hospital window so Cora decides there’s only one thing for it – she will bring him some sea to go with it!
First, she brings him a hat full of sea. Then she brings him a hat full of countryside. She even brings him the moon, the black velvet night and the shimmering, glimmering stars. She empties them all out onto the hospital bed for her beloved Grandpa Jim to share. Can Cora bring the hospital ward to magical life until her grandpa is ready to go outside and play with her once more?
A heart-warming story about one very special hat. Or should that be one very special girl?
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The Dressing-up Dad
Danny loves dressing up. So does Danny's dad. But Danny's dad is so enthusiastic. Sometimes he goes just a little bit too far...
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Opal Moonbaby and the Out of this World Adventure
Opal goes to school and Martha makes it her job to protect her alien identity and keep her away from the steely glare of Mrs Underedge
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Opal Moonbaby and the Best Friend Project
First of the Opal Moonbaby books. Martha has promised never to make another friend but aliens like Opal Moonbaby are very difficult to say no to.
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Opal Moonbaby and the Summer Secret
It's Opal's last summer on Earth so Martha can't believe it when Mum and her new boyfriend whisk her away from Opal just for a stupid camping holiday in rainy Wales.
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The Cake, the Wolf, and the Witch
Max is not your obvious hero. Will he and his new stepsister Nettle be able to defeat wicked witch, Babs Haggard and bring the happy endings back to the Land of Ever After?
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Milly and the Mermaids
Picture book illustrated by Antonia Woodward. Seashells, wishes, whispering seas and finally...mermaids!
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Bird Girl
Finch Field goes to visit her beloved Granny and Sunview-on-Sea andfinds herself at the centre of an ever so slightly spooky seaside mystery. Fantasy Friendship and Dreams.
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Owen and the Onion
Early Reader. When one of Owen's onions grows extremely large, other things start to get out of hand too, including a very grumpy ogre.
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All the King's Tights
Early Reader (pub June 16) Kit takes his new job as Keeper of the King's Tights very seriously but then he finds some other valuable uses for the tights and soon he's in a right tangle.