Sally Pomme Clayton
Children's author, General author, Non-fiction, Playwright
Also writes as
Pomme sallypommeclayton.com
Books by Sally Pomme Clayton
Sally Pomme Clayton (please call her Pomme!) is a pioneering storyteller and writer of 16 magical books for both children and adults. With sparkling words, playful humour and haunting images she brings to life forgotten fairytales, ancient myths, funny folktales, mysterious legends and wild epics. “Sally Pomme Clayton is a gifted storyteller who can bring the wonder of the most powerful stories from the past to life for audiences of any ages.” The Guardian
Tales Told in Tents – Stories from Central Asia by Sally Pomme Clayton and Sophie Herxheimer (Frances Lincoln 2004/2006) tells little known myths and fairytales evoking mountains and steppe, the Silk Road, the important role storytellers have in nomadic societies, and why stories are more valuable than gold! “A lovely book about the magic of stories told from memory….Clayton shares stories, riddles, proverbs and snatches of song…” Washington Post
With radiant illustrations by Jane Ray, find out how the Universe was created. Learn about the battle of the Titans. Discover how Perseus risks his life searching for the snake-haired Medusa. Find out how to tame Pegasus the flying horse. Try out some Greek words. Meet gods and goddesses and journey back in time to ancient Greece! Sally Pomme Clayton’s telling of classical Greek myths are dramatic and exciting. “Ten stories of sun, stone and sea, which sum up the appeal of tales set in Greece, bringing their familiar magic.” Mary Hoffman – The Book Maven
Violet meets the great sea giant and sets off on a roller coaster ride to the bottom of the sea. She discovers that the sea is being destroyed. But what can she do? She is only little. Find out how Violet helps to save the ocean. The adventure unfolds with Richy K Chandler’s brilliant, endearing and funny comic style illustrations that draw you into the magic of an undersea world and reveal the catastrophes that are taking place. Find out how Violet discovers she is brave enough to speak out about what is happening to our oceans and do something creative to help.
The Mighty Goddess reimagines 52 ancient myths putting the goddess in the centre of the narrative, sly, subversive, spectacular the myths leap from the page! The book features 52 papercuts by artist and poet Sophie Herxheimer, juxtaposing the ordinary and fabulous.
The king has not had a bath for a whole year, and he is starting to smell. When the king finally bathes in the river, he can not get his feet clean. His servant Gabu has three days to rid the land of dirt and dust. Gabu sweeps, brushes, and stitches – as he tries to clean up the kingdom. This new picture book is a re-telling of an old and beloved folktale from Bangladesh. It is gentle and humorous and has a twist at the end. The King with Dirty Feet is about a very important invention we cannot do without!
Baby Prince Zal born with hair as white as snow. His father rejects the baby and leaves him on a cold mountainside to die. The baby is found by the mythical Simorgh, the wise Phoenix of Persia. She brings the baby up in her nest and teaches him everything she knows, including forgiveness, so that father and son can be reunited again. Sally Pomme Clayton re-tells a traditional Iranian story taken from the Shahnameh, written more than a thousand years ago.
Beautiful re-telling of ancient Greek myth about why and how we have the seasons. When Persephone is taken to live underground, her mother Demeter, goddess of Earth, curses the land so nothing can grow and there is winter all year long. How will Persephone and her mother be reunited? Will spring ever come again? This lyrical retelling of the ancient Greek myth by master storyteller Sally Pomme Clayton is brought to life with Virginia Lee's beautiful illustrations. Young readers will be intrigued by the dramatic story as well as by its clever explanation for the changing seasons.
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