Sue Graves has been a freelance children's author for more than 17 years. She has written over two hundred books for children from pre-school up to 15+ years. She writes fiction and non-fiction, plays and poetry across the age ranges. Sue loves reading all sorts of books and is at her happiest when she has a book in her hand. She also loves painting in watercolours, playing tennis and badminton and going for long walks in the country with her husband and children.
I live in North London and work from a little studio in my house.
While most of my time is spent spying on the neighbourhood cats and trying to lure them into my house, I do love to doodle. When drawing, my main focus is always the cast of characters that brings life and movement to the picture. I love to emphasise subtle humour, taking influence from the adventure stories I loved as a child. Whether that's tales of pirates and sunken treasure, cowboys, knights and dragons, or classic murder mystery stories, they all shape the pictures I love to draw.
While most of my time is spent spying on the neighbourhood cats and trying to lure them into my house, I do love to doodle. When drawing, my main focus is always the cast of characters that brings life and movement to the picture. I love to emphasise subtle humour, taking influence from the adventure stories I loved as a child. Whether that's tales of pirates and sunken treasure, cowboys, knights and dragons, or classic murder mystery stories, they all shape the pictures I love to draw.
