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Sue Hendra

Sue Hendra is the wonderfully funny, award-winning author and illustrator of some of our favourite picture books, like Barry the Fish with Fingers and Norman the Slug with the Silly Shell.

Sue has always loved drawing and art was definitely the highlight of her school timetable. As she got older the prospect of going away to study art at university and LEAVE HOME was very enticing. She decided she wanted to go to Brighton and that’s where she did, in fact, end up doing her degree. Sue had a great time and got a job with Harry Potter publisher Bloomsbury immediately after she left.

Sue was hugely fortunate enough to hone her skills as an illustrator whilst she worked for the likes of Bloomsbury, Walker Books, Oxford University Press, Macmillan etc, illustrating and writing picture books. She has now been working as an illustrator and author for fifteen years and still loves it.

Books by Sue Hendra

  • Alan the Bear: Bedtime

    Alan the Bear: Bedtime

  • Barry and the Hairy Scary Monster

    Barry and the Hairy Scary Monster

  • Barry the Fish With Fingers

    Barry the Fish With Fingers

  • Barry the Fish with Fingers (10th Anniversary Edition)

    Barry the Fish with Fingers (10th Anniversary Edition)

  • Barry the Fish with Fingers (10th Anniversary Edition)

    Barry the Fish with Fingers (10th Anniversary Edition)

  • Cake

    Cake

  • Christopher Pumpkin

    Christopher Pumpkin

  • Count and Play with Barry the Fish with Fingers

    Count and Play with Barry the Fish with Fingers

  • Count and Play with Barry the Fish with Fingers

    Count and Play with Barry the Fish with Fingers

  • Dave

    Dave

  • Dave

    Dave

  • Doug the Bug That Went Boing!

    Doug the Bug That Went Boing!

  • Dragon Jelly

    Dragon Jelly

  • Gordon's Great Escape

    Gordon's Great Escape

  • Gordon's Great Escape

    Gordon's Great Escape

  • I Need a Wee!

    I Need a Wee!

  • Keith the Cat With the Magic Hat

    Keith the Cat With the Magic Hat

  • Monster Max's Shark Spaghetti

    Monster Max's Shark Spaghetti

  • No-Bot, The Robot With No Bottom!

    No-Bot, The Robot With No Bottom!

  • Norman's New Shell

    Norman's New Shell

  • Norman's New Shell

    Norman's New Shell

  • Norman the Slug Who Saved Christmas

    Norman the Slug Who Saved Christmas

  • Norman the Slug Who Saved Christmas

    Norman the Slug Who Saved Christmas

  • Norman, the Slug With the Silly Shell

    Norman, the Slug With the Silly Shell

  • Oh, Christmas Tree!

    Oh, Christmas Tree!

  • Oliver's Wood

    Oliver's Wood

  • Scary Hairy Party

    Scary Hairy Party

  • Snowball

    Snowball

  • Spider Sandwiches

    Spider Sandwiches

  • Spider Sandwiches (Board Book)

    Spider Sandwiches (Board Book)

  • Supertato

    Supertato

  • Supertato (Board Book)

    Supertato (Board Book)

  • Supertato (Board Book)

    Supertato (Board Book)

  • Supertato: Carnival Catastro-Pea!

    Supertato: Carnival Catastro-Pea!

  • Supertato: Carnival Catastro-Pea!

    Supertato: Carnival Catastro-Pea!

  • Supertato: Evil Pea Rules!

    Supertato: Evil Pea Rules!

  • Supertato: Run, Veggies, Run!

    Supertato: Run, Veggies, Run!

  • Supertato: Run, Veggies, Run! (Board Book)

    Supertato: Run, Veggies, Run! (Board Book)

  • Supertato: Run, Veggies, Run! (Board Book)

    Supertato: Run, Veggies, Run! (Board Book)

  • Supertato: Veggies Assemble

    Supertato: Veggies Assemble

  • Supertato: Veggies in the Valley of Doom!

    Supertato: Veggies in the Valley of Doom!

  • Under the Sea

    Under the Sea

  • Wanda and the Alien

    Wanda and the Alien

Awards

Sue Hendra won the Bishops Stortford Picture Book Award for her picture book Dave (illustrated by Liz Pichon) and the Lollies Best Laugh Out Loud Picture Book Award for I Need a Wee (illustrated by Paul Linnet).