Suzy Senior author page

Suzy Senior biography

Suzy Senior is a British children’s author who writes picture books and early readers. She studied English at the University of Sheffield and has worked in publishing and communications alongside her writing career.

Her books are often written in rhyme and illustrated by artists including Claire Powell, Andy Catling, and James Newman Gray. Senior’s published titles include Octopants (2018), Octopants and the Missing Pirate Pants (2020), and One Little Bird (2022). She has also authored board books and stories for very young children.

Senior’s work has been published by Little Tiger Press, Scholastic, and other children’s imprints. Her books are stocked in schools and libraries across the UK and internationally, and have been translated into multiple languages.

Octopants, illustrated by Claire Powell and published by Little Tiger in 2018, remains one of her most widely recognised titles.