- Ruth Symes
Ruth Symes is the author of children's books and TV scripts including several episodes of
The Hoobs and award winning animation showPicMe . One of her books "Mondays at Monster School" was read on the BBC byJenny Seagrove as part of the bedtime story hour.Biography
Raised in Enfield where she attended the
Bishop Stopford's School at Enfield . Symes initially taught children with special needs before becoming an author. Her first novel was theCarnegie Medal nominated "The Master of Secrets" published in 1999.Before turning to writing professionally Ruth had a variety of jobs including teaching children with severe learning challenges – both in the UK and
Singapore - where she was actively involved with theSouth East Asian Special Olympics .Other jobs have included instructing aerobics, acting in a Chinese soap opera and playing the part of Jill Goose in the pantomime
Mother Goose .She has also worked with
Channel 4 as the Writing Coach and Write a Children's Short Story competition Judge on theRichard and Judy show.In 2006 she moved to
Kempston . She is married to Eric Wainwright and is writing adult novels under her married name of Ruth Wainwright.Published works
Novels
* "The Master of Secrets" (
Puffin Books ; 1997)
* "The Mum Trap" (Andersen Press ; 2000), which was voted in the top 100 children's books of 2000
* "Frankie's Romeo" (Orion Childrens ; 2002), which received a PAWS drama award in 2001.Young readers
* "Play - if you Dar"e
* "The Twelfth Floor Kids"
* "Chip's Dad"
* "Smelly Sock Soup"
* "The Sarah Song"Picture books
* "The Sheep Fairy" (Chicken House ; 2003)
* "Floppy Ears"
* "Mondays at Monster School" (Orion Children's ; 2005)
* "Little Tail" (Orion Children's] ; 2006)Radio
* Big Toe Radio Show for
BBC 7
* Adapted "The Sun, Moon and Stars" forBBC Radio 4 References
*cite news |title= Ruth Louise Symes (profile) |url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbc7/bigtoe/books/authors/symes.shtml |publisher= BBC, Big Toe Radio Show |accessdate= 2006-12-07
External links
* [http://www.ruthsymes.com Official site]
* [http://www.doublecluck.com/authordetails.php?aname=Symes,%20Ruth%20Louise&btype=picture-books Ruth's biography on Chicken House website]
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