Lucy’s fiction picture books are bursting with heart and spread a message of inclusivity and empathy through lovable characters that everyone can relate to.

Interweaving fresh concepts and universal themes, Lucy creates heart-warming, emotive stories that aim to engage, entertain, educate and, ultimately, empower children everywhere.

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What readers say…

  • ‘Lucy lights up a page with heartfelt moments between characters who really belong in their worlds. Her stories feel as though they come from a genuine love of the world around her and a real joy in communicating that to children.’

    Melissa Kay Valente, children's author

  • ‘Lucy is a weaver of magic. Her language feels effortless – the words just roll off the tongue and have such a timeless quality, as though they have always existed.’

    Joanna Oldman, children's author

  • ‘Lucy’s gentle, lyrical tone is simply stunning and instantly recognisable. Her passion for cultural traditions shines through and her characters are truly authentic, leading me to really care about them and their journeys.’

    Tara Girvan, children's author

View fullsize Finally… made it to my very first @authorfy Kid Lit Christmas Party! Say it all the time, but publishing people really are a special crowd 💛 Thanks for bringing us all together @meltaylorbessent ✨ #kidlit #authorfy #authorsofinstagram #writ
View fullsize 🌻 Summer photo drop! 🌻 1. PYO sunflowers ☀️ Highly recommend packing scissors instead of using your front door key as a mini saw. Does work though 🔑 😅 🤷🏻‍♀️ 2. Real deal CKT/char kway teow! Okay as real as it gets in LDN thanks to @laksama
View fullsize 🍝 Bologna!🍝 Pretty much spent the entire three days wandering around the Bologna Children’s Book Fair in total awe and wonder! So grateful to have had this experience and early on in my book publishing journey, thanks to @aceagrams. List
View fullsize The @writementor conference on longevity in publishing ✨ This weekend (my birthday weekend! ☘️) I was lucky enough to attend the first in-person @writementor conference, organised by @stuartwhitewm at Bush House in London. His team really are so bri
View fullsize Wow, India! What a whirlwind of a week you were. We went from Delhi to Jaipur - for the most beautiful family wedding in a hill fort - by train! It was the definition of an adventure and such an important one for our two kids to experience. One of
View fullsize ❄️📕 Winter writing update! 📕❄️ Hello from the cutest phone box book exchange you’ll ever chance upon in the rural Cotswolds countryside! 🤩👋🏼 This pic pretty much sums up the last few months for me work-wise - cosy and full of bookish de
View fullsize ✨👩🏻‍💻 New website! 👩🏻‍💻✨ After months of planning – and much scrutinising of font sizes! – I now have a website! 👀 A huge thank you goes out to @natelledrawsstuff for the adorably bookish illustrations throughout and @tar
View fullsize 📢 ESEA Authors Lit Fest! 📢 Super excited to be speaking on this panel today @soasuni alongside @evawongnava @natelledrawsstuff @lavieannerose @therealellaking 🤩 We’ll be discussing Curating Culture as part of the first-ever ESEA Authors L
View fullsize 🥟✨ Dim sum celebrations ✨🥟 At the end of August I received some amazing acquisitions news… the illustrator for my debut picture book has been confirmed and honestly she is incredible! I cannot wait to see more of her work as we share the f
View fullsize ✍🏼📖 Critique group London meet-up! 📖✍🏼 Yesterday I had the BEST time meeting four actual, real-life literary stars in person @piccadillywaterstones! The ‘PB7’ critique group has been going for over 18 months now, after we were partn

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