Children’s author and speaker
Stephen Davies
I write adventure stories that bring history to life.
about me
I live in London with my wife, two daughters and three cats. I enjoy reading, writing, cryptic crosswords and escape rooms.
37 books
Writing across every age group, from picture books to young adult novels
300+ School Visits
Connecting with young readers and writers in UK schools
17 Overseas Tours
Sharing stories with international audiences across Europe, Africa, and Asia
Let me guess. You’re here because of The Ancient Egypt Sleepover. For Sleepover-related teaching notes, videos and frequently asked questions, please head over to the Ancient Egypt Sleepover page.
When it comes to writing, variety is my oxygen. When I finish a whimsical fiction project, I long for the solid ground of non-fic. After pressing send on a biography, I need to cleanse my palate with a daft picture book.
Whatever I’m working on, my happiest days are the ones given over entirely to research. The book I’m writing now is set in Gibraltar, and reading about that extraordinary rock is almost as good as being there. The macaques! The cannons! The tunnels! What a giddy pleasure it is to truly and deeply research a subject – and how groggy you feel when you emerge for lunch.
Introvert? Yup. But I do venture into the real world from time to time, and I can put on a good show in a school assembly. A certain amount of bounding around is expected of children’s authors, so I pay my weekly bounding dues. One recent school visit review mentioned that I ‘beamed with enthusiasm throughout the day’ which sounds rather irritating if anything. Bounding AND beaming – what a joyous and exhausting existence!
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Isle of Wight launch for Young Discoverers with Daisy Morris
Young Discoverers is out now! We celebrated its launch on the Isle of Wight yesterday, with Daisy Morris, one of the twelve young discoverers featured in the book. Daisy was just four years old when she discovered an unusual fossil on the beach near Shepherd’s Chine on the Isle of Wight. It turned out to…
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The Death of Balder
Thank you to Big Picture Press for giving permission for this story to be available for free download (for now, at least). The Death of Balder is just one of the myths in this book. There are five other myths as well, plus lots of fully-illustrated spreads about Norse life and beliefs. Read more about…
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Hunting in the Marshes
Finally, Nebamun himself! This is the most famous of the Nebamun murals and shows him hunting in the marshes. He is standing up in a papyrus boat, spearing fish and throwing sticks at birds. Again, Nebamun’s life is shown to be utterly perfect. The weather is glorious. His adoring wife and daughter are with him….
