Sue Ellis has been working in the world of education for over thirty years, formerly as a secondary school teacher, followed by a Behaviour and Attendance adviser and now a visiting lecturer. She has a wide experience of listening to children’s views and frustrations from the pupils she has taught, and bringing up her own two children.Sue has written these stories for children to enjoy reading about quirky, sassy birds making their way in life through good times and bad, making positive decisions. Sue hopes that her readers will then discuss their feelings about the stories and learn, in turn, to make positive decisions in their own lives.Sue was born in Liverpool and spent her early years in Crosby. She has lived in York with her husband and family for over thirty years.
In Proud Patrick Peacock and Other Stories, Sue Ellis presents six funny, modern fables from a ‘bird’s-eye view’, each one set in her favourite places in Great Britain: Arran, Coniston, Liverpool, York, Sheffield and London. She hopes to inspire children to overcome life’s difficulties and become the best versions of themselves through wise choices, just as the birds do in the book.
Children will find delight in these tales about ‘quirky birds with attitudes’ and parents, grandparents and teachers will love sharing them too. Teachers will be glad to know that this book complements schools’ Personal, Social and Health Education (PSHE) and Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning (SEAL) curricula.
All the children’s coats in the school cloakroom are chatting happily with each other about their day. One coat, however, has a horrible, shameful secret! What could that secret be? Find out how one lonely coat turns into a cool coat when its owner makes wise choices!
In The Lost Coat, Sue Ellis sensitively handles the difficult topic of knife crime and gang culture in a gentle way for young children to read and discuss. Children, parents, grandparents and teachers will enjoy the humour in the story and agree that sharing a problem with others helps keep us all safe, happy, hopeful, optimistic and confident.
In the same vein as Sue Ellis’s first two books, Gorgeous Gwendolen Goose and Other Stories and Proud Patrick Peacock and Other Stories, The Lost Coat encourages all readers to be the best version of themselves!
The Ben Kinsella Trust, one of the leading anti-knife crime charities in the UK, will receive a donation from the royalties received for the purchase of this book to help them in their wonderful work campaigning against knife crime and help educate young people about its dangers.
A feature was published about my book on March 17th, 2021. The feature also included my picture and another one from my book. The article was titled; ‘Sue’s book helping to tackle knife crime.’
The title of the feature article stated; ‘Children’s author Sue scores a winner after working with Sheffield Wednesday and city schools.’ I am glad they have covered the back story in detail. ........
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