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Michelle Robinson

Michelle Robinson is an award-winning children's author. Her many, many books include the enormously popular Goodnight series, and teachers' favourite How to Wash a Woolly Mammoth.

2025 sees her truly heartfelt Mummy's Promise with Andersen, illustrated by Paddy Donnelly - a follow-up to their 2024 Daddy's Footsteps.

Also in 2025:

The Shark Who Snapped with Scholastic. Illustrated by Tim Budgen.
Kiwi Needs a Wee-Wee with Hodder. Illustrated by Tony Neal.
When Fish Finger Froze with Scholastic. Illustrated by Tom Knight.

Michelle's 2024 books:

Counting Sheep with Walker, illustrated by Nikki Dyson.
Lobster's Vacation with Nimbus. Illustrated by Paul G Hammond.
1, 2, 3, Do the Unicorn with Farshore. Illustrated by Rosalind Beardshaw.
Daddy's Footsteps with Andersen. Illustrated by Paddy Donnelly.

Biography

Michelle Robinson writes picture books. Poignant bestsellers like The World Made a Rainbow, and very funny ones like There's a Lion in My Cornflakes and How to Wash a Woolly Mammoth.

And now she also writes novels, with three middle-grade books under her belt.

Before she started writing funny stories for children, Michelle was busy writing copy and devising websites for some of the world's biggest brands.

Right now she is either busy writing, or busy thinking about writing, or just chasing one of her children around the house.

Michelle always dreamed of becoming an author like her hero Roald Dahl. She shares his birthday and his love of chocolate, but she is much, much shorter.

Michelle's Goodnight Spaceman was read from space by astronaut Tim Peake. Ten Fat Sausages - a gloriously subversive rewrite of the popular song - won the Laugh-out-Loud book awards. Her anarchic There's a Lion in my Cornflakes, illustrated by Jim Field, won the Sainsbury's Children's Book Prize. And 123 Do the Dinosaur (also a song by David Gibb) won a BookTrust Storytime Prize.

Michelle Robinson now lives in Nova Scotia with her family - a location which inspired her Canadian debut, Lobster's Vacation. She's represented by The Catchpole Agency.

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MICHELLE ROBINSON

Michelle Robinson is an award-winning children's author. Her many, many books include the enormously popular Goodnight series, and teachers' favourite How to Wash a Woolly Mammoth. 2025 sees her truly heartfelt Mummy's Promise with Andersen, illustrated by Paddy Donnelly - a follow-up to their 2024 Daddy's Footsteps.

Also in 2025:

The Shark Who Snapped with Scholastic. Illustrated by Tim Budgen. Kiwi Needs a Wee-Wee with Hodder. Illustrated by Tony Neal. When Fish Finger Froze with Scholastic. Illustrated by Tom Knight.

Michelle's 2024 books:

Counting Sheep with Walker, illustrated by Nikki Dyson. Lobster's Vacation with Nimbus. Illustrated by Paul G Hammond. 1, 2, 3, Do the Unicorn with Farshore. Illustrated by Rosalind Beardshaw. Daddy's Footsteps with Andersen. Illustrated by Paddy Donnelly.

Biography

Michelle Robinson writes picture books. Poignant bestsellers like The World Made a Rainbow, and very funny ones like There's a Lion in My Cornflakes and How to Wash a Woolly Mammoth. And now she also writes novels, with three middle-grade books under her belt. Before she started writing funny stories for children, Michelle was busy writing copy and devising websites for some of the world's biggest brands. Right now she is either busy writing, or busy thinking about writing, or just chasing one of her children around the house. Michelle always dreamed of becoming an author like her hero Roald Dahl. She shares his birthday and his love of chocolate, but she is much, much shorter. Michelle's Goodnight Spaceman was read from space by astronaut Tim Peake. Ten Fat Sausages - a gloriously subversive rewrite of the popular song - won the Laugh-out-Loud book awards. Her anarchic There's a Lion in my Cornflakes, illustrated by Jim Field, won the Sainsbury's Children's Book Prize. And 123 Do the Dinosaur (also a song by David Gibb) won a BookTrust Storytime Prize. Michelle Robinson now lives in Nova Scotia with her family - a location which inspired her Canadian debut, Lobster's Vacation. She's represented by The Catchpole Agency.

Michelle Robinson

Mummy's Promise

When Fish Finger Froze

Kiwi Needs a Wee-Wee

Counting Sheep

Daddy's Footsteps

Lobster's Vacation

1, 2, 3, Do the Unicorn

When Cookie Crumbled

Trains and Boats and Planes

The Thunk

123 Do the Robot

When Ice Cream Had a Meltdown

The Pumpkin Who was Afraid of the Dark

Do Not Panic the Pixies

Planet Football

Isabelle and the Crooks

Witch in Training

Do Not Mess with the Mermaids

123 Do the Shark

Red Lorry, Yellow Lorry

The World Made a Rainbow

When Cucumber Lost His Cool

She Rex

The Day The Banana Went Bad

Do Not Disturb The Dragons

Only One Of Me

123 Do The Dinosaur

The Pawed Piper

Ten Fat Sausages

Tooth Fairy in Training

Elephant's Pyjamas

Grandmas from Mars

School for Little Monsters

Goodnight Pirate

How to Wash a Woolly Mammoth

Chicken Nugget in Scrambled Egg

Daisy Doodles

And The Robot Went...

Monkey's Sandwich

The Forgetful Knight

The Hat Zack Loves

Goodnight Spaceman

A Beginner's Guide to Bear Spotting

Odd Socks

There's a Lion in My Cornflakes

Goodnight Digger

Bear Boar

Chicken Nugget

Goodnight Tractor

Ding Dong Gorilla!

Yak Yuk

What to do if an Elephant Stands on your Foot

How to Find a Fruitbat