Nicola Davies (author)

Nicola Davies (born 3 May 1958),[1] earlier known as Nick Davies, is an English zoologist and writer. She was one of the original presenters of the BBC children's wildlife programme The Really Wild Show.[2] More recently, she has made her name as a children's author. Her books include Home, which was shortlisted for the Branford Boase Award,[3] and Poo (2004), which was illustrated by Neal Layton, and was shortlisted for a Blue Peter Book Award in 2006;[4] in the United States, the book is published as Poop: A Natural History of the Unmentionable. Her children's picture book The Promise won the Green Book Award in 2015. She has also written several novels for adults under the pseudonym Stevie Morgan.

Nicola Davies
Born3 May 1958
Birmingham, England[1]
Occupation(s)Zoologist, writer
Websitenicola-davies.com

Gaia Warriors — published in November 2009 by Walker Books, and written in association with, and with an afterword by James Lovelock — is a book about climate change that explains the science and answers the commonly asked questions about global warming.

Davies is married to Daniel Jones, she has two children from her first marriage.

Works
  • Big Blue Whale (1997) Illustrated by Nick Maland
  • Bat Loves the Night (2001) Illustrated by Sarah Fox Davies
  • One Tiny Turtle (2001) Illustrated by Jane Chapman
  • Wild About Dolphins (2001) published by Walker Books
  • Surprising Sharks (2003) illustrated by James Croft
  • Birds (2003) published by Kingfisher in the Kingfisher Young Knowledge series
  • Poo: A Natural History of the Unmentionable (2004) illustrated by Neal Layton
  • Oceans and Seas (2004) published by Kingfisher in the Kingfisher Young Knowledge series
  • Home (2005) published by Walker Books
  • Ice Bear (2005) Illustrated by Gary Blythe
  • Extreme Animals: The Toughest Creatures (2006) Illustrated by Neil Layton
  • What's eating you? Parasites: the Inside Story (2007) Illustrated by Neil Layton
  • White Owl, Barn Owl (2007) Illustrated by Michael Foreman
  • Up on the Hill (2008) with design by Terry Milne, published by Walker Books
  • Gaia Warriors (2009) - a book about climate change and what to do about it, published by Walker Books
  • Just the Right Size: Why Big Animals are Big and Little Animals are Little (2009) Illustrated by Neil Layton, awarded 2021 Mathical Honors[5]
  • Grow your Own Monsters (2010) by Nicola Davies and Simon Hickmott
  • Everything You Need to Know About Animals (2010) published by Kingfisher
  • A Girl Called Dog (2011), published by Corgi
  • Monsters of the Deep (2011)
  • Talk, Talk, Squawk (2011) Illustrated by Neil Layton
  • Welcome to Silver Street Farm (2011) with illustrations by Katharine McEwen, published by Walker Books
  • Escape from Silver Street Farm (2011) Illustrated by Katharine McEwen, published by Walker Books
  • Spring Fever at Silver Street Farm (2011) Illustrated by Katharine McEwen, published by Walker Books
  • All Aboard at Silver Street Farm (2011) Illustrated by Katharine McEwen, published by Walker Books
  • A First Book of Nature (2012) Illustrated by Mark Hearld. Published as Outside Your Window in the US (2012). Winner of the Independent Booksellers Best Picture Book.
  • Deadly (2012) Illustrated by Neal Layton, published by Walker Books
  • Dolphin Baby (2012) Illustrated by Brita Granstrom
  • Frozen Solid at Silver Street Farm (2012) Illustrated by Katharine McEwen, published by Walker Books
  • Just Ducks! (2012) Illustrated by Salvatore Rubbino Shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal 2013
  • Rubbish Town Hero (2012) published by Corgi
  • What will I be? (2012) Illustrated by Marc Boutavant
  • Who's like Me? (2012) Illustrated by Marc Boutavant
  • Deserts (2012) (Discover Science series)
  • What Happens Next? (2012) Illustrated by Marc Boutavant
  • Crowded Out at Silver Street Farm (2012) Illustrated by Katharine McEwen
  • Manatee Baby (2013) (Heroes of the Wild series)
  • The Elephant Road (2013) with illustration by Annabel Wright, published by Walker Books (Heroes of the Wild series)
  • The Lion Who Stole My Arm (2013) Winner of The Portsmouth Book Award 2014 (Heroes of the Wild series)
  • The Promise (2013) Illustrated by Laura Carlin. Winner of the 2014 English Association Picture Book award for best fiction.
  • Walking the Bear (2013) (Heroes of the Wild series)
  • Whale Boy (2013) Shortlisted for the "Best Story" category of the 2014 Blue Peter Book Awards
  • Tiny Creatures: the World of Microbes (2014) Illustrated by Emily Sutton
  • The Leopard's Tail (2015) Illustrated by Annabel Wright (Heroes of the Wild series)
  • The Whale Who Saved Us (2015) Illustrated by Annabel Wright (Heroes of the Wild series)
  • I Don't Like Snakes (2015) Illustrated by Luciano Lozano
  • A First Book of Animals (2016) Illustrated by Petr Horácek
  • Survivors: The Toughest Creatures on Earth (2016) Illustrated by Neal Layton, published by Walker Books
  • Animal Surprises (2016) Illustrated by Abbie Cameron, published by Graffeg
  • Into The Blue (2016) Illustrated by Abbie Cameron, published by Graffeg
  • The Word Bird (2016) Illustrated by Abbie Cameron, published by Graffeg
  • The White Hare (2016) with illustrations by Anastasia Izlesou, published by Graffeg - part of the Shadows and Light series
  • Mother Cary's Butter Knife (2016) with illustrations by Anja Uhren, published by Graffeg - part of the Shadows and Light series
  • Perfect (2016) Illustrated by Cathy Fisher, published by Graffeg
  • Lots: The Diversity of Life on Earth (2017) Illustrated by Emily Sutton
  • Animals Behaving Badly (2017) Illustrated by Adam Stower, published by Walker Books
  • Dolphin Baby (2017) Illustrated by Brita Granstrom, published by Walker Books
  • The Variety of Life (2017) Illustrated by Lorna Scobie
  • King of the Sky (2017) Illustrated by Laura Carlin, published by Walker, shortlisted for the Tir na n-Og Award
  • The Pond (2017) Illustrated by Cathy Fisher, published by Graffeg
  • Elias Martin (2017) Illustrated by Fran Shum, published by Graffeg
  • A First Book of the Sea (July 2018) Illustrated by Emily Sutton, published by Walker Books
  • The Day the War Came (2018) Illustrated by Rebecca Cobb *Shortlisted for The Kate Greenaway Medal
  • The Little Mistake (2018) with illustrations by Cathy Fisher, published by Graffeg - part of the Country Tales series
  • Flying Free (2018) with illustrations by Cathy Fisher, published by Graffeg - part of the Country Tales series
  • Ariki and the Giant Shark (2018) with illustrations by Nicola Kinnear, published by Walker
  • The Secret of the Egg (2018) with illustrations by Abbie Cameron, published by Graffeg
  • The Eel Question (2018) with illustrations by Beth Holland, published by Graffeg - part of the Shadows and Light series
  • Bee Boy and the Moonflowers (2018) with illustrations by Max Low, published by Graffeg - part of the Shadows and Light series
  • Brave and the Fox (2018) Illustrated by Sebastien Braun, published by Scholastic
  • The Dog That Saved Christmas (2018) with illustrations by Mike Byrne, published by Barrington Stoke
  • The Mountain Lamb (2019) with illustrations by Cathy Fisher, published by Graffeg - part of the Country Tales series
  • A Boy's Best Friend (2019) with illustrations by Cathy Fisher, published by Graffeg - part of the Country Tales series
  • Ariki and the Island of Wonders (2019) with illustrations by Nicola Kinnear, published by Walker
  • Hummingbird (2019) Illustrated by Jane Ray
  • Every Child A Song (2019) Illustrated by Marc Martin, published by Wren & Rook
  • The Wonder of Trees (2019) Illustrated by Lorna Scobie, published by Hodder
  • Butterflies for Grandpa Joe (2019) Illustrated by Mike Byrne, published by Barrington Stoke *Shortlisted for the Wales Book of the Year 2020
  • My Butterfly Bouquet (2020) Illustrated by Hannah Peck, published by Wren & Rook
  • Grow: Secrets of Our DNA (2020) Illustrated by Emily Sutton, published by Walker Books
  • Ride The Wind (2020) Illustrated by Salvatore Rubbino, published by Walker Books
  • Pretend Cows (2020) with illustrations by Cathy Fisher, published by Graffeg - part of the Country Tales series
  • Last (2020) written and illustrated by Nicola Davies (her debut as illustrator) published by Tiny Owl
  • The New Girl (2020) Illustrated by Cathy Fisher, published by Graffeg
  • This is How the Change Begins (2021) published by Graffeg
  • The Song That Sings Us (hardback in 2021, paperback in 2023) Cover illustration by Jackie Morris, published by Firefly Press *Nominated for the Carnegie Prize 2022
  • One World: 24 Hours on Planet Earth (2021) Illustrated by Jenni Desmond, published by Walker Books *Shortlisted for the Wainwright Prize 2022
  • Protecting the Planet: The Season of Giraffes (2022) Illustrated by Emily Sutton, published by Walker Books
  • Invertebrates are Cool! (2022) Illustrated by Abbie Cameron, published by Graffeg
  • The Magic of Flight (2022) Illustrated by Lorna Scobie, published by Hodder
  • Choose Love (2022) Illustrated by Petr Horácek, published by Graffeg *Highly Commended in the CLiPPA 2023[6]
  • Emperor of the Ice (2023) Illustrated by Catherine Rayner, published by Walker
  • The Versatile Reptile (2023) Illustrated by Abbie Cameron, published by Graffeg
  • The Star Whale [7](publishing late 2023) Illustrated by Petr Horácek, published by Otter Barry
  • Out There In The Wild: Poems on Nature (publishing late 2023) poems by Nicola Davies, James Carter and Dom Conlon, Illustrated by Diana Catchpole, published by Macmillan
  • Skrimsli (publishing late 2023) Cover and internal illustrations by Jackie Morris, published by Firefly Press

References
  1. "Davies, Nicola 1958— (Stevie Morgan)". www.encyclopedia.com. 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  2. Nicola Davies at Walker Books
  3. "The Branford Boase Award and The Henrietta Branford Writing Competition". branfordboaseaward.org.uk. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  4. Blue Peter Book Awards 2006
  5. "Mathical Book Prizes 2021" (PDF).
  6. "CLiPPA - The CLPE Poetry Award | Centre for Literacy in Primary Education". clpe.org.uk. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  7. "Nicola Davies and Petr Horacek". Just Imagine. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
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