Swapna Haddow is the award-winning author of the Dave Pigeon books. 'Dave Pigeon' was shortlisted for the Sainsbury's Children's Book Awards 2016, selected for the Tom Fletcher Book Club, winner of the North Somerset Teacher's Book Award Read Aloud Category 2016, winner of the Surrey Libraries Children's Book Award 2017 and a Fantastic Book Awards 2018 winner.
Swapna loves writing about boisterous animals and madcap adventures and is working with Faber & Faber, Stripes Publishing and Macmillan.
Swapna lives in New Zealand with her husband, son and their dog, Archie. When she’s not writing she is usually reading, dreaming about living on a boat or eating Jaffa Cakes.
Swapna loves writing about boisterous animals and madcap adventures and is working with Faber & Faber, Stripes Publishing and Macmillan.
Swapna lives in New Zealand with her husband, son and their dog, Archie. When she’s not writing she is usually reading, dreaming about living on a boat or eating Jaffa Cakes.
New and upcoming books
Series
Dave Pigeon
1. Dave Pigeon (2016)
2. Dave Pigeon: Nuggets! (2017)
3. Dave Pigeon: Racer! (2018)
Dave Pigeon: Bookshop Mayhem! (2023)
1. Dave Pigeon (2016)
2. Dave Pigeon: Nuggets! (2017)
3. Dave Pigeon: Racer! (2018)
Dave Pigeon: Bookshop Mayhem! (2023)
Bad Panda
1. Bad Panda (2021)
2. The Cake Escape (2022)
3. Mites, Camera, Action (2024)
4. For Sale (2025)
1. Bad Panda (2021)
2. The Cake Escape (2022)
3. Mites, Camera, Action (2024)
4. For Sale (2025)
Picture Books show
Chapter Books show
Non fiction show
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