Susan Akass

Susan Akass is a longstanding author of children’s books. She has recently completed ‘What is Happening to Me?’ (Cico Books), a guide to puberty for 9-12 year olds. Other recent titles for Cico Books include the science based activity books: ‘Bubbles and Balloons’, ‘Super Slime’ and ‘My First Book of my Body’. She is also general editor of Cico’s long running ‘My First’ series. She has numerous reading scheme books to her name, several picture books and a full length children’s novel. Her short stories, both for adults and children, have been published in prize winner anthologies and broadcast on radio.

Having read English at Oxford, she trained as a primary school teacher and has wide experience as a school science coordinator. Married with two children, she lives in Bath, enjoys growing vegetables on her allotment and travelling around Britain and Europe in her camper van.