Lauren Mirza

Lauren Mirza writes warm, funny and relatable children’s stories inspired by the real life adventures of her own family.

The Little Adventures of One Big Family follows three generations: four children, Mum, Dad, Mamma and Granddad, along with their two dogs.

Each story begins with something that really happened, from the wonderfully ordinary to the slightly chaotic. Lauren uses her family’s real names, personalities and pets, so the people behind the stories really are the characters on the page.

The books are a hobby Lauren fits around family life with four children, her husband, two dogs and elderly parents. What began almost like a family diary became a way to capture the funny, chaotic and ordinary moments she never wanted to forget.

The stories celebrate family life as it really is, including different ages and abilities, neurodivergence, relationships and everyday chaos.