Abie Longstaff

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Abie Longstaff is a fiction writer of Australian-born British children known as The Fairytale Hairdresser series, illustrated by Lauren Beard, as well as books for older children and educational books for schools.

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Early life and career

Longstaff grew up in Australia and lived in Hong Kong and France before moving to England, where he lives today. He lives in Hove. Before becoming a writer, Longstaff was a lawyer and legal policy analyst with an interest in the police.

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Writing career

Longstaff appears on the recent list of the British Library on "The 500 Most Borrowed Writers" at number 331.

With illustrator Lauren Beard, she is the winner of the Never Too Young Award for best book for children under the age of four for The Mummy Shop.

Television

The Nickelodeon children's television series, Sunny Day, produced by Silvergate Media, is based on Longstaff's The Fairytale Hairdresser books.

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Critical reception

Longstaff fiction combines genres and figurative-related fairy tales and magic, often offset by modern settings and humor.

Her books Fairytale Hairdresser have been described as giving a "new round to traditional fairy tales" and as 'fairy tales [s] with a twist'. The Guardian calls them much more nuanced and subversive than they appear on the surface and they are known for their positive representation of diversity and multiculturalism.

Longstaff books for older children use historical references, and complex literary elements such as footnotes and non-fiction material, along with "brave and intelligent and inspirational" characters.

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Books

Picture Book

• Pirate House Swap , illustrated by Mark Chambers: Random House (2011)
• The Mummy Shop , illustrated by Lauren Beard: Scholastic (2013)
• Just Jobs for Father , illustrated by Lauren Beard: Scholastic (2014
• We have a Super Baby! illustrated by Jane Massey: Scholastic (2015)
• Superhero Hotel , illustrated by Migy Blanco: Scholastic (2017)

The Fairytale Hairdresser Series

• The Fairytale Hairdresser and Rapunzel , illustrated by Lauren Beard: Random House (2011)
• The Fairytale Hairdresser and Cinderella , illustrated by Lauren Beard: Random House (2012)
• Fairytale Hairdressers and Sleeping Beauty , illustrated by Lauren Beard: Random House (2013)
• Fairytale and Snow White Stylists , illustrated by Lauren Beard: Random House (2014)
• Fairytale Hairdresser and Father Christmas , illustrated by Lauren Beard: Random House (2014)
• Fairytale and Little Mermaid Hair Stylists , illustrated by Lauren Beard: Random House (2015)
• Fairytale Hairdresser and Sugar Plum Fairy , illustrated by Lauren Beard: Random House (2015)
• Fairytale Hairstyles and Beauty and the Beast , illustrated by Lauren Beard: Random House (2016)
• Fairytale and Princess and Pea stylist , illustrated by Lauren Beard: Random House (2016)
• The Fairytale Hairdresser and Aladdin , illustrated by Lauren Beard: Random House (2017)

Book Chapter

• The Miracle Potion Shop: The Young Apprentice , illustrated by Lauren Beard: Random House (2015)
• Magic Pottery Shop: River Horses , illustrated by Lauren Beard: Random House (2015)
• Magic Pottery Shop: Blizzard Bear , illustrated by Lauren Beard: Random House (2016)
• Magic Pottery Shop: The Lightning Pup , illustrated by Lauren Beard: Random House (2016)
• Magic Pottery Shop: The Firebird , illustrated by Lauren Beard: Random House (2017)
• Magic Pottery Shop: The Emerald Dragon , illustrated by Lauren Beard: Random House (2017)

Fiction for older children

• The Trapdoor Mysteries: A Sticky Situation , illustrated by James Brown: Hachette (2016)
• How to Catch a Witch : Scholastic (2016)
• How to Magic Wolves : Scholastic (2017)

Books for School

• The Malice Family , illustrated by Sholto Walker: Pearson (2011)
• The Snow Queen , illustrated by Michael Foreman: Harper Collins (2013)
• Rumpelstiltskin , illustrated by Caroline Romanet: Harper Collins (2015)
• The Wizard of Oz , illustrated by Louise Pigott: Harper Collins (2015)
• We Want Dogs! Illustrated by Mar Ferrero: OUP (2017)
• Sometimes Ridiculous Mother , illustrated by Natalie Eldred: OUP (2017)

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References

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External links

• Official website

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