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Swapna Haddow
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Children’s author working with Scholastic, HarperCollins, Magic Cat, Faber&Faber, Macmillan. Writes for Oxford University Press as Swapna Reddy. Represented by Millie van Grutten at RCW Literary Agency. She/her.

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Thank you to everyone who came along to Farshore Funny Fest last weekend and took part in the How to Save Your Granny from a Runaway Train live show with the Bakehouse Theatre group. What a brilliant way to kick off #NonFictionNovember #kidlit
Cover of How to Save Your Granny from a Runaway Train, illustrated by Jess Bradley
November 8, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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Thank you to #HalfwayBushSchool for a morning of brilliant booky fun 📚
A collection of Swapna Haddow books on display at the Halfway Bush School library Swapna talking to the pupils at Halfway Bush School about the importance of planning a story. Does she take ever her own advice? Does she heck.
November 4, 2025 at 5:13 AM
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Happy #Diwali 🪔
Trio of Diwali books written by Swapna Haddow: All About Diwali illustrated by Aditi Kakade Beaufrand The Night Before Diwali illustrated by Darshika Varma Little Myths: Rama and Sita illustrated by Darshika Varma
October 20, 2025 at 7:23 AM
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I had to clean my oven to take this photo. It’ll make sense when you read the book so you should probably go and get the book. (I also hit my head on the grill twice whilst cleaning, so I’d appreciate the support.)🙏🏾

Dave Pigeon (Turkey Dinner!) is out NOW! 🦃
Photo of Dave Pigeon (Turkey Day!) in the oven with a faux turkey Cover of Dave Pigeon (Turkey Day!). Cover art by Sheena Dempsey.
October 9, 2025 at 7:07 AM
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The @booktrust.org.uk #GreatBooksGuide 2025-26 is here and Reggie Rabbit: The Great Carrot Heist by me and #BeckaMoor is in it! 🥕🔎

Have a read of the whole guide here:
www.booktrust.org.uk/book-recomme...
Graphic letting everyone know that a book what I wrote is in the BookTrust’s Great Books Guide! It’s got the BookTrust logo and everything. Cover of Reggie Rabbit: The Great Carrot Heist illustrated by Becka Moor. A rabbit in a detective hat poses with a parakeet in a bandana against the backdrop of a cityscape.
October 6, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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This is a brilliantly funny Santa story, PERFECT for Christmas. Alongside the hilarious action-packed Santa antics, there’s a wonderful grandparent-grandson relationship that explores grief and kindness. I know so many young readers who will LOVE sharing this one. Thank you @storymix.bsky.social 🎅🏾
The cover of The Other Father Christmas illustrated by Shahab Shamshirsaz. A boy and his grandfather ride through the night sky on a sleigh, piled high with presents, pulled by reindeer.
October 6, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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And now there’s an actual Margarine in the world! Team Terrible Trio adopted her
Letter from Pōhatu Conservation Trust to show that Penguin was adopted and will be supported by the trust. Oh and her name is Margarine.
October 5, 2025 at 7:32 AM
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Thank you to everyone who joined me at Dunedin City Library for some Terrible Trio fun! 🤩
Crowd in the story pit of Dunedin City Library creating new characters in a Terrible Trio inspired character workshop with Swapna Haddow The Terrible Trio book, illustrated by Minky Stapleton
October 4, 2025 at 4:31 AM
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Thank you to the 150 schools who signed up to hear all about The Terrible Trio with @scholasticuk.bsky.social Book Club Live and me and Minky! Terrible is the new awesome 🦓🦝🐧
Screengrab photo of Rosie from Scholastic, Minky Stapleton and me all holding up copies of The Terrible Trio
September 19, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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Thank you to everyone who joined @scholasticuk.bsky.social #Diwali Book Club Live today! I can’t wait to see all your brilliant drawings 🪔
Swapna sits in her office, in front of her laptop and microphone, holding up a copy of The Night Before Diwali picturebook.
September 18, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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Flippin’ ‘eck! Thank you so much to the booklovers and booksellers of Aotearoa ❤️ #pukapuka #TheTerribleTrio
Picture of the bestseller list in New Zealand for 10th August to 6th September: 1. The Fate of Dragons by Sarina Clark and Abra Gil Celdran, Little Moa 2. THE TERRIBLE TRIO: THE (NOT SO) SUPERHEROES BY SWAPNA HADDOW ANS MINKY STAPLETON, SCHOLASTIC 3. Children of the Rush by James Russell, Dragon Brothers Books 4. Leonardo’s Dragon by Donovan Bixley, Upstart Press 5. Spark Hunter by Sonya Wilson, Allen and Unwin Children’s 6. Violet and the Velvets 1 by Rachael King, Allen and Unwin Children’s 7. The Secret Green by Sonya Wilson, Allen and Unwin Children’s 8. Violet and the Velvets 2 by Rachael King, Allen and Unwin Children’s 9. Dreamslinger by Graci Kim, Penguin Books 10. None Girls by Stacy Gregg, Penguin Books
September 16, 2025 at 5:40 AM
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I got you 🙌🏾
Cover of All About Diwali illustrated by Aditi Kakade Beaufrand Cover of The Night Before Diwali illustrated by Darshika Varma
September 13, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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We are Paper Plus pals 💚
Picture of book stacks in Paper Plus Dunedin, featuring The Terrible Trio and Violet and the Velvets
September 11, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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Dave Pigeon fans! Bad Panda fans! This is it! This is the first book in my brand new series with #MinkyStapleton and I reckon you might like this one because I bloomin’ LOVE it. Happy reading, everyone 🦓🦝🐧🎉
UK cover of the brand new graphic novel for young readers, ‘The Terrible Trio’, illustrated by Minky Stapleton. There is a cheerful penguin, shocked zebra and a flummoxed lemur on the front cover. Minky’s illustration style is described as ‘The Bad Guys’ meets ‘The Penguins of Madagascar’.
September 11, 2025 at 9:08 AM
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The Night Before Diwali by me and #DarshikaVarma and @scholasticuk.bsky.social is out TODAY! And just in time for #Diwali next month 🪔
Available from your local indie bookshop or wherever you buy books 📚
September 11, 2025 at 4:55 AM
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It’s The Terrible Trio day!! This one by me and Minky Stapleton is landing in bookshops and libraries around the world today. Happy reading, you superheroes!
If you get yourself a copy, please support your local indie bookshop if you can 🦓🦝🐧
September 2, 2025 at 3:33 AM
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Thank you so much to everyone who came along to The Terrible Trio launch. I had the BEST time and it was so wonderful to see so brilliant young readers. My heart is so full 🫶🏾
August 30, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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WE HAVE A BOOK TRAILER!! 🦓🦝🐧 #TheTerribleTrio is out next week with #Scholastic
And the week after with @scholasticuk.bsky.social! 🎉🎉🎉
August 28, 2025 at 8:21 AM
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WE HAVE A BOOK TRAILER!! 🦓🦝🐧 #TheTerribleTrio is out next week with #Scholastic
And the week after with @scholasticuk.bsky.social 🎉🎉🎉
August 28, 2025 at 8:17 AM
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One week until the The Terrible Trio by me and #MinkyStapleton is out and goodie boxes are on the way #pukapuka 🫶🏾
August 25, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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How to Save your Granny from a Runaway Train by me and @jessbradley.bsky.social is #TheWeekJunior Book of the Week! Head to theweekjunior.co.uk/book-giveaway to win a copy 🎉🎉🎉
August 18, 2025 at 6:08 AM
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This one is out today! Part of Hachette’s Little Myths series, find out about Rama and Sita in this book by me and #DarshikaVarma 💚
August 14, 2025 at 4:08 AM
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Awesome book mail today! Family Haddow can’t wait to get stuck into this one by @nadiashireen.bsky.social - we LOVE this series. Thank you so much for the copy, @kirstengrant.bsky.social 🙌🏾
August 6, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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Dunners! #MinkyStapleton and I are celebrating The Terrible Trio with capes, cake and celebrations at University Book Shop on 30th August. Come along and say hello 👋🏾 #pukapuka
August 4, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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I’ve only gone and done a book with the awesome @jessbradley.bsky.social!How to Save Your Granny from a Runaway Train is out TODAY! It’s full of bonkers comics, super science and easy experiments - perfect for curious minds. Out now wherever you get books but do support your local indie bookshop 🙏🏾
July 31, 2025 at 2:39 AM