David Sutherland


Biography

David Sutherland was born in Toronto, Canada and trained as a photographer at Ryerson University. Parallel to a successful 30 year career as a travel photographer, he started writing for children part-time and published his first story, Alma and the Magic Yoyo in 1996.
He now lives in London, UK and writes full-time. He has a love of red Rioja, brass propellers, Arsenal FC and vintage shirts.
For more info please visit www.david-sutherland.com

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Books

A Black Hole in Neasden    by David Sutherland
Price: $0.99 USD. 69510 words. Published on November 15, 2011. Fiction.

A comic fantasy for young adults, A Black Hole in Neasden has been described as "fresh and exciting ... brimming with oddball ideas ... goes full out to entertain right from page one." (John Millen, Sunday Young Post) and "a truly fun book ... amusingly ludicrous ... a highly enjoyable parody of contemporary culture." (Lavie Tidhar, author of 'The Bookman Histories')
Samantha Cardigan and the Genie's Revenge    by David Sutherland
Price: $2.99 USD. 2410 words. Published on November 1, 2011. Fiction.

The Sheik's daughter is stuck on the ceiling, there's a scorpion in someone's shoe and the genie is feeling very mean; how can Samantha Cardigan and Rabbit thwart his terrible revenge? Well, they could start by making him really really mad... Mystery, adventure and some rabbity intuition add up to an amusing and well-loved read. Gloriously illustrated by David Roberts for 6-8 year olds.
Samantha Cardigan and the Ghastly Twirling Sickness    by David Sutherland
Price: $2.99 USD. 2410 words. Published on October 23, 2011. Fiction.

Something dreadful is happening in the Kingdom of Nedakh and everyone's in a whirl; how can Samantha Cardigan and Rabbit solve the mystery of the Ghastly Twirling Sickness? Lucky they’ve got their inflatable vacuum cleaner... Mystery, adventure and some rabbity detective work add up to an amusing and well-loved read. Gloriously illustrated by David Roberts for 6-8 year olds.
Alma and the Magic Yoyo    by David Sutherland
Price: $2.99 USD. 2900 words. Published on October 13, 2011. Fiction.

Alma was destined for great things as a professional yoyoer, but how could she beat her talented rival Pink Eddie Jinks? Well, a magic yoyo might help… Beautifully illustrated by Philip Hopman, ALMA AND THE MAGIC YOYO has a strong plot with an original twist. An amusing and much-loved story for 6-8 year olds.

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