Sophie Smiley is an author of books for children. She lives in Cambridge

Cambridge

The city of Cambridge is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It lies in East Anglia about north of London. Cambridge is at the heart of the high-technology centre known as Silicon Fen – a play on Silicon Valley and the fens surrounding the...

 and is married with two sons.

Background

Smiley was born in a Dominican monastery near Cambridge. She now teaches English and is also a staff member of Forest School Camps

Forest School Camps

Forest School Camps is an organization that is aimed primarily at children between the ages of 6 and 17. FSC has camps running throughout the year, the main ones taking place in the summer. Being a volunteer run organization, it relies on cultural/social bonds and enthusiasm from participants for...

, working with both able students and those with learning difficulties.

She is the daughter of the philosopher and logician Timothy Smiley

Timothy Smiley

Timothy John Smiley FBA is Emeritus Knightbridge Professor of Philosophy at Clare College, Cambridge University.He has edited and contributed to numerous papers and publications including:...

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Writing

Smiley is best known for her partnership with Michael Foreman

Michael Foreman (author / illustrator)

Michael Foreman is an award-winning British author and illustrator, mainly for children. He lives in London. He is one of the best-known and most prolific writer-illustrators of children's books. He was born and grew up in the seaside village of Pakefield, near Lowestoft, Suffolk, where his mother...

. She has written five stories about a football-mad family.

Her books include Bobby, Charlton and the Mountain, Man of the Match, Team Trouble, Pirates Ahoy, Pup on the Pitch and Snow Goalie.
Bobby, Charlton and the Mountain is the first story in the series and is centred on the female character Charlie, whose family avidly supports and participates in football. Her brother Bobby has been chosen to present a bouquet to The Queen, and he is desperate to earn a football strip to wear for the occasion. The Times Educational Supplement

Times Educational Supplement

The Times Educational Supplement is a weekly UK publication aimed primarily at school teachers in the UK. It was first published in 1910 as a pull-out supplement in The Times newspaper. Such was its popularity that in 1914, the supplement became a separate publication selling for 1 penny.The TES...

 described it as "An excellent story . . . so immediate, so animated".

All her works have been published by Andersen Press

Andersen Press

Andersen Press is a British book publishing company. It was founded in 1976 by Klaus Flugge, and was named after Hans Christian Andersen. Random House has a holding in the company and has a strong association with Andersen....

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