Aisha Bushby was born in Bahrain and has lived in Kuwait, England and Canada. Now she mostly lives in the worlds of her children’s books. Aisha was a contributing author in the Stripes anthology for BAME writers, A Change is Gonna Come, alongside writers including Patrice Lawrence, Tanya Byrne and Nikesh Shukla. The anthology was awarded a YA Book Prize Special Achievement Award. Aisha’s debut novel A Pocketful of Stars was longlisted for the Carnegie medal and shortlisted for the Branford Boase award. Aisha’s books are always full of heart and have a sprinkling of magic in them.

Twitter: @aishabushby
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Website: aishabushby.com

Books in order of publication:

A Change is Gonna Come (2017)

A Pocketful of Stars (2019)

Moonchild (2020)

'Jeddi's Attic,' The Book of Hopes (2020)

Moonchild: City of the Sun (2021)

The Mysterious Museum: Collins Big Cat (2022)

A Flash of Fireflies (2022)

'The Dream Jar,' The Faber Book of Bedtime Stories (2022)

Suitcase S(witch) (2023)

Tiny, the Secret Adventurer (2023)