Once upon a time there was a little girl called Shirley. Her mum said her nose was always stuck in a book. Indeed it was because Shirley loved reading. Her favourite books then were ‘The Borrowers’ by Mary Norton and ‘The Naughtiest Girl in the School’ series by Enid Blyton.

When Shirley grew up she became a Primary School Teacher. She especially enjoyed story time with her classes at the end of the day. She would stretch the children’s imaginations with exciting tales from authors such as Roald Dahl, Dick King Smith and C. S. Lewis.

One day Shirley decided to write her own book.
She had visited many countries and lived in Egypt for a while. She fell in love with Egypt’s history, people and culture and her first book ‘Scarab Eyes’, which is now out of print, was set in Cairo.

Shirley also enjoys writing poetry, for adults and children.

Please write to Shirley and let her know what you think about her books. Shirley keeps a daily blog here.

Shirley is available for poetry competition judging. Please email at info@shirley-elmokadem.co.uk for details.

Read an interview with Shirley here: www.authorhotline.com