Lucy Noguera
Children’s Author

Lucy lives in Ealing, London with her family and her two dogs. She was a primary school teacher and then a teacher of the deaf before starting her own small educational company. She has worked with many schools arranging and planning book-based events and projects, all with the aim of encouraging children to develop a lifelong love of reading.

Her first book – SWOP 1: The Satsuma-Sized Secret is a 7+ chapter book, designed to be very accessible. It’s dyslexic-friendly both in layout and font. It introduces sign language and has a deaf character. The sequel – SWOP 2: The Daring Dinosaur Detective – is due this year. 

Her first picture book, Herman Needs A Home, is an adventure story underpinned by themes of conservation and the effects of plastic pollution on marine wildlife and beaches. 

She runs many school visits both in person and via zoom, all planned to suit either KS1 or KS2.

School Visits

Lucy is available for school visits virtually and in person. She is based in London but happy to travel. Visits are suitable for early years through KS2 and can be adapted to suit individual classes/year groups or key stages. She offers one hour, half day or whole days. Visits to Special Schools are for all ages including secondary provision.

Please get in touch for any other book related events including book festivals or book shop visits and they can be adapted to fit requirements.

SWOP 1:
The Satsuma Sized Secret

What would you do if you found the world’s smallest dog?

When Ernie and his family leave the countryside to live in London,
Ernie feels like he will never settle into his new home.

Yet on his first night a surprising new friend introduces himself - Swop. Swop is a dog, a tiny dog that just happens to be the size of
a satsuma! 

SWOP is suitable for all children aged seven and up. It also introduces some sign language as Ernie’s sister Ivy is deaf and Ernie teaches some signs to Swop to help him keep him a secret. 

SWOP 2: The Daring Dinosaur Detective is coming soon.

COMING SOON

SWOP 2: The Daring Dinosaur Detective

What would you do if your super-secret, pocket-sized pet disappeared on a school trip? 

A rare dinosaur fossil has gone missing at the Natural History Museum, just as Ernie's class are taking a tour. Now Swop - the world's smallest dog - has disappeared too! 

Can Ernie and his friends, Rafa and Clemmie, solve the dino mystery and get Swop back before the school coach leaves? Or will Swop and the fossil be lost forever?

Herman Needs A Home

A little crab’s search for a shell to call his home.

When Herman the hermit crab gets too big for his shell, he can’t find a new one that feels just right. With his sister, Hiro, he travels up and down the beach in search of a shell he can call home. They don’t find a shell but they do find something else - a pile of rubbish left behind on the sand. But can Herman make a home out of any of it?

NEWS

  • Author Feature in Ealing Living Magazine

  • Ebbs and Flows at the Printers

  • Review of Swop by the National Deaf Children’s Society, (NDCS)

MORE

  • "I love SWOP so much. It made me want a really tiny dog of my own. I couldn’t stop reading it!"

    Charlie Nash, Aged 9

  • "This book is both imaginative and funny, the perfect mix of adventure and everyday life! Ernie and Swop will take you on a wild ride through the trials of having a satsuma-sized dog. It is such a fun read and I absolutely love it!"

    Amelie Prayle, Aged 11

  • "I love SWOP because I never knew that tiny dogs could be so cheeky! "

    Wren Hardy, Aged 9

  • "The characters in SWOP are well-rounded and the inclusion of a character who is deaf makes the story even more unique."

    Amazon Customer 

  • "Love the inclusion of a deaf character so the main character uses sign language with his new dog. I’d recommend it highly and I am looking forward to the sequel."

    Amazon Customer

  • "My 7 year old child loved reading SWOP together after the Author visited her school. The adventures of SWOP were much enjoy (by us both!)"

    Parent After A School Visit 

  • "My son couldn’t put it down. He absolutely loved it so much. The story is adorable, full of adventure and friendship."

    Parent

  • "What I love about SWOP is the dyslexic-friendly font and natural inclusion of lip reading and sign language. Can’t wait for SWOP 2!"

    Primary Teacher  

  • "My daughter found this such a funny book and was laughing so hard in so many places!"

    Parent

  • "I loved that Lucy taught us some sign language when she visited our school."

    Woody, Year 3

  • "It was amazing to meet an author!"

    Udham, Year 5

  • "I loved she used a little bit of her dogs to make Swop’s character."

    Blake, Year 3 

  • "For Deaf Awareness Week we invested in books which include a deaf character (including SWOP)."

    Muirtown Primary School

  • "We had some fascinating workshops on World Book Day from Lucy Noguera."

    Deer Park School

  • "Lucy answered all the children's questions with patience and enthusiasm when she visited our school."

    Dormers Wells Primary

  • "My daughter is going to go as Ernie (and Swop) for World Book Day!"

    Parent

  • "The children loved Lucy’s assembly, they were fascinated to hear how Lucy’s real life experiences influenced her writing!"

    Godolphin Junior School