Lesley Beake Unclaimed

Official site of the author of Cageful of Butterflies, The Strollers, Song of Be, One Dark Night and many more

Lesley Beake has been involved with writing and editing children’s stories for thirty years now and has published over 85 books. All her stories are set in Africa and are rich in African imagery and landscape. They vary from picture books for the very young, to novels for teenagers, with a good spread of stories for all ages in between. Much of her work involves writing for readers who are reading in English as their second, third, or even fourth language. The challenge of corresponding a reading level with an interest level is helped by her background in primary school teaching and in teaching English as a Foreign Language in the Middle East for the British Council.