About Sarah
Sarah Reader Harris is a British author who has lived in Belgium for many years and has published numerous children's books. Her books often feature animals searching for a home, including a series about a sheep that does not fit in with the flock.
Sarah regularly returns to the Isle of Skye, where she finds inspiration in the rugged landscape and the many animals that live there.
In Belgium, Sarah volunteers as a guardian for underage asylum seekers and organises storytelling sessions in refugee centres and at her local library. In the past, she worked weekly with asylum seekers in Klein Kasteeltje (an asylum centre in Brussels). Together with musician Marieke Slovin, she made music there and turned the migration stories into poetry, which resulted in the book: On the Move: Poems and Songs of Migration. To read more about Sarah and Marieke's collaboration and their latest project, Creatures on the Move, click here.
Sarah's stories are written for anyone looking for a place where they belong. She offers various interactive workshops for children aged 3 to 12, hoping to encourage them to discover their own unique stories.
© Marieke Slovin
© Saskia Vanderstichele
Did you know that ...
The first book in Sarah's book series about sheep, A Sheep called Skye, was adapted for the stage by the National Theatre of Scotland, with performances of the play taking place throughout Scotland.
Sarah collaborated with Oxfam Belgium and wrote a book based on the theme of fair trade: Het Mysterie van de Bienoboon (The Mystery of the Bieno Bean).
Another book, Vlieglessen van een Vlegel, describes the adventures of a paralysed duck who teaches others to fly.
Sarah was selected as reading ambassador for the Brussels libraries in 2023. See here for her reading tip of the year!