Christie Hainsby

Christie Hainsby – Editor

Professional editor specialising in writing, editing and proofreading prose and rhyming children's books.

Overview

Currently a Managing Editor at a well-known children’s publishing house, I have been writing and editing books for over six years. I specialise in writing, copy-editing and proofreading British and American English picture books in both prose and rhyming text. My previous work experience includes placements at Penguin Random House and Wellcome Collection in London. I also have a passion for proofreading large word counts!

Services
Non-Fiction
Children’s Non-Fiction
Fiction
Picture Books Short Story Young Adult
Languages
English (UK) English (US)
Certifications
  • First Class BA Hons English Literature Degree

Work experience

Make Believe Ideas

Feb, 2018 — Present

I specialise in writing and editing children’s board and picture books, recommended for ages 0–6 years.

Portfolio

Never Touch a Sleepy Lion!

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Never Touch a Grumpy Unicorn!

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Never Touch a Stinky Skunk!

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Never Touch a Noisy Chicken!

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Never Touch the Grumpy Pets

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Roar for Rescue

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Color of Us

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Never Pop a Shark!

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Top Dog

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Never Touch the Stinky Piglets

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The 12 Diggers of Christmas

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Bite-sized

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My Awesome Dinosaur Book (Non-Fiction with sequin cover)

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Unicorn Loves...

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Spooky Little Pumpkin

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U Is for Unicorn (Touch & Feel)

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L is for Lion

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Meet the Divasaurs

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Touch and Explore Flap-a-Doodle Moo!

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Beep, Whoosh, GO!

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Hiss Roar Snap

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I-Spy-A-Saurus

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Five Sparkly Mermaids

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Bubble Buddies: Big Shark Little Shark

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Found it. Felt it! Counting Friends 123

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Busy Bees Jungle Peek and find Boad Book

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Follow Us

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Five Little Unicorns BOARD

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Busy Bees the Three Little Pigs

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Who Goes Roar?

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I Can Count to 100

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Puzzle Stix: Meet the Farm

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I Love You, Ted

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ABC

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K is for Kindness

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My Awesome Magical Creatures Book

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Don't Be Rude, Little Dude!

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It's Not Fair!

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Christie has 48 reviews

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Colin K.

Colin K.

Jun, 2024

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I couldn't be more impressed with Christie's editorial skills. She was exceptionally thorough in her assessment of the text, meticulously combing through every detail to ensure clarity, coherence, and overall quality. Her comments were helpful and insightful, offering constructive advice that will elevate the work to a new level. What stood out most was Christie's ability to balance her critiq...
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Rhea H.

Rhea H.

Oct, 2023

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Christie provided me with invaluable suggestions and comments on how to improve my children's picture book. The advice for developmental editing in the area of rhyming/rhythm was exactly what I needed. After a first round of editing, I hired Christie again for a second round of comments. I appreciated her positive feedback and genuine praise. Thank you, Christie!
Stephanie C.

Stephanie C.

Feb, 2023

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Christie is an excellent editor and clearly very skilled at what she does. She provided useful guidance on where my story could be strengthened and a number of suggestions to help improve the rhythm and rhyme throughout. Her input has been invaluable and has enabled me to fine tune my manuscript to be "publisher ready". I'd love to work with Christie again, it has been an absolute pleasure an...
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Tina B.

Tina B.

Nov, 2024

Christie is currently helping with my first children’s book. I have to say she has been brilliant in helping me progress into a more confident author and having faith in my ideas and work. 🙏 So glad I found her and will be working with her until the book is in the best shape for the next step. 👍
Laura M.

Laura M.

Nov, 2024

Christie was brilliant! She gave really helpful feedback and spotted issues in the rhyme that I didn't even consider (i.e. different pronunciation of words). I found her feedback really balanced too - one positive comment for every piece of critical feedback. The prices was also really reasonable! Would 100% work with Christie again.

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