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I’ll be doing several events in London over the next few weeks if you are looking for something to do with the kids! They can find out how to draw a lemur, make fingers puppets and add their own costumes – it’s … Continue reading →

I’ve had a very busy few months, what with visiting 10 schools in 3 weeks over World Book Day in March – which was incredibly rewarding – and so many children had some really creative ideas! I have also been … Continue reading →

            I am absolutely THRILLED that ‘All Mine!’ has been nominated for The CILIP Carnegie & Kate Greenaway Children’s Book Awards 2016 ‪#‎CKG16‬. It’s such a prestigious award, and among such amazing company, so I … Continue reading →

I’m still in shock that I was invited to be interviewed on Channel 5 News talking about the importance of reading to children at bedtime! Still waiting for a video clip… meanwhile, here is some photographic evidence!

Felt rather proud to be in such prestigious company on the Macmillan Children’s Books stand at the Bologna Book Fair this month. If you are looking for something to do with children over the Easter holidays, I will be reading … Continue reading →

I will be at several bookshops in London doing some events in February: Sunday 8th February, 11am, Wimbledon Books Saturday 21st February, 11am, Dulwich Books More dates to come!  

‘All Mine!’ book trailer goes live! Two days until publication day – yeah!

Very exciting to get these advance copies of All Mine! in the post last week – including a copy in Korean. What a great early Christmas present, I can’t wait until it’s out in bookshops next month!

What a lovely surprise – this Korean edition of The Girl Who Loved Wellies arrived in the post this morning!