A Special Christmas Guest Post from Benji Davies The holly and the ivy. Mistletoe and Wine. Dasher and Dancer. Like Christmas and books they go together. One of my strongest memories of the festive period and a family tradition in my childhood home was the reading of a special book on Christmas eve. My two […]
Blog post by Lawrence Schimel “A translator is a reader who shares his enthusiasm for a book with readers in another language and culture” It was a great surprise for both myself, as translator, and the poet Karmelo C. Iribarren, when we first learned that POEMS THE WIND BLEW IN had been shortlisted for the […]
By Zaro Weil, Winner of the 2020 Clippa Poetry Prize Arriving at the windy Bologna Book Fair in March 2018, I stood smiling under the fluttering coloured banners. What a miracle to be part of this world. My second poetry book had just been published. Firecrackers. I was there to help my publisher, Troika, promote […]
The story of Tell Tail came about after spending a bit of time with my neighbour’s exuberant Staffordshire bull terrier, Stanley. I’ve always loved dogs and Stanley is a dog after my own heart – he really is the maddest, most carefree beast I’ve ever encountered. I was thinking how some dogs are bred for […]
By Sophie Andersen I often find it is the interaction of several separate inspirations that can spark the idea for a story. The Castle of Tangled Magic was born out of three main inspirations: my fascination with Russia’s centuries-old wooden buildings, spirits from Slavic mythology, and a fairy-tale in verse written by Alexander Pushkin. The […]
“Christmas is coming And Grandma’s lost the plot! She’s decked the dog in ribbons, and mince pies? She made A Lot…” If you had a large filing cabinet (one large enough to store people in) you would have found both of my grandmothers neatly organised into the section entitled “MAD AS A BOX OF FROGS”. […]
A Dancer’s Dream Written by Katherine Woodfine, Illustrated by Lizzy Stewart, Published by Simon and Schuster As a child, one of my favourite Christmas traditions was a trip to the theatre or the ballet. Seeing a production of The Nutcracker at Christmastime was a special treat — the story of Clara and the Nutcracker doll […]
When I first began writing Moon Dog, I never dreamed how much it would hit the zeitgeist. My readers describe Moon Dog as a gripping adventure story that brings two lost children, Marcus and Delilah, together in their quest for a dog. It’s a story that warns against the dangers of puppy farming. We have […]
When an opportunity comes along to chat with an author or illustrator about their work, we always say yes and their answers to our questions are amazing everytime. Ben Lerwill and Harriet Hobday have created an enticing book aptly named Wild Cities. Opening the book will take readers around the world, visiting the wildlife that […]
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