Author and illustrator, Jake Williams won the Business Design Centre’s New Designer of the Year 2017 for work which became his debut book, Remarkable Retiles, published in 2018. His passion – and talent – for creating informative, accessible and eye-catchingly illustrated non-fiction continued with Darwin’s Voyage of Discovery, charting the life of the famous explorer and naturalist. […]
Parents around the world will tell you the importance of bedtime routine for everyone in the home! Bedtime Little Mouse is an adorable tale about bedtimes. Author Magali Mialaret shares some insights with us in her blog piece. Sleep is essential for the brain of your child to flourish, but there is so much weight […]
Nisha’s War is Dan Smith’s latest novel and we are thrilled to share a blog post from Dan, sharing his inspiration for Nisha’s story. When I wrote Nisha’s War, I didn’t set out to write a World War Two story. I set out to write a book about a lonely girl struggling to find the treasures […]
Walker Books have kindly shared a recent interview with author Helen Cooper about her book, Saving the Butterfly. Helen offers some gentle insights and tips for reading this book with children. Saving the Butterfly doesn’t shy away from themes of sadness and anxiety, so ideally it would be shared with children at a time when there […]
Jenny Pearson’s latest book is as popular as her first two for the heartfelt humour and brilliant characters that appear in all her books. She has written a lovely blog for us about finding inspiration! I’m often asked about where I get my ideas for my stories and the answer is all sorts of places, […]
We have been working with Eve Wersocki Morris for several years and now we get to feature her and her debut book, The Bird Singers. Eve shares with us her new perspective on author visits! Publicist-Author Eve Wersocki Morris on doing her first school events – In my current job as Senior Publicity Manager at […]
Jenna and Lucy have combined their talents and interests in creating a book that celebrates families in all shapes and styles! They have kindly put together a brilliant blog for us to share! How the animal kingdom inspired a story about the different families there are in the world: We Are Family celebrates the diverse […]
Hayley Wells is a debut author-illustrator who graduated from the prestigious Cambridge Art School MA programme. Their debut picture book, The More Monster, is a timely and thought-provoking tale; a topical modern fairy tale with a moral message that will encourage young readers to think and talk about power, consumption, greed and sharing. Hayley is interested […]
Loki is officially published and children are loving this trickster god being sent to Earth to live out his punishment as a weak human boy! We are so excited to share a recent Q&A with Louie Stowell, all about Loki! Loki’s journal writes back to him, often with hilarious and witty remarks and critiques of […]
These books are being read and enjoyed by so many readers, both young and older, who rave about Dido’s story. We can imagine they are all as keen to learn more about the inspiration as we are!! Growing up, I loved reading adventures stories about horses. I borrowed them from libraries, mostly, although I had […]
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