Love in Winter Wonderland is a heartwarming story set at Christmas. Written by Abiola Bello, she writes for us, telling us more about the story and her characters. Black love and Christmas. They don’t seem to go hand in hand. I’m not sure why as I’m Black, I love love and I love Christmas yet […]
Once Upon a Hillside is a collection of stories woven across the fabric of the land. Written by Angela McAllister, we have a brilliant blog post about where these stories came from. A few years ago, Fiona Kennedy, a publisher and editor I’ve worked with on many books over the years, came to visit me […]
Gaspard’s Christmas is the fourth in the series of picture books about Gaspard the Fox, illustrated by James Mayhew. The first book was inspired by my daily encounters with a real fox (you can see photos of the real Gaspard on my instagram page or on www.gaspardthefox.com ). It was a magical connection with […]
Who doesn’t love a festive draw-a-long? Check out the blog post from author-illustrator, Alex Willmore on how to draw a fun and festive character from his book, I did see a Mammoth. I love being an author and illustrator. Creating stories and worlds is always so enjoyable but my absolute favourite things about it […]
I think many of us are always keen to know where the ideas come from for the stories authors tell. Pneguin Huddle is a cuddle of a story and author Ross Montgomery tells us a bit about the inspiration for this book. I’m always asked how I came up with an idea for a particular […]
Isabel Thomas, author of The Bedtime Book of Impossible Questions, tells the FCBG about her book and the reasons behind writing it. Answering children’s impossible questions Science is driven by questions, and not just sensible ones. Every year, the Ig Nobel Prizes honour the most improbable questions asked – and answered – by researchers. Is […]
Non-Fiction Is Not Just For November National Non-Fiction November ended on a real high with the exciting live final of the first ever Britannica Magazine Schools Quiz held at St Bride’s Foundation in London, organised and hosted by Chris Lloyd and John Gordon Reid of What On Earth Books. It was a joy to […]
Welcome to the wonderful world of Noodle Juice! Noodle Juice? I hear you say. Why, what’s that? A new takeaway? No, we’re a new publisher, and not just any sort of publisher… You see, we make books that will fizz in your brain, fuel your noggin, and get you and children all over the country […]
Why I love writing about “complicated” characters From Svetlana, the vengeful but conflicted sorceress in Nevertell, to the menacing yet grief-stricken Soldier in Glassheart, to all the people and forces secretly at work in Mountainfell, I love to write characters who are “complicated”. Mountainfell follows the story of Erskin, who lives in the shadow of […]
The first of December is upon us and we are so excited to share a special blog with you from the authors of The Very Merry Murder Club. There are recommendations from these talented authors for their favourite festive books. How many have you read? Favourite Festive Reads from the authors of The Very Merry […]
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