Catherine Barr is widely known for her environmental and animal based non-fiction books. In her guest blog, she shares some insight into how Wildlife Crossings came to be! Wildlife crossings: Protecting animal pathways around the world Driving at dusk, I was desperately hoping for an elephant or two to cross the road. But as the […]
How many of us have dreamed of stepping into the pages of a favourite book or meeting a fictional character? When Anna James created her series, she spoke to the heart of book lovers everywhere. Read on for a glimpse into Anna’s processes. When I started writing Pages & Co I had no idea […]
We know you all lead busy lives so we have made it really easy to catch up on the Children’s Book Award Blog Tour! All the links to the blogs are listed below and we would like to thank the bloggers, authors, illustrators and publishers for all their incredible support! Books for Younger Children! https://www.whatiread.co.uk/post/the-big-dreaming-michael-rosen-fcbgcba24-post […]
We have a hilarious guest blog from Tom Mitchell to share with you today! We hope you enjoy it as much as we have! Fiddling while Rome Burns At a recent school visit, I was asked by a keen Year 7 what my next novel was about. My response, as it always is, was […]
We are so excited to welcome author Susan Brownrigg to the blog today giving us some lovely insight into her series, Gracie Fairshaw! As a Lancashire lass I am often inspired by northern, especially working-class history and that is certainly the case with my Gracie Fairshaw detective series! Set in 1930s Blackpool, over […]
It’s been another brilliant phase of the Children’s Book Award blog tour! Our three amazing bloggers hosted guest posts from the creators of our three shortlisted titles! On the 18 March, Jacqui Sydney hosted Liz Kessler with a blog around her book, Code Name Kingfisher! Liz has previously been on this shortlist so knows how […]
We are so thrilled to welcome Aisling Fowler to the blog today. She shares some insight into writing her main character. With book three coming soon, it is an ideal time to get to know this series better! Writing a Main Character Across a Fantasy Series As I watch the publication day of Fireborn: […]
Ballet Besties is a new series for younger readers, co written by Chitra Soundar and principal ballerina Yasmine Naghdi. We have a lovely blog about the series from Chitra! Ballet Besties Bringing out the best amongst friends Ballet Besties is a new series for 7+ readers about Yara and her new friends at a […]
We are in the second phase of our blog tour celebrating the Top Ten for the Children’s Book Award. This week was a celebration of Books for Younger Readers with three bloggers hosting some guest blogs from the shortlisted authors and illustrators. Kicking off this phase was Erin Hamilton from My Shelves Are Full, hosting […]
Dr Thomas Bernard and Lisa Moss co- authors of the SuperQuesters series discuss why they created their publishing company QuestFriendz and the importance of getting young children engaged and learning about the climate crisis without it appearing overwhelming. When our twin daughters were younger, Thomas and I were looking for books and toys that would […]
