The Art of Storytelling and Creativity by James Harris

Our final blog of National Share A Story Month is a great one! James Harris shares some insight into his love of creating stories!     The Art of Storytelling and Creativity by James Harris, author of Help! We Need a Story I’ve been asked to write a blog about the art of storytelling and […]

Pop by Matt Carr

Matt Carr’s humour certainly shines in his books and in his guest blog for us today around popcorn, a dreaded song and food! ‘Food Glorious Food!’ Is a song which always sends shudders down my spine. The reason for this is a traumatic one. When I was about eight or nine, my mum was in […]

Otters vs Badgers by Anya Glazer

What will stop Otters and Badgers from fighting?  Francie has some ideas to save the day and they are delicious! Check out Anya’s blog today about her book! Cookies to share, in books and in life When I first started working on my picture book Otters vs Badgers, I didn’t know how much it would […]

Food Fight by Alex Latimer

Food Fight is full of fun, puns and a brilliant story- all brought to life by Alex Latimer.  In his guest blog today, he shares some insight into the creation of this book!   Food Fight – Alex Latimer I love when a book idea grabs me and won’t let go. Food Fight was one […]

Don’t Panic! We CAN save the planet by James Campbell

James Campbell has written a guest blog for us around saving the planet and how he began growing food in a bathtub! With inspiring stories and ideas, this is a blog that calls you to action!   I have become more and more worried about the planet ever since I started hearing about climate change. […]

Adventuremice: A Feast of Stories by Reeve & McIntyre

Today’s guest blog is from the dynamic duo of Philip Reeve and Sarah McIntyre.  Their blog will have your tummy rumbling and you reaching for the cheese!! SO many delightful snacks in their series, Adventuremice!     Adventuremice: a Feast of Stories by Philip Reeve & Sarah McIntyre Adventuremice love adventure… but they also love […]

Six Children’s Books with Great Food by Pari Thomson

Food and books are such a perfect match!  Will author Pari Thomson tempt you to read her six favourite books featuring food with her guest blog today? Six children’s books with great food by Pari Thomson Food and books are two of my favourite things in life – so food in books is pretty much […]

Feasting in the Street by Gillian Cross

We have a delicious blog from Gillian Cross about food, festivals and popcorn cannons! Feasting in the Street I’ve done a lot of cooking. I’ve roasted food and simmered it. Boiled it and fried it and grilled it. Made it into cakes and puddings, pies and stews and gratins. But I’ve never exploded it. I’d […]

Recipes from Katherine Rundell’s Books

We are thrilled to share a guest blog from the Bloomsbury Team about the feast of food featured in Katherine Rundell’s stories. Read on and then head to the shop to gather your ingredients for a yummy feast.   In many of Katherine Rundell’s books, you can find unique and delicious recipes to test out. […]

Tasty Tales by Anna Lena Feunekes

Tasty Tales: A feast of history and food Hey there! My name is Anna Lena Feunekes and I’m the author of Tasty Tales, a book about food lore and history. During Share a Story Month the idea of sharing more about the book gets me all excited about one thing: how food brings us together! […]