We think today’s blog will resonate with those who love stories and discovering where an author gets their ideas from! Thank you Julie for this lovely guest blog. When I visit schools to chat about being an author, the question I’m most often asked is ‘where do your ideas come from?’ I always say […]
We welcome to the blog, Nicola Colton to share some insights into her new series, Bertha & Blink. Rumble in the Jungle is the first in this highly illustrated and colourful series. When we meet Bertha, she is a super-star inventor. She used to live a glitzy life in the city and was much more […]
We have a brilliant blog from author Clare Harlow about the monsters in her book, Tidemagic The Many Faces of Ista Flit. They are called grilks and terrorise throughout the story. Read on to discover more! Bringing Monsters to Life – Clare Harlow ‘But what do the monsters actually look like?’ This is a question […]
You could likely ask anyone if they have a favourite word and get something different everytime. This book will have children learning and loving new words! Colette, you have created an impressive book of tremendous words! How did you choose the words you wanted to use? I wanted to choose useful words that children would […]
We welcome Ros Roberts to the blog today to share her insights into the inspiration and themes behind her book, Knowing the Score. In this book, it is one girl’s determination to right a wrong that keeps the reader engaged! Inspiration and themes behind Knowing the Score by Ros Roberts Knowing the Score is […]
We have a fun guest post for you today featuring author Luan Goldie. She shares some fun books that feature body swapping with comedic outcomes! Have you read any of them? Body swap stories in children’s books by Luan Goldie I’ll be the first to say the plot of Skylar and the K-pop Headteacher, in […]
Call the Puffins is a series from Cath Howe and Ella Okstad. We recently asked Cath Howe a few questions about her characters and this series. Check out her answers below! Where did the inspiration for Muffin and Call the Puffins come from? I grew up in Scotland. As a child, I spent many holidays […]
We welcome Jake R. Wilson to the blog today sharing insight into Sar Wylda and her determination to be a dinobeast rider! High-speed races in a prehistoric world. Sometimes it all starts with a throw-away question. In this case: “Wouldn’t it be cool if you could ride a dinosaur?” I asked it to a friend, […]
Independent Bookshops are wondrous places to visit and we hope that over the course of next week that you find your way into one or more to celebrate with them. Independent Bookshop Week, launched in 2006, is a celebration of independent bookshops across the UK and Ireland. It aims to highlight the vital role independent […]
Stories That Built Our World When I was young – admittedly a reasonably long time ago now – my grandparents bought me a collection of fairy tales by Hans Christian Andersen and the Brothers Grimm from Reader’s Digest. Bound in red leather, with gold foil titles, this was the most grown-up book I owned and […]
