A charming blog today from Judith McQuoid, author of Giant, a book that celebrates friendship! Books Build Bridges by Judith McQuoid When I was 7, my dad read The Chronicles of Narnia to me. With a full cast of voices, it was quite the performance! We had recently moved from Ireland to […]
I Hear the Trees is the latest collection of poems from Zaro Weil. She shares a special blog post with us today and it is delightful to read. POETRY Where Slow and Cosy Go Wild and Woolly by Zaro Weil In a hoopla of flashing colours and clicks, a child’s everyday […]
The Bear Out there is a colourful take on a familiar story! Creator, Jess Hannigan, has taken the time to answer a few of our questions! Tell us about The Bear Out There! The Bear Out There has been called a “cozy thriller” by people smarter than me, and I love that description. In […]
Today we welcome Fidan Meikle to the blog to introduce us to her journey with Samim, the main character in her book, My Name is Samim. My Journey with Samim’s Story A few years ago, I came across an article about an Afghan refugee boy who, along with his brother, made the dangerous […]
The fifth book in the hilarious Grimwood series, Rock the Vote will be out on 31st July, just in time for the summer holidays. We managed to catch up with author-illustrator, Nadia Shireen, to discuss the process of writing the books and the inspiration behind them. The Grimwood books are hugely fun to read. Is […]
Author J.L. Simmonds has written a guest blog about Run Away with Me, a new YA thriller set in the US. Hi everyone, I’m Jo, author of Run Away With Me – a YA thriller about two girls who are running away from their home in Seattle, Washington. I haven’t made a big secret of […]
Today we welcome Maisie Chan to the blog to tell us more about her new book, Nate Yu’s Blast from the Past, which published last week! ANTS and the CHINESE LABOUR CORP in NATE YU’S BLAST FROM THE PAST Now, I must admit that I am not a fan of ants crawling over my […]
We have a Q & A with author Frances Stickley about her delightful new book and character, Wanda the Warthog who Worried. Where did the idea for Wanda the Warthog come from and was the main character always going to be a warthog? The book was originally actually called, The Peacock Pig And it featured […]
Winner Announced for the 2025 FCBG Children’s Book Award The Federation of Children’s Book Groups is thrilled to announce that I Am Rebel by Ross Montgomery has been voted the Overall Winner of the 2025 Children’s Book Award. Now in its 45th year, the Children’s Book Award is proud to be one of the leading champions of children’s voices in […]
Meet The Wycherleys. Annaliese Avery I consider myself to be a very lucky writer when it comes to my characters. Thanks to my writing process – which is quite fluid and open, I often find that my characters appear in my imagination in the same way that a stranger does in real life. I am […]
