Ben Davis, YA author by day and superhero extraordinaire by night, shares his top three super villains of all time in celebration of his new series, Danny Dread. Greetings! I’m Ben Davis – author, citizen, eater of pies – and I am here today to talk to you about my latest book, Danny Dread. It’s the swashbuckling […]
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We are very excited to host a guest post from master storyteller Philip Reeve as part of his A-Z of Railhead tour! K is for K-Bahn When I realised that interstellar trains were going to be at the heart of Railhead, one of the first things I did was look up teleportation, in the hope of […]
Read moreDebut picture book author and illustrator Matty Long shares his love of fantasy and bringing brand new magical worlds to life in his first picture book, Super Happy Magic Forest. Super Happy Magic Forest is a tale of brave heroes, fearsome enemies, epic landscapes and sweet, sweet fig rolls. The idea came about a couple of years ago when […]
Read moreGill Lewis, the multi-award-winning author of the amazing animal stories Scarlet Ibis , Moon Bear , Sky Hawk and White Dolphin has been called ‘The principal contemporary writer of animal stories’ by the Telegraph, and her new novel Gorilla Dawn is no exception (‘a thrilling, thought-provoking adventure’ Daily Mail). Here, Gill explains the horrifying reality that inspired her new novel. Gorilla Dawn was inspired by reading […]
Read moreYippee! The brand new Reeves and McIntyre Production Pugs of the Frozen North is out now! If you’re a fan of Oliver and the Seawigs and Cakes in Space , it’s time to get excited. Very excited. Let’s go on an adventure with Philip and Sarah… Our books are all about different characters and different places, but they all have one thing […]
Read moreChristopher Edge tells us about the inspiration behind his new book How to Write Your Best Story Ever! A bank-robbing banana being chased by a police pigeon, an accident-prone spy with the nickname Double Oh No!, a crime-fighting baby who googles for clues… These are just a few of the fantastic ideas that children have come up with when I’ve visited […]
Read moreTim Hopgood, author and illustrator shares his love of Louis Armstrong’s world-famous song What a Wonderful World and takes us behind the scenes of making it into a picture book and getting it published. One Father’s Day about five, six years ago my daughter gave me an old vinyl copy of Louis Armstrong’s rendition of What A […]
Read moreHelen Mortimer, commissioning editor at Oxford Children’s Books takes us behind the scenes of a brand new edition of the classic The Wind in the Willows , retold by Tom Moorhouse, author of The River Singers and illustrated by the brilliant David Roberts. ‘Have you heard about the Toad?’ With these words, Kenneth Grahame first introduced his enduring character in […]
Read moreEverybody’s fiendishly favourite time of year is almost upon us once again. And if you’re looking for inspiration both for party ideas and reading recommendations for younger children, then look no further. Of course, every child’s favourite is WINNIE THE WITCH by Valerie Thomas and Korky Paul, and she has everything you need for your Halloween […]
Read moreTwo unique, thought-provoking posts by two unique YA authors. The first is Night Runner by Carnegie Medal-winning Tim Bowler and the second is Replica by Australian writer Jack Heath. Writing Night Runner by Tim Bowler Night Runner is a fast-moving story and it came to me at a sprint. It’s about a fifteen-year-old boy […]
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