December is here, which usually means that some schools will be sharing The Santa Trap with their students. The book, written by me and illustrated by Poly Bernatene, is a cautionary tale
A new US edition of Christmas Street, my novelty book beautifully illustrated by Ingela P Arrhenius, is published today by the Nosy Crow imprint of Candlewick Press. Like its predecessor Alphabet Street, the book features
Illustrator Poly Bernatene and I have just republished three of our picture books – The Princess and the Pig, Here Be Monsters and Prince Ribbit – in new paperback editions.
Last August I wrote a blog post about the UK’s first ever free public lending library for children, which opened in 1882 on Shakespeare Street in Nottingham. At the end of
I’m delighted to announce that The Conjuror’s Cookbook, my funny fantasy chapter book series illustrated by Colin Paine, has just been re-published in a set of new print-on-demand editions. When
It’s World Book Day today, so it’s fitting that my new picture book, published today, celebrates the brilliance of books! The Book Family Robinson, illustrated by Sam Caldwell and published by
I’m delighted to announce that illustrator Mark Oliver and I have just re-published our picture book Monsters: An Owner’s Guide in a new print-on-demand edition. The book is an instruction manual
I’ve just received the July 2020 – June 2021 UK library loans figures for my books, courtesy of the Public Lending Right (PLR) scheme. Libraries were closed for many weeks during this
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