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
I have a new novelty book coming out in the UK today! Christmas Street is illustrated by Ingela P Arrhenius and published by Nosy Crow. The book is a follow-up
Today is the 20th anniversary of the publication of Bringing Down the Moon, the first Mole and Friends book I created with the late Vanessa Cabban. The book tells the
A few years ago I wrote a guest post for Nottingham UNESCO City of Literature’s blog highlighting that Nottingham was home to the UK’s first children’s public lending library. The
Following on from an online schools event in May, Read on Nottingham, a local hub of the National Literacy Trust, organised a The Plesiosaurs Neck prize competition. Children from Nottingham schools
The Plesiosaur’s Neck is an unusual book in many ways – there can’t be many rhyming picture books that are informed by so much scientific detail. Another unusual aspect of
I have a new picture book coming out in the UK today! The Plesiosaur’s Neck is co-written with Dr Adam S. Smith, illustrated by Adam Larkum and published by UCLan
The Transformation of T. rex 
“The Library for Boys and Girls” – Nottingham’s Pioneering 19th Century Children’s Lending Library 
Climate action and sustainability – how can authors make a difference? 
SANTA SABOTEURS: Download and play a festive version of the WEREWOLF card game. 
20 Years of BRINGING DOWN THE MOON