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
Welcome to my new website and my new blog! My old Scribble Street web site had been online since my first book was published in 1999. Only 13% of UK
The Transformation of T. rex 
AUTHORS BEWARE! If you receive a flattering email about your book, it may be written by an AI 
Gift-Wrapped Picture Book Characters Quiz 
“The Library for Boys and Girls” – Nottingham’s Pioneering 19th Century Children’s Lending Library 
SANTA SABOTEURS: Download and play a festive version of the WEREWOLF card game. 
Missing Vowels Picture Book Christmas Quiz 
Notts Children’s Literature Picnic 2024 
How the “Pug Fish” got its Name Dispatch & Delivery
Books will be sent by Evri and should take 2–4 working days to arrive after dispatch. I’m generally able to dispatch orders within two working days of receiving them, but if I’m away from home, books will not be signed and dispatched until my return. If you place an order while I’m away for more than a week, you should receive an email telling you when the order will be dispatched and giving you the option to cancel and receive a full refund.