
20 Years of BRINGING DOWN THE MOON
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

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

Today is the 20th anniversary of the publication of Ruby Flew Too! the picture book I created with illustrator Rebecca Harry. The book tells the story of Ruby the smallest of

Today, Friday the 2nd of October, is the 25th anniversary of the publication of Bringing Down the Moon, the picture book illustrated by Vanessa Cabban and published by Walker Books. The

I have a new book out in paperback in the UK! Great Dinosaur Mistakes is my third book co-written with palaeontologist Adam Smith, and the second book Adam and I

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 out in paperback in the UK and hardcover in the US! Monster Makeovers is a Halloween rhyming story, illustrated by Rae Minos and published

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

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

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 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
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