On 1st April we welcomed ‘Wee? It Wasn’t Me!‘ into the world. Illustrated by Nicola O’Byrne and published by Macmillan, in this next adventure Lenny the ring-tailed lemur is on holiday in North America when he slips in something wet and yellow and smelly… it’s WEE! But whose wee could it be? Lenny is on a mission to find out.
We’ve been very busy marking the celebrations.
Continue readingLike a lot of things in 2020-2021, World Book Day was a little different this year. Different… but still fun! And actually, the virtual nature of the world meant I got to visit more children and children further afield, which can be no bad thing.
Continue readingI’m really excited to be writing with the details and cover reveal of my next picture book!
Continue readingWow! What an honour to be writing this post as the winner of the 2020 SCBWI Crystal Kite Award!
Continue readingI have some SUPER exciting news!
Stuart White, founder of Write Mentor and all round wonderful person, has asked if I would be the first Write Mentor Picture Book Writer-in-Residence …and I am delighted to confirm that I agreed!
Continue readingI’m really pleased to be writing with details of my third picture book published in 2020!
‘Poo! Is that you?’ is my first non-fiction picture book, which is also the first in a hilarious series with Macmillan and Nicola O’Byrne. It features Lenny, a very loveable ring-tailed lemur, who is on holiday in South America when his sunny, summer snooze is interrupted by a horrible smell!
Continue readingHooray! ‘The Perfect Shelter,’ which is published by Little Tiger Press and illustrated by Åsa Gilland, is now officially out and about in the world!
Continue readingWe really have had the most brilliant few weeks celebrating the release of ‘The Perfect Shelter.’ Despite lockdown, celebrations included a two week blog tour, plus a family fun day! We are so very grateful for all the kind words of support and reviews for our special book.
Continue readingThank you so much to The Little Literary Society for inviting me to speak a little bit about my new book ‘The Perfect Shelter.’
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