I am very excited to announce a competition that I am running in collaboration with the Surrey Advertiser newspaper to celebrate the launch of my new book, It’s A Kid’s Life – Christmas Countdown! Before we get to the details, let me tell you about the amazing prizes the winners will receive. First and foremost, […]
It’s A Kid’s Life
It’s A Kid’s Life – Double Digits
After nine long months of hard work, I am excited to announce the arrival of It’s A Kid’s Life – Double Digits! It seems like only yesterday that my mini focus group and I sat around my kitchen table in our pj’s, brainstorming our third book together. And next week I will have the actual […]
Don’t Tell Me Boys Can’t Read Well!
“Boys read less!” “Boys skip pages!” “Boys lag behind girls in their reading ability!” I am so sick of hearing things like this… from university studies… from other parents… from some school teachers. Last week my son called me over to the computer to show me a headline that had flashed up, implying that boys […]
How could you not like Roald Dahl books?
Last week I was asked by a child what my least favourite book was when I was in school. I thought for a moment as I felt my brain struggle with the dilemma I was about to face. Did I tell the truth and risk losing the respect of my audience of two hundred children, or […]
Visiting Schools
When people ask me what I like best about being an author my answer is undoubtedly that I love to inspire children. I love to see children engrossed in a book that I have written. I love to see children laughing out loud in all the places that I hoped they would. I love to capture […]
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