Milly loves going to story time at her local bookshop. Mrs Minty is an encyclopedia of books and knows the perfect story for every occasion … tales of mischievous children and faraway lands, magical beasts and daring adventures. But the bookshop is old and creaky, just like Mrs Minty herself. And then one day Milly…
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The Dog who Saved the World: An interview with Ross Welford
Ross Welford is a children’s author, whose books include Time Travelling with a Hamster, What Not To Do If You Turn Invisible and The 1,000 Year Old Boy. Here he talks about his latest story, The Dog who Saved the World… Can you tell us a bit about your new book The Dog who Saved…
The Boy with the Butterfly Mind: An interview with Victoria Williamson
Victoria Williamson has been a teacher for many years. Her debut novel, The Fox Girl and the White Gazelle, beautifully tells the story of twelve year old Syrian refugee Reema and her friendship with Glaswegian school bully Caylin. Here she talks about her work and her new book, The Boy with the Butterfly Mind… I…
Mo, Lottie and the Junkers: An interview with Jennifer Killick
Jennifer Killick lives in London and is the author of the popular Alex Sparrow series. Here she talks about her new book, Mo, Lottie and the Junkers… Without giving too much away, what inspired you to write this story? I love to write stories inspired by the things and people I encounter every day, and…
The Clockwork Crow: An interview with Catherine Fisher
Catherine Fisher is an acclaimed poet and author. Her books include The Relic Master, Incarceron and Sapphique. Here she talks about her latest mysterious, snowy, gothic book The Clockwork Crow… Without giving too much away, can you tell us about your new book The Clockwork Crow? Its a mystery story about a girl who finds the…
D-Day Dog: An interview with Tom Palmer
Tom Palmer is the author of three Puffin football children’s series, Football Academy, Foul Play and The Squad and has written 14 books for Barrington Stoke. Foul Play was short listed for the 2009 Blue Peter Book Award. Here he talks about his new book, D-Day Dog… Without giving too much away, can you tell us a bit about your new book D-Day Dog? It’s…
One Hundred and Fifty-Two Days: An interview with Giles Paley-Phillips
Giles Paley-Phillips is the author of Little Bell and the Moon and The Fearsome Beastie. Here, he talks about his new book for teenagers and adults, One Hundred and Fifty-Two Days… Without giving too much away, can you tell us a bit about your new book One Hundred and Fifty-Two Days? The book is the…
The Army of Teachers
Welcome to the best job in the land – the Teachers’ Army, Where you’ll need to be, quite frankly, barmy! In charge of thirty children talking, squabbling, laughing, learning! There’s enough to make anyone think of another job! Yearning For free time, peaceful nights, the chance to skip into town and cause a stir, Without…
An interview with Ross Montgomery, author of Space Tortoise
Ross is the award-winning author of ALEX, THE DOG & THE UNOPENABLE DOOR (2013), THE TORNADO CHASERS (2014) PERIJEE & ME (2016), CHRISTMAS DINNER OF SOULS (2017), MAX AND THE MILLIONS (2018), THE BUILDING BOY (2016) and SPACE TORTOISE (2018)! Your new book ‘Space Tortoise’ was released last year. Without giving too much away, can you tell us a bit about it? Of course! SPACE TORTOISE is…
The Teaching Realm: An interview with Rose Edmonson #15
“It’s just an absolute joy and a privilege to be able to share books with children, to transport them to new places and experience a new book together for the first time…” Name: Rose Edmondson Twitter handle: @snotlady5 What is your current position? Year 1 teacher and Science Lead. When, how and why do you…