The Reading Realm Blog Series: Educators doing extraordinary things Jon is the winner of the 2018 Egmont Reading for Pleasure Experienced Teacher award, coordinator of the national Patron of Reading initiative and an Empathy Lab advisor.
Jess studied a Creative Writing Masters at Bath Spa University and now lives between the USA and the UK. Her books for children aged 9+ include Running on the Roof
Emmett and Caleb is a moving, gentle picture book by Karen Hottois and Delphine Renon. It explores the relationship between the two main characters, Emmett and Caleb, as they journey
Samuel Pollen is a writer from Manchester, UK, and currently lives and work in London. His first book, The Year I Didn’t Eat, is a harrowing, funny, moving, up-lifting story about
“Picture books are our very first stories. They are the foundation we lay for how to make sense out of the world. And it is essential to build into that
Lucy Owen is familiar face on BBC Wales and the author of Boo-a-Bog in the Park. Here, she talks about her moving new book The Sea House, dealing with grief
The Reading Realm Blog Series: Educators doing extraordinary things “Reading for pleasure takes you away from your current world and into another. It means getting at you deeply and tugging
Nicola Colton is an Irish illustrator and author. Her new story Jasper and Scruff is the first in a hilarious, heart-warming series of books for 5-8 year olds. Here she
Vashti Hardy is a writer of children’s books living near Brighton in Sussex with her husband and three teens. She was a primary school teacher for several years and her
