Darren Simpson is the author of Scavengers, a grimy, gritty middle-grade adventure about a boy called Landfill. Here he talks about the book’s creation and inspiration… Without giving too much
The Reading Realm Blog Series: Educators doing extraordinary things “Until recently, I always thought of myself as a reluctant reader when I was a child, and a non-writer. In hindsight,
Mini Grey is an illustrator and writer of children’s books. Her wonderful book The Adventures of the Dish and the Spoon won the annual Kate Greenaway Medal. Here she talks about
Piers Torday is a Patron of Reading at St. Silas’s in Toxteth, Liverpool, and a Trustee of the Ministry of Stories, a charity which works with children in East London
And perhaps most importantly, poetry calls on us to value the space between the black and the white of things: poems tend to whisper not shout, and a good poem offers some space for the reader to find their own meaning. All of these things feel to me like crucial elements in both learning and living.
Our Castle by the Sea is Lucy’s second novel, following her critically acclaimed and much-loved debut, The Secret of Nightingale Wood. Without giving too much away, can you tell us a bit
I’ve been thinking about things we could say to children to encourage a love of writing. Lots of these ideas are drawn from my own experience as a teacher and
Eloise Williams is the author of the atmospheric, thrilling Gaslight. Here she talks about her brand-new book Seaglass, her love of ghost stories and what a day in her life looks
The Reading Realm Blog Series: Educators doing extraordinary things “When I get a chance, I’ll spend a whole day reading. I used to take a book with me to school
