Hugest welcome to Elizabeth Dale. A prolific children’s author, her latest book, Trailblazer: Lily Parr, the Unstoppable Star of Women’s Football – illustrated by Carolina Coroa, is based on the true story of English football player, Lily Parr. Tell us about you in 25 words or less. I adore writing for children – the best…
Debut non-fiction author, plant expert and ecologist, Michael Holland FLS, IASFB celebrates the plants in our lives from the mint in our toothpaste at breakfast through to the clothes we wear, the medicines we take and our cotton sheets at bedtime. His book – I Ate Sunshine For Breakfast – it is aimed at children…
I can’t tell you how excited I’ve been since I snaffled an early copy of Zoë Armstrong’s book – her debut! – Find The Spy, illustrated by Shelly Laslo. It’s SUCH a treat! Without hesitation I invited Zoë to pop over to MyBookCorner to answer our infamous questions… Tell us about you in 25 words…
Nicola Skinner was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil, where she spent an idyllic early childhood mostly watching some very dramatic telenovelas, reading comics and going to the beach. When she was nine, she swapped all of that for a few strict British boarding schools, which weren’t nearly as fun. Now her debut novel, Bloom has…
Lucy is the award-winning author of Stolen, Flyaway, The Killing Woods and Storm-Wake. She is Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing at Bath Spa University, UK, where she holds a PhD in Creative Writing. As her very first picture book, Shadow – illustrated by Anastasia Suvorova, hits the shelves, we were keen to invite her to…
Super delighted to be hosting an interview with the illustrator of the Black Water chapter headings, artist Sandra McGowan. I’ve always wondered more about chapter headings, they’re always such a great part of a chapter book… Hey Sandra, your beautiful drawings really add to the appeal of Black Water, so well done! How did you…
A children’s author and TV journalist, we are delighted to be welcoming Catherine Jacob to My Book Corner. Catherine Jacob’s debut picture book, There’s A Troll On My Toilet – illustrated by Mike Byrne, has just hit the shelves. Tell us about you in 25 words or less. I’m a book-writing, tea -drinking, netball-playing, news-reporting…
Savita Kalhan was born in her grandparent’s home in a small village in the north of India. Now, she’s in North London, with a view of the woods, a stone’s throw from her allotment where she fight a daily battle against the onslaught of an army of slugs and wrestle with plotlines, and the tennis…
Hugest welcome to the wonderful Saviour Pirotta. An author and playwright, his first children’s book was published back in the late 1980s and he has since produced picture books, collections of myths and legends, middle grade novels and early readers. Wow! Super excited that he is here to answer the My Book Corner questions today……
Have you spied Tooth Fairy in Training on the bookshelves yet? It’s glorious!! So much so, that we couldn’t wait to invite the illustrator – Briony May Smith – to answer My Book Corner’s questions… Tell us about you in 25 words or less. I grew up in Sandhurst, Berkshire, and now live in Devon.…
Jane Yolen and Robert J. Harris have recently brought to life a breathless chapter from Scottish history in their thrilling novel, Girl In A Cage. We couldn’t wait to invite Jane to My Book Corner… Tell us about you in 25 words or less. Widow, mother , Nana, writer, storyteller, poet, teacher, lecturer, happy in…
Hugest welcome to prolific children’s author Colin R Parsons. Colin’s a bit of an expert when it comes to school visits too, so I couldn’t resist picking his brains… Tell us about you in 25 words or less. I’m a weirdly, fun person who likes to write more than breathe (which is really difficult). I’m…
A big bundle of spidery goodness has just hit the shelves in the form of Milton The Mighty. I couldn’t resist ushering Emma Read into My Book Corner to tell us all about him… Tell us about you in 25 words or less. I like desolate places – think deserts/moors. My favourite film is the…
Super excited to welcome debut author Justin Davies to My Book Corner. He’s had a VERY exciting journey to publication, and shares some fabulous writing tips… Justin, tell us about you in 25 words or less. I’m a Scottish-based, semi-Welsh, gay Europhile, flying around the world as cabin crew whilst on my mission to find…
Hugest welcome to writer Ross Sayers. Ross Sayers’s second book, Sony and Me has just been released.
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Great review, thanks for posting the pictures. Really makes a difference with picture book reviews. Will order for the store…
His books are a great way help kids read while soaking up important Science concepts without even knowing it. Ironically,…
Ooh, this sounds fantastic!