A wonderfully warm My Book Corner welcome to Emily Dodd. Emily is a writer, science communicator and educator based in Edinburgh. She’s a screenwriter for CBeebies Nina and The Neurons, writes picture books for children age 3-6 years AND nonfiction science books for adults and children. Tell us about you in 25 words or less.…
Absolutely delighted to welcome Maryam Al Serkal, author of Mira’s Curly Hair – a picture book created with illustrator Rebeca Luciani. Here she answers My Book Corner’s infamous questions… Tell us about you in 25 words or less. I’m mother to a boy and a girl. I love to read. I write poetry. I’m spiritual but…
Have you met Logan yet? He’s the very shy character in Nicola Kinnear’s debut picture book, A Little Bit Brave. It’s wonderfully gorgeous, and so we invited the creator into My Book Corner to have a little chat. Tell us about you in 25 words or less. I am an illustrator and storyteller living just…
Martin Howard has written a plethora of books – fiction, non-fiction, for both children and adults – under his own and made-up names. Intriguing! Delighted that Martin Howard has popped into My Book Corner today to answer our infamous questions… Tell us about you in 25 words or less. I’m the sort of person who…
From the author of the critically acclaimed Bigfoot, Tobin & Me, comes a heart- warming and quirky tale packed full of Melissa Savage’s trademark warmth and wit. The Truth About Martians is set against the backdrop of the famous Roswell UFO site, Mylo and Dibs try to discover the truth about the creatures they find inside…
My weekend was TOTALLY absorbed by Our Castle by the Sea – this is a fabulous middle grade adventure novel, with stunning writing and plenty of twists and turns. What a delight that Lucy Strange, (who also wrote the magnificent The Secret of Nightingale Wood), was able to pop into My Book Corner to answer…
Hugest, warmest welcome to children’s author, Claire Barker. I adored her latest novel, Picklewitch and Jack. So I’m delighted that she’s popped into My Book Corner today, to answer our questions. Tell us about you in 25 words or less. I am a children’s author living in wild Devon. I write magical, funny fantasy books for…
It’s an absolute honour to welcome Pippa Goodhart, prolific writer of picture books and novels, to My Book Corner today. She gives us the highlights from her career (so far) and shares some invaluable writing tips too. Grab a cuppa, and have a read…
A warm, ‘unrude’ welcome to picture book writer Clare Helen Welsh. How Rude! is just about to hit the shelves, it’s delightfully funny (read our thoughts here), and was just what we expected from the author of Aerodynamics of Biscuits. Tell us about you in 25 words or less. Primary school teacher, writer, wife and…
The very lovely Barbara Henderson is a writer (Fir for Luck came out in 2016, Punch in 2017), puppeteer and drama teacher living in the beautiful Highlands of Scotland. She loves books, nature’s wild places, history, baking, folk music (she fiddles badly in her church band), old buildings, mosaics, Celtic Christianity, thick woolly jumpers… With…
Absolutely bowled over to welcome the one and only Candy Gourlay to MyBookCorner. Her latest books – Bone Talk and Is It A Mermaid? have just hit the shelves… and they’re VERY good. Growing up in the Philippines, Candy Gourlay wondered why all the books she ever loved only featured pink-skinned children who lived in…
From much-loved author Vivian French and award-winning illustrator Catherine Rayner comes a charming new Nature Storybook about horses – Hello, Horse. Catherine Rayner, author and illustrator of picture books such as Abigail, has popped into My Book Corner to give us a wonderful insight into her process AND her sketchbook!! Tell us about you in 25…
Andy Shepherd has just launched her debut middle grade novel – the very exciting The Boy Who Grew Dragons – illustrated by Sarah Ogilvie. Now this is a very lovely middle grade novel – Tomas gets a little more than he bargained for when he takes the fruit from Grandad’s tree back to his bedroom. Cue…
Beyond delighted to be welcoming Karl Newson to answer the My Book Corner questions. Karl is a picture book author and illustrator. His latest publication – with Anuska Allepuz – A Bear Is A Bear, has had us giggling. Lots! Tell us about you in 25 words or less. A biscuit dunking (repeat), coffee drinking,…
Sophie Anderson’s debut novel, The House With Chicken Legs, is about to hit the shelves – a story about finding your own destiny, even when your future seems written in the stars. Imagine if, 2/3 times a year, your house stands up and moves somewhere completely new? With such an intriguing plot, My Book Corner was…
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Great review, thanks for posting the pictures. Really makes a difference with picture book reviews. Will order for the store…
I often hope to find interviews with Margaret Wild who fascinates me and whose work I adore. Thoroughly enjoyed this…