A 1 minute film of me at work made for the IslandCityStories project by students at Portsmouth Uni…     Island City Stories is a collaborative project between students and staff in The Faculty of Creative and Cultural Industries (CCI), University of Portsmouth and local independent businesses and community groups in Portsmouth. Students from […]

  It’s publication day for ‘The Tree’ my new picture storybook with Walker Books…!  

  A short trailer I made for my forthcoming picture story book ‘The Tree’ (It’s actually meant to loop which is why it’s so short…!) ‘The Tree’ will be published in May by Walker Children’s Books.    

  A short trailer I made for my forthcoming book ‘The Invincible Tony Spears.’ (It’s actually meant to loop which is why it’s so short…!) ‘The Invincible Tony Spears’ will be published in July by Hodder Children’s Books.  

  The trip started bright and early on Tuesday morning with the 6.50 Easyjet to Bologna. I nearly missed the flight ending up with only 9 minutes to get from security to my gate. Note to self: don’t wear a metal buttoned shirt when flying!     After meeting Adam Stower and my agent Alison Eldred […]

Each spring, the children’s publishing world converges on the historic Italian city of Bologna for a huge trade fair. It’s been running for over 50 years now and is unique because it is the only book fair exclusively for children’s books. I’ll be visiting the show again this year soaking up the atmosphere and meeting my […]