Looking for something specific on my bookshelves earlier this week, I got totally distracted by a book on charms and talismans, some of whic...

  As children’s writers we often aim to create new worlds and new dimensions. I’ve been wondering lately if a utopian land, that I’m certain...

                 Author J.P. Rose tells in her Acknowledgements that ' Birdie is a book drawn from my heart'. It certainly engages r...

 This something of a follow-up to Lynda Waterhouse's post about children's writing . I'm a bit late with this today as I had to ...

 In 2024 the National Literacy Trust undertook its annual survey into children’s writing habits. The results were shocking. Fewer than 3 in ...

CARN EUNY On a recent trip "home" to West Cornwall we decided to visit the ancient village of Carn Euny. As a child the random sto...

Sue Klauber's novel COBALT has been short-listed for the Young Quills Award  for historical fiction. The sequel to her debut, ZINC, the ...