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Q&A: Andrew Walker Discusses ‘The Dog on The Log with His Friend Mr. Frog’

Andrew Walker’s The Dog on the Log with His Friend Mr. Frog is a delightful new picture book that blends humour and heart with important life lessons. The book is available to order from all good bookshops, including: Amazon, Waterstones, and Bookshop.org. Written by BAFTA-winning video game developer Andrew Walker, this story of Scruffy the […]

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Q&A: B.B. Taylor Discusses Debut YA Novel ‘Running’

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‘Running‘ by B.B. Taylor is a fast-paced action-packed thriller. Readers will join Mairi, a young girl with a mysterious past. Mairi has been running her entire life, but she doesn’t know why or from whom. In this exclusive Q&A, we talk to B.B. about making her YA debut, how she was inspired by slick and

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Q&A: Victoria Williamson on Skyfleet: March of the Mutabugs

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Victoria Williamson is the award-winning author behind ‘Skyfleet: March of the Mutabugs’ — a retro-futuristic fantasy action-adventure novel for middle-grade readers. The story follows Amberley and her best friend Ric as they attempt to restore a destroyed plane — the Firehawk — to assist the Skyfleet against a scourge of mutated insects known as Mutabugs.

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Q&A: Author David Barker on ‘Pax and the Forgotten Pincher’

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David Barker is the author of the ‘London Falling’ series of dystopian, sci-fi, middle-grade novels. Pax and the Forgotten Pincher is the second book in the series. A direct sequel to Pax and the Missing Head, this latest novel sees Pax and his friends slightly older and with a little more experience, but thrown into

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Q&A: Author Ian Billings on ‘Tolly Grimpen’s Tales of Grot and Horror’

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Ian Billings is the author of Tolly Grimpen’s Tales of Grot and Horror — a collection of horrid and chilling tales from the maniacal mind of Ian Billings, illustrated by the equally mad genius of Hunt Emerson. In this Q&A, Ian discusses the delicate balance between horror and humour, working with the legendary Hunt Emerson, and

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Q&A: Ian Cartwright, author & illustrator ‘The Legend of Old Captain Sue’

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Ian Cartwright is the author and illustrator of ‘The Legend of Old Captain Sue’ — a silly, swashbuckling, adventure with gorgeously grotesque illustrations. Available now from all good bookshops! In this Q&A, Ian discusses taking inspiration from the Cornish coast, beginning with a doodle, and taking his art from the world of tattooing into children’s picture

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Q&A: Nadine Holland, author ‘Hallie and the Broken Ghost’

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Nadine Holland is the author of ‘Hallie and the Broken Ghost’ — available now from all good bookshops! In this silly and spooky middle-grade novel, readers follow Hallie Collins and her new spectral sidekick through a thrilling paranormal adventure. In this Q&A, Nadine talks all about how her early childhood influenced the story, her love of

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Q&A: Torey Butner, Illustrator of ‘Too Many Moose’

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Torey Butner is the illustrator of ‘Too Many Moose’ — an all singing, all dancing, picture book about the biggest family of moose anyone has ever seen. This massive moose meet-up comes as a huge surprise to their bewildered host, who ends up dealing with a total of 256 mooose. In this Q&A Torey discusses working with

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Q&A: Author Kathy Sherman Talks ‘Too Many Moose’

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Kathy Sherman is the author of ‘Too Many Moose’ — a ridiculous rhyming picture book about the biggest family of moose you have ever seen. Not one moose or two moose. No, ‘Too Many Moose’ stars exactly 256 moose (and one bewildered host) during a massive moose meet-up. In this Q&A Kathy discusses her inspirations

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Q&A: ‘Whispa and the Waves’ Author Ffion Jones

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‘Whispa and the Waves’ is a children’s picture book about anxiety, and how we can create our own ways of overcoming it. Written by author, illustrator and children’s mental health advocate Dr. Ffion Jones, ‘Whispa and the Waves’ is both a beautiful story — with incredible illustrations by Elena Mascolo — and a practical guide

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