Authors
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Nizrana Farook explores the Eid festival in Eid for Nylah
Eid for Nylah explores the festival of Eid through the eyes of a young cat. It is Nizrana Farook's first picture book. Her books also include The Girl Who Lost a Leopard, The Boy Who Met a Whale and The Girl Who Stole an Elephant. Nizrana was born and r...
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Greg Stobbs celebrates difference in his picture book, Cloud Boy
ReadingZone caught up with author, illustrator and street artist Greg Stobbs to find out about his new picture book, Cloud Boy, and the joy of celebrating our differences. Greg enjoys creating work that crosses fine art, street art, and c...
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Em Lynas explores life cycles and emotions in Annabelle and Flower
Em Lynas explores life cycles, the seasons and our emotions in her new picture book, Annabelle and Flower. Em is a children's author with a love of silly poetry, magic, dragons and folklore. Em has been a shelf stacker, a shoe shop assistant, a primary...
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Channelle Desamours introduces her new YA mystery, Needy Little Things
Needy Little Things is Channelle Desamours' debut YA novel. When she's not writing, Channelle is a high-school science teacher based in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Twitter & Instagram: @ElleDesamours <...
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Exploring Nizrana Farook's Adventure Stories for Children
The Boy Who Saved a Bear is the latest adventure from Nizrana Farook, whose books also include The Girl Who Lost a Leopard, The Boy Who Met a Whale and The Girl Who Stole an Elephant. Nizrana was born and raised in Colombo, Sri Lanka, and the beautiful...
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Kieran Larwood: Dungeon Runners
Kieran Larwood lives on the Isle of Wight where he enjoys exploring rockpools, climbing trees and writing. He was a Reception teacher before becoming a full-time author. His stories are inspired by a life-long love of fantasy stories, which began when, as a young boy, he picke...
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Gary Panton introduces The Notwitches
Gary Panton describes himself as a 'writer, scribbler and constant doodler' and The Notwitches is his first children's novel. He hopes it will make you laugh! Gary is based in Perth in Scotland and has been writing for as long as he can remember, writing stories about d...
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Inspire storytelling with Joseph Coelho's Tiny Tales
Joseph Coelho's 'Tiny Tales' tell entire stories in just ten words. His latest collection is Tiny Tales of Love, and we spoke to him to find out more. Joseph is a performance poet, children's author, and former Waterstones Children's Laureate (2022-2024). He grew up in...
