Authors Schools & Libraries
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Chloe Savage's The Search for Carmella: Introducing Mindfulness to young children
Chloe Savage introduces her new picture book, The Search for Carmella, a story about mindfulness and learning to enjoy the journey rather its outcomes. Chloe was born and raised in Stevenage. She studied T...
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Sinéad O'Hart
In the Lola and Larch series by Sinéad O'Hart, we follow a special friendship between Lola and a fairy, Larch, and the challenges they face together. Sinéad O'Hart lives in the midlands of Ireland with her family, where it rains a lot (perfect staying-in-to-rea...
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Dominique Valente
Look out for Witchspark, the magical new adventure by Dominique Valente, author of the bestselling Starfell series. Dominique's unique voice and brand of quirky magic has found fans amongst readers and booksellers across the globe. In Witchspark</strong...
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Mike Rampton and Guilherme Karsten: Why we should ask questions!
Discover the importance of asking questions in the fact-tastique Why There is No Such Thing as a Silly Question! Mike Rampton is an author and journalist who lives in a nice village near Cambridge with his wife and daughter. He often has a pen behind hi...
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The comic inspirations behind Swapna Reddy's new Reggie Rabbit series
Humour, comic-style illustrations and daring-do will have children reaching for the new Reggie Rabbit books by Swapna Reddy, illustrated by Becka Moor. Swapna Reddy also writes as Swapna Haddow, author of the Dave Pigeon books. Friendship and humour a...
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Liz Flanagan introduces her Wildsmith series
Liz Flanagan introduce her latest and final book in the Wildsmith series, Magical Mountain Rescue, and tells ReadingZone what inspired the books and what she would do with Wildsmith powers! Liz also writes the Legends of the Sky series. <...
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Robert Tregoning: Exploring the Water Cycle in Flow with the Snow
We find out how Robert Tregoning and Oliver Averill's new picture book, Flow with the Snow, helps young children understand the water cycle and to explore the idea of change. Robert Tregoning performed in West End shows before he began...
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Chris Vick
Chris Vick tells us how his latest novel, Shadow Creatures, was inspired by his family's experiences in Norway during World War II. Chris is a graduate of the Bath Spa MA in Writing for Young People. In between writing and teaching, Chris works for a whale and dolphin c...
