Authors Schools & Libraries
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Bryony Pearce
Discover ancient gods, mysterious thefts, and new friends in Hannah Messenger and the Gods of Hockwold, Bryony Pearce's new book for children! Bryony Pearce is a multi-award-winning novelist who writes funny books for children and dark thrillers for YA readers. She tea...
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Alex Latimer
Award-winning writer and illustrator Alex Latimer introduces Godfrey is a Frog, a hilarious picture book about being content. Alex is based in Cape Town, South Africa. He has written and illustrated dozens of picture books which have been published all around the world. He has two daugh...
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Tom McLaughlin
Tom McLaughlin introduces The Boy Who Painted the World, his new picture book that encourages children to embrace creativity! Before becoming a writer and illustrator, Tom worked as political cartoonist. Since then he has written and illustrated picture books and fiction as well as wor...
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Patrick Gallagher
Transcendent, the action-packed debut by Patrick Gallagher, explores the climate crisis against a backdrop of Uganda and London, and with a surprising twist that you won't see coming! Patrick is a primary school teacher from South London with roots in Goa in India and D...
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Jennifer Bell
Find out what inspired Jennifer Bell's wondrous new series, Magicalia: Race of Wonders! Londoner Jennifer Bell worked as a children's bookseller at a world-famous bookshop before becoming an author. Her debut series, The Uncommoners, was an international bestseller and has been transla...
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Susannah Lloyd & Kate Hindley: Who Ate Steve?
Susannah Lloyd is the author of picture books including Who Ate Steve?, Here Be Giants and Here Be Dragons. Libraries and bookshops are her happy place. Her books are inspired by old black and white movies, dusty stuffed animals in museums and all things small in the world.</p...
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Gloria Goes for Gold by Marina Firth & Annabel Tempest
Discover a young hippo who loves her medal-winning family, but who wants to win a prize all by herself. Illustrator Annabel Tempest introduces Gloria Goes for Gold! Marina Firth lives in Hertfordshire...
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Ramzee
Author and comic creator Ramzee joins ReadingZone to tell us about his school days, a 'cheat book', and making readers laugh! Ramzee has written comic books for 2000ad and Marvel and designs and runs his own comics and illustration workshops. He was nominated for a Brit...
