'The new master of books for children' The Times
Hello! My name is Piers Torday and I write for children: novels, short stories and plays.
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A GUARDIAN BOOK TO LOOK FORWARD TO 2021
Delighted to announce that, eight years later, there will be a prequel to THE LAST WILD.
THE WILD BEFORE will be publishing in 2021 with Hachette Children’s.
Drawing on themes of climate change, hope and friendship, The Wild Before returns the reader to the world of the beloved The Last Wild series, before the redeye virus has taken hold of every animal in the land, years before the events of The Last Wild have unfolded. The Wild Before tells the story of a young hare who is the world’s only hope of saving the legendary Mooncalf and avoiding certain disaster.
NEWS
February 1, 2021
Very proud and excited to be announced today as one of the judges of this year’s #Nibbies, or British Book Awards, run by The Bookseller magazine. I will be judging the Best Book, Children’s Fiction,…
My school visits are online during the Covid-19 pandemic. For details, please contact Victoria Rontaler
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If you are a teacher, you may read aloud individual chapters at a time, that are not recorded, via a closed virtual learning environment for pupils only. Please don’t read whole books aloud in one session or record any of your readings. Thank you!
**During the second lockdown, I am reading my books out loud on Instagram Live, daily at 2.30pm or catch up later on my YouTube Channel, beginning with The Dark Wild**
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There are some excellent free classroom resources for “The Last Wild” provided by Sustainable Learning
I will be putting up more here for all books very shortly, watch this space.
Teachers could sign up to CLPE’s excellent Power of Reading scheme and get a whole teaching sequence based on “The Last Wild”.
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Please read the following document for more info:
Piers Torday School Events Guide 2021
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I offer both in person and online visits, depending on your requirements. For more information on how to arrange a visit, the sessions I offer, and fees, please contact:
Victoria Rontaler at Rontaler PR & Events.
