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Prequel to The Last Wild announced!
Posted on October 21, 2020
Delighted to announce that, eight years later, there will be a prequel to THE LAST WILD. THE WILD BEFORE will be publishing in March 2021 with Hachett…
Interviewed by John Craven on BBC Countryfile
Posted on September 18, 2017
It was a pleasure to talk to John Craven about Roald Dahl (they knew each other) about how Dahl was inspired by the countryside on a special tribute episode of BBC Countryfile. I enjoyed a grea…
The Box of Delights – world premiere announced
Posted on July 3, 2017
‘John Masefield’s The Box of Delights is one of the true classics. It has all the magic, adventure, threat, enchantment & excitement of the best tales for children of all ages. I remember wrigglin…
The Wild Beyond shortlisted for Islington Book Award
Posted on February 21, 2017
I was so proud to go to the Arsenal Emirates Stadium this afternoon, for a vey special ceremony, with hundreds of local Islington school children – the first ever Islington Primary Schools Book of the…
A Wisp of Wisdom raises £13,000 for Cameroon children
Posted on January 5, 2017
Very proud that, thanks to Tom Moorhouse and Lantana Publishing, our collection of African short stories, “Wisp of Wisdom: Animal Tales from the Cameroon”, has raised over £13,000 which will help put…
Visit Kester’s room in Spectrum Hall
Posted on March 11, 2016
Well, nearly. I can’t quite believe I am writing this, but I just returned from the most surreal but wondrous visit to the fantastic Story Museum in Oxford, and their fantastic new “Animal: A safari t…