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Talking 'Grey' Characters in The Green Parent
The Green Parent is such a brilliant magazine, and the absolutely perfect place to talk about my latest book How To Be A Revolutionary.
Feb 161 min read
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6 Ways to Give Children Agency
I was so delighted to speak to Teach Primary magazine about ways to give pupils agency.
In the face of disturbing world events it's easy...
Jan 271 min read
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A political booklist!
I was invited to write a blog for the very wonderful charity Smart School Councils, who help students find their voice...
Nov 20, 20241 min read
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Discussing rubbish parenting in Absolutely Education
Such a delight to speak to Libby Norman for Absolutely Education magazine...
Nov 6, 20241 min read
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First few reviews for How To Be A Revolutionary!
It has been such a thrill to read the first few reviews of How To Be A Revolutionary, I couldn't be happier!
Aug 15, 20242 min read
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📢 EXCITING NEWS 📢 New Children's book on the way...
How To Be A Revolutionary is coming soon!!! Watch this space for more info...
May 23, 20241 min read
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Name a character in my next book!
I'm auctioning off a character name in my next book! It's to raise money for the YMCA Heart of England and is part of a World Book Day...
Mar 3, 20241 min read
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Spark! School Book Awards Longlist!
The Octopus, Dadu and Me has been added to the longlist of the Spark! School Book Awards. It's one of 12 books selected for the 9+...
Dec 13, 20231 min read
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The Brilliant Book Award SHORTLIST!
The Octopus, Dadu, and Me made the SHORTLIST of The Brilliant Book Award by the wonderful Inspire: Culture, Learning and Libraries in the...
Dec 13, 20231 min read
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The Brilliant Book Award longlist!
Absolutely over the moon that The Octopus, Dadu, and Me has been longlisted for The Brilliant Book Award by the wonderful Inspire: Culture,
Oct 3, 20231 min read
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The Octopus, Dadu & Me on The Redhill Academy Trust Book Awards Shortlist!
I'm absolutely delighted that The Octopus, Dadu and Me has made it onto the brilliant Redhill Academy Trust Book Awards shortlist!! The...
Sep 26, 20231 min read
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NYALitFest and KIDSLitFest in Preston
Book work always takes a back seat over summer as I spend time with my own lovely children, but I still managed to squeeze a couple of...
Aug 31, 20232 min read
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Live Q&A with WriteMentor
To celebrate my debut month I had a live chat with the lovely Emily Randall-Jones from WriteMentor on Instagram. We talked unexpected...
Feb 2, 20231 min read
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My Top 5 Octopus Species
For the final stop on the The Octopus, Dadu and Me blog tour, I popped by the What I Read blog, hosted by @RichReadAlot to share my Top 5...
Feb 2, 20231 min read
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Book Craic Review and Chapter One Sample
Book Craic posted a really lovely review and a sample of Chapter One, for their stop on the blog tour. Here is a taster of the review:...
Feb 2, 20231 min read
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Q&A with My Book Corner
The #TheOctopusDaduAndMe blog tour continues with a Q&A with wonderful children's book review treasure trove My Book Corner. I share my...
Jan 9, 20231 min read
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Top Five Books to help children relate to an older generation
Day 3 of The Octopus, Dadu and Me blogtour, takes us to the wonderful Through The Book Shelf blog. In this post I share my Top 5 books to...
Jan 7, 20231 min read
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Read a sample chapter!
Luna's Little Library is hosting a sneak peek inside The Octopus, Dadu and Me today. You can read Chapter 2, which is where we meet Dadu...
Jan 7, 20231 min read
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Meet The Characters of The Octopus, Dadu and Me
Second stop on the blog tour today, and it's a chance to meet the characters, Sashi's wonderful friends Darcie and Hassan...as well as...
Jan 7, 20231 min read
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Why I Wrote The Octopus, Dadu and Me
For the first stop on the The Octopus, Dadu and Me blog tour, I visit the lovely Golden Books Girl blog to discuss the inspiration for...
Jan 6, 20231 min read
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