It’s World Book Day but the World Book Day fun started, for me, last week with the Pass the Pen takeover on Twitter. World Book Day in collaboration with BookTrust champion emerging authors and illustrators and I was paired with the BRILLIANT Natalie Denny who took over my account on 27th February to talk about her fantastic series Keisha Jones. …
Bad Panda: Mites, Camera, Action! out now
The third book in the Bad Panda series, Bad Panda: Mites, Camera, Action! is out now! That’s right! Everyone’s favourite Bad Panda, is back. A documentary crew have come to the zoo, to film every day life with the animals. But when reality is a bit boring they ship in some animal actors. Lin and her best friend Fu are …
Reggie Rabbit and the Great Carrot Heist
I’m chuffed to bits to share the cover of first book in my brand new young fiction series, Reggie Rabbit and the Great Carrot Heist. Illustrated by the Becka Moor and written under my pseudonym, ‘Swapna Reddy’, this series will be published by Oxford University Press with the first book is out in May! I’ve had the most fun writing …
National Storytelling Week with the National Literacy Trust
I’m back at my desk after a month of travelling around Canada on my holidays and I was chuffed to bits to be working with the National Literacy Trust to celebrate National Storytelling Week. I started with an exclusive extract from Bad Panda: Mites, Camera, Action! which isn’t out until next month! And then, Conor and I created a brand …
It’s ‘Little Dinosaurs, Big Feelings’ Day!
My brand new book ‘Little Dinosaurs, Big Feelings‘, illustrated by Yiting Lee, written with the help of clinical psychologist Amber Owen and published by Magic Cat, is out today! And we’ve already received so much love for the book, including being named Children’s Book of the Month by The Bookseller. In the book, you will meet Doctor Diplo, the Jurassic …
Signing off for 2023
Phew! That was a BIG year! You’ve all made so many of my dreams come true, starting with a phenomenal World Book Day release for Dave Pigeon. I was chuffed to bits to see so many schools join in with mine and Sheena’s big virtual event. HUGE thank you to everyone who shared their work with us. Dave was back …
Story time at UBS
Thank you to University Book Shop Dunedin for inviting me for story time this morning. I read Dave Pigeon (Kittens!) and because the festive season is upon us, I stuck a parcel bow in my hair and we made Dave Pigeon baubles. Thank you to everyone who came along and made Dave Pigeon baubles. I think Dave will have heaps …
Reading Rocks x Dave Pigeon (Kittens!)
Thank you so much to Heather, Sian and Team Reading Rocks for hosting my Dave Pigeon (Kittens!) event today. We had a whole bunch of classes join in to hear me read from the book and create their very own Dave Pigeon story plans. We had ideas about gluestick heroes saving everyone from scissors and ideas inspired by evil pumpkins, …
Little Dinosaurs, Big Feelings in The Bookseller!
Little Dinosaurs, Big Feelings by me, Yiting Lee, Amber Owens publishes in January 2024 with Magic Cat Publishing and I’m so excited for you to meet Dr Diplo and his dino friends: Steggie the Angry Dinosaur, Rex the Scared Dinosaur, Bruno the Sad Dinosaur, Minka the Happy Dinosaur, Poppy the Lonely Dinosaur, Percy the Shy Dinosaur, Terrie the Excited Dinosaur, …
My top tips for chairing a festival event
This weekend was the Dunedin Writers and Readers Festival. The theme of the festival was ‘a moment that marks the beginning of a journey, to the place where the river meets the sea – Te Pūao’ and the incredible star-studded line up of writers, illustrators and creatives included Witi Ihimaera, Fiona Farrell, Jacinta Ruru, Stacey Morrison, Ruth Paul, Susan Wardell, Michaela Keeble and Tokerau …