I’m finishing up writing the third Dave Pigeon book, ‘Dave Pigeon (Racer!)‘ and Sheena has just finished the cover, (which I have seen, by the way, and it is MAGNIFICENT and we cannot wait to reveal that to you all in the next few months). One of my favourite bits of the writing process is the research. Now I know what …
Dave Pigeon visits Langshott Primary, Sandcross School and Reigate Chatterbooks
Yesterday, Team Dave Pigeon, along with Team Surrey Libraries, headed to the rolling hills of Surrey to visit pupils at Langshott Primary School. We started the morning meeting Year 3, who helped us creat new pigeons and a brand new story for Dave and Skipper. Sheena illustrated live as the pupils wrote the story together as a team. There were buckets of butter, …
Chipping Norton Literary Festival School’s Day
Dave Pigeon was off to the picturesque town of Chipping Norton for the Chipping Norton Literary Festival. As part of the festival, a day of school visits to more than thirteen schools in the local area is organised to make sure as many children in Chipping Norton get to enjoy the festival, regardless of whether they are able to attend the …
Chatterbooks Activity Pack
Here, at Dave Pigeon HQ, we love this Chatterbooks Activity Pack, featuring three of Faber Children’s characters including our very own Dave Pigeon. You can find out more about The Reading Agency’s Chatterbooks Reading Groups and download the activity pack here.
Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival
Sheena and I are back from a visit to Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival. I have to admit I had mixed feelings when we were first approached, by our publisher, with the offer to visit the United Arab Emirates. It is no secret that opinions on attendance at literary festivals in UAE have proved divisive within the UK children’s publishing world. …
Dave Pigeon (Nuggets!): Foyles Waterloo Staff Pick
Chuffed to pieces to see that Dave Pigeon (Nuggets!) is a ‘Staff Pick’ at Foyles Waterloo. Thank you so much to Henrike and the staff at Foyles for your wonderful support (and pigeontastic taste in books). (Photo courtesy of Chitra Soundar)
Scoop Magazine reviews Dave Pigeon (Nuggets!)
Here, at Dave Pigeon HQ, we are loving this latest review for Dave Pigeon (Nuggets!), from eight year old Bryn for Scoop Magazine. Thank you so much Bryn. We reckon you are a superstar literary critic in the making!
The Bookmark Project
The inspiring and wonderfully kind folk at the 1st Burley-in-Wharfedale Brownies are raising money for Katiyo Primary School in Zimbabwe by auctioning off one-of-a-kind bookmarks designed by authors, illustrators and book lovers. I’ve taken a break from working on my new book to get designing for this brilliant project. Here’s the bookmark I designed: If you fancy bidding on this one-off, signed, …
Dave Pigeon visits St Bartholomew’s Primary School and Cranleigh Primary School
Sheena and I were back in Surrey today. This time we were visiting St Bartholomew’s Primary School and Cranleigh Primary School. We started our morning with the brilliant Year Three and Year Four pupils at St Bartholomew’s Primary. We created lots of brand new pigeon characters, as Sheena guided us through a shape challenge drawing tutorial. We then created two …
Dave Pigeon at Read to Inspire
Today, Sheena and I were at the University of East London. We weren’t in front of our usual crowd of five to eleven year olds but instead met with a hundred student teachers who were just months away from going in to work in primary schools. Led by the wonderful Nikki Gamble of Just Imagine, we were part of the …