BookTrust: Great Books Guide 2016

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It’s Children’s Book Week. This is the week we celebrate reading for pleasure with children, teachers, librarians and parents. I’m so thrilled that BookTrust has selected Dave Pigeon to be part of their Great Books Guide 2016. 

Cheltenham Literature Festival

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Our first trip to The Times Cheltenham Literature Festival was fantastic. Sheena and I had the chance to not only to run one workshop but two where we met lots of talented young authors and illustrators who helped us design brand new pigeon characters and write exciting new adventures. Thank you so much to all those who came along and …

Dave Pigeon (Nuggets!)

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Our publisher has only gone and trusted Sheena and I to write a brand new Dave Pigeon adventure! I’m beyond excited to reveal the fantastic cover of ‘Dave Pigeon (Nuggets!)‘ right here on the Roosting With Dave blog. Illustrated by the pigeontastic Sheena Dempsey, ‘Dave Pigeon (Nuggets!)‘ will be flying on to the shelves in February 2017.

A Love Letter to Libraries

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This weekend has been a celebration of books and those wonderful unsung heroes who do everything they can to get books into the hands of children. On Saturday was the inaugural Books Are My Bag Bookshop Day and as a debut author, I can’t thank bookshops and booksellers enough for all they have done to support Dave Pigeon. THANK YOU, …

The Sainsbury’s Children’s Book Awards 2016

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Yesterday we visited Sainsbury’s HQ to celebrate this year’s Sainsbury’s Children’s Book Awards. Though Dave Pigeon didn’t win, I was thrilled beyond belief that Dave Pigeon had been shortlisted amongst twelve other incredible books. Huge congratulations to all the winners and to Team Sainsbury’s for hosting such a smashing afternoon celebrating all things children’s books.  Signing books at Faber HQ A pre-awards …

North Somerset Teachers’ Book Awards

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AHHH! It’s Super Saturday here at Dave Pigeon HQ because our feathery heroes Dave and Skipper have made it on to the pigeontastic North Somerset Teachers’ Book Award shortlist in the Read Aloud category. I’m both shocked and delighted in equal measures. What a week for Dave Pigeon!

The Sainsbury’s Children’s Book Awards

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Flumping feathers! Dave Pigeon has been shortlisted for the Sainsbury’s Children’s Book Awards. I’m absolutely thrilled to see Dave in the mix with eleven other incredible books this year. Hurrah for Dave!