Happy World Book Day from New Zealand!

Swapna HaddowAdventures With Little Rabbit, Halfway Round the World with the Haddows, Roosting With Dave, Scrapbook

It’s World Book Day and I wasn’t going to miss out on all the fun back in the UK so I was chuffed to be invited to speak to the Writing Extension group at Kaikorai Primary School, where I met with sixteen brilliant young writers. We talked about planning stories and shared ideas on writing. And then we played a …

Dave Pigeon (Royal Coo!) on Carpool Readeoke

Swapna HaddowRoosting With Dave

Carpool Readeoke has gone international! The very brilliant Phil Page invited me to read a bit of Dave Pigeon (Royal Coo!) on Carpool Readeoke this week. Have a watch of the video and check out all the star-studded line up of authors, teachers and book lovers on the Discovery Schools Trust YouTube channel.

The Wild Imaginings Children’s Writers and Illustrators Hui

Swapna HaddowHalfway Round the World with the Haddows, Roosting With Dave, Scrapbook

I’ve just had the best sort of weekend for me – a booky weekend. The Wild Imaginings Children’s Writers and Illustrators Hui took place in my new hometown of Dunedin last weekend, with the WILD in Wild Imaginings standing for Writers and Illustrators Love Dunedin and it turns out we certainly do. Team Wild Imaginings put on a fabulous weekend …

Dave Pigeon x The Reading Realm

Swapna HaddowRoosting With Dave

Pigeontastic news! Dave Pigeon has joined the collection of books now featured on The Reading Realm app. Developed by school teacher, Ian Eagleton, the app is designed to encourage reading with fun activities paired to each book, with a wide range of books to choose from. Have fun catching up with Dave Pigeon in The Reading Realm and discovering new …

Dave Pigeon at KidsFest 2019

Swapna HaddowRoosting With Dave

Today, I was at KidsFest, in association with WORD Christchurch, at the beautiful Tūranga in Christchurch where I got to introduce an audience to my terrible but financially rewarding habit of telling tales. We had a game of Guess Which Statement Was One of Swapna Haddow’s Many Many Outrageous Lies and then I got to meet with twenty-two budding young …

Dave Pigeon at Queenspark School

Swapna HaddowRoosting With Dave

Today, I visited years 3, 4, 5 and 6 at Queenspark School as part of their Book Week celebrations. We had a blast talking about imagination and creativity and giving Mean Cat the stories she never had in the Dave Pigeon series. Mean Cat got to meet donkeys, toilets, ponies, a meaner cat and a whole lot of poop. Thank …