My brand new book, illustrated by Jess Bradley, is in The Bookseller as one of the ‘Ten Titles Not to Miss in July’! How to Save your Granny from a Runaway Train has been a dream project and a return to one of my first loves: science. I was a kid who loved making sense of the world through science …
Reggie Rabbit is back!
The third book in the Reggie Rabbit series by me and Becka Moor is out today. Reggie Rabbit: Robbery at the Masqued Ball is hopping on to bookshop and library shelves across the UK and it’s time for the GRANDEST event in Bearburgh: the Masque family’s Masqued Ball! And this year it’s even more exciting because famous pop star Kitty …
Bad Panda at Cliftonville Primary
It finally happened! After a decade of school visits, Beti, my trusty laptop, experienced her first technical difficulty. (It probably didn’t help that she’s a first generation computer whose predecessor was cave painting.) But Cliftonville Primary School and I persevered and after twenty minutes of trying to log in and a brief panicked moment where I seriously considered a two …
It’s the finale of Bad Panda…
Today is the day you finally get to read how Lin and the zoo gang’s story finishes. Bad Panda: For Sale is out and the fourth book in the series starts with the news that the zoo is going to close and all of the animals will be sent back to where they came from. Of course, Lin is overjoyed …
Happy World Book Day!
Happy World Book Day, readers! I started my World Book Day celebrations at the Otago Literacy Association’s local authors showcase. Alongside Samantha Montgomerie and Rachel McCoubrey, we were invited to share our books with teachers from all across Dunedin. It was so inspiring to hear Sam and Rachel talk about their work and I got to speak about my 2025 …
The Night Before Holi with Scholastic Schools Live
Thank you to everyone who tuned in to join me, Aditi and Rosie for our read and drawalong for The Night Before Holi. I had a blast reading the story and showing off pictures of my family enjoying Holi and then taking part in Aditi’s drawalong. I’m now an official Holi rocket illustrator! If you took part in the drawalong, …
The Night Before Holi is out now!
Today is the day! The Night Before Holi is out now! I had the most fun riffing off Clement Clarke Moore’s poem ‘A Visit from St. Nicholas’ and celebrating one of my favourite festivals during my time as the University of Otago Creative New Zealand Children’s Writer in Residence in 2022 and now finally the book is here! The Night …
Libraries for Primaries
Today was my first event of the year and I’m chuffed to bits it was with NLT‘s Libraries for Primaries campaign. The Libraries for Primaries campaign work to address the lack of investment in primary school libraries which is a cause very close to my heart. With a copy of Bad Panda: For Sale arriving on my doorstep earlier this …
Little Dinosaurs, Big Questions out now!
Dr Diplo and the dino gang are back and they are talking about those DINOSAUR-sized questions we all have in my brand new book Little Dinosaurs, Big Questions. Illustrated by Yiting Lee and written with the help of clinical psychologist Amber Owen, in this book, Dr Diplo and his ten dinosaur friends ask complex questions, including:– Is it ever good …
What a year!
It’s been an incredible year for books and I’ve had quite the crop in 2024. I can’t thank you all enough for all your love and kindness. Sending a WHOPPER-sized hug of thanks to all the booksellers, librarians, teachers, educators, bloggers, caregivers and most importantly, BRILLIANT readers who have supported my books – I appreciate you all. To say thank …