It’s Day 1 of the But Then Library Tour with Dunedin Libraries to celebrate the launch of But Then…. The plan is to have a MEGA readathon of the book at ALL the public libraries across Dunedin. We started at Blueskin Bay Library and Waitati School came to visit. And after a reading of the book, the children got to …
The Storylines Northland Tour: Days 4 and 5
It’s the end of the Storylines Northland Tour and despite a sore throat, I made it to the end of the week without losing my voice. Day 4 started at Pukepoto School with Years 4, 5 and 6. We talked about my books and I told them the real story behind But Then. Next up was Awanui School and I …
The Storylines Northland Tour: Day 3
Kia ora Day 3 and finally a full day of the famous gorgeous Northland sunshine! My day started at Ohaeawai School with Years 0, 1, 2 and 3. They did a brilliant job of sussing out all my fibs in a game of Two Truths and A Lie and then we created 76 brand new library cards full of excuses …
The Storylines Northland Tour: Day 2
It’s Day 2 of the Northland tour and my first stop was St Joseph’s Catholic School. I had the best time creating library cards full of excuses for overdue library books with Years 0, 1, 2 and 3. We then headed to Kaihu Valley School where only two pupils were in from the roll call of six! It was wonderful …
The Storylines Northland Tour: Day 1
It’s a girls trip up north to beautiful Northland with Vasanti Unka, Phillipa Werry, Angie Belcher and Anne Dickson. We had an absolute blast today visiting heaps of schools and I’ve been taking But Then… on tour. First up, I got to visit Ōrewa Primary School and spoke to 180 Year 0 to Year 2 who helped me design a …
But Then… is out today!
My brand new picturebook, and my first book to be published in Aotearoa New Zealand, is out today! But Then… The almost true story of an overdue book is the far-fetched, tall tale of why a library book is 293 days overdue! The story follows a child and their grandfather who are returning a book to the library. When the …
Dave Pigeon story-planning with Theydon Bois
This is the aftermath of an online visit with me! Today, I caught up with Theydon Bois Primary and guess what? They have their very own pigeons! Two racing pigeons were donated to the school from the Royal Loft and the pupils get to keep a close eye on them. We spoke about how brilliant pigeons were and then had …
Book Week at Trinity College
It’s Book Week at Trinity College and I was invited to meet with years 7, 8 and 9 to talk all things books. I spoke with the pupils about discovering books as a child, my connection to Matilda and why ALL our stories are important. It was fantastic to get so many questions about writing, being an author and how …
The Cake Escape is up for a Lollie!
Bad Panda: The Cake Escape has been shortlisted for The Laugh Out Loud Book Awards 2024 and Lin needs your help! If you have read the book and enjoyed it you can vote for Bad Panda: The Cake Escape in the Lollies NOW. That’s right! RIGHT NOW! Click on this link to vote and have a look at the other …
Reggie Rabbit and the Great Carrot Heist out now!
Here is the 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’, published by Oxford University Press – THIS ONE IS OUT TODAY! I’ve had the most fun writing this detective series. In this first book, you will meet Reggie Rabbit …