Introducing Dave Pigeon (Royal Coo!)…
Here's author @SwapnaHaddow introducing her modern-day prince and pauper story…. with pigeons! 🐦👑 pic.twitter.com/c0JNuWPPcA
— Faber Children's (@FaberChildrens) 14 March 2019
And here is illustrator, @SheenaDempsey, showing how she creates the artwork that goes inside the book. 🐦👑 pic.twitter.com/tSiMFP6QWZ
— Faber Children's (@FaberChildrens) 14 March 2019
Dave Pigeon (Racer!) longlisted for The Alligator’s Mouth Award
Pigeontastic news! Dave Pigeon (Racer!) has been longlisted for The Alligator’s Mouth Award for illustrated early fiction. I’m chuffed to high feathers to see Dave Pigeon (Racer!) roosting alongside these incredible books.
ReadItDaddy’s Chapter Book of the Week!
Dave Pigeon (Royal Coo!) is ReadItDaddy’s Chapter Book of the Week! What a wonderful way to round off a superb publication and World Book Day week.
Have a read of the full review here. Thank you so much to ReadItDaddy for your brilliant review and for all you do in promoting wonderful children’s books and supporting new talent.
Happy World Book Day!
Thank you so much to all the readers, parents, guardians, carers, educators, librarians, teachers, booksellers, bloggers, volunteers and absolutely everyone else who has ever helped get Dave Pigeon books into the hands of readers.
Every year it blows my mind that fans sit down and create costumes and other brilliant things all inspired by Dave Pigeon. My heart is always bursting with joy to see these pigeontastic creations. Let’s face it, it’s not easy with all those feathers, so thank you very much for all your hard work.
Here are some particularly brilliant Dave Pigeon creations from World Book Day 2019:
Happy Dave Pigeon (Royal Coo!) Day!
Today’s the day: Dave Pigeon (Royal Coo!) is officially out in the world and on World Book Day, no less. What an absolute honour. You officially have permission from me to spend your day eating royal jammy biscuits.
If you spot Dave Pigeon (Royal Coo!) out in the wild, do send me a picture. I’d love to know where Dave Pigeon is roosting.
Happy Reading!
Interview with The Children’s Book Spectacular
Fantastic news for those of you need who need a big children’s book fix! The Children’s Book Spectacular, a group of librarians, editors, literacy agents, teachers and authors, have launched an incredible channel on You Tube so they can bring a whole host of all things children’s books! Hurrah, hurrah, hurrah!
They very kindly asked ME to launch their channel with their very first video. Have a watch, listen to me jabber on about books and remember to subscribe to this brilliant channel.
Cumbria Life reviews Little Rabbit’s Big Surprise
Thank you so much to Will Smith for this brilliant review of Little Rabbit’s Big Surprise in the March edition of Cumbria Life magazine.
The School Reading List ‘Picks of the Best Children’s Books’
Here at Team Dave Pigeon we are super-chuffed to see Dave Pigeon (Royal Coo!) on The School Reading List’s Spring ‘Picks of The Best Children’s Books’. Dave Pigeon and Skipper are in excellent company alongside the fantastic books in this selection. You can take a look at the full list here.
Dave Pigeon (Royal Coo!) is… ‘a real winner’!
Hurrah! Our first review for Dave Pigeon (Royal Coo!) is in and Dave has passed with flying colours. The North Somerset Teachers’ Book Awards Sue Wilsher describes the latest in the Dave Pigeon series as ‘such a fun story with an appeal across age groups which makes it a real winner‘ and I couldn’t be more thrilled. Have a read of the full review here.