Today, Sheena and I continued our month of events with a trip to Chelmsford with Just Imagine. We started our morning at Danbury Park Community Primary School where we met year 3 and 4. I was so impressed by their incredible Dave Pigeon inspired display of maths, science and creative writing work. We worked together to create some brand new villains and a new …
LoveReading4Kids reviews Dave Pigeon (Nuggets!)
The reader reviewers at Lovereading4kids.com have been let loose on Dave Pigeon (Nuggets!) and their reviews are in: ‘Without a doubt a really good laugh out loud book!’ Robert, age 7 ‘I liked this book because it was funny. The pictures are funny too.’ Rebecca Urquhart, age 7 ‘We love it! The illustrations are excellent. It is a witty and …
Five stars for Dave Pigeon (Nuggets!)
Hugest thanks to Emily Beale for this wonderful review of Dave Pigeon (Nuggets!) for Reading Zone.
Dave Pigeon (Nuggets!) features in City Kids Magazine
It’s so wonderful to see Dave Pigeon (Nuggets!) featured in the City Kids Magazine springtime book review. Have a read of the review here and see the full list of featured books.
Oundle Festival of Literature Kid Lit Programme
Yesterday, Sheena and I were in beautiful Oundle for the Oundle Festival of Literature Kid Lit Programme. We signed a monster-sized pile of books and ran an illustration and story-building workshop with pupils from Easton Garford Primary School, Laxton Junior School, Copthill Primary School, Oundle Primary School, Warmington Primary School and Hezel Leys Academy. The Great Hall in Oundle was …
World Book Day 2017
It’s World Book Day and my first event of the month. Today, I was invited to run a Dave Pigeon (Nuggets!) craft workshop at Ashmole Primary School as part of their World Book Day celebrations. This was the first time I was reading from Dave Pigeon (Nuggets!) at a school since its release last month. The pupils then created their …
BookTrust’s Books we like: March 2017
I’m delighted to see that Dave Pigeon (Nuggets!) has been chosen as one on of BookTrust’s ‘Books We Like’ for March.
Book Lover Jo Reviews Dave Pigeon (Nuggets!)
I’m delighted with this most recent review of Dave Pigeon (Nuggets!) from librarian Jo Clarke. Have a read of the review in her round up of irresistible illustrated fiction here.
World Book Day: Agent Fienne is I.P.L.O.P. ready!
World Book Day is next week. It’s the day I’m sure any child of a children’s author dreads. My son is no different. He knows I’m going to spend most of February leaving whopping great hints about how wonderful it would be to see him dressed up as a character from the world of Dave Pigeon. And this month has been no …