World Book Day: Make your own Dave Pigeon costume

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World Book Day is fast approaching. If you are looking for a Dave Pigeon mask then look no further. Use this easy Dave Pigeon mask template to create your Dave Pigeon costume. Embellish with feathers and a sling to complete the pigeontastic look. And do email or tweet pictures of your costumes because we would love to see your creations here …

FCBG Pick of the Year 2016

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Some rather lovely news this Thursday evening: Dave Pigeon has been selected as one of the top fifty Federation of Children’s Book Groups ‘Pick of the Year’ Books! This is particularly special as it is one of the few lists that is voted for entirely by children. You can have a look at all the brilliant books selected here.

Sheffield Children’s Book Award 2017

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I’m leaping for joy here at Dave Pigeon HQ because I can finally reveal that Dave Pigeon has been shortlisted for the Sheffield Children’s Book Award 2017. I’m overjoyed to share this news with you and I can’t wait for the ceremony festivities in November. Here is the incredible shortlist for short novels:

Summer Reading Challenge 2017

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It’s February. It’s dreary and cold. So what better than to look ahead to a summer of sunshine and books! This year’s Summer Reading Challenge theme has just been announced and it’s a good one: Animal Agents. I’m thrilled to announce that Dave Pigeon has been selected as one of must-have reads in the Animal Agents book collection. Do investigate …

Dave Pigeon (Nuggets!) Flies Free

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Happy Dave Pigeon (Nuggets!) Day to you all! The book is now officially out in bookshops and libraries and I hope you all enjoy Dave and Skipper’s brand new adventure. I’d love to hear if you spot the book out in the wild so do get in touch on Twitter, I’d love to know where Dave is roosting. Happy Reading! …

Leicester Libraries Our Best Book Award

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On the eve of Dave Pigeon (Nuggets!) officially hitting the bookshelves, I’m over-the-moon delighted to reveal that Dave Pigeon has been shortlisted for the Leicester Libraries Our Best Book Award. It is an incredible list to be part of and I’m absolutely honoured to see Dave Pigeon in the mix.  

The ‘It’s-Not-A-Book-Launch’ Book Launch of Dave Pigeon (Nuggets!)

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Yesterday afternoon, despite insisting we would not be able to have a book launch for our new book ‘Dave Pigeon (Nuggets!)‘ due to deadlines and work commitments, our crafts event was hijacked and our ‘not-a-launch’ became a wonderful afternoon of crafts and well, major book launching! Here are some photos from our amazing afternoon at The Alligator’s Mouth bookshop. Thank you …