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Yesterday we visited Sainsbury’s HQ to celebrate this year’s Sainsbury’s Children’s Book Awards. Though Dave Pigeon didn’t win, I was thrilled beyond belief that Dave Pigeon had been shortlisted amongst twelve other incredible books. Huge congratulations to all the winners and to Team Sainsbury’s for hosting such a smashing afternoon celebrating all things children’s books.  Signing books at Faber HQ A pre-awards …

AHHH! It’s Super Saturday here at Dave Pigeon HQ because our feathery heroes Dave and Skipper have made it on to the pigeontastic North Somerset Teachers’ Book Award shortlist in the Read Aloud category. I’m both shocked and delighted in equal measures. What a week for Dave Pigeon!

I’m delighted with this latest review for Dave Pigeon from An Awfully Big Blog Adventure. Huge thanks to author Tamsin Cooke for taking the time to review Dave.

It’s an absolute honour to see Dave Pigeon on this wonderful list of books for reluctant readers. Thank you to The Huffington Post!

Flumping feathers! Dave Pigeon has been shortlisted for the Sainsbury’s Children’s Book Awards. I’m absolutely thrilled to see Dave in the mix with eleven other incredible books this year. Hurrah for Dave!

Over the last two days, CBBC, with the help of the Library of Birmingham, hosted a spectacular festival to celebrate the love of reading. Sheena and I were invited to bring Dave Pigeon along to join in the celebrations. We were in amongst many brilliant authors and illustrators who came together to talk about how much we loved writing, illustrating and story telling. And our love for …

Such a lovely review of Dave Pigeon from Damyanti and brilliant, bird feeder designer daughter Freya here.

This afternoon, Dave Pigeon took over gorgeous children’s bookshop The Alligator’s mouth. After reading the first chapter and a quick jammy-biscuit refuel, the children took on the challenge of building and decorating their very own bird feeders. I was blown away by how imaginative and impressive the children were when it came to making welcoming spaces for our feathery friends. …

Yesterday, The Best New Children’s Books 2016 supplement was available in The Guardian and guess what? Dave Pigeon was in the mix! I’m so over the moon to see Dave Pigeon in the company of so many other fabulous books.