Step aside horses and dogs, it’s time to celebrate the newts, rats and disgusting bagders of the children’s literary world. Here’s my top ten unappreciated animal heroes in honour of all the Dave Pigeon-esque characters out there who never get a look in.
North Somerset Children’s Book Group on Dave Pigeon
A lovely review of Dave Pigeon here from North Somerset CBG.
Dave Pigeon Day Boxing Day
Sitting in bed with my mug of tea and one and a half jammy dodgers, (the bottom half crumbled in transit from the petrol station to home), and I’m having a moment to think about how incredible the last twenty-four hours has been. Dave Pigeon has received so much support and love already, it really has been the most wonderful celebration …
Happy Dave Pigeon Day!
The day is finally here! Dave Pigeon is out in the world. Thank you so much for sticking by me on this journey. Your support has meant the world to me and I’m sending you wheelbarrow upon wheelbarrow of virtual love and feathers in return. To celebrate getting to publication day, the very brilliant Ross Hendrick has created the Dave …
Happy Dave Pigeon Day Eve
The first review of Dave Pigeon is in and I’m over the moon with how he’s been received. Have a read of what librarian Jo Clarke thought: Book Lover Jo
Mountains to Sea Festival
On Sunday, Sheena and I took Dave Pigeon to meet the lovely folk of Dublin at the Mountains to Sea Book Festival. We ran a ‘Dave Pigeon: Art and Story Fun’ event were the children who attended drew their own pigeon characters and created their own pigeon adventure. We met ‘Harry the Pigeon’ and took Dave Pigeon on a terrific …
World Book Day 2016 in pictures (continued)
Preparation for a monster World Book Day where Dave would meet 270 primary school pupils at The Blue School Sheena and I rocking our Dave Pigeon cape chic Incredible tickets displaying what books mean to the pupils SHOW TIME! An incredible author and illustrator wall made for Sheena and I Signing books! Did I mention our incredible wall? HAPPY WORLD …
World Book Day 2016 in pictures
Dave Pigeon’s first official outing was to celebrate World Book Day at Garden Suburb Infants School where he met the brilliant Year One pupils of Lilac Class. In our story building workshop these young authors took Dave on a journey, where he dodged ninjas on the way to the hospital before he was chased out by the doctors and escaped on …
Dave Pigeon COVER REVEAL!
I’m absolutely thrilled to reveal the cover of ‘Dave Pigeon: How to Deal with Bad Cats and Keep (most of) Your Feathers‘, illustrated by the brilliant Sheena Dempsey. Dave Pigeon hits the shelves in the UK on 7th April 2016! Find out more here.