Over on the Girls Heart Books blog, I’m talking spaces inspired by pages from literature and in one case, quite literally. Have a read here.
Competition Time!
Here’s my article about the inspiration for Dave Pigeon in the Spring issue of the Suburb News. If you are aged between 6 years old and 11 years old and fancy entering the Dave Pigeon Writing Competition you have until 22nd June to get your entries in to the Suburb News at rapublications@hgs.org.uk. Stories should to up to 400 words long and …
Those weird and wonderful questions…
Now the author visits are in full swing for Dave Pigeon, I’ve been collating some of the interesting questions I’ve been asked. Have a read of my post on Girls Heart Books where I relay what I said when I was put on the spot about who would win in a battle between a pigeon and a hamster.
My Top Ten Unappreciated Animal Heroes in ‘The Guardian’
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.
Top Tips on the Wordery Blog
With World Book Day on the horizon, here are some of my top tips and school secrets I shared with online bookshop Wordery for all those budding young authors out there.
Happy International Book Giving Day!
This year to celebrate International Book Giving Day we sent books up to Burnley Road Academy in Yorkshire, who sadly lost their wonderful library stock to the Christmas floods last year. Of all the Valentines Day’s surprises I’ve had over the years this lovely email from Headteacher Claire Cope is right up there with leaving me that happy, warm feeling …
All things Goosebumps on Girls Heart Books
You can read my first post for the Girls Heart Books blog. I’m celebrating one of the best horror series in children’s fiction: GOOSEBUMPS!
Happy January!
This is it! 2016! We have finally made it to the Year of Dave Pigeon. I have exciting news to kick of January: I have joined the Girls Heart Books family and will be blogging over there with the rest of the fabulous team. My first post will be up in February so watch this space (and that space)…
Happy Holidays from The Haddows
See you all in the New Year for what promises to be an exciting year full of adventure, laughs and many, many pigeons Merry Christmas from Swapna, James, Phoenix and Gary the Hamster
Meet Sheena Dempsey
I think it’s time you met the brilliant illustrator behind Dave Pigeon. I met Sheena on a rainy day at Faber HQ. As I sat on the couch in the reception area, eyeballing absolutely everyone who was buzzed through the door, in walked an Irish leggy beaut, slightly drenched, with a look in her eye that said ‘we-clearly-watch-the-same-You-Tube-videos-of-brutish-cats’. I can’t …