behind the scenes

Q and A with Patrick Shirvington, illustrator of Can You Find 12 Busy Bees?

We had a chat with Patrick Shirvington, illustrator of Can You Find 12 Busy Bees?, about his artistic process and influences on his work.June 10th, 2019READ MORE

Deano Yipadee in the UK for Ron the Royal Guard

See Deano Yipadee in action as he visited the UK for his book tour and to film the music video for his latest release Ron the Royal Guard.June 9th, 2019READ MORE

Anil Tortop illustrates Leaping Lola

Anil Tortop, illustrator of Leaping Lola, shows her digital drawing process in these time lapse videos of her producing her artwork.May 14th, 2019READ MORE

Candice Lemon-Scott on her Exciting New Series Eco Rangers

We Talked to Candice Lemon-Scott, author of the Jake in Space Series, about Eco Rangers, her exciting new middle-grade adventure series. We also ask Candice about her writing process, and get some writing tips.April 10th, 2019READ MORE

Five Questions with Ailie Busby

We spoke to the brilliant Ailie Busby, Illustrator of 123 Tea Party and The ABC of Musical Instruments.February 27th, 2019READ MORE

Tracey Hawkins Discusses Max Meets a Monster

Tracey Hawkins talks to us about the inspiration behind Max Meets a Monster, her writing routine, and gives some advice for aspiring authors. Tracey also tells us a few things about her exciting upcoming release with New Frontier, Leaping Lola.February 19th, 2019READ MORE

Mike Dumbleton reads Jump and Shout

Author Mike Dumbleton reads an excerpt of Jump and Shout, illustrated by Peter Carnavas, and shares a few fun facts about the book.January 7th, 2019READ MORE

Behind the Scenes of Santa's High-Tech Christmas

See behind the scenes of Santa's High-Tech Christmas with a note from the author Dumbleton and artwork video by illustrator Angela Perrini.December 3rd, 2018READ MORE

Lucia and Lawrence - Capturing the Magic of Friendship

Joanna Francis, author and illustrator talks about the nature of relationships and finding the characters and concept for her book Lucia and Lawrence.July 9th, 2018READ MORE

10 Tips for Struggling Readers with author Candice Lemon-Scott

Here are my 10 top tips for struggling readers, drawn from my own experience, and from observing other children as I share my books with them in school and libraries.June 19th, 2018READ MORE

Watch Annie White illustrate Is It The Way You Giggle?

Watch Annie White as she illustrates Is It The Way You Giggle?May 23rd, 2018READ MORE

Edward and The Great Discovery selected for the 2018 Summer Reading Challenge

The Summer Reading Challenge is an annual event run by the Reading Agency to encourage children to read in the summer months.
“Children's reading can 'dip' during the long summer holidays. The annual Summer Reading Challenge helps get three quarters of a million children into libraries each year to keep up their reading skills and confidence. Because everything changes when we read.”January 10th, 2018READ MORE