children’s books

  • Blog Tour – Next Stop

    My blog tour has moved on to the next stop, which is at the brilliant Michelle Navajas’s blog. Please pop over there to see us:

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  • Blog Tour – Next Stop

    Morning, everyone. I’m over on the brilliant John W. Howell‘s blog today on the next part of my blog tour. I’d love it if you popped over to see us there: https://johnwhowell.com/2025/06/18/guest-post-esther-chilton-the-secret-dragon-pre-order-launch-newbook/ Thank you, John.

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  • Many of you know that my children’s book is coming out on the 28th July. In the lead-up to that, I’m thinking of having a bit of a blog tour. If anyone would kindly like to take part, I’d be delighted. My email address is: estherchilton@gmail.com. As a reminder, the book is for 5-7 years

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  • Last week, I revealed the cover for my new children’s book, The Secret Dragon. I’ve been given a launch date of 28th July and the paperback is now available for pre-order, through the publisher, Amazon and book shops: Publisher Amazon Waterstones The ebook is currently being formatted by the publisher. I hope to have links

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  • A few weeks ago, I brought you news about my children’s book for 5-7 year olds which is due out this summer. I’m excited to now show you the cover. I hope you like it. It’s now gone to print – I’ll have more news soon.

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  • Book News – A Sneak Peek

    For those of you who regularly read my blog, you’ll know the first book in my children’s series will be coming out later this year. It’s called The Secret Dragon and is part of the Saffy’s Secret Quest Series. My illustrator has been hard at work creating a gorgeous cover and also some interior images.

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  • Over the last couple of weekends, I’ve been introducing you to my upcoming series of children’s chapter books for 5-7 year olds. The series is called Saffy’s Secret Quest and the first book in the series is The Secret Dragon. Here’s a little bit about the story to hopefully hook your interest: Saffy’s boring summer

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  • Last week, I brought you news that I’m working on a series of children’s books. You can read the post here. The first in the series is called The Secret Dragon. I thought it would be good to have a different name for the children’s books, as I’ve already written collections of short stories and

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  • I wrote a blog post a while ago, hinting that I would soon have some book news regarding a dragon. Well, I thought it about time I enlightened you. A number of years ago, I wrote a chapter book series for children aged 5-7 years old. There were six books in the series and I

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  • There are all sorts of Christmas books in the shops right now, their covers full of snowy scenes and dazzling Christmas lights. I do love a Christmas cover. Do you have a favourite Christmas book? Perhaps it’s something modern or an older story – A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens? The Nutcracker and the Mouse

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