children’s books

  • 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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  • As many of you know, I am a bit of a cat lover and I do some work for Cats Protection, in various ways. A local author,  Jenny Henwood, has just had her first book published. Atticus’s Secret is the first in The Rainbow Riding School children’s book series for children aged 4 years and…

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  • Exciting News!

    Sophie’s Secret Quest As a few of you know, I’ve been fortunate enough to have my series of children’s books for 5-7 year olds accepted by a publisher. I’ve still had to pinch myself, but now there’s some information about it on the publisher’s website so I’m starting to believe it more now.  I’m not…

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