It’s three in a row! I’m so happy to say that Dave Pigeon (Racer!) has made it into today’s ‘Best New Children’s Books’ supplement in The Guardian, following in the (pigeon) steps of book siblings Dave Pigeon and Dave Pigeon (Nuggets!). The supplement, as ever, is packed full of brilliant new children’s books to celebrate Independent Bookshop Week so do grab …
It’s International Pigeon Appreciation Day!
Happy Pigeon Appreciation Day everyone! Dave Pigeon and Skipper are back to explain what it’s all about. Have a feathertastic day celebrating all the international pigeons!
Dave Pigeon at William Patten Primary School
Sheena and I visited William Patten Primary School with Stoke Newington Literary Festival, as part their fantastic Schools Day outreach. The programme aims to make sure every pupil at a primary school in Stoke Newington is invited to a free author event. We met with over two hundred year 3 and year 4 pupils from William Patten Primary School, Grasmere …
Dave Pigeon is a Lancashire Fantastic Book Award Winner!
Flumpin’ featherations! Dave Pigeon has had an incredible week. Not only has he joined the Tom Fletcher Book Club, he’s also been selected as one of the winners of the Lancashire Fantastic Book Awards 2018. I’m thrilled to bits and so thankful to the FBA team, educators and librarians who got Dave Pigeon into the hands of the pupils who …
Dave Pigeon joins the Tom Fletcher Book Club
Tom Fletcher is back with his second book club, in association with WHSmith, and he has selected ten brilliant books, aimed at 7 to 11 year olds, including our very own Dave Pigeon. Today, saw the launch of the book club at Wilmington Academy. Many of the authors and illustrators, including me, came along to meet four hundred pupils and …
Dave Pigeon (Nuggets!) shortlisted for SCBWI Crystal Kite Award 2018
Hurrah and featherations! Dave Pigeon (Nuggets!) has been shortlisted for the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) Crystal Kite Award 2018. It’s an honour to share the list with all the brilliant, shortlisted books, voted for by our peers.
Dave Pigeon at Chipping Norton Literary Festival
It’s the Chipping Norton Literary Festival this weekend and Sheena and I were invited along to run our Dave Pigeon Character Design and Story-Building workshop. Despite the rain and grey skies, the Cotswolds were as beautiful as ever and Chipping Norton was in high spirits, donned in full festival bunting and flags. The budding young authors and illustrators who joined …
Dave Pigeon heads to South Africa
The pigeontastic Hooked on Books theatrical company have been taking Dave Pigeon into schools in Gauteng, Johannesburg & Cape Town in South Africa! I’m so thrilled to hear that the children and actors have greatly enjoyed seeing Dave Pigeon on the stage. Thank you Hooked on Books. Dave is clearly very much at home in South Africa! Photos courtesy of Hooked …
Up, up and away at The Roald Dahl Museum
Sheena and I were back at the Road Dahl Museum today, creating stories and characters with three brilliant groups of chiddlers and their human beans. The ideas and imaginations of all the budding, young authors and illustrators who joined us were bubbling away in the Upper Babbling room where we created three brand new stories that saw Dave and Skipper …
Book Week at St Elizabeth’s Primary School
This week was Book Week at St Elizabeth’s Primary School and we were invited along to join in the celebrations. Sheena and I met with all three hundred of the school’s pupils at assembly where the children helped Sheena create a pigeon worthy of the St Elizabeth’s school badge. We then went on to create villains and stories with Years …