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Hello Kitty's way with words
By Fiona McKim on 21/08/2012 16:39:06
ABCs will be a breeze with the Hello Kitty Dictionary
into children's books
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Meet the oddly unflappable Marshall Armstrong
By Helen McKay-Ferguson on 17/06/2011 16:10:52
Any boy who turns up on their first day of school sporting a straw boater and a yellow-and-lime-green striped blazer is bound to turn a few heads. And just a quick glance at the extraordinary array of equipment Marshall Armstrong sets out on his
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We quiz Claude In The City creator Alex T Smith
By Helen McKay-Ferguson on 31/05/2011 20:28:38
Alex T Smith spills on the beans on his own mischievous hounds, his signature style and his clumsy tendencies...
the Chihuahua boys are probably secret agents in training (they both have James Bond style bowties they wear for special occasions). I think Bella Boo is secretly an artist as every time I turn my back she steals something from my desk or waste paper basket
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Children's author Georgia Byng on her favourite books
By on 22/10/2007 16:05:20
Georgia Byng, author of the incredibly hypnotic Molly Moon's books, admits to being Raymond Briggs' number one fan, as she reveals her five all-time favourite children's books
Father Christmas by Raymond Briggs Puffin, £5.99I was so impressed with this book when I was a child that I actually wrote to Mr Briggs to tell him that I had a brilliant idea for a Father Christmas sequel. He wrote back sending me a
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A Cute Rising Star For 2011: Claude
By Catherine O'Dolan on 21/12/2010 17:32:18
Always on the look-out for new and exciting literary talent, Junior LOVES the cute little doggy, with a hint of Snoopy. Here, author illlustrator Alex T Smith gives us the inside story on his brilliant new book
where they take him (as long as he is back before his owners Mr and Mrs Shineyshoes get home from work!). I wanted his world to be cool, stylish and quite sophisticated, so that when Claude accidently causes mayhem he really makes a mess! What books
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See your child’s story in print
By Alex Lloyd on 17/04/2013 13:00:00
New competition judged by author Giles Paley-Phillips gives budding young writers a chance to get their own book published
, apart from English! In fact, I hated school so I have to be really careful what I say when I make visits to read my books to the children. My writing started when I was a bit older – I joined a band and began writing lyrics.Do your sons, Elijah, six
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Meet Old Bear author Jane Hissey
By Alex Lloyd on 27/02/2013 12:18:39
The illustrator and mother-of-three talks new beginnings, fancy dress and the colour pink
. And the topic of dressing up is an illustrator’s dream! It was something I’d always wanted to do. Also, I was aware when I visited schools on World Book Day that most children were dressed in off-the-peg costumes. There were hundreds of Snow Whites! As a child
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Birdsong - tweet all about it!
By Helen McKay-Ferguson on 30/05/2011 20:22:17
Feathers fly in riotously raucous picture book Birdsong by Ellie Sandall
creating a din!Are you a keen ornithologist? I do enjoy watching birds, and they are one of my favourite subjects to draw, but I can’t say that I know an awful lot about them. My granddad is more knowledgeable, and he lent me a book called A Field Guide
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The Top 100 Children's Books
By Junior's discerning readers on 20/04/2010 14:20:18
So here they are! The best books for children of all time, voted by you.
1 The Very Hungry Caterpillarby Eric Carle (Puffin, £5.99)Not many children’s books achieve worldwide sales that would humble a U2 album, but Eric Carle’s classic picture book about a caterpillar munching his way to becoming a
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What should you do if you think your baby sister is an alien?
By Helen McKay-Ferguson on 30/05/2011 21:02:53
Send her off into space, of course! At least, that's according to young Alfie, the hero of Rachel Bright's My Sister Is An Alien
stand up on the back of your neck or make you laugh out loud – or both! Usually these masters of language and pictures create works as poignant for adults as they are fun for children. Two books like this which I LOVE are Harold And The Purple Crayon
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