What better way to spend Pea's Book of Birthdays' publication day last week than sitting in sunny Sheffield with clever thoughtful folk, talking about how much our telly and books really include everyone? The Children's Media Conference is my kind of conference, ie they give you a bag at the start with Phineas & Ferb stickers… Continue reading Come out and play? LGBT inclusion in children’s media
Category: books
Books for lunch?
When I'm asked, 'What's the best thing about being a writer?' I usually say 'I get to do my job in my pyjamas.' Not true. (OK, the sometimes-wearing-pyjamas bit is. My previous job uniforms have included a maroon polyester tabard with my name embroidered on it in yellow. Pyjamas rock.) But the absolute best thing… Continue reading Books for lunch?
Frazzled
2013 has been odd. Mainly because I have so far spent it feeling very much like a bacon-flavoured corn snack. In January, my lovely editor came back from a year’s secondment and noticed that my next book had a title and a cover and a pub date of July, but no actual words. THIS IS… Continue reading Frazzled