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Author Kieran Larwood's Top Tips for Character Creation
Published: Sun 13th February 2022
Find out award-winning Kieran Larwood's top 3 tips on creating amazing characters in your stories...
By Kieran Larwood | Activities, Author, Family, Guest Blog, Kids, Parents, Top Tips
Wolf Girl activity and giveaway from Jo Loring-Fisher
Published: Fri 4th February 2022
To celebrate the release of 'Wolf Girl' by Jo Loring-Fisher we've got an exclusive activity and giveaway!
By Luke Chapman | Activities, Author, Competitions, Family, Holiday activities, Kids
Interview with Kandace Chimbiri on 'The Story of Afro Hair'
Published: Thu 3rd February 2022
Learn about the history of Afro Hair with Kandace Chimbiri in her latest book. Diversify your reading list and learn about the world!
By Luke Chapman | Author, Family, Interview, Kids, Lit in Colour, Parents, Recommended Reads, Teachers
How to Write An Animal Character
Published: Tue 1st February 2022
The amazing Gill Lewis has written a guest blog for us to celebrate the launch of "A Street Dog Named Pup!"
By Gill Lewis | Activities, Author, Family, Guest Blog, Kids, Parents, Teachers, Top Tips, Writing Tips
Winter Olympic Recommended Reads
Published: Mon 31st January 2022
The Winter Olympics are almost here, check out these recommended reads!
By Lynsey | Family, Kids, Recommended Reads
How to be an ally and why it matters
Published: Fri 28th January 2022
Being an ally comes in many forms. Here's how anyone can make a difference through allyship and why it's so important.
By Luke Chapman | Family, Kids
So you want to make a podcast...
Published: Thu 27th January 2022
Go from novice to finished podcast in no time with this simple podcast guide for teachers and young writers.
By Luke Chapman | Activities, Family, Holiday activities, Kids, Teachers
Author Ross Welford takes on the Magic Wheel
Published: Thu 20th January 2022
Ross Welford was brave enough to take on our magic wheel in our latest instalment of Young Writers Interviews, oh... and there's magic!
By Luke Chapman | Author, Family, Interview, Kids
Gillian Cross' Top Mystery Writing Tips
Published: Tue 11th January 2022
To celebrate the release of Gillian Cross & Alan Snow's latest book "Ollie Spark and the Accidental Adventure", Gillian shares with you some amazing mystery writing tips...
By Gillian Cross | Activities, Author, Family, Guest Blog, Kids, Parents, Teachers, Writing Tips
Developing independence, an art we can all master
Published: Mon 10th January 2022
Developing independence can be difficult, it can also be beautiful and necessary, here's how to work on this all-important skill
By Luke Chapman | Family, Kids