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The wonderful whacky world of Roald Dahl

Published: Fri 10th September 2021

To celebrate this year’s Roald Dahl day we’ve created this wonderful blog all about the whacky author

By Luke Chapman | Activities, Author, Family, Recommended Reads, Teachers

Join in the International Literacy Day fun!

Published: Wed 8th September 2021

It’s International Literacy Day and we’re celebrating with some of the biggest names in literature!

By Luke Chapman | Author, Family, Interview

Recipe books - A different side to literature

Published: Fri 27th August 2021

Recipe books aren’t just for dinner, they’re an important part of the book world too.

By Luke Chapman | Family, Kids, Recommended Reads

Check out these Paralympic recommended reads to celebrate the Tokyo games

Published: Tue 24th August 2021

To celebrate the beginning of the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics we’ve collected some recommended reads to get in the spirit of the games.

By Luke Chapman | Family, Kids, Recommended Reads

Piers Torday talks about The Wild Before, his career and advice for Young Writers

Published: Wed 18th August 2021

Author of the Wild Series Piers Torday talks about his brand-new book and advice to other writers.

By Luke Chapman | Author, Family, Interview

The Young Writers YouTube channel, a one-stop shop for everything you need

Published: Sat 14th August 2021

Our YouTube channel has a wealth of resources. From megastars to writing advice, you won’t find this content anywhere else!

By Jenni Harrison | Activities, Family, Interview, Kids, Parents, Virtual

8 year-old super Sam has created a toolkit unboxing video for us!

Published: Fri 13th August 2021

8-year-old Super Sam has created us a Junior Toolkit unboxing video, watch here!

By Luke Chapman | Activities, Family, Kids, Parents, Toolkit, Alumni

Interview with comedian and author Rosie Jones on her new uplifting book The Amazing Edie Eckhart

Published: Wed 4th August 2021

Comedian Rosie Jones was always destined to become a children’s author. With the release of her new book Edie Eckhart, Rosie’s childhood dreams have finally come true. Read more in our author interview.

By Luke Chapman | Author, Family, Interview

6-year-old Guru is an author! Here’s his story

Published: Wed 4th August 2021

Who’s the youngest author you can think of? How about Guru, who aged just five created his very first book “sharing is caring”. Watch our interview with Guru here.

By Luke Chapman | Author, Family, Interview, Kids, Teachers