We were absolutely thrilled to be part of this festival, having been along to hear other authors and illustrators in previous years. Not only did we get to appear in the programme alongside our heroes but it was also a chance to appear together running a joint session. The tent […]
In November 2018 we launched the latest Vlad book at the Florence Nightingale Museum in London. We were joined by friends and family and by Florence herself to celebrate the release on Museum Shop Day and lucky readers got a personalised drawing by Sam in their copies. Miss Nightingale was […]
Behind the books Before writing the first draft of each book I carry out a lot of research, often going down a cul-de-sac (which can be fun but not lead anywhere), or travelling roads that give me atmosphere but no concrete information. But sometimes I find a fascinating fact that […]
We were so lucky to be able to use the lovely new library space for our sessions with Bear, Rhino, Owl and Bison classes. It really is going to be the most amazing resource and gave us plenty of space in which to fight fires and work in groups. Thank […]
After a week of snow it was clear weather for our trip to Northampton. We had a fun afternoon of activities with Willow and Beech classes. “Thanks for a great workshop in Monday. The children loved it and have drawn beautiful pictures and done excellent drama today!”
World Book Day at Broadwater School was colourful and exciting with some fabulous costumes. We had three assemblies with the different year groups when I talked about being a writer. Thank you to all the children for being such a great audience and asking many perceptive questions. A special thank […]
We arrived at Cathedral Primary School in beautiful flurries of snow. Once everyone had taken off all their winter clothes we were able to talk about the Great Fire of London in Year 2 and editing Vlad and the First World War in Year 6. We shared some fantastic work […]
Thank you to Muscliff for an exciting day with Orchid, Elderflower and Tea Rose classes. There was much rustling, screaming and fire-fighting going on. Thank you to all the staff for making our trip to Bournemouth so much fun.
Our first visit to Stoke on Trent was exciting. We visited all the Year 1 and 2 classes and finished with a group session at the end of the day. There were lots of tricky questions which Vlad had to check. Luckily he was able to write a letter to […]
