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Story Inspirations by Tarah L. Gear.

Tara L. Gear, author of Just Like Grandpa Jazz talks to us about her inspiration for this book, illustrated by Mirno Imamovic and...

Accessing Colourful Books

The Colourful Bookshelf was setup as comprehensive a list we could manage, of children's books written and/or illustrated by British...

Diversifying as an Author

This month we invite, Swapna Haddow, award-winning author to share insights about trying new things, saying Yes and diversifying your...

Researching Racism by Rasha Barrage

This month, we invite Rasha Barrage, the author of Say No to Racism to talk about how she approached the research required for her book....

The Dark Lady by Akala - A Review

The Dark Lady is an intriguing, mesmerising and electrifying YA debut from acclaimed rapper, writer, poet and activist Akala. This...

Monthly Kidlit Chat - August 2021

The August kidlit chat / surgery session is now live. In this session scheduled on 27th August 2021, 6 pm, London, UK time (BST), we will...

SETTINGS – HOW I BUILD A STORY

COSTA Award winning author Jasbinder Bilan tells us about how she builds a story ground up from the settings. Every author I know has a...

Food, Football, Friends and Family!

Chitra Soundar reviews Jaz Santos vs. The World by Priscilla Mante I read Priscilla Mante’s new book Jaz Santos plays football like a...

Maisie Chan's Maths Muddle

We invited Maisie Chan, the author of Danny Chung Does Not Do Maths, illustrated by Anh Cao published by Piccadilly Press to tell us...

Venessa Taylor Gets the Ball Rolling

#sportsbooks #football #writer #author #KS2 Venessa Taylor is a People’s Book Prize winner (Children’s Category, 2021) and bestselling...

Award Lists

Have you checked out the inaugural Jhalak Prize long list for children's books by British Writers and Illustrators of Colour? Four...

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