My visit to Congleton Library

My visit to Congleton Library

I was recently invited to do an author visit at my local library in Congleton. The library underwent a facelift before Christmas, so it was nice to get the chance to see the new look while getting to read one of my books to some young local book fans!There was a great...
My Kickstarter for Snailish is now live!

My Kickstarter for Snailish is now live!

On Tuesday, Kickstarter approved my campaign to raise funds for my fifth children’s picture book, Snailish. Illustrated by the incredible artist Leo Brown, the book is about a cute slug called Squidge who is jealous of snails because they have beautiful shells...
Franklyn Fox meets the school kids of Cheshire!

Franklyn Fox meets the school kids of Cheshire!

A few months ago, Congleton company Franklyn Financial Management published their first children’s book, Franklyn – No Ordinary Fox, written by yours truly! There are so many positive aspects to this venture by Franklyn Financial Management, but one of the...
Another great school visit

Another great school visit

On Friday I was lucky enough to do an author visit at Terra Nova School in Cheshire. With my beautiful assistant, fellow author Emma Sandford, I did three sessions in which I read One Night in Beartown, first to the Year 1 and Year 2 children and later to the nursery...

One Christmas in Beartown is coming!

Last year, I raised £4k via Kickstarter for my second children’s book, One Night in Beartown, thanks to 141 generous individuals and businesses. The book sold well and received some very kind reviews, and I started to wonder if maybe there could be another...