Authors Children
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AF Harrold's Pocket Book of Pocket Poems
AF Harrold is an English poet and children's author. He spends his time showing off on stage, writing poems and books, and stroking his beard (it helps churn the ideas). He often visits schools, reading poems and running workshops and juggling ideas. He is the author of Carnegie Medal s...
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A.F. Harrold
A.F. Harrold is an English poet and children's author, whose books include The Worlds We Leave Behind, The Song from Somewhere Else and The Imaginary. He has had his work broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and Radio 3 and is active in schools, running workshops and slams and doing performances , and ha...
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Lydia Monks explores the lives of Henry VIII's wives in Six Queens
Lydia Monks tells ReadingZone about her new non-fiction book for younger readers, Six Queens, about the lives of Henry VIII's wives. Lydia studied illustration at Kingston University and has illustrated for newspapers and magazines - but always wanted to illustrate chil...
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Katya Balen introduces her novel, Ghostlines, a story about community, belonging and the environment. Katya studied English at university and then completed an MPhil researching the impact of stories on autistic children's behaviour. She has worked in a variety of special needs schools...
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Jules Howard and Gavin Scott introduce MEGA: The Most Enormous Animals Ever
Jules Howard is a zoology correspondent, author, science-writer and broadcaster who appears regularly on TV and radio, including Newsround and BBC Radio 5 Live. Jules's non-fiction books include The Who, What, Why of Zoology, Respect the Insect and the Encyclopedia of Animals....
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Inspire storytelling with Joseph Coelho's Tiny Tales
Joseph Coelho's 'Tiny Tales' tell entire stories in just ten words. His latest collection is Tiny Tales of Love, and we spoke to him to find out more. Joseph is a performance poet, children's author, and former Waterstones Children's Laureate (2022-2024). He grew up in...
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Exploring Nizrana Farook's Adventure Stories for Children
The Boy Who Saved a Bear is the latest adventure from Nizrana Farook, whose books also include The Girl Who Lost a Leopard, The Boy Who Met a Whale and The Girl Who Stole an Elephant. Nizrana was born and raised in Colombo, Sri Lanka, and the beautiful...
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Kieran Larwood: Dungeon Runners
Kieran Larwood lives on the Isle of Wight where he enjoys exploring rockpools, climbing trees and writing. He was a Reception teacher before becoming a full-time author. His stories are inspired by a life-long love of fantasy stories, which began when, as a young boy, he picke...
