Authors Families

  • Rachel Morrisroe

    Rachel Morrisroe

    Discover a hidden world of premonitions, magical creatures and deadly dangers in Felix and the Future Agency by Rachel Morrisroe!  Rachel Morrisroe is the bestselling author of the How to Grow Magic picture books, illustrated by Steven Lenton, and the multi-award...

  • Once I Was a Tree: The journey from seed to book with Eoin McLaughlin & Guilherme Karsten

    Once I Was a Tree: The journey from seed to book with Eoin McLaughlin & Guilherme Karsten

    Who knew the journey from seed to book could be so funny! Eoin McLaughlin  introduces Once I Was a Tree, illustrated by Guilherme Karsten Eoin McLaughlin was born in Ireland, grew up in the UK and currently lives in Mauritius with his wife and son, wher...

  • Saskia Gwinn & Daniela Sosa introduce STEM concepts in Teeny Tiny Science series

    Saskia Gwinn & Daniela Sosa introduce STEM concepts in Teeny Tiny Science series

    The first Teeny Tiny Science book, I See a Cloud, will help children learn about the water cycle. Saskia Gwinn and Daniela Sosa tell us more. Saskia Gwinn is an author of children's books. She has worked in children's publishing for nearly 20 years, cra...

  • Rachel Chivers Khoo

    Rachel Chivers Khoo

    Rachel Chivers Khoo introduces her magical new series, The Finders of Silverthorn Forest: The Lost Treasure, and tells ReadingZone about the classic books that helped inspire this world. Rachel and was born in Belfast and spent most of her childhood sheltering in her lo...

  • Charlie Higson and Nadia Shireen: Making children laugh with What's That Noise?

    Charlie Higson and Nadia Shireen: Making children laugh with What's That Noise?

    Charlie Higson and Nadia Shireen introduce their hilarious picture book, What's That Noise, and explore why we need stories that make children laugh. Charlie Higson is an author, actor, comedian and writer for television and radio. He co-created and sta...

  • Liz Kessler introduces Valley of the Vikings, a new Emily Windsnap adventure

    Liz Kessler introduces Valley of the Vikings, a new Emily Windsnap adventure

    Valley of the Vikings features Viking gods, crystals and a 1,000-year-old curse. We find out more from author Liz Kessler. Liz is the author of over 20 books for children and young adults, including the internationally best-selling Emily Windsnap adventures. She has an...

  • Marisa Linton's award-winning YA debut, The Binding Spell

    Marisa Linton's award-winning YA debut, The Binding Spell

    Find out what inspired Marisa Linton's supernatural YA debut, The Binding Spell, winner of The Times / Chicken House Children's Fiction Competition. Before she became a YA author, Marisa Linton wrote about history and taught history at Kingston University, specialising...

  • Sara Barnard

    Sara Barnard

    Sara Barnard's This Song is About Us is a powerful YA novel exploring first love, fame and social media. After Sara graduated, she became a content writer at an international online healthcare company in London - but what she had always wanted do was to be a writer. Sar...