Authors Families
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Matt Bawler welcomes you to The Courage Club!
Matt Bawler talks to ReadingZone about The Courage Club, a children's book series designed to support young readers in developing inner strength, self-belief and emotional resilience from the very start of their journey. Matt currently works as Head of Early Years and Wellbei...
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Counting to 20 with Jonathan Emmett's engaging cats and dogs!
Jonathan Emmett and Rob Hodgson introduce One Dog, Two Dogs, their new novelty counting book that helps children count to 20. Jonathan Emmett was an architect before becoming a children's author and novelty book designer. He's written over 60 books, inc...
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Following your dreams in Wendy J Warren's The Bear Who Wanted to Dance
ReadingZone caught up with illustrator Wendy J Warren to explore her debut picture book, The Bear Who Wanted to Dance, a story about body positivity and following your dreams. Wendy J Warren has being drawing and painting since she was tiny and has spent many happy year...
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Tom Tinn-Disbury shares Worm's Big Dig!
Meet tiny Worm who is going on a big adventure in Worm's Big Dig, the new picture book from Tom Tinn-Disbury! Tom studied animation at university, where he realised that the best part of the process was writing stories and drawing characters and not necessarily making t...
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Marcela Ferreira explores the challenge of change in Isobel Hates Change
ReadingZone caught up with Marcela Ferreira to look at change and transitions in her new picture book, Isobel Hates Change. Marcela Ferreira was born in Rio de Janeiro. She moved to London as a teenager and had to quickly get to grips with a whole new language and cultu...
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Jack Viant shares his playful picture book, I Am Going to Jump This Log!
In this playful picture book, I Am Going to Jump This Log, a small frog is determined to get across a big log - but can he do it? ReadingZone caught up with illustrator Jack Viant. Jack Viant, an illustrator and designer from Plymouth, UK, is inspired by cartoons, pictu...
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Ben Sanders shares the joy of doing nothing in Pincho
Doing nothing IS possible says Pincho, the laid-back capybara who stars in Ben Sanders' new picture book, Pincho: Nothing IS Possible. ReadingZone finds out more. Ben Sanders hasn't stopped drawing since he was a kid. Decades later he still draws . . . and he's still a...
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Chris Naylor-Ballesteros introduces The Teacup, his heartfelt companion to The Suitcase
Chris Naylor-Ballesteros's picture book The Suitcase, about kindness to strangers, caught hearts and minds around the world. Now he returns to the same group of friends, and a new stranger, in his picture book, The Teacup. Chris is originally from Bradford and he studie...
