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Exploring blended families in Poppy O'Neill's picture book, The Pumpkin Seed
Blended families are explored alongside planting and growing in Poppy O'Neill's debut picture book, The Pumpkin Seed. ReadingZone chatted with Poppy to find out more. Poppy O'Neill writes books for children about understanding their emotions, and now also enjoys writing...
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Laughter is Not Allowed in Sam Usher's picture book, No More Silliness!
Sam Usher - who is NEVER silly - tells ReadingZone why Laughter is Not Allowed in his new picture book, No More Silliness! Sam Usher is an acclaimed writer and artist who has illustrated books by Michael Morpurgo and Emma Carroll, as well as his own Adventures with Gran...
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Celebrate overlooked females in Catherine Blackledge's The Animal Queendom
Discover what makes the females of the animal world stand out from the males in Catherine Blackledge's eye-opening book, The Animal Queendom! Catherine Blackledge PhD is a non-fiction author and a former science journalist and communications specialist. Catherine...
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Exploring Amy Wilson's The Trouble With Magic (The Hexton Chronicles)
ReadingZone caught up with author Amy Wilson to talk about magic, shadows and world building in her new Hexton Chronicles series, beginning with The Trouble With Magic. Amy Wilson has written several middle grade books including Carnegie nominated, Branford Boase-longli...
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Sam Copeland's unveils his hilarious Detention Diaries series
Ever had a detention - and it wasn't your fault? Then you'll know how Arthur feels in The Detention Diaries - Sam Copeland's (very funny!) new series. We caught up with Sam to find out more. Sam Copeland is the award-winning author of the bestselling Ch...
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Tracey Corderoy & Steven Lenton
Tracey Corderoy grew up in South Wales, on a council estate firmly sandwiched between the steel and chemical works. She’s a trained teacher, but now writes full-time in an old damp cottage in a valley in the woods. Her first book was published in 2010, and she has now written...
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Jeanne Willis celebrates misbehaving children and animals in 'Naughty'!
Jeanne Willis celebrates misbehaving children and animals in Naughty, a playful riot of naughtiness! Jeanne Willis is one of our best-loved authors of children's books, and has written for television, although her earlier jobs have included being a reptile vet's assista...
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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 70 books, inc...
