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Laughter is Not Allowed in Sam Usher's picture book, Warning: 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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Celebrating the Moon and changing seasons with Colleen Larmour's Follow Me Moon
Follow a year of full moons through the eyes of a growing young boy in author and illustrator's Colleen Larmour's Follow Me Moon (Nosy Crow). Colleen Larmour is a picture book maker from Northern Ireland, where she lives with her husband and two daughte...
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C is for Cat, D is for Dog: Em Lynas introduces her animal alphabet books
Em Lynas's adorable alphabet books, C is for Cat and D is for Dog, will have children rolling, bouncing, cuddling and crouching their way through the alphabet as they read along with these gorgeous cats and dogs! Em Lynas is a children's author with a love of silly poet...
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Severe anxiety inspired author Peter Bognanni's How to Lose Yourself Completely
ReadingZone caught up with author Peter Bognanni to find out more about his new novel about grief, anxiety and hope, wrapped in a deadly survival story - How to Lose Yourself Completely. Peter Bognanni's first novel, The House of Tomorrow, won the L.A. Times Book Award...
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Lora Beth Johnson introduces her supernatural heist thriller, Hell To Pay!
Hell To Pay is an action-packed trip to the Afterlife with demons, death and double-dealing in each twist and turn. ReadingZone caught up with author Lora Beth Johnson to find out more! As an only child, Lora Beth Johnson grew up telling herself stories and reading past...
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Emma Simpson introduces Pebble and Po, a story about asking for help
ReadingZone caught up with author and illustrator Emma Simpson to find out about Pebble and Po, a story about friendship and not being afraid to ask for help. Before becoming a full-time author-illustrator, Emma Simpson worked in the special education sector for many ye...
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Becky Davies shines a spotlight on The Broom of Doom
Becky Davies joins ReadingZone to unveil her latest picture book, The Broom of Doom, which sees Witch's broom under the spotlight! Becky is a children's book editor, and sometimes author, from the South West of England. Her favourite things are animals, books about magi...
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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...
