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Meet Super Unicorn Princess! Mike Hartigan tells us more.
Meet Super Unicorn Princess, a girl with super powers who is keeping her town safe! Author and illustrator Mike Hartigan tells us more! Mike is from New Zealand, where he lives with his wife, three kids and a ginger cat called Maverick! He has loved drawing ever since h...
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Discover Teresa Heapy's new animal adventure, Will Wolfheart!
Teresa Heapy introduces her new adventure, Will Wolfheart. Look out for a boy and his dog, wolf packs and an exciting quest! Teresa Heapy is an award-winning children's writer. Her picture books include The Wonder Tree, Loved to Bits, The Marvellous Moon Map, a Million...
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Iszi Lawrence takes us back in time with The Time Machine Next Door series
Iszi Lawrence takes us back in time to meet famous people from the past in her time-travel adventures, The Time Machine Next Door. Iszi is a writer, comedian, podcaster and history presenter. She is a regular on TV history documentaries including shows for Sky History a...
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The Hug Button: Soothing separation anxiety in young children
The Hug Button by Naomi Jones and Rebecca Ashdown is a comforting story for children experiencing separation anxiety when starting at nursery or school, or other new experiences.Award-winning author Naomi Jones's picture books include The Perfect F...
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Kael Tudor hits the right notes with his picture book, Marching Band
Kael Tudor tells ReadingZone why funny stories for children are so important, and introduces his picture book, Marching Band. Kael began writing his own stories at a young age, inspired by the books he bought at school fairs and jumble sales. As an adult he still writes...
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Exploring BIG feelings in Kerfuffle Bird
Helen Docherty and Gwen Millward introduces Kerfuffle Bird, a story about finding your voice and sharing those 'BIG feelings'. Helen Docherty's rhyming picture books have been translated into 27 languages, shortlisted for awards and adapted for the sta...
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Jonny Lambert explores mindfulness in As the World Goes By
As the World Goes By reminds us to pause in our busy lives, and to be open to the quiet beauty around us. ReadingZone finds out more from its creator Jonny Lambert. Jonny grew up knowing he wanted to be an artist of some sort. Encouraged by his grandfather and, later, h...
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Mudlarking, monsters and misfits in Becca Rogers' The Girl With Gills
Becca Rogers introduces her debut novel, The Girl with Gills, an adventure about mudlarking with community and friendship at its heart. Becca grew up in rural Devon, an avid reader in a house full of folk music and books. After an English literature degree, she spent ma...
