Authors
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Lu Fraser explores self-belief in Basil Dreams Big
In Basil Dreams Big, Basil, a young bat, must find the courage to fly! Author Lu Fraser and illustrator Sarah Warburton tell us more. Lu Fraser is a hugely exciting voice in children's picture books. She is based in Hampshire, where she lives with her f...
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Laura Dockrill
Laura Dockrill, a performance poet and novelist, introduces her new picture book, I Am Strong Just Being Me, which explores what we mean in being strong. Laura grew up in Brixton and attended the Brit School and has always written creatively - from poetry to novels and...
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Thomas Docherty
Thomas Docherty tells ReadingZone how his own daughters helped inspire his latest picture book, Moon Girl. An author and illustrator of children's picture books, Thomas's books include the award-winning The Hare-Shaped Hole, Little Boat<...
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Ben Lerwill introduces Wonder World: Earth
Discover the world beneath our feat in Ben Lerwill's new book, Earth, the first in the Wonder World series. Ben has been working as a freelance travel writer for over 15 years. His work has appeared in more than 50 national and international publications, from The Sund...
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Mariajo Ilustrajo
Award-winning author and illustrator Mariajo Ilustrajo introduces her new picture book, Oh, Carrots!, about making new friends. Mariajo is a Spanish illustrator and designer based in the UK. In 2020 she was crowned overall 'New Talent' winner of the World Illustration A...
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Polly Faber
Polly Faber's new picture book, Recycling Day: What Happens to the Things We Throw Away, follows our recycling through its different processes and shows how rubbish can be re-used. Polly Faber grew up reading - her grandfather set up pu...
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Nicola O'Byrne explores big emotions in The Rabbit, the Cloud and the Rainy Day
Nicola O'Byrne's new picture book, The Rabbit, the Cloud and the Rainy Day, explores how children learn to manage big emotions and helps them to grow in empathy. Nicola was born in Swaziland, grew up in Singapore, and has lived in Papua New Guinea, Kenya, Edinburgh, Lon...
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Ally Sherrick
Ally Sherrick writes books about how people lived in the past and her latest adventure, Rebel Heart, is set during the English Civil War. Ally was a slow starter when it came to reading, but once words began to 'click', she was a confirmed bookworm. After a degree in Me...
