Podcast with Jason Cockcroft, We Were Wolves
Posted on Tuesday, June 15, 2021
Category: Video/Vlog
Students Elizabeth, Alex and Mihai spoke to Jason Cockcroft about his novel We Were Wolves (Andersen Press), which he wrote and illustrated.
In this podcast, Jason describes how his relationship with his father helped to inspire We Were Wolves, which focuses on a boy and his father, as well as talking about how his characters developed, issues around mental health, and the wolf motif that runs through his novel. Jason also gives some insights into illustrating the novel and he gives some writing tips.
We are grateful to Mihai, Alex and Elizabeth for interviewing Jason for ReadingZone, and to their school librarian Mrs Georgeson for supporting the event - and special thanks to Jason Cockcroft for taking part in our podcast.
More about We Were Wolves:
Boy lives in a caravan on his own in the woods. His dad, John, is in prison and promises to get out soon. All the boy needs to do is survive alone for a little while longer. But dark forces are circling - like the dangerous man in the Range Rover, who is looking for his stolen money. And then there are the ancient forces that have lain asleep in the woods for an age...
You can find out more about We Were Wolves here on ReadingZone:
https://www.readingzone.com/books/we-were-wolves/
