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Talking 'Grey' Characters in The Green Parent
The Green Parent is such a brilliant magazine, and the absolutely perfect place to talk about my latest book How To Be A Revolutionary.


6 Ways to Give Children Agency
I was so delighted to speak to Teach Primary magazine about ways to give pupils agency.
In the face of disturbing world events it's easy...


Sharing a political booklist, with Smart School Councils
I was invited to write a blog for the very wonderful charity Smart School Councils, who help students find their voice...


Discussing rubbish parenting in Absolutely Education
Such a delight to speak to Libby Norman for Absolutely Education magazine...


First few reviews for How To Be A Revolutionary!
It has been such a thrill to read the first few reviews of How To Be A Revolutionary, I couldn't be happier!


📢 EXCITING NEWS 📢 New Children's book on the way...
How To Be A Revolutionary is coming soon!!! Watch this space for more info...


Name a character in my next book!
I'm auctioning off a character name in my next book! It's to raise money for the YMCA Heart of England and is part of a World Book Day...


Spark! School Book Awards Longlist!
The Octopus, Dadu and Me has been added to the longlist of the Spark! School Book Awards. It's one of 12 books selected for the 9+...


The Brilliant Book Award SHORTLIST!
The Octopus, Dadu, and Me made the SHORTLIST of The Brilliant Book Award by the wonderful Inspire: Culture, Learning and Libraries in the...


The Brilliant Book Award longlist!
Absolutely over the moon that The Octopus, Dadu, and Me has been longlisted for The Brilliant Book Award by the wonderful Inspire: Culture,


The Octopus, Dadu & Me on The Redhill Academy Trust Book Awards Shortlist!
I'm absolutely delighted that The Octopus, Dadu and Me has made it onto the brilliant Redhill Academy Trust Book Awards shortlist!! The...


NYALitFest and KIDSLitFest in Preston
Book work always takes a back seat over summer as I spend time with my own lovely children, but I still managed to squeeze a couple of...


Live Q&A with WriteMentor
To celebrate my debut month I had a live chat with the lovely Emily Randall-Jones from WriteMentor on Instagram. We talked unexpected...


My Top 5 Octopus Species
For the final stop on the The Octopus, Dadu and Me blog tour, I popped by the What I Read blog, hosted by @RichReadAlot to share my Top 5...


Book Craic Review and Chapter One Sample
Book Craic posted a really lovely review and a sample of Chapter One, for their stop on the blog tour. Here is a taster of the review:...


Q&A with My Book Corner
The #TheOctopusDaduAndMe blog tour continues with a Q&A with wonderful children's book review treasure trove My Book Corner. I share my...


Top Five Books to help children relate to an older generation
Day 3 of The Octopus, Dadu and Me blogtour, takes us to the wonderful Through The Book Shelf blog. In this post I share my Top 5 books to...


Read a sample chapter!
Luna's Little Library is hosting a sneak peek inside The Octopus, Dadu and Me today. You can read Chapter 2, which is where we meet Dadu...


Meet The Characters of The Octopus, Dadu and Me
Second stop on the blog tour today, and it's a chance to meet the characters, Sashi's wonderful friends Darcie and Hassan...as well as...


Why I Wrote The Octopus, Dadu and Me
For the first stop on the The Octopus, Dadu and Me blog tour, I visit the lovely Golden Books Girl blog to discuss the inspiration for...
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