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Mar 3, 20241 min read
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...
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Dec 13, 20231 min read
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+...
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Dec 13, 20231 min read
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...
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Oct 3, 20231 min read
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,
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Sep 26, 20231 min read
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...
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Aug 31, 20232 min read
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...
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Feb 2, 20231 min read
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...
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Feb 2, 20231 min read
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...
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Feb 2, 20231 min read
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:...
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Jan 9, 20231 min read
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...
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Jan 6, 20231 min read
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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Jan 1, 20231 min read
National Geographic Kids review.
So delighted to see Oisin's review of #TheOctopusDaduAndMe in Nat Geo Kids!!! (My 7 yo subscribes but we nearly missed this as last...
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Jan 1, 20231 min read
Get a signed copy from The Book Nook!
Signed copies of The Octopus Dadu and Me are available from the very wonderful children’s bookshop The Book Nook, in Hove. Get a signed...
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Jan 1, 20231 min read
"The Octopus, Dadu and Me bursts with love and warmth"
The Ocotpus, Dadu and Me has had its first review and I love it. Thanks so much to Tom G at CHECK ‘EM OUT BOOKS!! "The Octopus, Dadu and...
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