Author Visits
*NB All visits virtual for the foreseeable future. Please click here for details* One of the great perks of this wonderful job is visiting young readers. If you would like… Read more Author Visits →
How To Become An Author (Or My Job And Other Animals)
How do you become an author? This is one of the questions I am asked a lot and I never really know what to say. I didn’t study for a… Read more How To Become An Author (Or My Job And Other Animals) →
YouTube
Looking for a story? Pop over to my YouTube channel! Or why not visit Faber Booktime to see me talking about Picklewitch and Jack, telling you about my favourte breakfast and Teemu Juhani drawing Picklewitch! I might even read a little from Cuckoo Cousin too…
Picklewitch and Jack
Library Love
A speech to celebrate the launch of Libraries Unlimited in Devon In all of the photographs of me as a small child, I’m wearing a worried expression. This is hardly… Read more Library Love →
Finding Luna
18th March In January we received a call from the Dogs Trust centre in Ilfracombe. Our old dog Finn, the inspiration behind Knitbone Pepper, came to us as a puppy from there about 13 years ago. After he died I’d visited the centre a few times, hoping to find a friend for Sam, our Border Terrier. But thing was that Sam, a typical terrier, only likes certain dogs (we think he missed Finn) and finding the right one was tricky. I’d almost given up when I got a call out… Read more Finding Luna →
The Daily Express Review 11th March 2016
Knitbone Pepper, Ghost Dog
Meet Knitbone Pepper, the dead special ghost dog haunting Starcross Hall! A story of never-ending friendships. ⭐️Winner of The Book Factor ⭐️ ⭐️ Shortlisted for the Sainsbury’s Children’s Book Prize… Read more Knitbone Pepper, Ghost Dog →
