The Awfully Bad Guide to Monster Travel – Africa

The Awfully Bad Guide to Monster Travel – AfricaMinistry of Stories (October 2020) Monsters! Have you been cooped up too … More

Book of the Month: November 2020

Hello. How are you, all? Apart from the never-stopping virus, I guess the US election is on many people’s mind … More

Happy Halloween month, everyone! The day is getting shorter and the air is getting colder and a prospect of the … More

When the Sun Goes HomeOrchard Books (out on 15th April 2021) Everyone knows how a day goes. The sun rises … More

It’s been a while since the last time I posted something here. How have you been? I’ve been busy and … More

My debut picture book, Avocado Asks (Orchard), came out in paperback on the 23rd of July. To promote it, I … More

As the Empathy Day ((the 9th June) is coming up, I’m going to share a book from the Empathy Lab’s … More

Hello! Hope you’re doing OK in lockdown. This month’s book choice is Lunch at 10 Pomegranate Street by Felicita Sala … More

Hello, everyone. How are you? How are you coping with your stay-at-home life? Sadly, many countries are still under lockdown … More

It began in the fruit and vegetable aisle in a supermarket, just like the story of the book itself. I’m … More

I’m proud to introduce my debut picture book Avocado Asks: What Am I (Orchard Books 2020), which I authored and … More

Free & fun, printable activity sheets based on my picture book, Avocado Asks: What Am I? (Orchard Books 2020). Free … More

Books Make Good Pets by John Agard Hachette Children’s Group (September 2020) Books make good pets and don’t need going to … More

As is evident from schoolchildren protests led by Greta Thunberg, climate change is one of the biggest concerns on young … More

Who says that Valentine’s Day is just for grownups to hold their hands and gaze each other over candlelights and … More

Happy new year and new decade! Hope you all had wonderful holidays. This year falls onto the year of the … More

Happy Boxing Day! Hope you got some good books this Christmas. 2019 flew away like a sparrow. I can’t believe … More

It’s December. Time to share and read something festive and frosty. But this year I’m in the mood for something … More

Back in June, I shared Shh! We Have a Plan by Chris Haughton (Walker Books 2014) as the book of the month … More

Avocado Asks: What Am I? Orchard Books (April 2020) “a delightful, boldly graphic wander down the supermarket aisles” – The … More