Jim Jarvis meets Dr Barnardo
Dr Thomas Barnardo meets Jim Jarvis – useful information for teachers presenting my novel Street Child as a KS2 book in schools.
My books blog – my own books, and those by other authors.
‘Small in the City’ by Sydney Smith – Greenaway winner 2021
My review of the 2021 Greenaway Medal winner, ‘Small in the City’ by Canadian author and illustrator Sydney Smith.
‘Look Both Ways’ by Jason Reynolds – Carnegie winner 2021
My review of the 2021 Carnegie Medal winner, ‘Look Both Ways’ by the American author Jason Reynolds.
Writing haikus – a poetry workshop
Writing haikus: I show you the rules, explain their structure, give you useful tips for writing haikus and present Japanese examples.
‘Shadow Time Stories’ by Lilo Beil – stories from WWII Germany
My review of ‘Shadow Time Stories’ by Lilo Beil, a moving collection of 15 short stories for children, set in Germany during the time of the Nazi era.
‘The Swallows’ Flight’ by Hilary McKay
A review of ‘The Swallows’ Flight’, the new children’s book by double Costa award-winner Hilary McKay, set at the time of the Second World War.