At the SCBWI picture book retreat this summer, we had a debate about illustration notes.  Some quite well-established au...

Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman, illus by Caroline Binch (25th Anniversary Edition,  Frances Lincoln ) We're delighted that this mo...

One of the things that authors get asked on a fairly regular basis, usually while taking questions at school or bookshop visits, is ...

Sending out a new-born manuscript can be a bit scary. The person who reads the story will have his or her own likes and dislikes. Thes...

For years I have taught people wanting to write books for children, and offered a critiquing service, most particularly picture books, a...

I’ve been writing some children’s city guides for Lonely Planet, and while doing so I discovered the whereabouts of the real Winnie-the-Poo...

My very first picture book was The Great Castle of Marshmangle . I wrote it 19 years ago, and life was never the same again.   I'd ...