I’ve been rootling through my picture book collection and come up with twenty seven questions to provoke and perplex you.   Some are...

Uncle Albert during his national service A few days ago I was on the phone to my Uncle Albert  - all my close friends have heard of Uncl...

Perhaps it shouldn't have been a surprise to us at the Picture Book Den, but until now we'd never realised how many picture books ...

I'm a grandma! Yaaay! My granddaughter, currently known as Peanut, arrived a month early, and she can’t keep her eyes open for long...

Back in the mists of time we were all unpublished authors. Some of us had a background in publishing before we gained the 'label' o...

Characters have always felt like a chink in my armour. When I’m writing a picture book, I tend to work roughly like this:- - Concept ...

I do lots of events: in schools, in shops and at lit fests. Performing was really scary at first but I've got better over the years and ...

I bet you are reading this first line thinking where is this blog post going and is it worth my while reading on?  I know. I’m the kind o...