5 Awesome, Interactive Children’s Books for Summer
Grey skies, mizzly rain, the creaking of central heating… Summer is almost here (apparently) and with it come a host of inspiring summer reading lists. In the spirit of my … Continue reading
Book Birthday Alert! Elli Woollard interviews Isabel Thomas about Self-Destructing Science: Space
Self-Destructing Science: Space by Isabel Thomas, illustrated by Nikalas Catlow (Bloomsbury) publishes on 19 May! Elli: Self-destructing? Noooooooo! Heeeeeeelp! Isabel: Oh no Elli! Breathe, relax, think cute guinea pigs! The … Continue reading
Book Birthday Alert! Isabel Thomas grills Elli Woollard on The Dragon and the Nibblesome Knight
Hello and Happy Book Birthday Elli! Let’s start with your elevator pitch for The Dragon and the Nibblesome Knight …. if you found yourself in an elevator full of dragons! … Continue reading
Fireworks for National Non-fiction November!
It’s #NNFN, the annual celebration of factastic books organized by the Federation of Children’s Book Groups. I was delighted to work with Lonely Planet Kids to create a hands-on event … Continue reading
How to be a wicked young writer
I was lucky enough to watch the Wicked Young Writers’ Awards last week. My son was one of 120 shortlisted writers aged 5 to 25, who gathered in London for … Continue reading
Making it work as a full time writer
Writing is the hardest way of earning a living, with the possible exception of wrestling alligators. So said Olin Miller, but he was wrong. I’m raising three alligators of my … Continue reading
How to Launch a Literary Festival
November brought a double dose of firsts: the first National Non-Fiction Month and the first St Albans Literary Festival. I was excited to combine the two, by running non-fiction writing … Continue reading
Writing ate my brain
This weekend, I threw a party for 30 five-year-olds. Call me naive (and many parents did) but this was the plan: The reality was less Oranges and Lemons, and more … Continue reading
Essential books for writers by Isabel Thomas
Is there an essential book for writers? Google Books suggests 3,090,000 options. Hive narrows it to 190, most with essential in the title. When I’m writing non-fiction, my list of … Continue reading
