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Tag Archives: Elli Woollard

At the Writers’ Cafe by Elli Woollard

Writing in cafes? I don’t. There. End of story. Actually it’s not, because I did once spend quite a while writing in a hospital café over the course of a … Continue reading

February 16, 2018

Book Birthday Interview – Emma Pass talks to Elli Woollard about The Just So Stories.

Today, Elli Woollard’s retelling of Rudyard Kipling’s classic The Just So Stories is published, with gorgeous illustrations by Marta Altés. Happy book birthday, Elli and Marta! Here’s the blurb: Delightfully … Continue reading

October 5, 2017

Writing Distractions by Elli Woollard

Sit down to write. (Check your reviews) Sit down to write. (Buy some new shoes) Sit down to write. (Empty your spam) Sit down to write. (Eat bread and jam) … Continue reading

June 23, 2017

Happy Book Birthday to Swashbuckle Lil, The Secret Pirate by Elli Woollard! A review by Emma Pass

  Lil has a secret. It’s the reason she tries to catch cod in the school pond; the reason she has a talking parrot hidden in her school bag; the … Continue reading

May 19, 2016 · 1 Comment

Show Not Tell by Elli Woollard

I started this post by writing a long article about how picture book authors need to use words sparingly, and let the pictures do a lot of the talking. About … Continue reading

April 29, 2016 · 2 Comments

Book Birthday Interview: Elli Woollard Interviews Emma Carroll about THE SNOW SISTER

It really did feel like Christmas had come early when I sat down to read The Snow Sister in September. Not only because Emma Carroll’s new book is a wonderful … Continue reading

October 1, 2015 · 1 Comment

Book Birthday Interview: Elli Woollard Interviews Clara Vulliamy about DIXIE O’DAY AND THE HAUNTED HOUSE!

The Dixie O’Day books by Shirley Hughes and Clara Vulliamy are always such a delight, and Dixie O’Day and the Haunted House is no exception. The fourth book in the … Continue reading

September 25, 2015

An Ode to Pyjamas by Elli Woollard

My job is quite jammy (quite jim-jammy jammy); I don’t have to shop for posh dresses. I don’t need to care if I’ve not brushed my hair, Or my clothes … Continue reading

March 16, 2015

Happy book birthday to Woozy The Wizard: A Broom To Go Zoom! Author Elli Woollard chats to Pip Jones

Elli Woollard, poet extraordinaire (and weirdo possibly. No, no! Don’t judge me. That’s what SHE said, see below), today celebrates the publication of Woozy The Wizard: A Broom To Go Zoom. The book is the … Continue reading

March 5, 2015

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