Hervé Tullet ‘s journey through books, authors and artists who have influenced him

Hervé Tullet is the creator of some of the most creative, fun picture books I know. Last year he received particular acclaim for Press Here (my review is here), but his activity books are also amazing (we’re particular fans of Doodle Cook). Earlier this week I got to chat with him over email about the [...]

Upcoming Children’s Literature Events in the UK

This coming Saturday and Sunday sees a wonderful children’s literature festival “pop up” just behind Kings Cross in London. The Pop Up Festival is completely free and is all about celebrating books, stories and imagination for children, teenagers and families. Authors and illustrators attending include Candy Gourlay, Nii Parkes, James Mayhew, Marcus Sedgwick, Laura Dockrill, [...]

A wonderful place to visit next week

One of my favourite children’s book blogs, Saffron Tree, hosts its annual festival, CROCUS – Celebrating Reading Of Culturally Unique Stories, this coming week. The theme this year is ‘The five elements’: Air, Water, Fire, Earth and Space. It is going to be a week (23rd Oct to 30th Oct) of wonderful books related to [...]

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