Playing by the book

Reviews of kids' books and the crazy, fun stuff they inspire us to do

Win a copy of Usborne’s Write Your Own Story Book

Thanks to the generous folk at Usborne I’ve got one copy of the Usborne Write Your Own Story Book to giveaway to one lucky reader. This lovingly produced book is what inspired my short story yesterday. Ideal for 8-12 year olds, it’s full of tips on how to come up with story ideas, different perspectives [...]

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The SAS want a new home to parachute into… will it be yours? (a giveaway)

So… you know that CLASSIFIED INFORMATION I shared with you yesterday? Well… the kind folk at the Ministry of Letters have offered to send a crack squad of their SAS (Special Alphabet Service) into your home… Wrapped up in this bundle of Alphabet-A-Goodness is: a poster featuring all the members of the SAS sticker sheets, [...]

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Win tickets to see Malorie Blackman, Michael Morpurgo, Korky Paul, Mick Inkpen, David Melling, Annabel Pitcher AND MORE!

UPDATED: This giveaway is now closed. The winners were #9 and #4 Yes! YOU could get to see Patrick Ness, Malorie Blackman, Michael Morpurgo, Korky Paul, Mick Inkpen, David Melling, Annabel Pitcher, Liz Pichon, Gill Lewis, Kali Stileman, Chris Wormell, Jim Kay, Sharon Rentta and Morris Gleitzman amongst other authors and illustrators at the Red [...]

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