Incase you didn’t know, today is National Poetry Day here in the U.K.! To celebrate this delightful day, I thought I’d share with you a poem that I’d come across recently. This poem featured in the SCBWI (Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators) magazine and is written by Jane Yolen:- THE BEST-SELLING AUTHOR Getcha… Read more »
It’s certainly been a busy few weeks in the wonderful world of Whimsy Wood! ‘Posie Pixie’ and ‘Wibble Woodlouse’ have been practising their lines for the brand new animated TV series, ‘Whimsy Wood Family’, which they’re appearing in! ‘Dr.Tustle the Tawny Owl’ has been helping the Whimsy Wood choir of young chaffinches to get… Read more »
Soooo, finally I can let you in on a little bit of Whimsy Wood’s ginormous secret! The Whimsy Wood children’s books are to become a brand new animated children’s TV series and brand. It really is beyond exciting and I can barely get my head around it! There has been a huge amount of… Read more »
Last week’s 20th World Book Week was certainly a wonderfully whimsical one for my Whimsy Wood children’s books and I. First of all the Whimsy Wood competition to win signed copies of book 10, ‘Fearne Fairy And The Landing Lesson’, run by the International Writers Inspiring Change (IWIC) foundation, concluded on March the 1st. The… Read more »
A lot has been happening in the world of ‘Whimsy Wood’ secretly for the last 6 weeks. I am now able to let you know just a little bit about what that is. Well, a certain London-based agency has been pitching my Whimsy Wood children’s series to various TV networks. There are 4 major networks… Read more »
I’m absolutely thrilled to tell you that yesterday, ‘Fearne Fairy And The Dandelion Clocks’, ‘Fearne Fairy And The Chocolate Caterpillar’ and ‘Fearne Fairy And The Landing Lesson’, books 8, 9 and 10 respectively in my ‘Whimsy Wood’ children’s series, were awarded the Mom’s Choice Awards Honouring Excellence seal! If you click on this link you’ll… Read more »
We’ll I don’t know about you, but my family and I really had the most wonderful Christmas! We were fortunate enough to travel to Lapland before Christmas and meet the one and only real-life Santa in person! Magical, amazing, enchanting barely describe accurately this truly once-in-a-lifetime trip! Even ‘Posie Pixie’ came along! Well she just… Read more »
Hi there and a happy half-term to you all! I’m delighted to inform you that I received an international literary award in Las Vegas on Friday October the 14th! My 4th ‘Whimsy Wood’ children’s book, titled ‘Posie Pixie And The Fireworks Party’, won the Chapter Book category in the sixth annual international Children’s Literary Classics… Read more »
All manner of things have been happening in ‘Whimsy Wood’ recently. ‘Mrs Scarlet the squirrel’ has been celebrating ‘Red Squirrel Week’, with the rest of the Scarlet family. They had a particularly splendid party and invited all of the Whimsy Wood folk. They played ‘pin the tail on the squirrel’ and ‘find the nut’, amongst… Read more »
EFolk often ask often ask what I do after a new ‘Whimsy Wood’ book has been published to raise its profile and help in its promotion. The most recent ‘Whimsy Wood’ children’s book is ‘Fearne Fairy And The Chocolate Caterpillar’, and this was launched on Saturday July the 2nd. In the past, we’ve held book… Read more »
