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'The World Made a Rainbow' publishing September 2020

5/16/2020

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Illustration © Emily Hamilton 2020
I'm finally allowed to share the news! Shortly after lockdown began, I woke up at 3am one morning and wrote a poem about all the rainbows children are making - and it's going to be a book. Very soon!

'THE WORLD MADE A RAINBOW' is designed to bring comfort to young children, and to the child inside all of us. Right now we're all seeking reassurance, but it's hard to come by. I hope that this book will help families discuss the changes to our lives in an honest and yet encouraging way.

I'm hugely grateful to Bloomsbury for embracing and supporting this project. They're currently in talks to partner with a children's charity so that proceeds can have as positive an impact as possible. 

Meanwhile, illustrator Emily Hamilton and designer Goldy Broad are bringing the art into beautiful shape in a very short amount of time, under the eagle eye of my editor Elaine Connolly. (Thanks, too, to Emma Blackburn for getting the ball rolling. What a lovely final book to be making with you after all the ones we've made during your time at Bloomsbury!)

With any luck 'THE WORLD MADE A RAINBOW' will quickly become a piece of social history - a time capsule for children in classrooms to study, to help discuss their personal experiences of lockdown - rather than a mirror held up to reflect our current situations. 

I'm really missing working with children (apart from my own, of course!) and visiting schools to promote reading for pleasure. I'm very glad to have found some small way to put my limited skills to use during the pandemic. 

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Booktrust Storytime Prize 2020

5/13/2020

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1,2,3 DO THE DINOSAUR, written by me and illustrated by Rosalind Beardshaw, has been shortlisted for the Booktrust Storytime Prize 2020! 

Booktrust are an amazing charity. They give millions of children access to books and help them develop a love of reading. It's always an honour when Booktrust give my books their seal of approval. I'm super thrilled that me and Ros's book made the grade.


​You can watch me and the other authors reading the stories for you here. EAR WORM ALERT! My video features a crazily catchy song, performed by me and my good friend, David Gibb. 
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