Category: Reading and Literacy

  • The Terrifying Story of Frankatstein – Scaredy Cats

    This is the first tale in a terrifying series from my book, Scaredy Cats – Nine Tales – Nine Lives – One Book! Kendo and Suki are not only Professor Frankastein’s adorable cats, they are also his special assistants, helping with his in his life-long goal to create life itself, catching mice and rats for…

  • In search of Merlin’s Treasure

    The final part of my Dragon trilogy , Dragon Red, came out on Wednesday – 1st March 2017 – St David’s Day. The day before I went to make a video about Dinas Emrys, which is a hill in north wales near Beddgellert which is renowned as Merlin’s Castle and where the Red Dragon of…

  • I’m working with Michael Morpurgo again!

    Twenty nine years ago, I illustrated a book for an up and coming author called Michael Morpurgo. He’s done quite well for himself since! The book was Mossop’s last Chance, a sad story about a farm cat that was past his expiry date. Fiona Kenshole, my editor at A&C Black, had a vision that she…