Category: School & Library Visits

  • On tour- Brussels – London – Suffolk

    What does an author do all day? Last week I went to the British School in Brussels then back to London for a day seminar near Euston, then off to Suffolk for the Lavenham Children’s Literary Festival then on to Ely near Cambridge to have a meeting with a potential new publisher. I was so…

  • Meet Sue Hendra – Author of Supertato

    Meet the wonderful Sue Hendra, who writes and illustrates the amazing Supertato books with her partner, Paul Linnet. I had the chance to ask her a few questions when were both working in Netley Marsh School on Empathy Day – 12th June. We both had a great day telling stories to the children and talking…

  • What is Empathy?

    With Empathy Day coming up on the 12th June, I’m having thoughts about what exactly empathy is. There is a kind of animal empathy which is the innate and learned understanding of facial expressions and body language. It’s an almost universal language. Innate animal empathy allows us to look at that smiley face above and…