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Princess Chloe in Battersea

Hi everyone!  Long time no see.  It’s been just over a week now since the launch of Princess Chloe’s Sticky Adventure and what a fantastic launch.  I had a great time meeting everyone, especially Get Ahead Fred was a dapper gentleman he is!  The highlight though was definitely the cakes.  All the children were allowed to decorate a chocolate fairy cake and there were plenty of decorations to choose from! … Read More »Princess Chloe in Battersea

Scott’s Book Readings

Scott has lots of different schools, libraries and book shop book readings organised for the run-up to Christmas. Scott has recently been to Braidbar Primary in Giffnock, where all the children loved listening to Scott read and then had a fantastic time doing colouring-in and dot to dot. Below are two example of some colouring in done by some Jake and Dixie fans:

Book Reading Party

A Jolly good afternoon to you all. What a tail wagging, fun-filled day it has been! Our very first book, The Dog Detectives in an Outback Odyssey has just been launched at the sparkling Lemonade Factory of London!! What a celebration of books and reading it was! I am pleased to tell you our story ‘Outback Odyssey’ was a ginormous hit. It was lovely to see children enjoying our tails… Read More »Book Reading Party

Our Book Reading Party/Launch!

With the Children’s Book Week just around the corner, Maverick Arts Publishing kick started the events by throwing a book launch for their biggest critics – children! Local schools in the Battersea area were invited along to the Lemonade Factory to Maverick’s Book Reading Party. The Maverick authors came from near and far to share their stories. Even after school hours some children returned with their siblings to join in… Read More »Our Book Reading Party/Launch!

Review for Kimara Nye’s Four Little Pigs on the BookBag

“…I read this story with my five year old daughter and she really loved it. Because she already knows the original story, she could appreciate the twists and she was also able to predict what she thought might happen. It’s a very entertaining story that’s told with great humour. I think most children will love the way the wolf gets his comeuppance in many ways. The story is written in… Read More »Review for Kimara Nye’s Four Little Pigs on the BookBag

Revisiting ‘the Four Little Pigs’

So last week I said that I might ask my granny to send me back into the book…well I did.  Grandma spelled me back into the Four Little Pigs and I grew a snout again!  It was great to see the little pigs again.  They had teamed together to make the brick house bigger for them all to live in – then inside there was lovely wooden furniture made by… Read More »Revisiting ‘the Four Little Pigs’

See You at the Lemonade Factory

Good afternoon all! Detective Jack reporting from the middle of Piccadilly Circus, and what a circus it is. In case the Deputy didn’t tell you, we the Dog Detectives are launching our first book, ‘Outback Odyssey’, in London.  Mark September 30th  in your diaries. Everyone will be able to help make their own cupcakes with Princess Chloe, you can dress up as Super Magic Lightning Boy, color with the Four… Read More »See You at the Lemonade Factory

Daisy Dawes on Sevenstreets

“SevenStreets’ favourite author turned model maker, Daisy Dawes is the new resident children’s author at Waterstone’s in Bold Street. Daisy and the team at Waterstone’s will be holding monthly ‘Crafternoons’ – workshops and events for children based on their favourite books, including Daisy’s debut book, featured a couple of months back on our site, Get Ahead Fred. Wirral based Daisy, who has worked as a model maker for Harry Potter… Read More »Daisy Dawes on Sevenstreets

Dog Detectives go to London!

Top of the morning to you all! Hot diggity dogs! Detective Jack and I are busting with brilliant news. The Dog Detectives are headed for London!! Yes, you heard right. Our first book ‘Outback Odyssey’ is being launched at The Lemonade Factory on September 30th.  We can’t wait to meet you. In our book there are dingoes, bunnies, lizards, an emu and our good friends William K. Wombat and Katie the Kookaburra.… Read More »Dog Detectives go to London!