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Four Little Pigs App Featured on Teacherswithapps

To see the Four Little Pigs feature on Teacherswithapps, please click the link below: The Four Little Pigs adds a little bit of magic to the well known fairy tale. The Four Little Pigs is an interactive story app and is based upon the published children’s book written by Kimara Nye and illustrated by Marcin Bruchnalski.

Julie Fulton: Interviewed

Julie, author of Mrs MacCready Was Ever So Greedy, took part in an interview with two other authors – they discussed what it is like to be a debut author.  The read the interview click the header below:

The Dog Detectives Tour on the TV!

If you haven’t made it to one of the Dog Detectives events yet then you can have a peek on Portsmouth Live TV – featuring Fin, Zoa and the two dogs!

Beastie Bites

A few more little reviews for all you Beastie fans (click on the headers to read the reviews):

Keep Reading this Summer…Giles on the Radio

Children in Sussex are being encouraged to keep their heads in the books this summer on Sovereign Radio.  Maverick author, Giles Paley-Phillips has his say.  To listen to the snippet, click here.

GiggleApps Reviews the Four Little Pigs

Just found a lovely review from GiggleApps.com for our app The Four Little Pigs app. Here is a few quotes from the review: “The Four Little Pigs is a really fun and creative interactive iPad app which brings a new twist to the classic tale of The Three Little Pigs… …and it is nice that these words are highlighted when read… …The illustrations used here are wonderful, and I especially like… Read More »GiggleApps Reviews the Four Little Pigs

Parenting Without Tears Reviews

The Fearsome Beastie by Giles Paley-Phillips “Fantastic vibrant illustrations accompany this rhyming tale of the Beastie that isn’t quite what it appears to be but nevertheless ends up where he ought… It’s a dark tale, in spite of the jokes and classic fairy tale ending, so not one for younger children (say under four years) or those of a more nervous disposition. Interestingly the author, Giles Paley-Phillips, quotes Roald Dahl… Read More »Parenting Without Tears Reviews

The Dog Detectives mentioned on TV

The Dog Detectives Tour had a mention on Portsmouth Live TV – they talked about the upcoming event at Portsmouth Waterstone’s, which is taking place at 11am-1pm on the 20th July. To view the video please click on the picture below (the call out is at 24minute in). Thank you to the presenter Sally Tickner and Portsmouth Live TV.

Reviews from Parents in Touch

The Fearsome Beastie by Giles Paley-Phillips  “A lovely read-aloud book with text that really flows…Granny turns the tables, making this into a story that can be read at bedtime without scaring the children!! Vibrant illustrations by Gabriele Antonini capture the story wonderfully – especially the expressions on all the faces. don’t worry – it’s not a bit scary and would make a lovely bedtime story.” (Read full review) – Mrs… Read More »Reviews from Parents in Touch

Sarah Broadhurst Reviews

Sarah Broadhurst met our Maverick author, Julie Fulton at one of her many events (you can read about it on her blog).  She kindly offered to review some of our books.  Here are snippet from the reviews: Mrs MacCready Was Ever So Greedy “Another book written in rhyme and this one is so much fun! The book is full of brightly coloured illustrations which accompany Julie Fulton’s text perfectly. The… Read More »Sarah Broadhurst Reviews