I’ve been a fan of Esther since her facebook page went up and if you haven’t met her I bet you’ll love her too. I first blogged about her on this site and GirlsHeartBooks way back in 2016 (Esther the Wonder Pig – Megan Rix / Ruth Symes) and have followed her ever since. Such a star. She’s been poorly in hospital since May but has now finally gone home: http://@estherthewonderpig
There was once an Asian elephant called Lizzie who in WWI left the circus and went to work carting munitions, machines and scrap metal around Sheffield. Lizzie by all accounts was a bit of a character. There’s stories of her eating other carter’s lunches, putting her trunk into somebody’s window and stealing their dinner, stealing… Continue Reading
I love writing about animals – whether it’s real-life based animal stories as Megan Rix or fantasy ones as Ruth Symes. This month sees the launch of my second book in the Secret Animal Society series and is called Spike the Sea Serpent. The Sanctuary in the book is a place where secret animals can… Continue Reading
The closing date has been extended to the 31st May! http://www.pdsa.org.uk/pet-protectors/win/writing-competition Continue Reading
I loved the World Book Day stories on GHB and wanted to share my one. I love doing talks in schools because as part of them I get to talk about my dogs Traffy and Bella and use a powerpoint presentation with lots of cute puppy photos and stories about the tricks they used to… Continue Reading
The PDSA (People’s Dispensary for Sick Animals) is running a great competition for budding authors. The winner will receive: a VIP tour of a PDSA veterinary hospital a kindle a signed set of my books Membership of the PDSA pet protectors club For more details and to enter, visit the PDSA webpage The PDSA are the… Continue Reading
At the end of January I got to do something I never imagined I would. I got to be filmed with the elephants at Woburn Safari Park as part of the promotion for my new Megan Rix book about a circus elephant who’s sent to work on a farm during WWI. The book’s called… Continue Reading
A Soldiers Friend has been shortlisted for the 2015 Oxfordshire Book Award in the Primary category. Fingers crossed – the winner will be announced on March 23rd 🙂 A Soldier’s Friend is also nominated for the 2015 Carnegie Medal and is shortlisted for the 2015 Dudley Teen Book Award Continue Reading
The Bomber Dog has been nominated for the 2015 Red House Children’s book award Continue Reading
1. Last month I told you about the competition to win free tickets to the amazing Red House Children’s Book Award ceremony which is going to be held in London on the South Bank at the Royal Festival Hall at the end of the Imagine Festival on the 21st February. I wanted to show you… Continue Reading
I know I know I should write the title out properly but it was so long and I wanted to get on with this blog because I’ve got lots to tell you… Last week I got to do something amazing – and beforehand a bit (meaning a lot) scary. I got to film at the… Continue Reading