Sarah Oliver, author of Rollercoaster Girl, out now and published by Tiny Tree Books (thanks to Ant Barlow at Tiny Tree for suggesting this Blog feature) shares some of her insights into the challenges facing an author who decides to write a story for younger readers! How long does it take to write a book? Isn’t that a million dollar question. I’ve written over 30 books over the last 17 years and had one Sunday Times best seller. Some books have taken close to a year, others

Discover more about Morag Hood's choice of a seahorse as a character and the challenges of writing, as well as illustrating, picturebooks in this insightful Q&A Blog feature. This story is wonderful, funny and very relatable – for young readers and adults. Was that your intention when the idea came to you? The first idea came about when my son was very little and there were a lot of big feelings floating around – the title really represents how I felt at that time! But I also

With thanks to Catherine Ward for suggesting this feature piece from Daniela Schneider, Publisher at Five Quills, on books in translation. Thanks too to Daniela Schneider for taking the time to share her thoughts with us. The piece is absolutely fascinating and very insightful, I have always loved discovering books in translation, books from other countries and cultures, I hope this will encourage you to start exploring too ~ a world of rich stories awaits! Louise, Armadillo