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

With thanks to Clare ahll-Craggs at Macmillan Children's Books for suggesting this Q&A with Sue Divin and huge thanks to Sue for the insightful and thought-provoking answers I will leave you to discover more about the story and inspiration behind Runaway Road and to learn more about how a writer works in Sue's own words, responding to my questions. You'll find a review of Runaway Road over on the homepage of Armadillo Children's Books where it is Book O' the Week from 25th Ju