Louise was fortunate to have an opportunity to ask author Louise Gooding some questions about her daydreamer, Davey and his very special book. It's a book important to me, giving me something I didn't have as a child and allowing me to share it with children, to show them they are important and wonderful as they are. Louise's answers are insightful and she has a question for us at the end too... The title hints at alliteration. Was it your intention, to draw in readers for wh

When I shared my questions with Louise Austin, author of Alex Abbot, I also mentioned how much I enjoyed reading the book to which Louise responded ~ I’m so glad you enjoyed it - the book is the first in a series, so there will be more of Alex’s paranormal adventures to come! Alex is ‘Undead’ according to the title. Did you prefer that descriptor to a title revealing Alex as a vampire? I think the title suits the blend of peril and humour in the book, but there is another g

What If There Were No Humans On Earth? began as part of a project for my MA course. For many years, I had wanted to create a picture book, suitable for children aged 6–12 or teenagers. It was an ambition I had carried with me since my bachelor's degree. The idea began to take shape when I came across a series of photographs by Dmitry Kokh, documenting polar bears living in an abandoned meteorological station in the Arctic Circle. I was immediately moved by the story behind