It's the summer holidays so what better time could there be than now to share a B;log, an author Q&A between myself (Louise, Armadillo Editor) and Ruth Lauren (author of Hotel Marvelo) all about her murder mystery middle-grade novel. With plenty of time on your hands you can stop here to learn more about Ruth's inspiration and get some insights into the books, then you can get yourslef a copy to see if you can solve the mystery! I have to start with this one and ask, has ther

Today Paulette Dowle explains, through a Question and Answer we conducted, how the idea of The Troll Trotters came about, how she chose her character names and the importance of telling stories through picturebooks. My thanks to Paulette for taking the time to answer these questions and to Ant Barlow at Tiny Tree Books for suggesting the Blog feature. Why did you choose Trolls as your primary characters? I wanted to gently challenge the idea of what children are expected to i

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