This is how the story begins. In the dark dark town there was a dark dark street. In the dark dark street there was a dark dark house. In the dark dark house there was a dark dark staircase. Down the dark dark staircase there was a dark dark cellar. And in the dark dark cellar… Funnybones was 40! Continue reading
Last week saw the 50th anniversary of the hugely influential Puffin Club, the children’s book group that brought a generation of readers together with each other and their favourite authors. By coincidence I had arranged an interview that day with the woman who was responsible for many of the practical and creative aspects of the … Continue reading
The Jolly Christmas Postman is that rarest of things: A sequel, and a Christmas spin-off of a bona fide classic that turns out to be better than the original. We follow the Jolly Postman (him again!) as he slip slides his way around Banbury Cross with an even more interesting load, packed full of cards, … Continue reading
