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Blue Peter Book of the Year author. Writes for children and adults, 60+ books translated into 30+ languages. Agents: Penny Holroyde and Andrew Lownie.
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Later father and son were both decorated for their service as army medics during the Great War.
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Even to the ones who knew stuff we've since forgotten?
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Major General, since 21 August 2023.
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M25.
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Is there anything anyone can say to reverse that, do you think, or is your mind made up?
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And Scottish.
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Try Podkin One-Ear.
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Two nieces getting married
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That's great to hear, thank you. As it happens I had a message a last year from someone who said it was the first book his nephew had ever read voluntarily. Clearly a first class story.
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Thank you.
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Agree 110%. Several of mine are now published in the US and I get the nicest messages from readers.
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Don't stop there. Crome Yellow next, or Point Counter Point.
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Spot on. Agree 100%.
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It's a sad state of affairs but, at least here in the UK, the bookshops that survive are doing a better than ever job at engaging with young readers in ways that make this children's non-fiction author's heart sing.
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Wow, indeed. That is staggering.
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This is gorgeous. I've written four books for children on the ancient Egyptians but they keep coming up with surprises.
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Thank you.
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My mother's cut-off point, at which girls she knows become women, seems to be around the 70 mark. (She's 92 in a couple of weeks.)
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I've often reflected on this after switching from motoring journalist (25 years) to children's author (60-odd books).
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It is weird:
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If you see my list and find anything of interest (I write nonfiction) please msg me and I'll ask someone to send you review copies.
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Interestingly (to me anyway) it goes on sale 92 years to the day after Douglas Douglas-Hamilton (aka the 14th Duke of Hamilton) became the first person to fly over the summit of Everest.
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5th Earl Spencer's collection cost the library an enormous sum at the time - £210,000.
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Indonesia = book flea.
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I have the same frustration but this is great to see.