Category: children's books

Astro Girl: Helen Sharman


Helen Sharman is a British chemist and astronaut who became the first British person, first Western European woman and first privately funded woman travel to space, as well as the first woman to visit the Mir space station in 1991. She travelled on a Soyuz spacecraft and spend eight days orbiting the Earth, living and…… Continue reading Astro Girl: Helen Sharman

From Idea to Book 3


#3 Less is more In books for the very young say as much as possible with a few words. Illustrations have a high literary value. They really speak to the reader. If you develop your stories with text, write freely first, then each time you revisit your story craft the maximum meaning into fewer and…… Continue reading From Idea to Book 3

From idea to book


Everyone has a story… Everyone has a story inside them. Some of us tell it in a book or a play or on the stage, football pitch or boardroom. But most of us live our story, telling it to our loved ones, every day, year by year… the point is each story gets told and…… Continue reading From idea to book

Chicken Newspaper for Children


Chicken Newspaper for Children is five years old! Every issue is sharper and introduces the world to children from 5-12 years of age in the coolest way we know. We work with many creators and professionals who have something to say or explain and we are always hungry for more knowledge. So if you have…… Continue reading Chicken Newspaper for Children

Chicken Newspaper, The Food Edition


It’s taken a while to learn how to build a digital publication, longer than I thought, but it’s finally done. It will be available throughout January on the iBookstore, Amazon and on Issuu. If you don’t know, Chicken Newspaper is a unique way to bring current affairs into the primary school classroom because it’s written and…… Continue reading Chicken Newspaper, The Food Edition