When a dragon called Frederick moves in beneath the Roberts’ kitchen table, only Saffi and Mickey can see him (and quite rightly so, being children under the age of nine).   Living off scraps handed down from their plates (he’s very keen on chips), Frederick soon settles in...

Timmy Elephant and Colin Piggy return with a new tale. Snow is falling, making it the perfect time to build a snowman. But a little Christmas magic brings the two tiny toys a big surprise.   Tim Williams' charming, gentle stories have brought many a smile to small faces, and this new...

Farmer Bryan returns with another title in his popular Longdown Animal series – Jethro The Duckling.   As with all Farmer Bryan's books, the story is based on a real creature at the farm and this time it follows the tale of a rescue animal. Farmer Bryan's granddaughter, Evie...

Author W.R. Wright follows up her children's book Fly Free My Parrot with another tale inspired by pets.   Fish and Chips are two goldfish granted a wish that takes them on an unexpected adventure.   Available now from Ceratopia Books, priced £6.

Somehow, it’s 30 years since New Forest Friends & The Litterbugs was first published. It’s no exaggeration to say that this book utterly changed my life, and I’m incredibly pleased that it’s still popular today. I was recently at the Orchard Schools’ Fete where a...

On the 26th March 2020, the UK saw lockdown measures legally come into force in an effort to combat Covid-19. The country was facing a situation that was, quite simply, unprecedented.   It was a necessary move in an effort to save lives. But lockdown created other problems, not least that...