Children’s Author
New and forthcoming titles with illustrations by my longtime artistic collaborator, the wonderful Cheryl Orsini.
A picture book for everyone who has ever known what it is to love a book with all their heart. From Lothian Children’s Books, on sale February 2017.
Mrs Mancini, part owner of the most gorgeous patisserie shop in town, is a cat with two missions: to spread the love of cake, and to help the lonely children who live on the square solve the problems in their lives. From ABC Books, on sale 24th October, 2016. Order here.
The Fairy Dancers return in a brand new collection of stories from ABC Books, including a fairy sleepover, an eisteddfod appearance which sees Emma, Grace and Mia pit their dancing skills against three BOYS, and the most magical Christmas dancing adventure ever. On sale for Christmas, 2017.
A paperback edition of the first book, The Fairy Dancers, will be published by ABC Books in May, 2017.
General Downloads
The Tales of Mrs Mancini Teachers' Notes (from HarperCollins)
Lucy’s Book Teachers’ Notes (from Lothian)
Free Children’s Activity Pages
Lots of downloadable activity sheets for my books, useful for kids’ craft, can be found under the Makerspace tab.