Author visits

As well as being the author of over sixty books, I’ve been devoted to teaching all my life, qualifying in 1979 as a secondary English and Drama teacher and going on to teach at every level of the education system. Since becoming a published author in 1984 I have visited hundreds (if not thousands!) of…

Free stories

Stories here can be downloaded for free! First published by Ginn in 1995, Mark Two quickly became a literacy hour favourite in hundreds of schools. It’s the story of a boy who wants the latest in everything – until it looks like he will be replaced by the latest model too! Suitable for readers of…

Buy Thimble and the Girl From Mars!

“Just as packed with hilarious hi-jinks as its predecessors” (Library Girl and Book Boy) “Children will adore the madcap adventure of Thimble and his inspiring disabled hero Jams” (Drawing on Books) “As soon as I finished one chapter I was hurrying over to the next one” (My Mummy Reviews) “Laugh out loud funny” (Miss Cleveland is…