News

Mega!

• June 2009: Danny Baker Record Breaker – The World’s Biggest Bogey is long-listed for the 2010 Waterstone’s Children’s Book Prize! Ace!

 

• The first two Danny Baker Record Breaker books – The World’s Biggest Bogey, and The World’s Awesomest Airbarf – are out now!!! Published by Macmillan Children’s Books on 1st January 2010. You can order here. Cool!

 

  • The next two Danny Baker Record Breaker Books - The World's Loudest Armpit Fart, and The World's Stickiest Earwax - will be published by Macmillan Children's Books on 2nd July 2010. Giga-Ace! 

 

Events and Appearances

4th November 2010

SCBWI Professional Series 

An Evening With SCBWI Published Authors: 

Q+A panel session with debut authors Steve Hartley, Jonathan Mayhew and Ellen Renner.

The Theodore Bullfrog Pub,

26-30 John Adam Street, London WC2N 6HL

(Click on the link above for full details and booking form).

29th August 2010

Edinburgh International Book Festival

1.30pm RBS Imagination Lab

21st August 2010

Southport Flower Show

Bloomin' Good Book Festival

1.30pm & 4.30pm

17th August 2010

Paignton's Children's Festival

Story Telling Day

Paignton Green at around 2.30pm

16th July 2010

School visit to:

pm: Our Lady & St Swithins Catholic Primary School, Liverpool

9th July 2010

School visits to:

am: St Andrews C of E Primary, Maghull

pm: St Gregorys Catholic Primary, Lydiate

5th July 2010

School visit to:

all day: Woodlands Primary, Formby

(with illustrator Kate Pankhurst)

18th June 2010

School visits to:

am: Green Lane Primary, Garforth, Leeds

       Ninelands Primary, Garforth, Leeds

pm: Strawberry Fields Primary, Garforth, Leeds

10th June 2010

Glasgow West End Festival

Gilmorehill G12

10.15am & 1.15pm 

7th June 2010

School visits to:

am: Kirkham and Wesham Primary, Kirkham, Lancs

pm: Kirkham Grammar Junior School, Kirkham, Lancs

3rd June 2010

Bookshop Event at:

Tales On Moon Lane, Herne Hill, London

28th May 2010

School visit to:

Shiney Row Primary School,

Houghton-le-Spring,

Tyne&Wear

26th May 2010

School visit to:

all day: Rosehill Primary, Tameside

25th May 2010

School visit to:

24th May 2010

School visit to:

morning: Baines Endowed School, Thornton Cleveleys

22nd May 2010

SCBWI Masterclass:

"What's My Motivation?"

The Theodore Bullfrog Pub, London

28th April 2010

School visits to:

morning: Eastry Primary, Kent

             Sandwich Junior School, Kent 

afternoon: Whitfield School, Kent 

23rd April 2010

School visit to:

Bacup & Rawtenstall Grammar School

Workshop for A2 English Language students: "Writing for Children - Language Choices"

14th April 2010

School visit to:

all day: Didsbury Road Primary, Manchester

13th April 2010

Library Event at:

morning: Garforth Library, Leeds

10th April 2010

SCBWI Masterclass:

"Keeping Up Appearances"

The Theodore Bullfrog Pub, London

20th March 2010

Bookshop Event at:

Waterstone's, Stratford Upon Avon

19th March 2010

School visit to:

St Josephs RC Primary, Stourbridge

17th March 2010

School visits to:

morning: Rufford Primary, Lancashire

(with illustrator Kate Pankhurst) 

afternoon: Our Lady of Lourdes RC primary, Southport 

12th March 2010

School visit to:

morning: Cockington Primary, Torquay

11th March 2010

School visit to:

morning: Hayes Road Primary, Paignton

afternoon: Galmpton Primary, Galmpton 

6th March 2010

Bookshop Event at:

Simply Books, Bramhall, Cheshire

All day: National Book Week event, with readings, book-signing, attempted record-breaking, and more!

4th March 2010

World Book Day Event at:

morning: Horsforth Library, Leeds

(Illustrator Kate Pankhurst will be coming along too!)

3rd March 2010

School visit to:

all day: Gorsey Bank Primary, Wilmslow

National Book Week event

15th February 2010

Meeting with Junior Book Reviewers, Simply Books, Bramhall

10th February 2010

School visit to:

morning: Stapeley Broad Lane C of E Primary, Nantwich

9th February 2010

School visits to:

morning: Heber Primary, East Dulwich

afternoon: Redriff Primary, Rotherhithe

8th February 2010

School visits to:

morning: St John & St James C of E Primary, Clapton

afternoon: Old Fort Primary, Tower Hamlets

18th January 2010

School visit to:

morning: Freshfield Primary, Formby

15th January 2010

School visits to:

morning: Woodlands Primary, Formby
afternoon: Marshside Primary, Southport
14th January 2010
School visits to:
morning: St Lukes Primary, Formby
afternoon: St Benedicts Primary, Netherton
(with illustrator Kate Pankhurst) 

22nd November 2009

SCBWI Annual Conference, Winchester

Writing workshop "Keeping Up Appearances" 

6th October 2009

School visit to:

all day: Higher Failsworth Primary, Oldham

Workshops for ages 6-11 "Creating Exciting Stories"

Many thanks to:

Tony @ Pritchard's Bookshop, Formby

Jo @ Victoria Park Books, Hackney

Tamara @ Tales on Moon Lane, Herne Hill

Steve @ The Nantwich Bookshop, Nantwich 

Sue @ Simply Books, Bramhall

Matthew @ The Torbay Bookshop, Paignton

Elaine @ SilverDell of Kirkham 

Louise @ The Sandwich Bookshop, Sandwich 

Byron @ The Garforth Bookshop, Garforth

Eileen @ The Bookcase, Chester le Street

 

Links to all these fantastic Independent Bookshops can be found HERE!