Branford Boase Award
Waterstones Children's Book Award

Ewa Jozefkowicz

‘A heartwarming story about families, friendships, school, nature, hope and self-confidence.’ The Huffington Post

Encouraging reading for pleasure

I recently read an article on The Guardian website, which outlined the findings of a recent study on reading –...

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On Happy Endings…

As a child, I had two favourite kinds of books: those that were funny and those that were sad but...

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Branford Boase Award Longlist

Today I found out that ‘The Mystery of The Colour Thief’ has been  longlisted for the Branford Boase Award, which...

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Waterstones Children’s Book Prize shortlist

I’ve had a super exciting week as I’ve found out that ‘The Mystery of The Colour Thief’ has been shortlisted...

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The Boy at the Back of The Class – Book Review

‘The Boy at the Back of The Class’ was one of those books that I’d heard about and desperately wanted...

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The High Rise Mystery – A thrilling page-turner

I’ve just finished The High Rise Mystery by Sharna Jackson, which I got through in just one evening. It was...

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5 tips for encouraging a deeper dive into stories

Last summer, shortly after we’d emerged from the first COVID-19 lockdown, I read an article on screen-based learning which really...

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