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Josh Lacey: You are invited to a party!
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Tuesday, 3 March 2015. You are invited to a party! Please come and celebrate Eddie's birthday. The fabulous magician Mister Mysterio will be performing his amazing tricks. There may also be dragons. Out now: The Dragonsitter's Party, the fifth Dragonsitter book. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Author of The Dragonsitter, Bearkeeper, The Island of Thieves and the Grk books. View my complete profile. Greene and Heaton (my agent). You are invited to a party!
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Josh Lacey: November 2013
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Friday, 29 November 2013. Full of fun, this is a perfect first chapter book for boys and girls alike.". Josh Lacey’s comic tale of Eddie, who has been left in charge of his Uncle Morton’s dragons over the holiday, would make an ideal Christmas gift for a new reader. Once they start reading the slim book – perhaps on Boxing Day, too – any child is sure to be hooked.". Many thanks to Books for Keeps for their lovely review of The Dragonsitter's Castle. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile.
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Josh Lacey: July 2014
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Wednesday, 23 July 2014. Thank you, Otter Class at Stanwell Fields Primary School. Which I visited a couple of weeks ago. I did an assembly for the whole school in the morning, then taught some creative writing sessions for the rest of the day; as I was packing up to go home, one of the teachers presented me with this lovely little booklet that her class had made:. Wednesday, 16 July 2014. A day in Derbyshire libraries. I spent the morning in Chesterfield library and the afternoon in Ilkeston. This is ta...
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Josh Lacey: January 2014
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Tuesday, 21 January 2014. The 4th Dragonsitter book will be published at the beginning of March. Garry Parsons and I are going to be doing several publicity events together, including the Imagine Festival. On the Southbank on Saturday 15 February. In The Dragonsitter's Island. Eddie, Emily and their mum travel to Uncle Morton's island in Scotland. They're just supposed to be looking after his dragons while he's in Outer Mongolia, but they soon discover that the island is full of surprises.
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Josh Lacey: April 2014
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Tuesday, 29 April 2014. What does a day in the life of a children's author look like? The Reading Agency asked me that question and a few others. My answers are here:. Http:/ readingagency.org.uk/young-people/003-skills/day-in-the-life-of-a-childrens-writer.html. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Author of The Dragonsitter, Bearkeeper, The Island of Thieves and the Grk books. View my complete profile. Greene and Heaton (my agent). What does a day in the life of a childrens author.
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Josh Lacey: June 2014
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Thursday, 19 June 2014. I'm very pleased that the staff and pupils of Cholsey Primary School have asked me to be their Patron of Reading for the next three years. I'm going to visiting the school tomorrow, talking to classes, seeing the library, talking about my books and hearing about the books that Cholseyites love. Is that the correct collective noun for a group of people who live in Cholsey? I don't know, but I'm sure I'll find out tomorrow.). Friday, 13 June 2014. Was he English or Scottish? As for ...
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Josh Lacey: March 2015
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Monday, 16 March 2015. I've recently returned from a fabulous celebration of books in Dubai, the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature. It was a magnificent week of literary delights. The festival has a great atmosphere; everyone wanders around, chatting to one another, browsing through piles of books in the shop, and talking about writing. I had never been to Dubai before, and I enjoyed seeing that intriguing city, but the highlight of the festival was undoubtedly meeting so many interesting. And I go...
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Josh Lacey: October 2014
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Tuesday, 28 October 2014. The dragons are back - and this time they've got cake. And crisps, and balloons, and hats, and presents. It's Eddie's birthday, and he's having a party. The fifth book in the Dragonsitter series will be published in March 2015. As always, the pictures are by Garry Parsons. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Author of The Dragonsitter, Bearkeeper, The Island of Thieves and the Grk books. View my complete profile. Greene and Heaton (my agent).
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Garry Parsons Illustration: May 2012
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Thursday, 31 May 2012. Special agents Claire and Alice at Meiklejohn Illustration invited their artists to celebrate this summer's Jubilee by making an image in honour of two great institutions, The Queen and the good old British cup of tea. My cup is below and you can see more on the Meiklejohn blog here. Posted by Garry Parsons Illustration. Sunday, 27 May 2012. Dear Uncle Morton. You'd better get on a plane right now and come back here. Your dragon has eaten Jemima.'. Talks about the Dragonsitter here.
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VIRTUAL AUTHORS UK : Free virtual school visits
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The directory of children's authors and illustrators who offer free Skype visits to UK schools and libraries. The authors and illustrators listed on this site offer a limited number of free 15-20 minute Skype readings and chats. With classes that have read one of their books. Some also offer longer virtual visits for a fee. To arrange a virtual visit, click on an author or illustrator's name to go to their web site. Read a blog post. Explaining why this site was set up. Download graphics and pdf flyers.
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