Archive | September, 2009

Lochyside RC Primary School

23 September 2009

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Last Friday I paid a visit to Lochyside RC Primary near Fort William, and was met with some of the most enthusiastic kids I’ve ever encountered during my school visits.  It was great to hear that so many of them were keen readers.  Even better, many of them told me that they like to write [...]

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Brainwashing for Beginners

22 September 2009

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As I’ve mentioned previously, Fiona and I recently had a baby (well, she had it, I just sort of watched and tried not to faint).  Mia is only three weeks old, but already I’ve begun subtly manipulating her into liking the same things her big brother Kyle and I do. See if you can spot [...]

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Mr Mumbles review

18 September 2009

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An early review for Mr Mumbles, the first book in the Invisible Fiends series, has now popped up online. I’m delighted to report that it’s a good one, so scoot along here to read it for yourself. I paid a visit to Lochyside Primary School near Fort William today and had a fantastic time.  Too [...]

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Zombie! by Tommy Donbavand

17 September 2009

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I’ve long been an admirer of the work that specialist publisher, Barrington Stoke, does in supplying books for reluctant and struggling readers.  I’m also a massive fan of Tommy Donbavand’s hilariously spooky Scream Street series.  You can imagine my excitement, then, when I found out that Tommy was writing a book for Barrington Stoke entitled [...]

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Is it just me…?

16 September 2009

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As mentioned in my prematurely ended previous post, Fiona recently gave birth to Mia, our gorgeous daughter.  Due entirely to that same gorgeous daughter, both Fiona and I are suffering the effects of sleep deprivation, to the point I’m no longer sure I can trust my own eyes. Today, I was looking at the box [...]

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The Early Bird

14 September 2009

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No, your eyes don’t deceive you. The time stamp up there at the top of the post really does say I wrote this at 6am. What’s more, I’ve already been awake by this point for two and a half hours. Such are the delights, dear reader, of babies. Eleven days ago, Fiona gave birth to [...]

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Happy Roald Dahl Day!

13 September 2009

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It’s Roald Dahl Day!  To celebrate, here’s a video of me discussing my favourite of his many books. Agree with my choice? Why not leave a comment letting everyone know what your favourite RD book is?

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And the pre-ordering continues…

9 September 2009

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Borders, Tesco Online and Pickabook are now all in on the pre-ordering act, with all three now showing INVISIBLE FIENDS: MR MUMBLES as available to pre-order. Tesco have knocked a hefty 25% off the £5.99 price tag, but Pickabook have gone one better (well, seven better) by lopping off a whopping 32%, making the book [...]

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My first video blog

8 September 2009

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I’ve never tried video blogging before, but have decided to give it a go. I’d love anyone’s comments – unless those comments are “get a haircut, have a shave, and lose three stone, fatso”. So, here it is. Brace yourselves.

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