Hello and thank you for visiting my brilliant blog.
I’m Jen, the author-illustrator of six middle-grade comedy books, published by Puffin. My books are contemporary comedies that celebrate modern families through fun stories. You can buy them from lots of places. Here on bookshop.org, for example, where you can buy them online from a local bookshop
About My Blog
I started this blog as a means of answering the most popular questions I was asked at events. Nowadays, I also write about things that matter to me like inclusive books and reading for pleasure.
If you are a teacher looking to book an exciting, hassle-free author visit for your pupils, here is your ultimate primary school author visit checklist.
Each book in my debut series, The Accidental Diary of B.U.G., contains lots of activities as well as a fun story. In this blog, I’ll tell you why. (I’ll also share five fun screenless games that require no equipment to help pass a long car journey!)
In my latest comedy series, which starts with The Day My Dog Got Famous, I represent a foster family; a blended foster family headed up by two mums. In this blog post, I will tell you why.
As an author-illustrator, I’m often asked whether I start with the words or the illustrations. Here I explain how I worked on The Accidental Diary of BUG.
In my experience, funny books have the power to engage even the most reluctant of readers, preventing them from abandoning a book within the first few pages.