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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.
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How to Organize Primary School Author Visits in 4 steps
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.
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All Reading Counts: Encouraging Reading For Pleasure
Encouraging Children to Read Without the Pressure
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Top 10 Children’s Books featuring LGBT+ Parents
Ten brilliant books that feature main characters with LGBT+ parents, and why it’s important that all children get the opportunity to read them
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The Hidden Benefits of Funny Books for Children
In this blog post, I share some reasons why parents, carers and educators should not overlook funny books, nor snub them as ‘too silly’.
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Interactive books for children 7+
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!)
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Children’s Books Featuring Foster Families
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.
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My writing and drawing process
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.
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10 Tips to encourage children to read for pleasure
Ten top tips to help children see reading as a pleasure rather than a chore.
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Why is representing rainbow families in children’s books so important?
…it’s all about mirrors and windows… (and I have some recommendations)
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Funny books for reluctant readers
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.
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Why libraries in primary schools are essential
In short – so all children have the opportunity to read for pleasure which, in turn, has massive long-term positive impacts on their life.
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Inspirations behind The Accidental Diary of BUG
A complaint from my son and a wish from my daughter…
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