Clementine Florentine is a laugh-out-loud romp with a creative and hugely relatable lead character. Plus its packed with three of our favourite things: poetry, punk music and parrots! Here author Tasha Harrison tells us all about her favourite funny books, inspiring teachers and writing gross poo stories for kids.
To mark the release of Monster Max and the Marmalade Ghost, we invited author Robin Bennett to tell us about his own reading journey as a child and how he thinks we can best encourage reluctant readers.
An Alien in the Jam Factory has it all - aliens, jam, doughnuts, snails, one dastardly and very dodgy villain, and one brilliant kid fizzing with ideas that will save the day! It’s a hilarious adventure, brilliantly illustrated by Jenny Taylor. We quizzed author Chrissie Sains on what inspired the book and which illustrated chapter books for younger readers she thinks you should read next.
This month we sent our Cockatoo subscribers Secrets of a Schoolyard Millionaire, a thrilling and hilarious romp starring one of our favourite lead characters of 2021. In this exclusive video, author Nat Amoore tells us all about what inspired the book, which other funny books she would recommend you read next, and what shewould do with a million dollars...
This month our Parakeet subscribers are reading a fun, charming and important book that is perfect for initiating family conversations about anxiety. The Worries: Sohal Finds a Friend is the first book in a new series by Jion Sheibani. Here Jion tells us more about what inspired her to create the book and which illustrate chapter books for younger readers she would recommend you turn to next.
The book we sent our Cockatoo subscribers this month is a fun, quirky and in places pretty dark take on the classic fairy tale genre. Here debut author Chloe Perrin tells us what inspired the book and what other funny books for kids they would recommend you read next.
This month our Parakeet subscribers are setting sail on the high seas on a voyage of deadly doom with Velda, the most awesome Viking you are likely to meet! Here author David MacPhail and illustrator Richard Morgan tell us all about what inspired Velda and which funny books for kids they would recommend you read next.
The book our Parakeet subscribers are reading this month is a fun, family adventure starring two cheeky cousins and their lovable Granny Mo. We asked author Karen McCombie to tell us all about who inspired the book’s brilliant characters and which are her favourite grandparents in children’s literature.
Sarah Horne is one of our favourite illustrators and when we heard that Sarah had written and illustrated her own book, we just knew it would be a great fit for our boxes. Here we quiz Sarah on what inspired the book and which animal books for kids she recommends our subscribers read next.
We were thrilled to discover this month’s Cockatoo pick when it landed on our desks a few months ago – it’s the perfect summer holiday read! Set in Finland (and translated from Finnish), Me and the Robbersons takes the reader on a hilarious madcap road trip with a band of robbers and pick ‘n’ mix enthusiasts. Here author Siri Kolu tells us what inspired the book and which other Finnish authors she would recommend we all read next.
We are thrilled to be sharing Monster Max and the Bobble Hat of Forgetting by Robin Bennett with our Parakeet readers this month. It’s super silly, laugh-out-loud fun with some important messages about difference and working as a team. Here Robin tells us what inspired the book and gives us his top funny book recommendation.
The book we sent our Cockatoo subscribers this month is a brilliant debut that is laugh-out-loud funny, moving and relatable in so many ways. We asked author Helen Rutter to tell us what inspired her to write the book and all about her favourite funny reads for kids.
