We were recently at this lovely little craft fair at Heaton Fold garden centre in Bolton when Laurence came in from the car park to buy some sausages for tea. However, when he saw our books, he decided to spend his money on an illustrated children’s storybook for his little boy. So he bought Arkwright the Duck instead. The result was he had no money left for sausages!
A man with all the right priorities in life, wouldn’t you say?
Wednesday, 8th February found me spending a delightful evening speaking to the ladies of Starkholmes WI. They were interested to hear how I became a writer of children’s picture books and were keen for me to read “Alfie’s Story” to them. They must have enjoyed the evening, as I made several sales of “Alfie’s Story”,…
Here is an extract from Acquisition International – 2019 Business Excellence Awards, published after Sue won the award for the second year running. Sue Wilkins: Best Children’s Storybook Author 2019 Sue Wilkins is a self-published author who draws on real life inspiration to create children’s books that resonate with adults and children alike. We invited her to…
I’m so delighted that Lisa, one of the girls I met at Castle Hill in Bakewell years ago, now has her own florist shop called Rebecca Florist in Liskeard, Cornwall. Lisa has just agreed to sell my books and soft toys and is therefore my only stockist in Cornwall. Hope that if you’re ever in…
This young fan had “Alfie’s Story” bought for him last year by his grandparents. His grandma wrote to me recently to tell me that, for the last few months, he has asked for the story almost every night as his bedtime read. He also sleeps with the Alfie cat toy. Grandma sent me this photo…
Arkwright the duck has been away on his travels – I think he calls it his “migration”. I didn’t know ducks migrated, did you? Anyway, he’s not been around for over a year and has just returned from the other side of the world. He’s delighted to be back and so are we! …because you can now…
What a delight to visit this gorgeous independent bookshop in Chapel-en-le-Frith the other day! “Reading Matters” had long been on my list of places to go and had been recommended to me recently by several ladies at the High Peak Luncheon Club. It was wonderful to meet the owners, Lyndsay and Sue, and to witness…
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