Authors / Illustrators
Blogtour: Teddy let’s Go! by Michelle Nott & Nahid Kazemi
I’m really excited to welcome author, Michelle Nott to Story Snug. We first met at an SCBWI conference in Paris and have kept in touch ever since. Michelle is the author of two early readers, Freddy, Hoppie, and the Eyeglasses and Dragon Amy’s Flames, and her debut picture book, Teddy, let’s Go!, illustrated by Nahid Kazemi, will be…
Blogtour: the Best BEAR TRACKER by John Condon & Julia Christians
Congratulations to John Condon and Julia Christians on the publication of their new picture book, the best BEAR TRACKER. This fun to follow adventure is full of humour and the most adorable bear whose own story is told through wonderfully amusing illustrations.
Paws by Kate Foster
We are delighted to welcome Kate Foster, author of middle grade novel, Paws, to Story Snug. Friendship, family, running rivalry, computer games, sketching and a love of dogs are intertwined as eleven year old Alex navigates his last days of elementary school. This heartwarming story, told by Alex, gives the reader an insight into the…
Blogtour: Slug Love by Cath Jones & Craig Shuttlewood
We are delighted to join author Cath Jones and illustrator Craig Shuttlewood on their Slug Love blogtour. I love gardening and luckily don’t seem to have too many problems with slugs. But I’ve started viewing them in a new light since I read Slug’s story!
Blog tour: I am NOT a Prince! by Rachael Davis & Beatrix Hatcher
We are delighted to be joining Rachael Davis and Beatrix Hatcher’s I am NOT a Prince! blog tour this week. I am NOT a Prince! is a fast paced, modern fairy tale which challenges gender stereotypes in a positive and child friendly way. The story is a wonderful celebration of being proud to be yourself…
Blog Tour: Little Glow by Katie Sahota & Harry Woodgate
We are delighted to welcome author Katie Sahota and illustrator Harry Woodgate to Story Snug as part of their Little Glow blog tour. Little Glow is a beautifully illustrated picture book that celebrates diversity and the importance of light during festivals and celebrations throughout the year.
Celebrating Story Snug’s 9th Birthday
I can’t believe that we’re celebrating Story Snug’s 9th Birthday! I haven’t blogged as much as I did before the pandemic but Story Snug is still a big part of my life. Over the last year we’ve read lots of wonderful books, old and new, including a wide range of picture books, fiction and non…
Blogtour: Bug Belly: Froggy Rescue by Paul Morton
We are delighted to join author / illustrator Paul Morton’s blog tour to celebrate publication of his second early reader, Bug Belly: Froggy Rescue. The first in the series, Bug Belly: Babysitting Trouble, was published during lockdown last year and launched online. We hope that this year Paul can have a proper real life book launch…
Blogtour: How To Mend a Friend by Karl Newson & Clara Anganuzzi
We’re excited to be one of the stops on Karl Newson and Clara Anganuzzi‘s How to Mend a Friend blog tour! How to Mend a Friend is a beautifully illustrated, rhyming picture book which looks at different ways that friends may deal with difficult situations and how we can support them if they need us.
Author Fiona Barker talks about Setsuko and the Song of the Sea
We are delighted to welcome Fiona Barker, author of Setsuko and the Song of the Sea, to Story Snug. Beautifully illustrated by Howard Gray, Setsuko and the Song of the Sea encourages us to think about how we can keep our oceans clean and protect the wildlife in them.
