Studio Notes

What happens when the biggest names in children’s books didn’t write them? This blog unpacks the ethics of celebrity authorship, ghostwriters, and rebranded classics.

From the Net Book Agreement to audiobooks, AI authors and supermarket shelves - how British publishing transformed over five decades. T...

Whether you’re dreaming of your book being read at bedtime or shared in classrooms across the UK, remember: it’s all about the story.

New reports reveal a troubling decline in children’s reading for pleasure. Fewer children are being read to, and reading is increasingly seen as schoolwork—not joy. From misused reading programmes to celebrity book distractions, we urgently need a smarter, more joyful approach.

Book prizes used to be rare honours. Now they’re everywhere - from international juggernauts to niche gongs for every genre and age group. In this insightful (and slightly cheeky) blog, I explore how this prize culture reshapes publishing, boosts authors, powers marketing machines like The Bookseller, and raises the question: are we celebrating excellence - or just addicted to applause?

Discover why graphic novels are essential reading for children – boosting literacy, critical thinking and visual comprehension.

The 1993 Commercial Agents (Council Problems withDirective) Regulations (CARs) were introduced to bring UK law into compliance with the EEC.

Young children are remarkabl visual readers. They can absorb busy scenes and bold, simple images with the same ease.

There are many tools out there that it can be overwhelming. I will take you through some of the best software options for designing a children's book to kickstart your creative process!

To create interactive e-books for children, start with a well structured story, and integrate audio narration, animations, games, and sound

A Beta reader is an English term from the information technology and software industry, where beta testers attempt to identify problems in a

A children's book manuscript typically ranges from 100  to 1,000 words for picture books aimed at preschoolers, to early reader chapter book

People who work with children aren't usually considered to be less skilful than those who do the same work with adults, so why is it the...