I visited Balgowan School in Beckenham today.  What a wonderful school!   I really enjoyed my visit.   I loved the Black History Month display on the wall as well as the other wall displays on a number of different subjects.  I was also pleased to see that there was a designated space for the school library, which also contained an impressive set of steel pans.  The children were kind, courteous and very friendly.  A Q&A session between myself and some of the pupils was recorded for a BBC Radio programme to be released next year called Meet The Author.  The students had loads of interesting questions for me and I had a great time.   Thank you to everyone at Balgowan School for a really fun morning.

D’ou want to hear me, Marcus Sedgewick and Gemma Malley discussing teenage books on Radio 4’s Open Book programme with Mariella Frostrup?   Check us out in the link below.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/b00w13nq/Open_Book_21_11_2010

I am very pleased to announce the launch of the new My CriBaby App! The App has been created to reflect the theme of teenage parenthood in Boys Don’t Cry. It will put your skills to the test, challenging you to look after a (very cute) baby, who plays, cries and even burps. You can also share your scores with friends on Facebook, and read the first chapter from Boys Don’t Cry. The App is available now to download from the iTunes store – there’s a free version and a full version for 59p. Hope you like it – and please do share your thoughts here!

Download the free lite My CriBaby App
Download the full version

Winners of the recent Sugar magazine competition tested out a sneak preview of the My CriBaby App when I met them at Pizza Express.

I’d like to say a big thank you to Silverdells Book Store in Kirkham (who serve fabulous ice-cream), W H Smiths in Brent Cross and Waterstones (Leeds, Bromley, Worcester and Kensington), who made me feel so welcome on my book tour.    I really appreciate it.  

I’d like to say a big thank you to Silverdells Book Store in Kirkham (who serve fabulous ice-cream), W H Smiths in Brent Cross and Waterstones (Leeds, Bromley, Worcester and Kensington), who made me feel so welcome on my book tour.    I really appreciate it.