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Mr Yak has arrived!
My new yak puppet, Mr Yak, has arrived and is busy practising his routine ready for school visits! He’s rather shy at first, but once he gets to know you, he’s very friendly indeed. And he’s simply...
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The cover for Yuck said the Yak is here
The cover for my forthcoming picture book, Yuck! said the Yak, is finally ready. The illustrator is the lovely Emma Levey, who has done a fabulous job bringing my yak to life. Alfie does not seem too...
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Meet my character – Alfie
Alice Hemming, fellow Maverick author and writer of Bibble and the Bubbles, invited me to take part in a character blog tour. Here’s a little bit about Alfie, the lead character in my forthcoming...
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Yuck said the Yak is available for pre-order
Yuck said the Yak by Alex English & Emma Levey has gone to print (eek!) and will be published by Maverick Arts Publishing on the 28th September. It’s now available for pre-order from bookshops...
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Yuck said the Yak reviews
Yuck said the Yak is now officially published and out there in the world. It’s so exciting to finally see lots of readers enjoying it. We’ve had quite a few reviews and here are the latest: Read it...
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Meet the Yak at Barton’s Bookshop
I’m going to be signing copies of Yuck said the Yak at Barton’s Bookshop in Leatherhead on Saturday 22 November. I’ll be there (with my yak) from 10am to 3pm for book reading, colouring in and other...
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Yak cake!
I’ll be reading and signing copies of Yuck said the Yak at Barton’s Bookshop in Leatherhead from 10am to 3pm tomorrow, Saturday 22nd November. There will also be colouring in, stickers and of course,...
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Author events at Dulwich Books and Blessed Dominic Primary School
I’ve been busy in January with bookshop and school author events. First up was a visit to Blessed Dominic Primary School in north London. I did workshops with the KS1 students in year 1 and 2. We came...
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Digging for writing treasure at World Book Day 2017!
I’ve had an amazing week of school visits to celebrate World Book Day 2017. There has been some incredible writing from the children of Upton House, Donhead Prep, Danes Hill School and Harris Primary...
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