If you haven’t met already, allow me to introduce one of the most famous and fascinating Japanese monsters, the Kappa. Handsome, dapper, charming… …are all words that /don’t/ usually get applied to Kappa. However, as I’ve just discovered from this video, it turns out that Kappas can be excellent dancers. Click the link to see [...]
Archive > February 2010
No Homework – Read Comics Instead! Discuss…
Here’s an interesting article exploring whether it’s more educational for children to play games and read comics instead of ploughing through homework they are reluctant to do. Discuss! CLICK HERE TO READ ARTICLE
Invisible Fiends launch events
Last week saw the official launch events for my new horror book – INVISIBLE FIENDS: MR MUMBLES. I spent a few days touring schools, talking to enormous groups of children, signing books, and generally having a fab time. One of the events took place at the Scottish Book Trust in Edinburgh, with pupils from three [...]
Monstrous Justice!
Someone has stolen Professor Weirdo’s hearse and the evidence points to Milton the Monster. But is he ghoulty, or not ghoulty? You’ve got to love the monster justice system as Professor Weirdo and Count Kook play judge, jury and … ehm … monsters!
No Such Thing as Dragons … I have news for you, Mr Reeve!
As I have stated in a previous post, somewhere back in the mists of time, I’m a huge fan of Philip Reeve’s Mortal Engines. I would go as far as to say it is my all time favourite book for the YA market. As such, when I saw that he had written a story about [...]
<3 ZOMG!
Here’s a touching Valentine’s message to show to your favourite tasty human. And look! The dude in specs at the back looks just like me! -Sam
Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters
Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters is the second thrilling volume in the wonderful series of heroic fantasy stories by author, Rick Riordan. In the first book, Percy discovers he is a hero. Not an everyday life, safe a dog from drowning hero, but a hero like Hercules or Achilles from the sagas of [...]
Dr Crankenshaft’s Monster
Where is Atom Ant when you need him? Perhaps we should have thought about calling him in a year ago! This cartoon is a classic spoof on some of the old monster movies. I especially love the narrator’s dramatic 1950′s advertisement style storytelling. Enjoy.
HERO.COM 4 vs VILLAIN.NET 4
Hurrah! It’s that time of year already, and the good folks at Amazon.co.uk have started selling HERO.COM 4: CHAOS EFFECT and VILLAIN.NET 4: COLLISION COURSE a few weeks earlier than the official launch date in March! Needless to say, both books continue the adventures of Toby, Emily, Lorna, Pete and Jake Hunter — in an [...]
Missing Link
This is a post for our Librarian / adult followers. If you like a story with issues, then our would-be rescuer of last year, Elizabeth Kay, is a good author to read. Her children’s Divide trilogy took a wonderful sideways poke at the pharmaceutical industry giants in a most thought-provoking way. Her new book for [...]
