Welcome to my interview with Catherine! Firstly, thanks need to go to Catherine for her time, a few weeks ago now, and I apologise for my rambling style of interview, as this is the first one that I have ever conducted over the telephone (usually its an email or DM), and I was experimenting with... Continue Reading →
Do you have the grit, the determination and the resilience to survive in the Frozen North?!
Race to the Frozen North: The Matthew Henson Story Author: Catherine Johnson @catwrote Illustrator: Katie Hickey @katiehickey195 Published by: Barrington Stoke @BarringtonStoke Published on: 2018 Price: £7.99 First line: Matthew Henson was the first American to reach the North Pole. Genre: Biography, adventure. Age: 8+ ISBN: 978 1 78112 840 4 What's it all about?... Continue Reading →
How much historical fact and description do you need to include in a story to help the reader understand the setting?
Freedom by Catherine Johnson Cover artwork by Two Dots Published by Scholastic £4.99 ISBN: 9781 4071 85484 Published: 2nd August 2018 138 pages Author’s contact details: http://www.catherinejohnson.co.uk @catwrote Illustrator’s contact details: http://www.thetwodots.com Publisher’s website: http://www.scholastic.co.uk @scholasticuk Under 100 characters book review: Beautifully written story about a slave boy in Jamaica and the continuing battles he... Continue Reading →
