Fangs For Dropping In…

Tommy Donbavand in grave peril... geddit?!

Welcome to the utterly brilliant website for children’s author, Tommy Donbavand.

That’s me on the left, there – in grave peril. Grave peril! Geddit?! *sigh* (Well, if you didn’t like that one, your time here is going to feel like an eternity).

On this site, you’ll discover everything you need to know about me, my books, plays and more – plus a few things you didn’t want to know, but will never be able to wipe from your memory. Ever.

If you’d like to get in touch, you can send an email here, write a letter, or just open a window and shout really loud. Hey – you don’t know where I live! It might work…

So, off you go then – explore the site using the links at the top of each page. But don’t come crying to me if you laugh yourself sick over some ancient picture of me, or hurt your fist punching a wall in a fit of jealousy after you realise what a great writist and commanderer of the language I truly am.

That’ll be your own fault, that will.

Tommy Donbavand

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Latest News & Site Updates

For more detailed information on what I’ve been up to, check out my blog.

28th August 2010

Great news for UK Scream Street fans – the official Scream Street website has undergone something of a facelift!

With spooky new graphics, a new downloads section and more updates planned (Scream Street bookplates, anyone?), there’s a creepy new corner of the web to explore! Check out the new-look site here: http://www.screamstreet.co.uk

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18th August 2010

Exciting news! All 8 published Scream Street books are now available for Amazon’s Kindle e-reader!

Yes, it’s official – Scream Street has gone digital!

You can read all about the release for The Kindle in the publishing industry magazine, The Bookseller, here… http://bit.ly/d9rBqs

…and download the books for The Kindle or Kindle App on your iPhone, iPod or iPad, here… http://amzn.to/cXb3zx

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28th May 2010

Take a sneak peek at these beauties – the official covers for the next two spooky Scream Street adventures. Both books will be published in the UK on 4th October – just in time for Halloween!

In Scream Street 9: Terror of the Nightwatchman, Luke and Resus are woken with the news that Cleo has been kidnapped. Following a trail of gloopy green goo, they find themselves in a dense jungle where they must try to rescue their friend from the clutches of the terrifying Nightwatchman – a shadowy creature who feeds of the fear created by bad dreams. The trouble is, they’ll have to go inside Cleo’s worst nightmare – and face their own – if they stand any chance of saving her.

Quite possibly the scariest book of the series so far!

Scream Street 10: Rampage of the Goblins sees Luke, Resus and Cleo in Egypt, tracking down the ancient Pharaoh, Heru, in order to return his heart. It’s hot, the pyramid is full of weird, dangerous creatures and the founding father’s sarcophagus is hidden somewhere among vast piles of gold and jewels. In fact, the only thing that could make this task any harder is a horde of angry, farting goblins… Uh – oh!

Yes, those gruesome, guffing goblins are back – and this time, there’s a royal wedding on the cards!

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3rd May 2010

Check out these wicked Scream Street coffin-shaped bookmarks, courtesy of the lovely folk at Walker Books! Find out how you can get your hands on one of these babies by clicking here!

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1st April 2010

Visitors to Nick.com and Neopets.com will find themselves faced with Doug the zombie in April, thanks to two spooktacular ads courtesy of my US publishers, Candlewick Press. The ads click through to my US Scream Street site – www.screamstreet.com

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22nd March 2010

I’m back from a week-long tour of Inverclyde and East Dunbartonshire on the Scottish Friendly Children’s Book Tour. See how it went here:

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4th March 2010

Happy World Book Day!

As a special World Book Day treat, here’s a clip from the forthcoming audio book version of Zombie! – my first book for Barrington Stoke.

I was delighted when top audio producers, Oakhill Publishing, gave me the opportunity to read my own book – and I had a fantastic time in the studio with Douglas making the recording.

So, get your ears around this exclusive clip, featuring the first appearance of Jake the zombie…

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The full audio book will be available to buy in April.

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7th February 2010

Thanks to Caroline Roche at Holmesdale Technology College, I’ve been able to edit together this short video of my recent creative writing via Skype sessions…

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21st January 2010

I’ve been running my first ever creative writing lessons via Skype!

As you can see in the image below, grabbed from screen during today’s session, I get to see the class in front of me and – at their end – I’m projected on a screen on the wall (very Big Brother!) This is the view I get – the pupils filling the window and me in a box in the corner.