My younger son, Sam, is two years old today.

Happy birthday, Sammy!
Love, Mummy, Daddy and Arran x
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I’ve just discovered this wonderful competition where you can win a set of Scream Street books - signed by yours truly, courtesy of Seven Stories, the centre for children’s books in Newcastle.
All you have to do is pop along to this site: http://www.whatsonnortheast.com/competitions.php?comp=139504 and answer a question so easy even zombies could get it right!  [...]

Look what I spotted at Waterstones in Gateshead today…

How chuffed am I?
Tommy
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Another top children’s author has read and enjoyed Scream Street 1: Fang of the Vampire.  This time it was Joe Craig, author of the action-packed Jimmy Coates series.  Here’s what he had to say…
“This is a great concept, brilliantly executed. I can’t wait to read the rest of the series, because this book is genuinely [...]

Another review on amazon.co.uk for Scream Street 1: Fang of the Vampire…
Fun Little Book
This was a fun little book to read, even for an adult like myself. The adventure of the little gang in the book, was fast and funny at times. The main charactor trying to help his parents get back to there normal [...]

Two more reviews on amazon.co.uk for Scream Street 1: Fang of the Vampire…
Very Entertaining
I really enjoyed this book. Read it in advance of reading it to my six year old to see if they would like it. It’s really good fun. I was fascinated by vampires and werewolves as a kid and would have really [...]

As previously mentioned, I’ve been reading and reviewing spooky kids books for the October edition of Junior Education Plus.  The reviews are now online, and can be found here.
The books I reviewed are:
Stone Goblins by David Melling
Fright Night: The Shrieking Stones by Steve Rogers
Nightmare Academy: Charlie’s Monsters by Dean Lorey
The Murrian by Robert Dodds
The Wickit [...]

Just 13 days to go and the first review has appeared on amazon.co.uk It gives Fang of the Vampire five stars, saying…
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A fast and fun read, mixing humour and horror…
This is the first in a series of spooky adventures aimed at 7-9 year olds. The lead characters - a werewolf, a vampire and a mummy [...]

I’m coming back to my home town with an appearance at this year’s Liverpool Literary Festival.  Click here for more details: http://www.liv.ac.uk/literaryfestival/
Information about my events can be found here and here.
Tommy
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Grab your towels and stick out your thumb, because Arthur Dent’s going hitchhiking again and, this time, he’s got a new guide…
I was delighted to red that Artemis Fowl creator and all-round top bloke, Eoin Colfer, has been chosen to write a new installment in the Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy series - called ‘And [...]