I know I have been remiss on the blogging front, but I just have to re-blog this wonderful post from the clever and delightful Cristy Burne, about Hecta. Check it out here.

In other news, last night I chaired a session on the Life of a Children’s Laureate at the inaugural Scribblers Festival. Leigh Hobbs, PJ Lynch and Chris Riddell were funny, thought-provoking, and generally delightful as artists and as human beings – pretty sure the audience would have been happy for them to keep going all night. Here are some pics of the evening: