Claire Saxby

I’ll never be a romance writer. When kids ask me ‘what’s the deal between Kyoko and Niya?’ (two of the chracters in Samurai Kids) and ‘are you ever going to write the romantic bits?’ I always answer ‘yuk’ and the room erupts in giggles and guffaws. So today, on Valentine’s Day, I’m celebrating fish. Seems…

Picture Book Recipe 1 Take one sheep, one goat and a creaking gate. Allow idea to seep over night (Over month. Over year. Required period may vary)2 Mix until ingredients firmly combined3 Spread until 32 pages are lightly covered.4 Sprinkle liberally with brightly coloured illustrations5 Picture book is ready for consumption If only it was…

My blog tour is over. I am sad, thrilled and exhausted. Also amazed. I don’t where all these Samurai Kids books keep coming from but I close my eyes and think – and luckily, up pops another idea. I want to say a huge thank you to my hosts – for their time, web space…

It’s blog tour day 3 and I’m visiting Lets’ Have Words where I’m talking to Claire Saxby, children’s author (latest release Sheep, Goat and the creaking gate August 2009) about the unique challenge in writing a historical novel about a group of children with disabilities. Visit the Samurai kids website to find out more about…