Welcome to my website. Here you can find out about me, my books, my poems... and what my little fox Fletcher has been up to in some pages from his diary. Here's the latest news...
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There are now eight picture books in the Fletcher's Four Seasons series, illustrated by Tiphanie Beeke and published by Graffeg (the illustration above is from Fletcher and the Snowflake Christmas). 

​You can order signed/dedicated copies through Kenilworth Books, delivery anywhere in the UK. Overseas Fletcher fans, if you can’t find the books in your local bookshop, they are available from Blackwells Books with delivery worldwide

'These books are simply marvelous. Not only encouraging young children in genuine appreciation of the nature, they also encourage empathy, understanding and a desire to help each other. Evocative, gentle, a joy to look at and utterly magical… every single one of them makes me smile.' Fallen Star Stories

The news is out! Fletcher's ninth picture book, Fletcher and the Bee, will be published by Graffeg in May 2025. This one finds Fletcher dancing through flowery woods and meadows, trying to help Bee learn to waggle dance. I've just seen Tiphanie Beeke's full colour artwork for the first time and it's glorious!

Fletcher's third board book, Fletcher's Numbers, is out now! 'Learn about numbers with Fletcher and his friends in this delightful board book featuring the characters from the popular Fletcher’s Four Seasons picture books. One fox, two seals, three mice... can you count them all?'

Praise for Fletcher's board books:
‘Brilliant… Ideal for gifting’ - Katy’s Book Shelf 
‘Fabulous... perfect for preschool aged children’ - EYFS Books and Things
'This book is stunning' - Malloch Books
​'Absolutely perfect' - Books for Little Bookworms

There are now ten titles in the One Week of Poems series - online poetry pamphlets, each containing seven children's poems. The current books in the series are ​One Week of Christmas Poems (Amazon UK / US); One Week of Dinosaur Poems (Amazon UK / US); One Week of Nature Poems (Amazon UK / US); One Week of Space Poems (Amazon UK / US); One Week of Football Poems (Amazon UK / US); One Week of Spooky Poems (Amazon UK / US); One Week of Seaside Poems (Amazon UK / US); One Week of Pirate Poems (Amazon UK / US); One Week of Puzzle Poems (Amazon UK / US); and One Week of History Poems (Amazon UK / US). There is also a One Week of Poems Omnibus including books 1-6 (Amazon UK / US)​.

Fletcher has merchandise! Fletcher's Four Seasons posters, cards, bookmarks and mugs featuring Tiphanie Beeke's wonderful illustrations are available now from Graffeg.

​I've teamed up with Working Partners and Poplar Books to write mermaid chapter books for the Japanese market, illustrated by TaniTomo. The twelve book Millie and the Mermaids/Mio and the Mermaids series was completed in 2022. The first three Emma and the Mermaids books are out now, book 4 will be out in December 2024 and I've just finished writing book 5.