Lore of the Wild Podcast
I had the absolute pleasure of talking all things nature folklore with Mel Schuit from Quarto Kids Cast. It was really lovely to talk about […]
The Lore of the Wild
I am so pleased to announce my next book, an illustrated children’s non-fiction title The Lore of the Wild. This book is a dream come […]
Trees and Sympathetic Magic
Trees have long been important to humans. Not only do they provide firewood, offer shelter and make useful waymarkers but they were also often at […]
Book Lovers’ Quiz
I’ve really enjoyed writing quizzes based on my Miscellany books over the last few weeks (if you have missed them you can try my museum […]
Book Lovers’ Quiz — Answers
Here are the answers to my book lovers’ quiz (if you have not had a go yet you can see the questions here). Let me […]
Library quiz
Welcome to my library quiz! It’s packed full of fun library facts from my book A Library Miscellany, do have a go and let me […]
Library Quiz — Answers
Here are the answers to my library quiz (if you haven’t had a go yet please click here). 1. c) The Library of Congress. As […]
Museum Quiz
I thought that seeing as under lockdown all our favourite museums and galleries around the world are closed we could do with some museum-related fun. […]
Museum Quiz — Answers
Hopefully you are reading this page because you have already had a go at my museum quiz, if not, no cheating now, click here to […]
7 Surprising Animal Burials
Animals have always been hugely important to humans – as food, as beasts of burden and as companions. The archaeological record has offered up some […]