The thrill of seeing a child reading one of my books never gets old. Thank you to Sally for sending in this great picture of her son reading The Phoenix Code in a very comfortable looking hammock on holiday in Devon earlier in the summer.
It's especially rewarding when they are so busy reading that even the most
spectacular of scenery goes unnoticed. My thanks to Richard for sending
me this delightful picture of his granddaughter Cecily reading
Adventure Island in Italy.
These pictures reminded me that one of my favourite memories of my sons is the two of them, aged seven and
ten, totally ignoring a magical 4th July firework display over Waikiki Bay in
favour of
Little House on
the Prairie and Erin Hunter's
Warrior Cats.
It was around about that time that I decided I wanted to write for children . . .