With writing prompts, discussion notes and a detailed synopsis and author notes, the Princess BMX reading guide contains everything you’ll need to enjoy Princess BMX in the classroom. I hope you’ll find it useful. To help spread the word I’m running a competition where teachers can win a copy of Princess BMX and their veryContinue reading “Princess BMX Competition – Teachers’ Guide”
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Win a Free School Visit
To celebrate the launch of Princess BMX, I’m teaming up with the Manchester Children’s Book Festival to offer primary schools in the North West the chance to win a free author visit. Open to schools within a twenty-five mile radius of Manchester, I’ll choose one winner at random to receive an assembly presentation, KS2 creativeContinue reading “Win a Free School Visit”
Princess BMX Smashing Gender Stereotypes
In this age of equality, are princess books still relevant? I stared at my Messenger Inbox, face contorted in such horror it would make Stephen King cry. What had I done to incite my friend Susan Brownrigg? Had I not liked her Tweets enough? Or maybe she was holding a grudge over something I’d saidContinue reading “Princess BMX Smashing Gender Stereotypes”
Marie Basting - Children's Author, Manchester 