I love visiting schools over the busy World Book Day period but I know not all schools are able to bring in an author to help them celebrate. So, I thought I’d put together this video to wish you a very Happy World Book Day and to tell you a little bit about why booksContinue reading “Happy World Book Day 2024!”
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My Family and Other Romans is Book of the Year
I am delighted to have been voted as a Books for Topics book of the year 2023. After shortlisting their top books, Books for Topics asked the teaching community to vote for their favourites and My Family and Romans came out top for KS2 curriculum support. What a way to end the year! Here’s whatContinue reading “My Family and Other Romans is Book of the Year”
Discounted School Visits
***This offer has now expired. Watch out for further offers in the summer term.*** Great news for schools in the Manchester and Trafford areas. I’m running a special promotion designed to make my author visits more accessible to local schools struggling with budgets. Working with Urmston Bookshop, I’m offering a full-day author visit for justContinue reading “Discounted School Visits”
Interview With Parrot Street Book Club
This month My Family and Other Romans is the Parrot Street Book Club book of the month. This means the book will be posted out to all Parrot Street Cockatoo members in their subscription box and is also available to purchase on the Parrot Street website along with a specially curated activity pack. Here’s aContinue reading “Interview With Parrot Street Book Club”
Hello New Followers
I’ve had lots of new followers and visitors to my website lately, so I thought it might be useful to share the information from the About page on my website and tell you a little bit more about myself. #authorsoftwitter #funnybooks
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Marie Basting - Children's Author, Manchester 