Welcome to the world Fantastically Great Women Artists and their Stories! This is the second book in the Fantastically Great Women series aimed at older readers, or readers who would like to learn more about amazing women with the help of a friendly grown up! I found Artists one particularly intriguing to work on, I always love having a sneaky peek into the lives, sketchbooks and inspirations of other artists. I’ve also been able to further indulge my Frida KahloRead more

For all fans of the Fantastically Great Women books, and basically everyone else you know, you can now go and see Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World – a brand new kick-asspirational musical! The show kicked off last year (most exciting day of my illustrating and writing life so far) and is back for a spring tour! Check out https://fantasticallygreatwomenthemusical.com for all the details. Dates announced so far are …. Liverpool Playhouse Fri 25 March – Sun 3 AprilRead more

This year I was asked by my amazing publisher, Bloomsbury to do a special Instagram Live event in celebration of International Women’s Day. It’s available on the Bloomsbury Publishing IGTV page and you can rewatch it and join in the draw along any time you’d like to! Bring paper, pencils and ALL your girl power.Read more

Since the publication of Fantastically Great Women who Changed the World in 2016 I’ve been asked by children and parents where they can go to uncover more information on the lives of the inspiring  women introduced in the picture books. So, with whizz, pop and a bang, I am completely delighted that Fantastically Great Women Scientists and Their Stories will be exploding from the laboratory in February 2021! This is the first title in a new series of chapter booksRead more

To say I’ve enjoyed working on the books so far in the Great Women series would be an understatement. I’ve learned so much about the challenges the women I researched faced, and how their achievements alone were astounding but when you put them into the social context of the time they were down right extraordinary. Before I started working on these titles I’d never heard of Gertrude Ederle, the cross-channel swimmer who defied expectation and proved a woman could swimRead more

Tomorrow is publication day for fantastically Great Women Who Made History! Lets meet the rest of our fantastically great line up –  today a pirate queen, mighty female king, singing sensation and a mother and daughter with ideas ahead of their time. Everyone knows that girls make better pirates. Sayidda al-Hurra didn’t actually sail the high seas plundering treasures from her enemies but she did enlist the help of fearsome Barbary Pirates though to  wage war on the mighty SpainRead more

Today is 100 years since (some) women gained the right to vote and just two days until Fantastically Great Women Who Made History is published – a perfect opportunity to share with you some further sneaky peeks at five more inspiring women featured in Fantastically Great Women Who Made History who, like the suffragettes, faced danger with bravery and spoke out for change … 1. One of the most successful and brave undercover radio operator working in Nazi occupied ParisRead more