Although the exact number of people who have bought all three "Leah" books is unknown, of course, this photo is the first one I have been sent with someone holding all three books in one shot - and all for non-uniform day to celebrate World Book Day 2017.

I'm reliably informed that 9 year old Izzy, "...

After much planning, head scratching and scrawling on bits of paper, I've decided to continue the Leah series with a fourth book.

Rough drafts were made last July on a sunny day in Shrewsbury, watching a football tournament and over the Christmas holidays from work, the story began to take shape.

Now,...

As ever, World Book Day fills me with great excitement.

It's a day where a lot of children think about books when they normally might not do so.

Schools up and down the country have non-uniform days and last year I knew of a few children who went to their school dressed as Leah and took along their co...