In episode 153 of the Your Kid’s Next Read podcast:
10 minutes with John Larkin
Allison interviews multi-award-winning author John Larkin about his latest novel ‘Brittany & Co Take On Paris’, hobby horses, and teaching creative writing. Plus, two highly recommended middle-grade novels and a heads up about World Bee Day.
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‘Kelpie Chaos’ by Deb Fitzpatrick
‘To and Fro’ by Anton Clifford-Motopi
Outlaw Girls by Emily Gale and Nova Weetman
Everyone Wants An Octopus Book! by Liz Ledden and Makoto Koji
Tuckshop Terrors by Leo Baker
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10 minutes with John Larkin
John Larkin is a multi-award winning author of children’s and YA novels, with a debut adult novel on the way. His latest novel is ‘Brittany & Co take on Paris’, out now with Larrikin House, and illustrated by Rebecca Timmis.
Brittany & Co. are horse crazy, but when their headmistress, Ms Tralala, bans their actual horses from their extracurricular school horse club, they decide instead to compete in The First Inaugural International Hobby Horse Championships in Paris (TFIIHHCiP).
To raise money for their trip they attempt to sell radioactive chocolate crackles outside the village bookshop! With the help of Ms Tralala, who insists on joining them on their adventure, Brittany & Co. take on Paris in a way that Paris has never been taken on before. Will it matter that they haven’t done a scrap of practice for their big competition?
BE WARNED: This book will make you laugh until you puke.
John’s recommendations
My EXTRAordinary Mum by Dani Vee (illustrated by Alexandra Colombo)
My EPIC Dad! Takes Us Camping by Dani Vee (illustrated by Marina Verola)
My EPIC Dad! Takes Us Fishing by Dani Vee (illustrated by Marina Verola)
The Finnish Hobby Horse Championships, inspiration for Brittany’s adventure
Quick tips
Teacher’s Notes for The Bee Hive (includes downloadable activities)
Our books
The Mapmaker Chronicles series by A. L. Tait
The Ateban Cipher (duology) by A. L. Tait
The Maven & Reeve Mysteries by A. L. Tait
The First Summer of Callie McGee by A. L. Tait
The Beehive by Megan Daley
Teacher, Teacher (anthology), edited by Megan Daley
Raising Readers by Megan Daley
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