In episode 168 of the Your Kid’s Next Read podcast:
10 minutes with Nick Long
Allison interviews debut author Nick Long about his junior fiction series FORBIDDEN JOURNEY OF RUFUS RUMBLE, switching from making documentaries to writing for kids, and why he didn’t write about the Amazon. Plus, Megan shares a must-read article about the power of picture books
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Bookmail and TBR pile
‘Where The Heart Should Be’ by Sarah Crossan
The Space Between by Jess McGeachin
Eleanor Jones Can’t Keep A Secret by Amy Doak
Other
The Margaret and Colin Roderick Literary Award
Megan’s curtains as promised.
10 minutes with Nick Long
About Nick
Journalist and TV producer NICK LONG started writing kids books to avoid doing handyman jobs at his home in Sydney, Australia.
When he’s not writing kids books, Nick surfs, catches lobsters and makes TV documentary series for Netflix, Discovery and National Geographic.
THE FORBIDDEN JOURNAL OF RUFUS RUMBLE is his debut junior fiction novel and the first in a new series with Affirm Press.
About ‘Forbidden Journal of Rufus Rumble’
Diary of A Wimpy Kid and The Brilliant World of Tom Gates meets Guardians of the Galaxy in this laugh-a-minute new series perfect for reluctant readers or those ready to move on from graphic novels.
Rufus Rumble has a ticket to SPACE. It’s going to be the adventure of a lifetime! But Rufus is about to find out that:
– the spaceship is held together by duct tape,
– there’s something SERIOUSLY WRONG with the all-you-can-eat pizza buffet, and
– together the passengers make the Worst Space Crew EVER!
There’s no going back from here …
Strap yourself in for the funniest, most chaotic trip into space EVER in this first book of the Forbidden Journal of Rufus Rumble series.
Nick’s recommendation
Tom Gates (series) by Liz Pichon
Quick tips
Seeing the bigger picture : Why illustrated children’s books are essential reading at any age
An article by Dr Lara Cain Gray, author of The Grown-Up’s Guide to Picture Books (September 2024, MidnightSun), illustrated by Lorena Carrington and Timothy Ide
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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