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Comic Boom - Comics in EducationComic Boom - Comics in Education with Yiting Lee and Swapna HaddowSend us a textIn this episode Lucy chats to illustrator Yiting Lee and writer Swapna Haddow about their latest titles with publishers Magic Cat, Little Dinosaurs, Big Questions. Little Dinosaurs, Big Questions, features ten fictional comic strip stories with supportive tools to help understand the difficult things about life. Designed for grown-ups to read with children. Yiting is a children’s book author and illustrator from Taiwan, based in England. Yiting graduated from MA Child...2025-05-0848 min
School Reading ListEpisode 29 - Do Children Read More Than We Think?School Reading List podcast hosted by Tom TolkienSeason 1: Episode 29For transcripts, resources, show notes and contact details, see https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/podcasts/series-1-episode-29/Part 1Book postMr Norton's New Hat by Huw Lewis Jones and Corey EgbertInto the Ice: Reflections on Antarctica by Alison Lester & Coral TullochPlease Don't Read the Footnotes Please by Rob Walton, illustrated by Reena MakwanaMeet Amber Class by Enomwoyi Damali, illustrated by Ruthine BurtonBad Panda: For Sale by Swapna HaddowGrumpfort by Jamie HammondSolving Crimes Is NOT My Superpower...2025-03-3139 min
Stream Popular Full Audiobooks in Kids, HumorDave Pigeon: Zombies!: Dave Pigeon, Book 6 by Swapna HaddowPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/821374to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Dave Pigeon: Zombies!: Dave Pigeon, Book 6
Series: #6 of Dave Pigeon
Author: Swapna Haddow
Narrator: Sam Devereaux
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 1 hour 4 minutes
Release date: December 5, 2024
Genres: Humor
Publisher's Summary:
Help! There are zombie animals in the garden! Dave and Skipper think this is the work of some dreaded green cookies. (Eat them at your peril.) But a cookie's a cookie, and Dave can't resist taking a peck. Now Skipper is in quite the flap! Is Dave about to turn into a zombie? Or are those animals actually just in f...2024-12-051h 04
Comic Boom - Comics in EducationComic Boom - Comics in Education with writer Swapna ReddySend us a textIn this episode Lucy talks to writer Swapna Reddy (who you may know as Swapna Haddow!).Swapna Haddow is the multi award-winning children’s author of the Dave Pigeonseries, published by Faber & Faber. The Dave Pigeon series has received rave reviews since first publishing in 2016 and went on to win three regional awards in the UK and was shortlisted for the prestigious Sainsbury’s Children’s Book Award.Swapna loves to write about boisterous animals that cause mayhem and is working with Faber...2024-07-1047 minSchool Reading ListEpisode 18 - BookTok: a blessing or a curse?School Reading List podcast hosted by Tom TolkienSeason 1: Episode 18For transcripts, resources, show notes and contact details, see https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/podcasts/series-1-episode-18/Part 1Book postGigantosaurus – I Love Giganto by Cyber Group StudiosI Really, Really Need a Poo by Karl Newson and Duncan BeedieSammy and the Extra-Hot Chilli Powder by Charlie P. BrooksBronte Tempestra and the Lightning Steeds by Bex HoganFrank the Unicorn Alpaca by Gavin Puckett, illustrated by India JosephBlue’s Planet: Australia by Lucy McRobertThe Bad Ones by Melissa Albe...2024-02-2938 minSchool Reading ListEpisode 12 - How children's book series can kickstart reading for pleasureSchool Reading List podcast hosted by Tom TolkienSeason 1: Episode 12For transcripts, resources, show notes and contact details, see https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/podcasts/series-1-episode-12 Part 1Book post Our Rights edited by Jake HopeAfterward, Everything was Different by Jairo Buitrago, illustrated by Rafael YocktengWhat Are You Feeling? by The School of LifeStuckie Duckie Balloon by HarperCollins Children's BooksWhat's That, Jack? by Cédric Ramadier, illustrated by Vincent BourgeauHow the Weather Works by Christiane Dorion and Beverley YoungDave Pigeon (Kittens!) by Swapna Haddow, illustrated by She...2023-07-3136 min
Get New Full Audiobooks in Kids, HumorDave Pigeon: Kittens!: Dave Pigeon, Book 5 by Swapna HaddowPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/694779to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Dave Pigeon: Kittens!: Dave Pigeon, Book 5
Series: #5 of Dave Pigeon
Author: Swapna Haddow
Narrator: Sam Devereaux
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 1 hour 6 minutes
Release date: July 6, 2023
Genres: Humor
Publisher's Summary:
The fifth book in the best selling DAVE PIGEON series. Dave Pigeon and his trusty sidekick, Skipper, are minding their own business in the garden shed when they see Mean Cat behaving very strangely... And why is she multiplying? The arrival of some very cute kittens is disastrous news! More cats? Ugh. But then the kittens come under threat... Are D...2023-07-061h 06
Get New Full Audiobooks in Kids, HumorDave Pigeon: Racer!: Dave Pigeon, Book 3 by Swapna HaddowPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/675700to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Dave Pigeon: Racer!: Dave Pigeon, Book 3
Series: #3 of Dave Pigeon
Author: Swapna Haddow
Narrator: Sam Devereaux
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 1 hour 31 minutes
Release date: June 1, 2023
Genres: Humor
Publisher's Summary:
WINNER of the Greenhouse Funny Prize; SHORTLISTED for the Sainsbury's Book Award and numerous regional awards, this hilarious series is adored by its readers! Have you ever sat in a shoebox? Of course you have. But have you ever sat in one when your best friend Dave has spread his feathery self out so wide that his cheesy feet are r...2023-06-011h 31
Get New Full Audiobooks in Kids, HumorDave Pigeon: Royal Coo!: Dave Pigeon, Book 4 by Swapna HaddowPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/675704to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Dave Pigeon: Royal Coo!: Dave Pigeon, Book 4
Series: #4 of Dave Pigeon
Author: Swapna Haddow
Narrator: Sam Devereaux
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 1 hour 27 minutes
Release date: June 1, 2023
Genres: Humor
Publisher's Summary:
Our favourite pompous pigeon is BACK! And about to trade places with a pigeon prince, descended from Indian royalty. Dave Pigeon and his best friend Skipper are taking in the sights of London. Whilst pecking around the gates of the Royal Palace, looking for high-brow snacks to feast on, they meet Prince Raju Pigeon, one of the Queen's personal b...2023-06-011h 27
Get New Full Audiobooks in Kids, HumorDave Pigeon: Nuggets!: Dave Pigeon, Book 2 by Swapna HaddowPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/675697to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Dave Pigeon: Nuggets!: Dave Pigeon, Book 2
Series: #2 of Dave Pigeon
Author: Swapna Haddow
Narrator: Sam Devereaux
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 1 hour 19 minutes
Release date: May 4, 2023
Genres: Humor
Publisher's Summary:
WINNER of the Greenhouse Funny Prize; SHORTLISTED for the Sainsbury's Book Award and numerous regional awards, this hilarious series is adored by its readers! This book is in Pigeonese. The following words are a test: cats smell of farts and cabbage. Could you read all the words? Are you sure? Do you want to try that fourth word again? If y...2023-05-041h 19School Reading ListEpisode 3 - Does reading decline in children aged 11-16 in secondary schools?School Reading List podcast hosted by Tom TolkienSeason 1: Episode 3For transcripts, links to all the books featured, resources, show notes and contact details, click here: https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/podcasts/series-1-episode-3 Part one.Book post:Human Kindness: True Stories of Compassion and Generosity that Changed the World by John FrancisIceberg by Claire Saxby, illustrated by Jess RacklyeftEverything Sustainable Energy by National Geographic KidsWhisper on the Wind by Claire Saxby, illustrated by Jess RacklyeftBad Panda: The Cake Escape by Swapna HaddowGross Factopia by Paige T...2022-09-2536 minSchool Reading ListEpisode 2 - Should classrooms have wall displays?School Reading List podcast hosted by Tom TolkienSeason 1: Episode 2For transcripts, links to all the books featured, resources, show notes and contact details, click here: https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/podcasts/series-1-episode-2 Part one.Book post:Stone by Finbar Hawkins Who's Hiding by Satoru Onishi The Curse of the Tomb Robbers by Andy Seed Stories of Peace and Kindness For a Better World by Elizabeth Laird The Worlds We Leave Behind by A.F. Harrold illustrated by Levi Pinfold The Little Match Girl Strikes Back b...2022-08-2438 min
Mostly Books Meets...Swapna Haddow and Dapo AdeolaThis week we are delighted to be hosting not one, but two brilliant creatives; author Swapna Haddow and illustrator Dapo Adeola.
Swapna Haddow is the writer of the popular prize-winning Dave Pigeon and Bad Panda series and Dapo Adeola is an award-winning illustrator, who co-created and illustrated the picture book Look Up! And is the writer of the book Hey You! An Empowering Celebration of Growing Up Black
Together they have created the wonderful and heartwarming picture book My Dad is a Grizzly Bear which was released last year. This month they released their second collaboration My Mum is a...2022-03-2443 min
In the Reading CornerSwapna Haddow: 1947, Torn ApartSwapna Haddow trained as a doctor, but after discovering she didn't like blood, decided on a career change and wrote her first book Dave Pigeon: How to Deal With Bad Cats and Keep (most of) Your Feathers, which won the Greenhouse Funny Prize. Dave Pigeon was also the winner of the North Somerset Teachers’ Book Award, Read Aloud category 2016, winner of Surrey Libraries’ Children’s Book Award 2017, winner of the Fantastic Book Awards 2018 and selected as part of the Tom Fletcher Book Club 2, in association with WHSmith. Dave Pigeon was also shortlisted for the Sainsbury’s Children’s Book Awards 201...2021-08-1120 minIn the Reading CornerSwapna Haddow: 1947, Torn ApartSwapna Haddow trained as a doctor, but after discovering she didn't like blood, decided on a career change and wrote her first book Dave Pigeon: How to Deal With Bad Cats and Keep (most of) Your Feathers, which won the Greenhouse Funny Prize. Dave Pigeon was also the winner of the North Somerset Teachers’ Book Award, Read Aloud category 2016, winner of Surrey Libraries’ Children’s Book Award 2017, winner of the Fantastic Book Awards 2018 and selected as part of the Tom Fletcher Book Club 2, in association with WHSmith. Dave Pigeon was also shortlisted for the Sainsbury’s Children’s Book Awards 201...2021-08-1120 min
In the Reading CornerSwapna Haddow and Dapo Adeola - characterful collaborationSwapna Haddow is the author of the prize-winning Dave Pigeon series illustrated by Sheena Dempsey and writing as Swapna Reddy, The Ballet Bunnies series for fledgeling readers.Dapo Adeola is an illustrator with a background in character development. His partnership with writer Nathan Bryon brought us the lovable science crazy character, Rocket who made her first appearance in the book Look Up! and a reappearance in Clean Up!Swapna and Dapo are now collaborating on a new project, My Dad is a Grizzly Bear and it sounds as though they had great fun putting it...2021-05-1626 minIn the Reading CornerSwapna Haddow and Dapo Adeola - characterful collaborationSwapna Haddow is the author of the prize-winning Dave Pigeon series illustrated by Sheena Dempsey and writing as Swapna Reddy, The Ballet Bunnies series for fledgeling readers.Dapo Adeola is an illustrator with a background in character development. His partnership with writer Nathan Bryon brought us the lovable science crazy character, Rocket who made her first appearance in the book Look Up! and a reappearance in Clean Up!Swapna and Dapo are now collaborating on a new project, My Dad is a Grizzly Bear and it sounds as though they had great fun putting it...2021-05-1626 min