Tag Archives: children’s fiction

Knuckle’s Cottage

Posted on October 12, 2021 by Hannah

This summer, the fabulous book reviewer, Louisa at Roaring Reads, suggested creating a holiday itinerary based on the places in your favourite books. Inspired, I’ve created three films, taking you to some of the Scottish locations in my book, The … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Avery Buckle, book locations, children's author, children's books, children's fiction, east lothian, edinburgh, Hannah Foley, medieval hospital, scotland, soutra aisle, stoat, The Spellbinding Secret of Avery Buckle, wildlife | Comments Off

Counting down

Posted on February 4, 2021 by Hannah

Six weeks today, my middle-grade children’s novel, The Spellbinding Secret of Avery Buckle, will be hitting bookshop shelves. I’m both excited, and very nervous. The excited part of me made this book trailer! For those of you who read my … Continue reading →

Posted in Illustration, Making changes | Tagged adventure, author, book, book trailer, cats, children's fiction, Discover Kelpies, edinburgh, flying bicycles, Hannah Foley, magic, middle grade fiction, middle grade novel, owls, scotland, The Spellbinding Secret of Avery Buckle, witches, wizards, Xavier Bonet | 2 Comments

Picture Books 2020 (and pirate fishfingers)

Posted on January 4, 2021 by Hannah

I hope you had a good Christmas and New Year despite the clouds of Covid hanging over all of us. Being in Tier 2 we were able to see some family on Christmas Day. It was a very odd feeling, … Continue reading →

Posted in Family and friends, Illustration | Tagged 2020, 2021, Alison Murray, Asa Gilland, book reviews, bubbles, children, children's fiction, Christian Robinson, Clare Helen Welsh, COVID-19, debut, Dino Duckling, Discover Kelpies, Emily Gravett, Extra Yarn, fishfingers, Francesca Simon, Hannah Foley, How Billy Hippo Learned His Colours, Jon Klassen, Last Stop on Market Street, Mac Barnett, Matt De La Pena, middle grade fiction, My Friend Earth, Northcott Theatre, Obsessive About Octopuses, Owen Davey, Patricia MacLachlan, picture books, The Perfect Shelter, The Spellbinding Secret of Avery Buckle, theatre, Too Much Stuff, Treasure Island, vivian french | 2 Comments

Publication date!

Posted on October 12, 2020 by Hannah

Exciting news folks! We have a new publication date for The Spellbinding Secret of Avery Buckle…18th March 2021. Put it in your diaries folks!

Posted in Making changes | Tagged bicycles, cats, children's books, children's fiction, faeries, fantasy, giants, Hannah Foley, libraries, magic, March 2021, middle grade fiction, owls, publication, publication date, publication day, scotland, The Spellbinding Secret of Avery Buckle, witches, Xavier Bonet | 1 Comment

Coming or going?

Posted on May 2, 2019 by Hannah

I can’t tell whether I’m coming or going this week. At the weekend we hosted thirty eight of Finch’s friends in our local church hall for his fifth birthday party. There was a bouncy castle and a face painter and … Continue reading →

Posted in Growing things, Wildlife | Tagged allotment, birthday party, children's fiction, election, elections, garden centre, gardening, half barrel, leucanthmum, oak barrel, polling station, pond, ponds, rhs, school, Wild about Gardens, Wilder Future, wildlife, Wildlife Trusts | 1 Comment

Dandelion

Posted on February 4, 2019 by Hannah

There was much cackling and hooting coming from Little Owl’s bedroom the other morning. I heard Little Owl shout, “Look how fluffy I made her hair!” This was followed by shrieks of laughter. Then I heard Finch say, “Let’s see how … Continue reading →

Posted in Family and friends, Making changes | Tagged children, children's fiction, curly hair, dandelion, einstein, Finch, fluffy hair, kelpies, Little Owl, novel, nursing, pressure-relieving aids, Return to Practice, siblings, snow, wound dressings, wren, writing for children | 1 Comment

Lemon Biscuits

Posted on September 26, 2018 by Hannah

We have had clear star-filled nights here making it easy to see and admire the Harvest Moon. Consequently the mornings have been cold and bordering on frosty. I found a frozen dandelion clock on the allotment. I have needed a … Continue reading →

Posted in Countryside, Family and friends, Wildlife | Tagged author event, author signing, autumn, autumn birdsong, birdsong, book festival, books, Budleigh Salterton Literary Festival, children, children's books, children's fiction, clear skies, cycling, David Lack, dawn, Fairy Tale Pets, family, frost, full moon, Harvest Moon, Hubble Bubble Granny Trouble, lemon biscuits, nosy crow, parents, rain, sunrise, Tracey Corderoy | 1 Comment

Kelpies Prize

Posted on August 29, 2018 by Hannah

I’ve tried to write this blog post a few times and it hasn’t gone well. It’s hard to find words for something that I still feel speechless about. Maybe, in true British fashion, I should start with the weather… On … Continue reading →

Posted in Making changes | Tagged awards ceremony, Celia Bryce, children's fiction, Discover Kelpies, edinburgh, Edinburgh International Book Festival, Floris Books, Hannah Foley, Kelpies Prize, rain, Robin Scott-Elliot, The Bookseller, writing | 3 Comments

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Knuckle’s Cottage

Counting down

Picture Books 2020 (and pirate fishfingers)

Publication date!

Coming or going?

Dandelion

Lemon Biscuits

Kelpies Prize

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