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Thank you so much for asking me these brilliant questions, H. I hope you find the answers helpful. You have really made me think! I am so glad you like the fish finger poster. When I do school visits, children often come up with brilliant ideas of things they could measure themselves in. Chocolate biscuits is one of my favourites … but I don’t think I could be trusted not to eat a few while I was doing the counting! Ants are another good one, but it might take a while to train them all to stand in a nice neat line while you measured yourself against them. Perhaps they would have to balance on each other’s shoulders. If ants have shoulders …? Either way, it would take a lot of ant training! Maybe spaghetti would be easier. But should it be cooked or raw?

Bella Broomstick by Lou Kuenzler – Mum Friendly Bella Broomstick by Lou Kuenzler – Mum Friendly

Earth and Wheat - Bread Waste Made For Me - Mum Friendly on Splosh – It’s a New Way to think About Cleaning I love writing books. I get to sit at my big red desk (with my dog by my feet and my two cats peering over the top of the computer – they think they are very helpful). Then I just make stuff up all day long – it is like playing the best imaginary game ever … and I get to share it with readers and see my books for sale in the shops. I am hopeless at drawing, so other people always do brilliant illustrations for me. That is one of the most exciting bits … seeing how somebody else imagines the characters might look. Now, I can’t think of Violet or Grace or Bella looking any other way. There are four Princess Disgrace books already. But, again, I would definitely like to write more when I have time. I think it would be wonderful to take Grace right through to the end of her studies at Tall Towers. That way, there could be a wonderful Princess Graduation ball and we could see Grace ready to face the royal world beyond the magical shores of Coronet Island … The book has plenty of drawings accompanying the story, as well as being broken into chapters which are ideal for young readers moving into longer books. Welcome to Mum Friendly, a place where I review things. There'll be features and all sorts in here, mostly written by Jo, but occasionally others. I have one child, and tend to write about things we've experienced. For more information about us, head here. Search for: It Was Written In The Past… It Was Written In The Past… Everything Has Its Place Everything Has Its Place People Stopped By…

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Thank you for my Shrinking Violet poster and things, I love them! I am thirteen fish fingers tall! Do you have any more Shrinking Violet books planned? Earth and Wheat - Bread Waste Made For Me - Mum Friendly on Who Gives a Crap Toilet Paper – Paper with a Conscience. Writing about a witch was wonderfully liberating for my plot, as I always had that extra element of magic to play with. And with magic comes chaos …. If spells made things better they would be no fun for the writer or the reader. But, nine times out of ten, no matter how well-meaning, magic ups the stakes and makes things far worse than they were before. Once you take a vanishing potion; for instance, you can’t just stop being invisible when it suits you. H loves Lou Kuenzler’s books. She discovered Shrinking Violet Really Loves Ancient Egypt on a trip to the British Museum, and now has the whole set. She also has all four Princess Disgrace books – and loves them all. What I like the most about Lou’s books are the way they’re laid out – they were great at encouraging H to read expression aloud which I think is really important when a child learns to read – especially in longer books.

BELLA BROOMSTICK SERIES – Lou Kuenzler

Sometimes being true to yourself is the most bewitching magic of all! This young middle-grade series is hilarious, enchanting, and filled with mischief! Perfect for fans of The Worst Witch!

Sometimes, being true to yourself is the most bewitching magic of all! This young middle-grade series is hilarious, enchanting, and filled with mischief!