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But all is not quite what it seems at the South Shore and the celebrated Agent Camo is acting rather shady… Whilst Camo holds a big party to celebrate his recent achievements, Agent Moose and Owlfred are on the hunt for clues. Can they find the missing turtle in time and can Agent Moose redeem himself after his last case went so badly wrong? I loved creating the world of Big Forest with its newspaper ‘ News of the Wild’. We wanted to make all the characters really distinct and give them all a chance to shine. The world they inhabit has to seem real too. You have to feel at home there. But always we are looking for the ridiculous. Anonymoose and Owlfred (special agents for Woodland HQ) are one case away from solving their 100 th case. Then Camo Cameleon (Agent Moose’s arch rival) solves his 100 th case first. Anonymoose is not amused. When they travel to Camo Cameleon’s patch to find a missing witness from Camo’s last case- everything is not as it seems.
Jess Bradley also kindly took part in the interview, we asked Jess if she read comics as a child and also about her work on The Phoenix comic You are an actor as well as a writer, does this inform your writing and events at all? Conversely, do you feel your writing influences your acting? Brilliantly illustrated by the winner of the 2021 Blue Peter Best Book with Facts Award for A Day in the Life of a Poo, a Gnu and You. Towards the end there’s a threat by the perpetrator (no spoilers in this interview!) ‘You haven’t seen the last of me’ can we expect any future outings?
Dapo Adeola, Tracy Darnton, Joseph Coelho and Chitra Soundar are among the 19 authors and illustrators longlisted for the Inclusive Books for Child...
The Primary School Library Alliance is calling on the government to match-fund the private investment it has brought into helping primary schools c... There’s some lovely inventive funny moments with ‘ News of the Wild’ and it feels a well realised habitat filled with humour and fun, how much world building was involved? Can you tell us a little about how the process of creating the book worked and what kind of collaboration – if any you had with Jess Bradley?This year you were heavily involved with setting up the Herne Hill Kidlitfest, can you tell us a little about this and about how it went? BOOK 2: Moose on a Mission - There’s big news in the Big Forest! The circus is in town, Granny Moose is coming to visit, and someone is stealing from innocent animals. Agent Moose and Owlfred rush to investigate, with Granny along for the ride! There’s big news in the Big Forest! The circus is in town, Granny Moose is coming to visit, and someone is stealing from innocent animals. Agent Moose and Owlfred rush to investigate, with Granny along for the ride! Something fishy is going on at the South Shore. Folks just disappear and are never seen again. But when Agent Moose learns that a key witness has gone missing, he and Owlfred ride to the rescue. Will they find the missing turtle before time runs out? Our Book of the Month for children aged 5+ is the latest title in the Agent Moose series, Operation Owl. We absolutely love this series, it’s so funny and punny, and Agent Moose truly does for spies what our beloved Dog Man does for superheroes.
Mo, you’ve also written the massively enjoyableMy Big Fat Zombie Goldfish, picture books like the brilliantRomeosaurs and Juliet Rexand now a graphic novel. What differences in approach are needed, do you have a preferred form to work in and are there any forms you’d like to try your hand at? With a few missteps and hilarious disguises galore, the duo interview a cast of animal residents to solve the mystery. This brilliantly funny and accessible graphic novel stars quirky, likable characters and has just the right amount of witty spy humour to entertain and engage young readers. Bestselling author Alexandra Christo, author of TikTok sensation To Kill a Kingdom, introduces her new book, The Night Hunt (Hot Key Books), a dark... The winners of the Diverse Book Awards 2023 have been announced, with one winner from each of the four categories announced: Picture book, Children... We are hoping to run the story making contest ( stories can be told in word, drawing or video) this year and we’ll have to see if circumstances allow us to hold any in person festival events.
So, you might not know this but Agent Moose first started out life as Agent Mouse. When I was first thinking up ideas for my next project my agent, Gemma Cooper said , ‘I accidentally typed ‘Anonomouse’ the other day instead of anonymous. Maybe there’s a character there?’
CWISL (Children’s Writers and Illustrators for Stories and Literacy), Herne Hill Station Hall, Herne Hill Forum and Tales on Moon Lane bookshop were all involved in the creation and running of the festival. We all hope to take it forward to continue to connect local kids with authors and illustrators.
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Candy Gourlay and I run the PULSE strand of SCBWI (Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators) events which is aimed at our published authors. As you know SCBWI British Isles as a whole and PULSE specifically have been keen to connect more with librarians especially YLG. We have done some fun joint events so far (pre pandemic) and hope to do joint panels, talks, socials and even conferences perhaps in the future. I think we both have so many common goals, promoting reading for pleasure especially and also just getting the right books in the hands of the right kids. Librarians work that voodoo. They are the people who, if given the opportunity, can impact a child’s reading life immensely. Authors and Illustrators are the content makers. We put our ideas and words and pictures out there into the world but feel powerless sometimes about how we can get those words and pictures into he hands of our future readers. Librarians and Authors (writers and Illustrators) truly have a symbiotic relationship. You are also very involved with SCBWI and with the Pulse what does this entail and are there ways that libraries can support any of your work?
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