The Three Little Pigs and the Big Bad Book by Lucy Rowland and Ben Mantle: review + author interview We were delighted to chat to one of our favourite picture book authors, Lucy Rowland, about her new book, The Three Little Pigs and the Big Bad Book. Read our review and interview to find out where Lucy gets ideas and see her tips for aspiring authors. Discover Lucy's favourite part of the writing process, and which fairy tale character Lucy would like to arrive at her door...

Little Red Reading Hood by Lucy Rowland and Ben Mantle, Macmillan What's it about? This is a clever, innovative and highly amusing retelling of classic fairy tale, Little Red Riding Hood. In this version, Red is a voracious reader who encounters a big, bad wolf when returning a book to the library. Instead of disguising himself as a grandmother, the wolf pretends to be a librarian. Rather than meeting a grisly end, the library gives the wolf a new beginning. What can we learn

Rapunzel to the Rescue by Lucy Rowland and Katy Halford "You might think this story is one that you know. Rapunzel - the girl in the tower? But no!" Lucy Rowland is becoming one of our favourite authors and we love this feminist retelling of a familiar fairy tale. Rapunzel is no longer confined to a tower - she's a courageous guitar-playing heroine who rescues a captive prince. Instead of a long braid of her prisoner's hair, the witch climbs up the prince's abundant beard.

Sammy Claws: The Christmas Cat by Lucy Rowland and Paula Bowles Sammy Claws is Santa's cat who longs to help out with his owner's annual deliveries, but is a little disorganised and clumsy. Sammy loves to nap but tends to oversleep. When he dozes off in an empty box on Christmas Eve, he is mistaken for a present, gift-wrapped and loaded on to Santa's sleigh. Sammy wakes up startled and disoriented, but for once his timing is perfect. He rescues Santa's sleigh from a pair of c

Wanda's Words Got Stuck by Lucy Rowland and Paula Bowles A wonderful story about overcoming your fears and channelling the strength you hadn’t realised you possessed. Wanda is a little witch who has difficulty speaking. When she tries to talk, no words will come out, making her feel “nervous, so shy and so small.” Despite this, Wanda manages to make a good friend at school called Flo. Luckily, “there wasn’t too much that they needed to say.” When Flo is endangered by a creatu