by Emma Sandford | Nov 25, 2021 | General
Today I was honoured to visit Marlfields Primary Academy in Congleton to see the amazing plaster of Paris Poppy the porcupine that the children have made. The school were kind enough to sponsor The Problem with Poppy earlier this year, helping me to reach my...
by Emma Sandford | Oct 16, 2021 | News
As many of you will know from my other blog posts, I like to support charities where possible, especially ones that help children and the environment. It was therefore a proud moment when Claire Morgans confirmed me as a patron of her wonderful charity Ykids on...
by Emma Sandford | Oct 11, 2021 | News
Today I received some very exciting news: my debut picture book The Problem with Poppy has won an award! I submitted the book to the Maincrest Media Book Awards some time ago, and today I received an email saying that it had won Best Picture Book. To say I am excited...
by Emma Sandford | Jul 6, 2021 | General
My publisher Full Media and I share a belief in giving as much as possible to the most vulnerable and needy children. As well as doing a book launch/craft session on Zoom with local children’s mental health charity Visyon, we have given them free copies of The...
by Emma Sandford | Jun 16, 2021 | General
Today marks the fifth and final day of the blog tour, and I’m overwhelmed by the positive comments I’ve received from the bloggers and, perhaps more importantly, their children. Some of the reviewers stated that their little ones wanted to read the book...
by Emma Sandford | Jun 14, 2021 | General
This weekend was an exciting one for me as I took my debut picture book The Problem with Poppy to London! On Friday, my publisher and I met up with Andy Fisher, co-owner of The Happy Learning Company (THLC). The company were the official sponsor of The Problem with...
by Emma Sandford | Jun 7, 2021 | General
I’m thrilled to announce that my 5-day mini blog tour for the first book in the Sumatran Trilogy, The Problem with Poppy, is booked to start this Friday and will run until Tuesday 15th June. Much to my surprise, the slots were all snapped up within 24 hours, and...
by Emma Sandford | Jun 7, 2021 | General
Today I have been in correspondence with the UK organisation Read for Good, who have been motivating children to enjoy reading through their tailor-made programmes in schools, hospitals and communities. I was keen to offer my help as a children’s author, so I...
by Emma Sandford | Jun 7, 2021 | General
The Problem with Poppy was only published a week ago, and what a week it’s been. As well as the official book launch on Tuesday 1st June, I have been really busy posting out the books and associated memorabilia such as posters, bookmarks and plush toys of Poppy...
by Emma Sandford | Jun 6, 2021 | General
In my last post, I spoke about the various charities I have donated books to recently. I am pleased to add another very worthy organisation to my list: Friends for Leisure. They are a voluntary organisation in Cheshire East whose objectives are to provide disabled...
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