photo by Joanna Wilson
Appearing
Newcastle (17th), Northumberland (18th), Stockton (19th)
Author Website
www.juliajarman.com
Publisher
Andersen Press
After studying English and Drama at Manchester University, Julia Jarman became a teacher. Her three children encouraged her to write for them, "about real characters like us" The girls asked for "lots of scary bits". Her three cats were also an influence and inspired her Time Travelling Cat series.
Julia has been writing for over fifteen years. She has written ten novels and over seventy shorter books, Kangaroo's Cancan Café, Julia's first picture book for Orchard Books is the fast-paced tale of Kangaroo's quest to set up his own café in the Australian outback. Big Red Bath, illustrated by Adrian Reynolds, is Julia's latest picture book. In it you will discover that bath times have never been so much fun!
Recommended Reads
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Jessame to the Rescue Andersen Press 978-1842708309 Six more great short stories about the irrepressible Jessame Aduke Olusanya. She visits the Cutty Sark, she rescues her little brother, and she danced the special Ashobee dance at a wedding! |
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Ghost Writer Andersen Press 1842708279 A chalky handprint on the shoulder of his school sweatshirt. Wobbly letters on the blackboard.Get her. What's going on? Frankie's sure that the cupboard in the classroom holds a key to a mystery that's haunted the village for generations. He's convinced that the ghost of a boy who went to the school over a hundred years ago is trying to tell him something. If only he could figure out what...Winner of the Stockport Award Key Stage 2 and highly commended for both the Red House Children's Book Award and the Special Educational Needs Children's Book Award 2002. |
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Time Travelling Cat and The Viking Terror Andersen Press 978-1842706862 Topher is planning a trip to London to visit his friend Ellie - but will it be safe, with all the terrorist threats? It worries him, and so do the extended absences of his beloved cat, Ka. She is going travelling again, and Topher doesn't want to lose her. And sure enough, in the middle of a big bomb alert, Topher is called away - to a Saxon village threatened by Norsemen. Now he must get the villagers to heed his warning and foil the aggressors led by the terrifying Viking, Ingwar the Boneless, infamous for his cruelty and devious tricks. |