God’s Love in a Nutshell
Tiny wants to carry God’s love around always, but what if it’s too big for a nutshell and too deep for a wheelbarrow. A timeless story for young children about the wonder of God’s love.
Old Tabby Bronte – The Servant’s Tale
Written as a monologue, and in dialect, Old Tabby Bronte – The Servant’s Tale will be released as an ebook on St Patrick’s Day, 17th March 2021, to mark the birthday of Revd Patrick Bronte.
Ten Little Yoga Frogs
“… an engaging and innovative way of learning about numbers and counting, as well as learning about some fun and relaxing yoga poses. The story also encourages an interest in natural history, amphibians, flora and fauna.”
Teachers notes are available here: https://www.newfrontierpublishing.co.uk/books/ten-little-yoga-frogs
Gregory Goose Shortlisted!
Gregory Goose is on the Loose! Up The Mountain has been shortlisted for the prestigious Sheffield Children’s Book Award 2021! One of a four part series, each of the beautifully illustrated books encourages children to engage with different locations from across the world in a fun and imaginative way. The The Awards Ceremony will be held at The Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, in November.
The Humble Mayor Of Grumble: a new fable
The Humble Mayor of Grumble is the second story in the Genus Fables series by Hilary Robinson and illustrator Ste Johnson and explores the impact of Covid-19 on our lives while offering some words of reassurance to worried children.
A free download from Strauss House Productions.
Memorable mix of fun and Viking facts
Jasper Viking Dog is the February 2020 Book of the Month at Love Reading, and they gave the following review:
Charlie Tanner’s dog Jasper thinks he’s descended from Viking dogs and is determined to find out more. This sparks a series of very funny letters from Charlie to the curator at the local Viking museum, in which Charlie poses questions from Jasper. In fact, questions and answers tell us lots about Viking life and the unusual and ingenious presentation makes it all extremely readable and accessible. A great way to learn about the Vikings. Jasper has explored space for readers too, and it looks he has more adventures to come, which is good news.
_ Andrea Reece.
The Wall the Beast Built – A Fable for our Time is out now!
Hilary has collaborated with illustrator, Steve Johnson, to produce a stunning poster to mark the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. At a time when borders and barriers are being established to divide communities the story tells of the importance of community cohesion and tolerance.
Free to download for schools, libraries and community groups together with Teachers’ Notes it’s hoped that the moving story will help children to work together towards a more peaceful future.
Order the poster from the Strauss House Productions website.
Launch of Jasper Space Dog
Jasper Space Dog, the latest book from Hilary, illustrated by Lewis James, has been released to support space topics in schools and to mark the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing on July 20th, 1969. Six hours later, on the 21st July, Neil Armstrong became the first person to walk on the lunar surface.
Mixing facts about space travel with hilarious ideas about the moon, Jasper Space Dog was selected as Love Reading4Kids Book of the Month in April and described by Julia Eccleshare as a book where “there’s much to enjoy as well as much to learn from this introduction to an important topic”. Hilary will be taking part in several events to mark the Summer Reading Challenge the theme of which, this year, is Space Chase.
Hilary with Lewis James, illustrator and Mandy Stanley, designer.
Hilary in conversation with Deborah Bullivant, Founding Director of Grimm & Co, Rotherham where Jasper Space Dog was launched.
Jasper: Space Dog
Written to mark the 50th anniversary of the moon landings in July 2019 and to tie in with the National Curriculum, Jasper: Space Dog is the first in a series of hilarious stories aimed at emerging independent readers.
Written by award winning author, Hilary Robinson (Mixed Up Fairy Tales/Where The Poppies Now Grow), Jasper: Space Dog is delightfully illustrated by Lewis James, a Prince’s Trust Ambassador. Lewis is mentored through Strauss House Productions by Mandy Stanley. Working alongside literary consultants, an expert in planetary science the story cleverly interweaves established facts and hilarious ideas about space, space travel and the moon landings. Told in the form of letters, Charlie Tanner and his dog Jasper consult experts with a view to achieving their own astrophysical ambitions.
Future titles will see Charlie Tanner and Jasper find out about Everest, the Vikings, Eco Living and more!
Jasper: Space Dog will be published in April 2019.
Lewis James, illustrator of the Jasper series.
Spooky Fairy Tale Mix-ups
Spooky Fairy Tale Mix-ups is out today in paperback! Thousands of spookylicious stories which find Ghostilocks and co running through slimy porridge and dancing with cats .. and more … making reading magical fun …!
Published by Hodder Children’s Books.