I've always been interested in all the worries that whiz around inside people's heads. When I was a little girl I loved reading the problem pages in my mum's magazines. I'd sympathize with the people who wrote the letters and try to work out what I'd do in their situation. When I started to write stories I found nearly all my made-up children had problems themselves. I was the writer, so I was …
Eko, seorang sulung, demi meneruskan usaha keluarga agar terus berkembang, dia ikhlas memupus mimpinya untuk memiliki biro arsitek. Dwi, anak tengah, dengan emosinya yang meledak-ledak menjadikan dia sebagai drama queen dalam keluarga. Tri, bungsu yang terlalu dimanja, setelah meraih kesembuhannya dari narkoba, tidak serta-merta memberikan keajaiban pada jalan hidupnya. Tiga kakak beradik ya…
I love writing stories about Tracy Beaker. She's such a funny, feisty girl, always fizzing with ideas. She's got such a strong personality, it's almost as if she takes over and writes the stories herself! I wanted to write a new story about Tracy, set when she's still living in the Dumping Ground, I'd written about Tracy's birthday before (how she hates sharing her birthday cake with poor Pe…
Tracy Beaker is by far the most popular of all the characters I've ever invented. How she would love to know that! She would just glory in the fact that there are now three books about her, a very popular long-running television series, a magazine, a musical, and all sorts of merchandising, from pyjamas to pencil cases! Tracy's always been a very special character to me too, because The Stor…
People often ask me if there are any subjects I feel I can't tackle in a children's book. Death doesn't often get written into modern books for young people – though curiously it was a staple of nineteenth century children's literature. I remember sniffling over the death of Beth in the Little Women books! But you don't get many sad and sentimental deathbed scenes nowadays, especially not the…
Marty and her big sister Melissa couldn't be more different - and they just don't get along. Marty is a messy tomboy and loves animals, snuggling up in her cosy, comfy den and drawing her comics especially her favourite character, the brilliant Mighty Mart. So living with pink, girlie, superannoying Melissa has never been easy. But things are about to get much worse. When Mum's new dress-mak…
My name is April. April Showers - that's my nickname at school now. . At least it's better than April Fool. And it's much, much better than Dustbin Baby... I don't know where I came from, 1 or who I really am. All I know is that I was abandoned as a tiny baby in a rubbish bin. I'm safe with my foster , mother now - but if only I could find - my real mother, somehow ...
Setelah cukup lama tinggal di Istana Beibai, Ping merasa sudah waktunya meneruskan perjalanan dan membawa Kai ke tempat yang paling aman Berbekal peta penunjuk jalan dari Danzi, mereka menempuh jarak ribuan li ke Surga Naga. Namun sesampainya di sana, hanya tulang-belulang yang mereka temukan. Ke mana perginya naga-naga penghuni tempat ini? Jawabannya datang dalam wujud sesosok naga putih mis…
Pada zaman Cina Kuno, semasa kekuasaan Dinasti Han, Ping-seorang gadis budak-menyelamatkan seekor naga dan melarikan diri dari tuannya yang jahat. Si gadis dan naga menempuh perjalanan panjang melintasi Cina dengan membawa batu misterius yang harus dilindungi dari kejaran pemburu naga yang kejam. Dalam perjuangan untuk menunaikan tugas berat ini, si gadis budak mendapatkan banyak pelajara…