Getting Storyshaped With Julie Sykes

This week, we were honoured to speak to an undisputable Queen of Children's Literature - Julie Sykes! Julie is the author of well over a hundred books, many of them co-written with the equally excellent Linda Chapman. Her bestselling series include the Netflix-adapted The Unicorn Academy, but throughout Julie's almost thirty year career she has written for the youngest children right up to teens. Come with us for a brilliant insight into Julie's life, career, work - and just how she keeps her creative flame lit, even after all these years. Find Julie online at her website: www.juliesykes.co.uk Find out more about International Literature Festival Dublin at www.ilfdublin.com Tickets for the LIVE Storyshaped event are available here: LIVE STORYSHAPED PODCAST EVENT Tickets for Susan's solo event are available here: DISCOVER THE MAGICAL WORLD BETWEEN THE RAIN Tickets for Sinéad's solo event are available here: THE SUN, THE MOON, AND TWO STARS Books mentioned in this week's episode include some of Julie's own: The Unicorn Academy series (co-written with Linda Chapman; illustrated by Lucy Truman) The Mermaid Academy series (co-written with Linda Chapman; illustrated by Lucy Truman) The Woodland Magic series (illustrated by Katy Riddell) The Perfect Puppies series The Princess Ponies series And the stories that shaped her include: The work of Enid Blyton Swallows and Amazons, by Arthur Ransome The Punchbowl series, by Monica Edwards The Romney Marsh series, by Monica Edwards Carbonel: The King of the Cats, by Barbara Sleigh Diary of an Accidental Witch, by Honor and Perdita Cargill The Weirdstone of Brisingamen, by Alan Garner The Hobbit, by JRR Tolkien Goodnight Mister Tom, by Michelle Magorian The Great Elephant Chase, by Gillian Cross The work of Dominique Valente Greenwild: The World Behind the Door, by Pari Thompson The Hedgewitch series, by Skye McKenna The Wycherleys, by Annaliese Avery The work of Harriet Muncaster esp. Diary of Whisker Wildflower, by Harriet Muncaster The work of Hilary McKay esp. Rosa by Starlight, Saffy's Angel, and Indigo Star (all by Hilary McKay) Our podcast bookshop in Ireland is Halfway Up the Stairs: www.halfwayupthestairs.ie. You might also like to check out www.kennys.ie for free shipping within the Republic of Ireland! In the UK, check out our storefront on: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/Storyshaped. Disclaimer: If you buy books linked to our site, we may earn a commission from bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookshops. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.