Lockdown does strange things to people. I was quite happy in my own world - or ‘social bubble’ as it’s called these days. Spending time with family and friends, going out, working, doing everyday stuff. Just living really. It’s only when that's taken away from you, effectively being put under house arrest, that you start to miss the outside world and indeed, the people in it. I wanted lockdown to mean something for me and to be a productive time, not just existing in a kind o

Hello, I'm Melanie and this is my first post on a new blog I've set up to talk about children's books, literature, stories, ideas and anything else I feel passionate about. I've written a book called 'Why, Mummy?' which has been illustrated by my daughter Amy-Scarlett and is due to be published in 2021. We're really excited to be working with The Book Guild to bring it to fruition. Let me tell you a bit about how 'Why, Mummy?' came about. Well, let's say it's been a long time