Josh Lacey

Josh Lacey

Josh Lacey - children's author

www.joshlacey.com
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Available for

Workshop, Talk, Interview

Audiences

Age 3 to 5, Age 5 to 7, Age 7 to 11, Age 11 to 14

Book types

Fiction for children, Non-fiction for children, Picture book

Event feedback

The event with Josh was amazing. The starting assembly engaged the whole school and the workshops with each year group made the children want to spend extra time on their work. A fantastic day!

 Matt Hudson (St. Peter's C of E Junior School)

Details

A visit from Josh Lacey

Visiting schools is an integral part of my work, inspiring new generations of readers and writers.

When I visit a school, my time is usually divided in two : firstly talking about my own work and describing a writer's life; secondly working on creative writing with pupils and teachers.

During an assembly - with the whole school or particular year groups - I talk about the books that I have written and read aloud from them. I discuss why and how I write, discussing my ideas and inspirations. And I always leave lots of time for questions.  

In creative writing sessions, I cover "writing for pleasure" and the joy of creativity. Working with pupils, I discuss my love of words and stories, and we create characters and narratives together. 

I am based in London, but I'm very happy to travel anywhere. 

The Time Travel Twins

My new series, the Time Travel Twins, is perfectly suited to Key Stage 2 children who are studying history; the books are exciting adventure stories full of historical information, and are about the Vikings and the Anglo-Saxons, the Romans, the Maya, and the Stone Age. Future books will include the Victorians and the Tudors.

I often teach a special creative workshop based around these books, which focuses on using fiction to learn history. Having read from one of the books, I will discuss my own inspiration for writing the series, then lead children in a creative writing session in which they decide on a historical period to write about, create characters who live in that era, and write a story, mingling research and their own imaginations. 

Feedback

"The day was exciting. It was so cool to have an author in school. I bought his book and I can't put it down, it's great. I was really inspired by him."
"All the children (and parents) had a fabulous time meeting you and I was very impressed with the questions they asked you - all very appropriate and you answered them beautifully."
"Thank you so much for a brilliant visit yesterday. The children were so inspired and to hear an author reading his own words was just amazing."

For more information

I've prepared a short document with some more information about myself and my books, and describing what I will do during a school visit. Please email me and I'll send it to you. 

Books by Josh Lacey

I am the author of about 40 books for children, including The Pet Potato (picture book), the Dragonsitter series, A Dog Called Grk, and The Island of Thieves. Because I have written books for all primary school ages - Reception, KS1, and KS2 - I can talk to every child in the school, reading different books with different age groups.
IBSN: 9781839133336
Time Travel Twins: The Viking Attack
Twins, Scarlett and Thomas, are studying the Vikings and Anglo-Saxons at school and they have a homework project to do. When Thomas is struggling for inspiration, Grandad comes to the rescue with his time machine. Thomas is catapulted onto a Viking long ship and it’s not long before he’s being told oral tales, fitted out with armour and weapons and is getting ready to attack a Saxon village. But uh oh, his sister Scarlett has landed in a Saxon village, in a pile of pig poo to be exact. Things seems to be getting bet...
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IBSN: 9781783443291
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The Dragonsitter
'Short, sharp and funny' - Telegraph
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IBSN: 9781839130809
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The Pet Potato
Albert is so desperate to get a pet, he'll take anything - a cat, a dog, giraffe... he's not fussy, so he's super excited when Dad finally brings a pet home. There's just one problem: it's a potato.
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IBSN: 978-1842703847
Author's website
A Dog Called Grk
When Tim finds an abandoned and bedraggled little dog outside his house, he can't just leave him there, even though his parents hate the idea of pets in their house
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IBSN: 978-1849392457
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The Island of Thieves
Buried treasure. Ruthless gangsters. An ancient clue...
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Bearkeeper
A fearless boy with a fierce friend Pip is a blacksmith's apprentice - but he longs to be a famous knife-fighter like his dead father. Alone in London, he meets great danger...
Amazon
IBSN: 1783449276
Author's website
Hope Jones Saves the World
Hope Jones’ New Year’s resolution is to give up plastic, and she’s inspiring others to do the same with her website hopejonessavestheworld.com. When she realises her local supermarket seems to stock more unnecessary plastic than food, she makes it her mission to do something about it. She may be just one ten-year-old with a homemade banner, but with enough determination, maybe Hope Jones really can save the world.
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