Posts by Fran Grant

My books are available to buy on Amazon! I’m so excited to announce that my children’s books are available to buy on Amazon! Reach for the stars, Dear Girl ‘Reach for the stars, Dear Girl’ is a lovingly written and beautifully illustrated book, encouraging girls to get to know themselves, to recognise what makes them…

Give the gift of a book this Christmas A book is a gift you can open and enjoy again and again… I’ve started my Christmas shopping and so far all I have bought is books (ok and some alcohol). I know I’m biased, but books make such beautiful gifts. I remember as a child I…

My author visits and creative writing workshops What a blast I’ve had since starting my tour of Leeds Primary Schools in 2019!   Following the launch of my book ‘Gruesome Tales for Gruesome Boys’ in July 2019 and my second book ‘Reach for the stars, Dear Girl’ in December 2019, I’ve been visiting primary schools…

“Reach for the stars, Dear Girl” My new children’s book is COMING SOON! ‘Reach for the stars, Dear Girl’ is a lovingly written and beautifully illustrated book, intended to encourage girls to get to know themselves, to recognise what makes them happy, to find their own voice and stand up for what they believe in,…

If you enjoyed a book, the most generous gift you can give an author is to leave a review! I read a lot. I write a lot. I review a lot.   Whatever profession you’re in, everyone deserves feedback, and most people need an encouraging pat on the back or a ‘you did great!’ We’re…

Author visits and creative writing workshops for schools in Yorkshire Following the launch of my book ‘Gruesome Tales for Gruesome Boys’ I’m delighted to announce that I will be visiting primary schools throughout the 2019 / 2020 academic year. I’m offering FREE author visits for primary schools in Leeds, which vary in content depending on…

Get your Gruesome on – it’s Colouring Competition time! Join in the celebrations of the launch of my new children’s book GRUESOME TALES FOR GRUESOME BOYS How to enter: Email me at fran@frangrant.com to request black & white copies of the gruesome boys for you to print out and colour (or message me on Facebook…

Gruesome Tales for Gruesome Boys Click here to buy it on Amazon Gruesome Tales for Gruesome Boys is a collection of hilariously gruesome rhyming stories aimed at boys aged between 5 and 10 years old (although it may be enjoyed by slightly younger and slightly older boys, and girls too!)     Hello my friend…

Gruesome Tales For Gruesome Boys – coming soon! I’m seriously excited to announce that my new book will be published VERY SOON! Hello my friend now are you ready, to hear the tale of Earwax Eddie?   And Gemph Boy, what a smelly lad, who learned that farting’s not so bad!   There’s Harry Slater,…

The importance of reading with children ‘So please, oh please, we beg, we pray, go throw your TV set away, and in its place you can install a lovely bookshelf on the wall’ ~ Roald Dahl The importance of reading (for children) cannot be emphasised enough, and I genuinely believe that as parents we should…