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I write books for all ages, for young children to teenage and adults. I have also written a book on writing - Writing for Children - for both aspiring and newly published authors.

While I spend quite a lot of time visiting libraries, schools and festivals talking about my books and running creative writing workshops, I do manage to find time to write, too!

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Hamish McHaggis classroom resources for teachers

The lovely Scottish Book Trust have some great resources for teachers who are working with the Hamish McHaggis books. These are free to download and use in the classroom

‘Working with all of the books to explore themes across the curriculum – any or all of these suggestions could be incorporated into a Scottish topic or a Scotland week

there are also short ideas for using each individual book in the classroom’

Why not check them out!

Hamish McHaggis book based teachers’ resources

Hamish McHaggis is supporting the NLT One-in-Six Run!

On next Monday 3rd October I will be at St John’s RC Primary School, Edinburgh reading Hamish McHaggis to P1-3 at the very start of this amazing journey.

Hamish McHaggis, himself will be there to cheer Jack and Jim off on their first run!

One in six run | National Literacy Trust

www.literacytrust.org.uk

The National Literacy Trust is a UK charity that changes lives through literacy. We have a vision of a society in which everyone has the reading, writing, speaking and listening skills that they need to fulfil their own and, ultimately, the nation’s potential.

Jack Sallabank and Jim Sells will run 160 miles, over 10 days, during October 2011.Each day Jack and Jim will run 16 miles in a different region of Britain. The 15th mile of each leg will take them to a primary school where they will deliver a fun literacy session and lead the children, and a local or national celebrity, on the final mile of the day. Schools can use this as an opportunity to raise funds for the National Literacy Trust.

The run will commence on Monday 3 October 2011 and will take 10 days. You can sponsor Jack and Jim through a Justgiving page - www.justgiving.com/1in6/, or though JustTextGiving, by texting READ16 to 70070.

Why not come along with the family and meet Hamish!!

On 21st October I will be at Turnberry Resort for an exciting, energetic and fun day for children of all ages!

There will be a chance to hear Hamish McHaggis stories and meet Hamish himself and there are lots of other fun activities. Three other authors will be there, too Franzeska Ewart, Maggi Gibson and Frank Rodgers and we will all be reading from our books and taking part in interactive events. There are also Bookbug sessions for tinies and other fun things going on, too. You can visit Little Turnberry Farm and go on a Woodland Treasure Hunt – in what looks like being a great day out!

‘In partnership with The Herald and Scottish Book Trust, four of Scotland’s renowned children’s authors will be offering interactive sessions and readings from a selection of their books. The event will also feature four Book Bug sessions, supported by Scottish Book Trust. Books by each author will be available for sale.’

more information can be found here -

Children’s family book day at Turnberry