Tracey Corderoy, author of Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam and No!, has a busy few months ahead of her. She will be atWaterstones Gloucester this coming Saturday, 6th July…

…from 11.00am to 3.00pm. The event will revolve around her new picture book, The Very Messy Mermaid and there will becrafts and readings from Tracey too! She will then be signing books on Friday 9th August at Waterstones York from12.00pm to 3.00pm in an event which is themed around both the Messy Mermaid and her next book in the Willow Valleys series, Willow Valley – A Seaside Rescue.

Tracey will also be speaking at Nosy Crow’s all day event for aspiring authors. Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Children’s Publishing (But Were Afraid to Ask) takes place on Saturday 21st September. Tracey will talk about playing to the crowd by giving an author’s view on the importance of live events. Click here to find out more about the event. The following month, Tracey will be at the Oxford Children’s Book Conference, being held on Saturday 12th October at the Oxford University Press buildings. The theme of the day will beWays into Reading, looking at a variety of ways to get children reading. The event will take place from 10.00am to 4.00pm. Finally, in November, Tracey will appearing at the Northern Children’s Book Festival, touring around South Tyneside, Newcastle and Northumberland on 12th, 13th and 14th November respectively.

To buy a copy of The Very Messy Mermaid click here.

To buy one of Tracey’s other books click here.