Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam
Nosy about Tracey's events?
Tracey Corderoy, author of Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam, will be giving a talk on “Playing to the crowd: an author’s view of the importance of live events.” at…
Tracey at Appledore Festival
As part of the Appledore Book Festival, Tracey Corderoy will be one of 19 authors visiting North Devon Schools this September, bringing the magic of Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam...
Shifty Comes To Kettering
Tracey Corderoy will be hosting an event themed around her picture book ‘Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam‘. The event will be at Waterstones in Kettering on Thursday 29th August… Tracey will be showcasing her robber...
Tracey's Blog For Nosy Crow
Tracey Corderoy has written a guest blog post for Nosy Crow, about the difference between performing for adults and children… …the post is in conjunction with Tracey’s upcoming appearance at the Oxford Children’s...
‘What’s Not To Love?’
Goodreads have reviewed Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam by Tracey Corderoy calling it humorous and educational… …The reviewer praises Corderoy’s characters and their mischievous ways, in their ability to ‘teach that stealing is wrong’, without the message of the...
Something To Bark About!
McGifty and Slippery Sam as part of his guide to summer reading for kids… …In an article for The Big Issue, Ardagh calls the book “a wacky tale” by a picture book “veteran”. There is...
Cupcake Event
This Saturday 22nd June, Tracey Corderoy will be holding a Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam event at Waterstones Worcester… …The event will involve an afternoon of fun arts and crafts including making chefs’ hats and decorating Scottie...
'Let Me Tell You A Story'
Publishers Weekly have reviewed Tracey Corderoy‘s most recent picture book, Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam, in their online publication. The review says illustrator Stephen Lenton… …is ‘as adept at depicting an angry mob of...
Shifty: Summer Reading
The annual Summer Reading Challenge has included Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam by Tracey Corderoy in its list of books for children aged 4 to 11. The scheme… …’helps get three quarters of a million children into libraries...
'Sweet And Lovely'
The picture book Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam, written by Tracey Corderoy and illustrated by Steven Lenton, has been reviewed by The Book Bag Online. The reviewer calls it ‘short and sweet and told in a lovely rhyme’…...
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