Liz Pichon

She may have sold over 11 million copies in 44 languages of her Tom Gates series but that doesn't mean Liz 'The Toaster' Pichon doesn't have time to swing by the island to chat with two of her biggest fans - Frank and Nadia. Being a publishing phenomenon, it seems, doesn't stop you being a wonderful human being and a brilliant guest... 

BookTrust's Emily Drabble recommends

 

World of Dogs by Carlie Sorosiak and Luisa Uribe (Nosy Crow)

 

The Snow Girl by Sophie Anderson, illustrated by Melissa Castrillion  (Usborne) 

What you Need to be Warm by Neil Gaiman and many amazing illustrators (Bloomsbury)

JT Williams Bright Stars of Black British History, illustrated by Angela Vives (Thames and Hudson)

Heavy Metal Badger by Duncan Beedie (Little Tiger)