Children's books | Leisa Stewart-Sharpe

The Day I Became An Author

... was the day the bookshops closed. Our second lockdown in the UK. Not ideal timings for a debut, but I wasn't going to let it get me...

Words to live off (not live by)

My debut journey Image by Suzy Hazelwood I’ve always made a living off words... they just weren’t always the words I wanted to write....

IT CAME FROM THE DEEP

Shark facts with BITE Duuun dun duuun dun. Is there something lurking in the water? You pause, waves licking at your ankles, that ominous...

My 5 favourite books about the ocean!

My first children’s book splashed into the world this week – Blue Planet II. You might remember seeing the show on the telly a few years...

A sneak peek inside Blue Planet II

Our favourite stories - by Leisa and Emily. My first children's book is Blue Planet II inspired by the blockbuster BBC nature...

COVER REVEAL! Dive into Blue Planet II

Monday blues took on a whole new meaning today, as the front cover of BLUE PLANET II finally made its splash. This is my children's...

There's no right place to write

Lots of people think that to be a writer you need to have an amazing writing space. Like a cabin at the end of the garden. . .

When writing leaves you speechless

Being a writer is a solitary pursuit - there's no water-cooler moments when you work from home alone. Then. . . a knock at the door. . .

The scariest moment of my life

It was on Africa's plains, a place without fences, that I experienced the scariest moment of my life. . .

*sung* “These are a few of my favourite things . . .”

Read on if you like dinosaurs, sharks and wild adventures...

Hey, look Mum, I'm in the news! *waves*

I've teamed up with Puffin Books, BBC Planet Earth and illustrator Emily Dove to make Blue Planet II - my first children's book.

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