Children's book, Poppy Loves Devon is out soon. After scribbling down ideas, the light-bulb moments, the edits, the zoom meetings with fellow Author School Society members (which have been a highlight of my week), discussing cover designs with my son who's also a fantastic graphic designer, drawings and sieving through which to keep and which to leave out, proofreading and meetings with the publishing team, it's nearly time to announce the arrival of book #2 in the Crazy Crea

www.gillianyoungauthor.com The perfect children’s present this Christmas 🎄😍 So, where did 2021 go? Is it me or are the years passing by quicker and quicker? With Christmas fast approaching I've been thinking about gift ideas. To those who know me, it'll come as no surprise that, in my opinion, the perfect gift would be a book - a personally signed copy would be even better! Recently, I've been approached by several people asking to buy copies of POPPY ON SAFARI and TAMMY A

Poppy the crazy cream retriever is back 🐾 Yes, it's true, Poppy the crazy cream retriever will be returning to bookshops soon in her second of the Crazy Cream Retriever series. I'm so excited about this next instalment in Poppy's adventures that I'm having to be very careful not to spill the beans and spoil the story for you 🙂 It was a lot of fun to write. Much of my inspiration came during the peak of lockdown, while Poppy and I were walking through the deserted forest. Lo