The Colony

There are probably more teeth in your story than fangs on the judges! I'm looking forward to hearing this one in particular ('specially about lunch).

Good luck,Kate. I'm looking forward to it!

Me too. Will you read it yourself?

I've asked Emily to do it, @Leonora . I love her voice for one thing, and for another, she's already read it to her children, so has prior knowledge of the material.

I was recording it late one night- at an hour when all civilised children should be fast asleep- and my smallies burst through the door (I blame the parents) with great excitement... they heard the words "Treasureland" and "Pip". I'd just read a full hour of The Railway Children and they thought I'd be up for another few hours of Treasureland!! (I wasn't, needless to say)