I’m delighted to say that The Guggenheim Mystery, my sequel to Siobhan Dowd’s The London Eye Mystery, has won a Cheshire Schools Book Award!

This award is organised by the amazing Cheshire Educational Library Service, and voted for by children from Cheshire schools – it means such a huge amount to me that readers loved Ted’s story so much, and voted for my book to win the younger category! I was so nervous when I spoke at the ceremony that I completely forgot to say this, but I am incredibly proud and honoured to have written this book, and over the moon that it has been recognised in this way. Thank you so much to Ann, Helen and the rest of the ELS, and to everyone who voted!

Below are some pictures from the event – big congratulations to my fellow winners John Young, Kerry Drewery and Gill Lewis. Children’s book authors are the nicest bunch, and it’s always a pleasure to spend time with them – and even nicer when we’re all winners!