https://www.jodiejamesauthor.com/blog-1 daily 0.75 2023-10-04 https://www.jodiejamesauthor.com/blog-1/find-your-author-joy monthly 0.5 2023-10-04 https://www.jodiejamesauthor.com/blog-1/write-for-fun monthly 0.5 2023-09-13 https://www.jodiejamesauthor.com/blog-1/take-the-first-step monthly 0.5 2023-09-13 https://www.jodiejamesauthor.com/home daily 1.0 2025-08-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b0fd8f9786bd33e110ad57/7fd77081-0130-46f8-aef3-95d1a2f3aecd/logo+2.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b0fd8f9786bd33e110ad57/4944f6fc-67aa-4ac3-8ba1-aafdced45633/dandy+blurb.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b0fd8f9786bd33e110ad57/97c8d838-4b81-418c-8b09-d510c9fe2c2d/Page_21_%26_22.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b0fd8f9786bd33e110ad57/4fb09efa-f4ee-4250-a1f5-8755c31832a0/w+bay.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b0fd8f9786bd33e110ad57/96ec0f0c-e80f-42c8-a582-3406d76b488d/cfad3fbd-d9b6-47cd-826c-535b239fa2a8.JPG https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b0fd8f9786bd33e110ad57/0c7cf6ed-fea1-47c2-9ef4-e829bbe0142d/Jodie+bunches.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b0fd8f9786bd33e110ad57/46013d90-dd32-4ef7-9f77-2004c3c3e5bb/jo.jpg https://www.jodiejamesauthor.com/speaking-events daily 0.75 2023-07-14 https://www.jodiejamesauthor.com/cover daily 0.75 2023-11-13 https://www.jodiejamesauthor.com/workshops daily 0.75 2024-04-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b0fd8f9786bd33e110ad57/79083f16-4368-4c77-8434-cfed6bff3235/marine+park+-+dandy.jpg Workshops/Events World Book Week: touring local primary schools, and introducing children to a brand new book COMING SOON! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b0fd8f9786bd33e110ad57/2284fb7b-8d1b-4f81-aa76-34944449ebe6/The+Story+-+Wallington+Walled+Garden.jpg Workshops/Events Special Projects: [Click photo for link} Wallington Hall, National Trust. I am thrilled to have worked upon some very unique and special projects with the artist Rachael Sligo. Our first children's story is perfectly displayed in the very place that inspired the idea - the walled garden. The team at Wallington have done a wonderful job in creating this special space! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b0fd8f9786bd33e110ad57/5691d8ae-e3d0-4034-a05f-a0a09465aec1/13.jpg Workshops/Events Interactive story-time... Youngsters are encouraged to join in and have fun! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b0fd8f9786bd33e110ad57/7a8ed5ed-cdef-44c9-8d59-28cc55baff9f/bookshop+2.jpg Workshops/Events Bookshop Event, where visitors had "the most magical day". https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b0fd8f9786bd33e110ad57/fec91184-118b-432f-ba51-7da6b6c014bd/book+festival.jpg Workshops/Events Book Festival Event... what a fantastic day! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b0fd8f9786bd33e110ad57/d9a10b85-0926-424c-b352-49fc5c9b42a2/5.jpg Workshops/Events Creative Writing... I love encouraging children to be creative and to 'pick up the pen' too. I have carried out various writing workshops, each one using unique and special story material, created by me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b0fd8f9786bd33e110ad57/13720f2a-7fff-4bbb-a1a0-327af365b6b7/10.jpg Workshops/Events School Storytime... I always feel very happy visiting local schools to share my stories and creative ideas. (Above: What an amazing reading chair! It has pride of place in one of the school libraries I have been to). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b0fd8f9786bd33e110ad57/cba99d16-a0bb-44ce-9c92-f3099f85cf17/15.jpg Workshops/Events Book signing!... I always chat about my inspiration as an author, and how youngters may like come up with their own ideas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b0fd8f9786bd33e110ad57/6fc357d5-67be-43d9-afd2-52c827b934ef/14.jpg Workshops/Events Nature is key! So much of what I write is inspired by nature, and this beautiful garden at Wallington Hall was the perfect place to share a special story. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b0fd8f9786bd33e110ad57/5467f38e-35dd-493e-b4bf-4708860b3522/17.jpg Workshops/Events Special Places. New Material! This workshop took place in a magical woodland setting - the perfect place for my mission (to encourage youngsters to gain inspiration from their surroundings). This story was based on a very special tree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b0fd8f9786bd33e110ad57/d4292f0c-237b-4fda-8eb4-72d57ebae02b/11.jpg Workshops/Events The Woodland Yurt, Wallington Hall. A magical, seasonal story took place here, followed by some wonderful crafty fun! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b0fd8f9786bd33e110ad57/f79f7f55-feeb-4946-82da-f84c4865e1d1/9.jpg Workshops/Events Feel empowered! ... I love encouraging people to get involved with the themes of my stories, and show them that THEY have the power to do wonderful things. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b0fd8f9786bd33e110ad57/054c6cac-5d0e-4679-8f4f-e14fdfd79c8f/3.jpg Workshops/Events Tailor made activity options, created for a Summer workshop. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b0fd8f9786bd33e110ad57/3d8af848-2693-475f-8bb7-fbe6cf8824f0/Visitors+creations%21.jpg Workshops/Events When a young visitor's creation is better than your own! (Participants took home some wonderful keepsakes after these sessions). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b0fd8f9786bd33e110ad57/f86d9fec-9dd8-4be5-9f4f-c6deca71cc51/16.jpg Workshops/Events https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b0fd8f9786bd33e110ad57/3af0f1e5-c0ea-4d3d-8aac-95bfb56b2081/19.jpg Workshops/Events These little seed packets were a lovely addition to a workshop, and tied in well with my motto... 'your mind is a garden, that never stops growing!' https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b0fd8f9786bd33e110ad57/85e95058-f03d-4495-88ba-ece40e386675/Page+18.png Workshops/Events 'Phil the Pheasant", created by the amazingly talented Rachael Sligo ('Phil' is one of my favourite characters from our first book, and he's been a popular character with children). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b0fd8f9786bd33e110ad57/06a2c9b5-520b-4a05-bc8d-a4014d16bcd9/overlay+butterfly.png Workshops/Events COMING UP! Participants at my workshops also get to hear first hand from a writer, about what it has been like to create a book together with a children's illustrator... and about the exciting plans that we have coming up. https://www.jodiejamesauthor.com/the-little-people-big-ideas-showcase daily 0.75 2024-05-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b0fd8f9786bd33e110ad57/533878fc-b815-4655-a4c0-83faecdd154c/garden.jpg 'Little People-BIG Ideas' I believe in my own motto (for everyone, not just children) xxx https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b0fd8f9786bd33e110ad57/1714553150987-SUAEYAW4AJW4KEZQFE5W/Scarlett.jpg 'Little People-BIG Ideas' Scarlett from Shropshire - who I met at one of my woodland workshops, where I shared my special tree story. She joined in and made the story session amazing, and sent me this gorgeous idea that she worked on afterwards at home. I could see sparks of imagination jumping from her. What a superstar! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b0fd8f9786bd33e110ad57/1714553547681-6EEPJQCHMT6HNQ21ZDIU/Henry.jpg 'Little People-BIG Ideas' Henry too was an absolute star, and such a pleasure to have during my woodland workshop. He made an absolute 'dazzler' of an Autumn craft decoration during the session too. Henry and his family made my day when they sent me this afterwards! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b0fd8f9786bd33e110ad57/e0994d49-9976-49d4-a564-e6dc32a41ce6/conkleponk.jpg 'Little People-BIG Ideas' 'A Conkleponk" - a very special sort of 'monster', from a story I wrote (which the audience loved). The word was actually invented by my son! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b0fd8f9786bd33e110ad57/d8b4e594-3a26-4375-af41-f1ed36e9fffe/nathan.jpg 'Little People-BIG Ideas' 'Phil the Pheasant' from my book 'How Does Your Garden Grow?', coloured in by Nathan, who I believe was only 4 years old! 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