Dave Pigeon: WORLD BOOK DAY 2023 AUTHOR: 1

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Our Words for Life site is packed with ideas for fun, family activities that support children's reading, writing and speaking at home. We want to make sure no child is left out of World Book Day, and understand that that families may be under significant financial and time pressures. Life doesn't get much better for pigeons Dave and Skipper as they struggle for their meagre existence on leftovers and when tempted by a crumby treat, Dave is attacked by fiery ginger Mean Cat. But flying with his new wing isn’t going to be easy – even with help from Dave’s dad, famous racing pigeon Mickey Lightning.

The humour is silly and full of punny jokes, and the final message about believing in yourself is perfect for younger children. Fortunately Dave is rescued by a nice human lady (also the owner of Mean Cat) and taken back to her palatial shed to recover. The two pigeons aren’t quite sure what to make of the vet's, but Jet the dog, Gary the hamster and the gang soon make them feel at home while Dave gets his new prosthetic wing fitted.

Her first published book, Dave Pigeon, illustrated by Sheena Dempsey, received rave reviews and went on to win three regional awards in the UK and was shortlisted for the prestigious Sainsbury's Children's Book Award. However, Opprobrious Vastanavius, a rather unpleasant pigeon, challenges Dave to a flying contest, and Dave can’t say no. Find out about the latest book in the 'Girl, Missing' series, Secret Sister, in this short video by author Sophie McKenzie.Swapna Haddow lives in London with her karate-chopping,swash-buckling son (his words not hers), her thirty-something, age-sensitive husband and Archie the Dog. I loved every single page of Elektra’s journey – laughing, cringing and sometimes crying as she made her way through multiple mishaps and embarrassments at school, in her relationship with Archie, and in her pursuit of acting stardom. A very funny story about friendship and teamwork told from the point of view of Dave, a pigeon who is not quite as clever as he thinks he is. This explored their part in Being an Ally, from the process of becoming a contributor to their own reflections on their writing. The Gigglers are such a brilliant creation, and the way they punish grown ups for telling off children is genius.

If you are a cat and you are able to read this, it must mean you have taken a pigeon hostage so that you can trick them into translating the Pigeonese words into Meow.The third book in the brilliantly funny Dave Pigeon series continues its light-hearted focus on friendship and the trials and tribulations younger children can face.

The occasional breaks in the story as Dave and Skipper converse back and forth in speech bubbles is cleverly done and the evolution of their plan to expel Mean Cat resulting in lots of revisions and crossings out is another clever additional to the book. Night Mayor Franklefink has vanished from the Transylvanian Express - and it's up to you to solve the case! Aided by Skipper (typing the story as it happens), Dave also aims to defeat his nemesis Mean Cat - even if it means changing his epic plans, here and there.

In the Who Let The Gods out series, Maz Evans cleverly makes us laugh and cry in equal measure – something that takes great skill - and has resulted in her building a huge following of devoted fans.