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Allison Parkinson
Clear Concise Creative Writing
My Books
Bagheera the Black Cat
There's a Panther in our Garden tells the true story of a feral black cat who found love, safety and belonging in a south London home.
A Swift Adventure
While on holiday in the Isle of Wight, London schoolgirl Laurella Swift makes an amazing discovery; she can travel through time and dimensions…
Fresh from foiling a murder in ancient Persia, London schoolgirl Laurella Swift strides into a second adventure back in time…
Looks can be deceiving – as Laurella Swift discovers when a delicate china pot sends her hurtling headlong into her third adventure back in time.
Zarif the Tiger
Zarif thinks that he is a very important and scary tiger but will a
cat-loving lady feel the same?
Find out what happens when the two meet.
Zarif the tiger and the cat-loving lady are reunited in another ROARsome rhyming picture book! Find out what happens...
Tiger Roar is a colouring book with bite – packed with tiger facts and vibrant illustrations from Tiger Tale and Tiger's Eye.
Author visits
Find out more about my storytelling sessions and story crafting workshop
Why I started to write
I started to write children’s stories after my daughters (who are mixed race) complained about the lack of leading characters that looked like them – especially in chapter books.
So I created a girl, based on them, called Laurella Swift. I hope you will enjoy reading all about her and her many adventures.
Books that celebrate diversity can bring us all closer together. I hope, through my stories and workshops, I can do my small bit to help more children see themselves at the centre of adventures.
Read my blogs
I love reading children’s books – new ones, old favourites and really old ones that I didn’t get round to reading when I was a child.
I like to make lists of ‘best books’ and then share them with other people so check out my regular blog reviews and see what you think to my story suggestions.