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The Snowflake Mistake

‘We can see this book being relished in Early Years and KS1 classrooms as part of winter themed topics’ Books for Topics enjoys a wintry treat!

Books for Topics posted a great review for our favourite winter book recently under its Autumn/Winter school themed topics: The Snowflake Mistake is by Lou Treleaven and illustrated by Maddie Frost. ‘Young children will love snuggling up with this story on a wintry day! Within a floating ice palace high above the clouds, the Snow Queen operates a snowflake machine, ensuring that it produces perfectly identical flakes. But one day… Read More »‘We can see this book being relished in Early Years and KS1 classrooms as part of winter themed topics’ Books for Topics enjoys a wintry treat!

Author Lou Treleaven to give a workshop at the Get Writing conference in St Albans, 3rd June!

Lou Treleaven, author of Daddy & I, The Snugglewump, The Snowflake Mistake, Letter to Pluto, and Professor McQuark and the Oojamaflip, will be giving a two hour workshop on writing children’s picture books at the Get Writing conference in St Albans on the 3rd of June. Tickets are available now! For more information about the conference and to bo0k your place visit the website here.  

Author Lou Treleaven to visit schools every day of World Book Day Week!

Lou Treleaven, author of The Snowflake Mistake, Professor McQuark and the Oojamaflip and Letter to Pluto, will be visiting a school every day of World Book Day Week: Monday 27th February: Beech Hill Primary School in Luton Tuesday 28th February: St John Rigby Catholic Primary School in Bedford Wednesday 1st March: St Andrews Lower School (West) in Biggleswade Thursday 2nd March: Surrey Square Primary School in London Friday 3rd March: St… Read More »Author Lou Treleaven to visit schools every day of World Book Day Week!

‘A lovely uplifting story about enjoying life and concentrating on the important things’ Lovely review of The Snowflake Mistake on Madhouse Family Reviews

Wonderful words for and a crafty idea inspired by The Snowflake Mistake by Lou Treleaven, illustrated by Maddie Frost, on Madhouse Family Reviews ‘A great way to explain to children that all snowflakes really are unique and follow on with some crafting activities, cutting out snowflakes to stick all over the windows’ See the full review here Buy a copy of the book here  

“The Snowflake Mistake is an enchanting wintry treat.”

Happy publication day to the wonderful team behind The Snowflake Mistake, Lou Treleaven and Maddie Frost! To celebrate such a wondrous day, we have received a wonderful review from Beccy Judge, who writes at Books-a-go-go. “The Snowflake Mistake is an enchanting wintry treat spreading the message that it’s good to be different!  Lou Treleaven’s descriptions are so delicious, you’ll be simply longing to read them aloud. Gorgeous rhyming couplets swirl around… Read More »“The Snowflake Mistake is an enchanting wintry treat.”

“A wonderful high-concept picture book.” Review for the Snowflake Mistake

The Snowflake Mistake by Lou Treleaven and Maddie Frost is out today! We’re so excited for the early winter treat that we’re choosing to ignore the glorious weather outside, lingering from a brilliant summer. To celebrate the release we have had a review from The Bookbag! “With a catchy title that accurately sums up the story, this is a wonderful high-concept picture book. I simply love the idea of a… Read More »“A wonderful high-concept picture book.” Review for the Snowflake Mistake

The Snowflake Mistake is a book of the month!

This September, The Snowflake Mistake by Lou Treleaven and Maddie Frost has been named a book of the month by the lovely bookshop, Bags of Books in Lewes. The Snowflake Mistake was picked alongside other picture books such as The Storm Whale in Winter by Benji Davies, Ten Little Monsters by Mike Brownlow and Simon Rickerty and A Book of Feelings by Angela McCardie  and Salvatore Rubbino. The Snowflake Mistake is out 28th September and… Read More »The Snowflake Mistake is a book of the month!