Category: Books

  • Chicken Newspaper: The Food edition

    Chicken Newspaper: The Food edition

    Latest editorial design for the Food edition of Chicken Newspaper for Children’s digital edition. The issue examines food from an emotional point of view in that hope that it will stimulate discussion between children and their grown ups. Available to download on the iBookstore. Hit the link at the bottom of the page to see…

  • Books are too expensive. Or so I’m told

    Books are too expensive. Or so I’m told

    What can you do when you hear something like, ‘I really love your books but this one is too expensive. Why is so pricey?’ You explain; all the expertise, time, and hours that have gone into making the book, the production in China, the… You realise that your fan has glazed over, dipped out, you’ve…

  • The Next Issue Of chicken! is here

    We’ve invented a new job title. It echoes how we feel about the chicken newspaper project and tells all that this is more than just a project. That title is Proud Publisher Being the Proud Publisher of chicken! newspaper for children means that we have to deliver the best publication that we are able to assemble.…

  • Building a story

    Sometimes ideas for stories come from the most unusual places. Other times things are more predictable and therefore ‘controllable’. I have been developing animal stories for the last year and a bit. The sketch above entered my head one morning, unprompted and decided to build a story around it.  

  • Sponsor a chicken!

    chicken! is a quarterly newspaper for primary school children, their teachers and grown ups. It is also for people who create children’s content. We brought good design together with children’s content into a tabloid newspaper format. The newspaper is free to schools, supported by local business. Read the digital issue here. chicken! features activities, games,…

  • chicken! A newspaper for people in primary school

    Chicken! is a quarterly free newspaper for primary school children. It is a fantastic introduction to current affairs and supplements learning based on the school curriculum. Chicken is the only free newspaper for primary school children. Help us keep it that way by sponsoring copies for each child at £3.00 or 30 copies for a class at £90. The…