Saturday 2nd December: The budgies and I were surprised by a visit from Doctor Xand who is well known from the ‘Operation Ouch’ TV...

Join Charlie and Sam on their thrilling adventure as they embark on 'honey day' in the colony. As they join the worker ants in collecting...

Putting your little one to sleep is always a task. They can get a little too hard to entertain, and keeping them glued to their bed is a...

The Charlie Ant Series is a recent publication authored by Andy Huxtable, a father, and a creative writer. The series comprises three...

Children bring joy into one’s life. Though it is now known that children are a little too expensive for people to have or raise, they...

Writing a children’s book might sound easy, but it is a true work of art. These books are filled with fun characters and have some of the...

Individuality is wide and varied. This is a factor that should be embraced with all its uniqueness. A child who is born unique or find...

Books serve children as friends and guide them for the rest of their lives. These books are not just stapled pages but are much more....

It’s been a little while since the last blog as everything has been very quiet! The good news is that: ‘Charlie Ant 3: Scrambled Eggs...

The most frustrating thing about being an author is awaiting the publication of the books you have written! Generally this process takes...

It has been a fantastic World Book week! On Tuesday March 1st, I was invited to do a workshop for Queen Eleanor’s School in Guildford...

It’s been a fascinating few weeks receiving so many entries for the Charlie Ant Character Competition, it is also very surprising just...

I wonder how many people think that being an author is a life filled with fame and fortune? Well, if you thought that, you’d be far away...

The joys of being an author........ Writing children’s books is very enjoyable but unfortunately lots of general day to day things are...

Having read so many different books to my own children at bed-time I knew what made them laugh and what they thought was boring. It is...