Sir Lambalot by Jude Lennon Illustrated by Holly Bushell

April 23, 2021

Sir Lambalot by Jude Lennon Illustrated by Holly Bushell

Sir Lambalot is a new picture book for children aged 3-6.

"Queen Floss lives in a castle grand,

The finest one across the land.

Sir Lambalot is her busiest knight,

With quests to do both day and night."

Queen Floss is determined to rid the land of dragons, giants and trolls, so she turns to Sir Lambalot and his trusty steed Ned to help. But when the brave knight meets these fearful creatures, he discovers they aren't quite so scary after all. Written in rhyme and full of fun, this story has an important message about kindness, tolerance and acceptance.

This is a delightful book to share with young readers and one which my grandchildren sought out for a repeat reading- always a good sign! The format in rhyme adds to the appeal and makes it easy to share aloud. The repetitive nature of the story enables youngsters to anticipate what might be coming next and the illustrations are bright and add to the experience. I also liked the underlying message of kindness and acceptance.

Cat and Mouse say... be kind!

About the Author

"I used to be a teacher who loved writing, now I'm an author who loves storytelling."

Jude Lennon is a former Early Years teacher who now works as a Storyteller under the name Little Lamb Tales. She tells stories at Primary schools, community events, festivals and libraries. Jude is also a children’s author and is the current Disney Winnie the Pooh Laureate for the North West of England. As an official Patron of Reading, Jude works with schools to spread the message about reading and writing for pleasure.

Jude published her first book, The Dragon of Allerton Oak in 2015. Set in her local park (Calderstones) it features the real Allerton Oak which has stood there for 1000 years. Since then, Jude has gone on to publish eighteen further books.

Her books cover topics as diverse as Mindfulness for children, phonics, dragons, pirates, astronauts and books set in other countries (including two bilingual English/Spanish ones).

Jude has written two books for the Bobby Colleran Trust to support their Slow Down For Bobby road safety campaign. As part of the campaign, Jude visits Primary schools across Merseyside delivering funded assemblies to highlight the importance of Road Safety. To date she has read the books to over 150,000 children across the area.

Jude is currently working with Will Hawkes (Hal's Books) a young man with autism. Together they have written two books featuring an autistic main character.

In October 2019, Jude launched her first book for adults - a collection of short stories called 'A Slice of Lennon'. It was well received and she's now working on a full length novel. Her most recent children's book 'That's Our Home!' launched in March 2020 and is all about keeping our beaches clean for future generations. Her forthcoming children's book 'Sir Lambalot' is due out on April 23rd.

A proud member of Team Author UK, Jude provides a range of courses and writing retreats including -

• 6 Week Creative Writing Course (online at the moment)

• Pick Up Your Pen membership club

• Preparing for an author visit

• Workshops at the Wrexham Carnival of Words Festival and their Writing group

• Weekend writing retreats (not at the moment)

For more information about her books, author visits, creative writing courses and storytelling please visit www.littlelambpublishing.co.uk/

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