Matt Haig
As well as being a number one bestselling writer for adults, Matt Haig has won the Blue Peter Book Award, the Smarties Book Prize and been nominated three times for the Carnegie Medal for his stories for children and young adults. The first book in his festive series, A Boy Called Christmas, has been made into a feature film with an all-star cast. He has sold more than two million books in the UK and his work has been translated into over fifty languages.
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Chris Mould went to art school at the age of sixteen and has been drawing ever since. He has produced work for theatre companies, film development, television and children’s books. He has won the Nottingham Children’s Book Award, the Swiss Prix Enfantaisie award and twice been shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal. He lives in West Yorkshire with his family.
“Haig is adamant that ‘one of the uses of the arts is to keep us sane’, and that ‘reading is a route out of yourself’. He is almost evangelical about the power of reading to do good. ‘I think books can save us and I think they sort of saved me,’ he says.”
Guardian
‘A timely memoir of mental illness reads as a highly personal and creative response to crisis’
Lettie Kennedy
The Guardian
Matt Haig lists 5 Reasons to Stay Alive
It’s Okay. A message brought to you by The Comfort Book from number one bestseller Matt Haig.
A Mouse Called Miika teaching resource
You can get free A Mouse Called Miika (as well as A Boy Called Christmas) teaching resources for children age 7+! These activities have been created to prompt discussions around Matt Haig’s book, A Mouse Called Miika, looking at the importance of being true to yourself and encouraging students to develop their reading comprehension, inference, creative writing and empathy.
The A Boy Called Christmas trailer is here! Watch it now and feel instantly more festive and extra magical! Coming to UK cinemas and Sky Cinema from 26 November.
What is the best way to live? Matt Haig introduces his new novel The Midnight Library. Discover Nora Seed’s world today
For every ten paperbacks of Matt Haig’s Evie and the Animals sold in its first month, we’re planting a tree in the Amazon Rainforest with the help of One Tree Planted!