Just finished for half-term after another brilliant week on the Isle of Wight. Great signing this morning at Broadlea Primary - they are such BIG fans. And now...back to the new book! PJM

After a disastrous half term battling Covid, I'm now fully recovered and back in schools again! Brilliant and uplifting time at Anston Brook Primary today, close to where we live. Thanks to all! PJM 🙂🙂

Rossington All Saints Academy provided the perfect Year 7 audience today for my spooky stories. Who says Halloween is over??? It's only just beginning!😲 See you at the signing tomorrow. PJM

Wakefield Girls and Wakefield Boys Junior Schools were a delight to work with on my appropriately timed Poppy Warrior Book. I hope you will all think about the book and the subject at 11am tomorrow (Friday). See you all again soon. Pete and Kath Murray😄😄

How to cheer yourself up on a damp, dark, gloomy day! Visit Harthill Primary school and talk about books...preferably my books! They loved it and raised my spirits no end! See u tomorrow 😄 PJM

Harthill Primary school has proved beyond doubt that they are a true 'Reading School'! They overwhelmed us at the book signing and cleared us out of books! Schools like this drive authors on. Mega thanks! Pete and Kath with a 'K' 😃😃

Fabulous morning at Ravenfield Primary with Years 4 to 6. They got mega excited about two of my books - Ten O' Clock Caller and Scabbajack. And then England won 6-2. What a great day!! 😃 PJM

Things just keep on going brilliantly at the moment. Stunning school today - Maltby Lilly Hall Academy! The audience (and teachers) were amazing. Can't wait to see you all again tomorrow. Sleep well!😁 PJM

Great time in Kent! Ditton Juniors and Ashford Prep provided fab school visits and we got to visit our brilliant cover artist (Paul Bryn Davies) in Maidstone. Brilliant! PJM

Brilliant time in Kent. Ditton Juniors and Ashford Prep went crazy for our books. Thanks to all for a fab time. PJM

Fabulous time at my old school this morning - Redscope Primary School. It's truly great to discover that your old school is thriving - great staff, great pupils and a real reading culture throughout! 😄 PJM

Anston Greenlands and Thorpe Hesley have continued our run of amazing schools to visit! Extremely welcoming pupils and staff and the Mokee Joe presentation causing positive book-related hysteria throughout. Brilliant! PJM

Here is a reason authors like me love our school visits! No less than 33 girls at Thorpe Hesley Primary sporting my girl-hero Molly's new Space Buns hairstyle. BRILLIANT! PJM

Back on the fabulous 'Isle of Fright'! We love it here and the schools are so on board with my spooky books. Bembridge and Wroxall Primaries made for a great start. Many more to come. PJM😄

Having a brilliant time on the Isle of Wight. Another great visit today to Carisbrooke Primary. Mokee Joe seemed to go down a storm. Looking forward to the signing tomorrow. PJM

Another great Isle of Wight school visit to Arreton St George Primary. It was a truly😄 great morning. BIG thanks to everyone. Pupils and teachers were great! PJM and 'Kath with a 'K'

In Newbury for World Book Week where the whole Mokee Joe thing kicked off way back in 2003! At Robert Sandilands Primary today...FABULOUS SCHOOL! Loved it! PJM

World Book Week was fabulous at St Bartholomew's in Newbury. But much missed Leila, our fave librarian. Hope to see her soon. Best wishes Pete and Kath x

Fantastic visit to Home Hall Primary in Chesterfield. The audience were a pleasure to present two of my books to - Ten O' Clock Caller and Scabbajack. Can't wait to be back next week for the signing 😃 PJM

No more school visits for a while. A new publisher has signed me up and life is suddenly VERY exciting! I'm really busy now working on new books. 😃PJM