Today's guest is the BRILLIANT M.G. Leonard, author of some of the best books for young children available today. Her books have been personally inspirational to us, and M.G. herself is such a fount of inspiration, wisdom, and compassion - her insights into writing, the importance of stories, and how she used her own story to reshape her own life, is a must-listen. Come and join us, and find out how M.G. Leonard is Storyshaped.

Books mentioned in this week's episode include M.G.'s own:

Beetle Boy

Beetle Queen

The Battle of the Beetles

The Beetle Collectors' Handbook (non-fiction)

The Tale of a Toothbrush

The Highland Falcon Thief (with Sam Sedgman)

Kidnap on the California Comet (with Sam Sedgman)

Murder on the Safari Star (with Sam Sedgman)

Danger at Dead Man's Pass (with Sam Sedgman)

Sabotage on the Solar Express (with Sam Sedgman)

The Arctic Railway Assassin (with Sam Sedgman)

Twitch

Spark

The Ice Children

The stories which shaped her include:

Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden

Roald Dahl, The Twits

The Work of Enid Blyton

Astrid Lindgren, Pippi Longstocking

William Shakespeare, Macbeth

E.L. Grant Watson, What to Look for in Autumn (Ladybird Book)

Elise Rousseau and Phillipe J. Dubois, A Short Philosophy of Birds

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