Paul Westmoreland has been a professional writer for over 25 years, creating award-winning adverts for TV, cinema, radio and digital campaigns. He is now a full-time children’s author and, as well as coming up with his fiendish, interactive murder puzzle mystery books, he is the writer behind the spooky Rudy series for young readers, which was first published in 2023.
Paul has published ten children’s books in eight languages. These include six titles in the Rudy series, published by Oxford University Press, and four interactive murder puzzle mystery books for Puffin.
Rudy the Wolf Cub was nominated for the Alligator’s Mouth Award in 2022, and included in the Summer Reading Challenge 2023. Rudy and the Skate Stars was named Children’s Book of the Week by The Times in July 2023. A Killing at the Box Office was reviewed by The Daily Mail. He is also an occasional columnist for the Guardian.
Praise for paul and his books
‘Full of energy and with stylish illustrations that capture the scene … this story poses a familiar dilemma for very young readers.’
– Julia Eccleshare, LoveReading4Kids
‘Paul Westmoreland's debut gothic-inspired middle grade series will forge a love of reading in little ones with an appetite for adventure.
- London Mums Magazine
‘Once children have read one, they are bound to want to know more about Rudy's adventures.’
– Jo Tregenza, Just Imagine
Never seen my son so engrossed in a book! He started this yesterday and has almost finished it. The format is engrossing and the story is pitched exactly right for the age group. Highly recommended!
– Amelie's Mum, Amazon
‘Such a great book which offers a different reading experience for children and gives them control over how they can read a story and the path towards the ending. My daughter can’t wait to read the next one!’
– Amazon Customer
A great book for budding young sleuths! Bought for my nephew and he's loving it!
– A. Orrell, Amazon
Rudy and the Wolf Cub nominated for the alligator’s mouth award
As soon as the shortlist for The Alligator’s Mouth Award 2023 was announced, we were delighted that Rudy and the Wolf Cub was on the shortlist.
The prize was created by The Alligator’s Mouth children’s bookshop and The Bright Agency to champion both authors and illustrators of highly illustrated children’s fiction for 6-8-year-olds.
Go trick-or-treating this Halloween, and help bring Britain back from the undead
Halloween always seemed like a consumerist American import, but that all changed when we dressed up as zombies and knocked on our neighbours’ doors.
Scrooge famously hated Christmas, so I shudder to think what he would’ve made of Halloween. Armies of children roaming the streets demanding sweets, all dressed as devils and vampires, mummies and witches, werewolves, skeletons and, dare I say it … ghosts. Not to mention the shocking amount of money people spend on costumes and decorations that fall apart in seconds and refuse to biodegrade.
Read the rest of Paul's column here.
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