Josette Reeves grew up in sunny Bolton mostly reading Famous Five books and being disappointed at the lack of local secret passages and smugglers.

She’s been loitering around the North West ever since: after studying history at Lancaster University she moved to Liverpool for a few years, and now lives in West Lancashire with partner Nick and retired (and fabulous) greyhound, Peggy.

When not working at a university library, Josette is usually working as a freelance fact checker/proofreader, and when she’s not doing that she’s usually reading or writing. She writes picture books and middle grade, and is represented by Alice Williams Literary.

Twitter: @JosetteReeves

Recent Posts By Josette Reeves

The Adventures of Harry Stevenson by Ali Pye

The Adventures of Harry Stevenson (Simon & Schuster) is the first book in a new young fiction series by wonderful ...
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Animal City by Joan Negrescolor

I’ve never seen a picture book quite like Joan Negrescolor’s Animal City, and I mean that in a good way! ...
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Pirate Pug: The Dog Who Rocked the Boat by Laura James & Églantine Ceulemans

I absolutely adored the previous books in the ‘Adventures of Pug’ series, so I had high hopes for the newest ...
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Dave the Lonely Monster – Anna Kemp & Sara Ogilvie

Dave the Lonely Monster (Simon & Schuster), written by Anna Kemp and illustrated by Sara Ogilvie, is hilarious with a ...
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Rosie is My Best Friend – Ali Pye

Ali Pye’s Rosie is My Best Friend (Simon & Schuster) is such a special story about a very special friendship ...
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100 Dogs – Michael Whaite

A book about 100 dogs, you say? Yes please! I knew I’d love this the moment I set eyes on ...
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The Light in the Night – Marie Voigt

Fear of the dark is a fairly common theme to be found in picture books, but rarely is it addressed ...
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The Sea Saw – Tom Percival

We all lost something that meant a lot to us when we were little, didn’t we? For me it was ...
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How To Ride a Polar Bear – Caryl Hart & Ed Eaves

The Albie books by Caryl Hart and Ed Eaves are always packed full of fun and bold, beautiful illustrations. This ...
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Jingle Spells – James Brown

Trixie, the star of James Brown’s new picture book Jingle Spells, is no ordinary witch. While all the other witches ...
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