“Lights Out!” (Wendy Orr)

Today we are thrilled to welcome (Wendy Orr), author of Nim’s Island and Nim at Sea. Her most recent book is Mokie and Bik Go to Sea. And The Princess and her Panther will be out in July!

She’s here today to help us celebrate the launch of our Undercover Readers Club – by telling us about what she used to read after lights out when she was growing up!

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I always used to read as late as possible, because I always had a book that I couldn’t wait to finish. If I didn’t have a torch so I could read under the covers without being caught, I’d sneak into the bathroom with the book! However I don’t think I ever really got into trouble for reading after lights were supposed to be out, because my parents used to do it too – in fact, one Christmas they gave my son a booklight so he could go on reading after bedtime.

Now my husband has given me a booklight too, so I can read under the covers without bothering him, because I’m still not very good at putting a book down just because it really is bedtime. The last book that I kept on reading under the covers was the Museum of Mary Child by Cassandra Golds, but when I look at my book shelves, I can see many, many other books that kept me awake till I got to the last page (and sometimes after!)

And as well as reading under the covers,  I’m still guilty of reading while I brush my teeth or wash my face… a few water spots are worth the extra pages I can discover.

© 2010 Wendy Orr

For more information about Wendy and her books, visit www.wendyorr.com – now with blog!

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Alphabet Soup magazine is celebrating the launch of Undercover Readers (our new reviewers club for kids)!  If you’d like to join the Undercover Readers Club, you’ll find an information pack you can download from the Alphabet Soup website. As part of the celebrations, we have a different children’s author or illustrator visiting Soup Blog each day until 29 June 2010 to talk about what they used to read after ‘lights out’ when they were growing up. So be sure to check back tomorrow!