{"product_id":"egmont-reading-ladder-level-2-alfie-s-great-escape","title":"Egmont Reading Ladder Level 2: Alfie’s Great Escape","description":"About the Author\n\nKate spent the first part of her adult life busy as a nurse, then as a health visitor and foster mum. In her spare time, she enjoyed writing and directing drama for the young people at her church.\nAround 2008, some sad things happened in her family. She came to a point where she asked herself, `What do I do next? Where is my life taking me?’\nOne day she went to an author event at her local library. Ian Whybrow captivated her as he spoke about Harry and His Bucketful of Dinosaurs.\nKate realised - `I would LOVE to write for children!’\n`Do you think I could be a writer?’ she asked him after his session.\n`You look like a determined kind of lady’, he said. `I don’t see why not!’\nAnd so, her writing journey began…..\nKate loves to write stories with lots of humour and drama. She has a special interest in engaging young people who have reading difficulties, or are reluctant readers.\nShe is fascinated by children, animals, and what makes people tick.\nShe lives in Stockport with her husband, foster daughter, cat and rabbit, and frequently other extended family members milling around.","brand":"Egmont UK Ltd","offers":[{"title":"New - Paperback","offer_id":32949090648149,"sku":"9780603573538N","price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2481\/5790\/products\/9780603573538.jpg?v=1609887304","url":"https:\/\/smeikalbooks.co.uk\/en-us\/products\/egmont-reading-ladder-level-2-alfie-s-great-escape","provider":"smeikalbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}