William Grill's guest appearances

William Grill

Down The Rabbit Hole

In the Reading Corner

Tom Percival

Sarah McIntyre

David Roberts

Jasbinder Bilan

Abi Elphinstone

Rob Biddulph

Jonathan Stroud

Joseph Coelho

Alex Wheatle

Frank Cottrell Boyce

Benji Davies

Kate Pankhurst

Kiran Millwood Hargrave

Ross Montgomery

Hilary McKay

OwlTail

The third book in William Grill's series with publisher Flying Eye, Bandoola: the great elephant rescue, tells the story of war veteran James Howard Williams and his encounter with elephant trainer Po Toke in Burma (now Myanmar) between the wars. Drawing on Po Toke's experience of raising elephants with kindness rather than punishment, they introduce a new training regime. When war breaks out again, the elephant Bandoola is instrumental in helping them on a perilous journey getting them across the border to safety.The story is set in the context of Burmese geography and history and is packed with fascinating information about elephants.William Grill talks to Nikki Gamble about his fascination with true adventure stories set in wild places and his creative process.Support the showThank you for listening. If you enjoyed this podcast, please support us by subscribing to our channel. And if you are interested in the books we have featured, purchasing from our online bookshop Bestbooksforschools.comIn the Reading Corner is presented by Nikki Gamble, Director of Just Imagine. It is produced by Alison Hughes.Follow us on Youtube for more author events YouTube.com/@nikkigamble1For general news and updates, follow us on Twitter @imaginecentreFull details about the range of services we provide can be found on our website www.justimagine.co.uk

The third book in William Grill's series with publisher Flying Eye, <a href="https://www.bestbooksforschools.com/products/bandoola-the-great-elephant-rescue" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bandoola: the great elephant rescue</a>, tells the story of war veteran James Howard Williams and his encounter with elephant trainer Po Toke in Burma (now Myanmar) between the wars. Drawing on Po Toke's experience of raising elephants with kindness rather than punishment, they introduce a new training regime. When war breaks out again, the elephant Bandoola is instrumental in helping them on a perilous journey getting them across the border to safety. The story is set in the context of Burmese geography and history and is packed with fascinating information about elephants. William Grill talks to Nikki Gamble about his fascination with true adventure stories set in wild places and his creative process. <a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/readingcorner" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a>Thank you for listening. If you enjoyed this podcast, please support us by subscribing to our channel. And if you are interested in the books we have featured, purchasing from our online bookshop <a href="http://Bestbooksforschools.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bestbooksforschools.com</a> In the Reading Corner is presented by Nikki Gamble, Director of Just Imagine. It is produced by Alison Hughes. Follow us on Youtube for more author events <a href="http://YouTube.com/@nikkigamble1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YouTube.com/@nikkigamble1</a> For general news and updates, follow us on Twitter @imaginecentre Full details about the range of services we provide can be found on our website <a href="http://www.justimagine.co.uk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.justimagine.co.uk</a>

William Grill - Bandoola:the great elephant rescue

Two award-winning author/illustrators, Sarah McIntyre and William Grill (plus Will's dog Barney) join the gang in the studio for a special episode about this year’s CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal, and the role of illustration in children’s books. Plus Louise and Katherine go behind the scenes at the awards to interview 2016 Greenaway winner, Children’s Laureate Chris Riddell.

28 June 2016 | Episode 24: Picture Book Special with Sarah McIntyre and William Grill