Sharing toy bunny love on Dubai Eye 103.8 Radio
Thanks so much to Helen and producer Milanie for inviting me on the programme this week to talk about my new book - Hop Lola Hop - A Magical Christmas Adventure 🎄🐰
Not sure if I ever get used to the idea of answering questions rather than asking them but Helen made it all feel so easy. Thank you !
Chatting toy bunnies, writing for little humans, publishing tips and more details about our upcoming “Lola mini movie”.
December 2023 -
Hop Lola Hop writer Kathy Urban in conversation with Kirkus Magazine
“We’re trying to teach our children to be good, decent human beings. Caring beings. It starts at home—it starts with caring for your beloved stuffie toy, for your mom, for your dad, for your granny, for your family, for your community. How are we supposed to teach our children about bigger world problems if they don’t understand what it means to care for something?”
A few months ago, I was approached by Kirkus Magazine informing me that Hop Lola Hop was selected by its editors for the Kirkus end of year “Indies Worth Discovering booklist”.
Needless to say, I was thrilled.
It was also the perfect excuse to sit down with Kirkus reporter Alana Joli Abbott to discuss the Hop Lola Hop series in more detail.
I really enjoyed the interview. We laughed, we compared familiar toy misplacement antics and so spoke at length about some of the underlying themes the series aims to highlight in a gentle way.
December 2023 - Hop Lola Hops features in Wimbledon T&L December Highlights
Kathy chatting hop away toys with parenting coach Sue Atkins!
If you’d like to find out more how the Hop Lola Hop series came to be, why not have a listen to my recent interview with Sue Atkins, parenting expert, writer and broadcaster and regular guest commentator on ITV This Morning, BBC, Disney and Jeremy Vine. Here I am talking about my favourite audience of little readers, but there’s a whole lot more I have to say (if you ever met me, I do talk A LOT 😅).
➡️ to find out more, simply head over to Sue’s YouTube channel
The Hop Lola Hop children’s book series is part of the Sue Atkins Book Club - a great community bringing together children’s book authors and parents.
September 2023 - Hop Lola Hops features in Publishers Weekly Indie Spotlight
A special mention of second our toy bunny adventure in the September edition of Publishers Weekly
May 2023 - Interview with Expatwoman Magazine
Read my interview with Expatwoman, where I talk expat life and the reason I chose to swap a busy newsroom career for the world of children’s books.
Find out all about my inspiration for Hop Lola Hop and my top tips for anyone looking to realize their dream of writing and publishing their own children’s book.
April 2023 - Hop Lola Hop in Kirkus Magazine Special Indie Issue
Read my interview in the latest issue of Kirkus Reviews - special indie edition. In the interview I talked about my inspiration to Hop Lola Hop, the editing and collaboration process with Lola’s fab illustrator Siski Kalla and my experience as an independently published author.
Follow the link to read the interview on Kirkusreviews.com
July 2022 - Hop Lola Hop featured in the Highlights section of Time & Leisure Wimbledon.
The magazine is delivered to residents across South West London. Copies are also available at select coffee shops, salons and businesses.
Thank you Time & Leisure Wimbledon for supporting our book!
Follow the link to read the full edition
July 2022 - Things we Love! Thumbs up for our little book from Wimbledon Forest Nursery!
We’re so excited to see Hop Lola Hop getting featured by Wimbledon’s first outdoor nursery.
With several branches across London, Little Forest Folk offers children a chance to “connect back to nature … to live a naturally healthy lifestyle that builds resilience, confidence, independence and self-motivation”.
How lucky these kids are being allowed to get their boots all muddy when out and about (‘because that’s where the best adventures happen’)
Thank you for supporting our little book! Head over to the Little Forest Life Blog to read what they have to say.
June 2022 - Author Kathy Urban’s Q&A with British Mums Dubai
Thank you to the fab British Mums Dubai for supporting Hop Lola Hop and my author journey.
Easily one of the best community networks for mums in Dubai, I joined British Mums all the way back in 2015 when we first set off on our expat adventure with one kid at the time and another one about to pop.
Really honoured to be featuring in their recent “Meet the Mums” blog.
Follow the link to read the full interview
May 2022 - Kathy Urban talking to Helen Farmer on DubaiEye1038fm
See author Kathy Urban talking to DubaiEye1038fm host Helen Farmer about her upcoming book - Hop Lola Hop.
Meet Kathy Urban and Lola the Bunny!
Get the inside scoop on Kathy Urban’s debut picture book, Hop Lola Hop
