Maggie Bolger

Maggie on Maggie:

I was born and raised in a small town called Hamilton, in New Zealand, I was a bit of a handful as a toddler and very bossy! I had a perfectly happy childhood and spent a lot of time at the beach. I was obsessed with cutting and pasting, I loved making scrap books and collecting bits and bobs from every where I went. I was exceptionally messy and my room always looked a bit like a bomb had hit it. I loved writing stories and attempted to write a novel with my friend when we were about 12, we used to take turns writing a paragraph or two then passed it to the other – we spent hours doing this on her roof!

I live in Kensington in London, with my husband, 4 children and our crazy dog. I run a family members club and have designed a range of classes to inspire children and adults alike to have fun and get creative. I don’t have any formal experience or training; I am just a mum who likes to make stuff and get kids having fun whilst learning. My kids are very involved in all the ideas that I come up with and have road tested pretty much everything at the club and in the books!

Eight Things You Didn't Know About Maggie Bolger:

1. I don’t have a spleen! The doctors took it out when I was eight because it was doing crazy stuff to my blood!

2. I love chocolate in all forms. I want to go to a cocoa plantation and see how it is made.

3. My oldest daughter, Azia, is exactly like me – which is a little scary!

4. My children’s names are Azia, Oscar & India. They named their newest brother Oliver as it is their favourite movie. Our dog is called Coco.

5. My favourite place in the world is London – don’t ask me why ! It just is!

6. I don’t like primary colours very much. My favourite colours are green & brown.

7. I love books, I have hundreds and hundreds, I love paper and pictures – I hope they don’t get replaced by computers!

8. Christmas is my absolute favourite time of the year.

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Featured Books, with extracts by Maggie Bolger

This Book is Totally Christmassy (Maggie and Rose)
Maggie Bolger
An activity book that contains oodles of things to make and do throughout the Christmas season. It is packed with simple games, fun things to make and creative activities for young children. The Maggie & Rose team was set up in...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 03/11/2011
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This Book is Totally Rubbish (Maggie and Rose)
Maggie Bolger
Meet Maggie, Rose, Oscar and Bentley - four friends with loads of ideas for fun stuff to do. This brilliant activity book contains oodles of things to make and do - all based around the subject of art and recycling....
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Format: Paperback - Released: 07/04/2011
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This Book Totally Makes Stuff Grow (Maggie and Rose)
Maggie Bolger
Meet Maggie, Rose, Oscar and Bentley - four friends who are all set for hours of creative fun. Go wild growing your own plants, and discover that there's more to soil than mud pies in this totally amazing science activity...
Featured in: 3+ readers | 5+ readers
Format: Paperback - Released: 07/04/2011
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