EPISODE 1  In this, our first episode we speak to Jo Cotterill, author of a Library of Lemons, Jelly, A Storm of Strawberries and her hugely successful collaboration with Esme Higgs - The Starlight Stables Gang. Jo reflects on her choices of books as a child, which led her on to a career in performance and helped develop her own sense of empowerment as an adult.  Our guest from EmpathyLab in this episode is Managing Director Imogen Bond who tells us about her love of picture books in particular and our teacher reflection comes from recently retired Year 2 teacher Robert Cooley, who chooses a book given to him by one of his own teachers.  BOOKS DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE Paul - Mr Majeika by Humphrey Carpenter Imogen - April's Garden by Isla McGuckin, illustrated by Catalina Echeverri Jo - Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Montgomery, The Ordinary Princess by M.M Kaye, The Swish of the Curtain by Pamela Brown Robert - The Goalkeepers Revenge and Other Stories by Bill Naughton USEFUL LINKS Jo Cotterill WEB: www.jocotterill.com INSTA: @jocotterillbooks EmpathyLab WEB: www.empathylab.uk INSTA: @empathylabuk Paul Jenkins WEB: www.pauljenkinspoet.co.uk INSTA: @teacherwriterPJ   For any enquiries about the podcast contact Paul on pauljenkinspoet@gmail.com   Raised by Writers (c) is a Double Rainbow production