about the author

Hannah Smith was born in 1982, in St Albans, Hertfordshire. Growing up, she was a keen sportsperson, enjoying participation in different sports before falling in love with golf. Now, a qualified primary school teacher, Hannah is keen to combine two of her passions in trying to get more children fall in love with reading and playing golf from a young age. In Adventures in Golfing, Hannah creates loveable related characters to grab children’s attention and get them involved. Adventures in Golfing is Miss Smith’s first book.Blanche Mortimer was born in 1979 in St Albans. She is the middle child of three sisters, she has an older twin (by four minutes) and a younger sibling, Hannah Smith, the author of this book. She lives with her husband, her teenage daughter and their dog.Blanche is a qualified primary school teacher, specialising in the early years, and is also a qualified SENDCo. Blanche has always loved drawing and painting and was delighted to be asked to produce the pictures for Adventures in Golfing, her first book, alongside Hannah.

about the book

Have you ever wondered what your golf balls do when not playing golf? Join me on this first adventure to find out a little more…Out of the safety of the warm, cosy box and into the depths of the cold, dark bag. How will Little Ball adapt to life and prepare himself for what awaits him?

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Former student author and illustrator visited the school today.

Two former St John Fisher students, siblings Hannah Smith and Blanche Mortimer, came back to the school today, Friday 19th May, to talk to the children about being published authors. Hannah Smith is a ........

First Author Visit - Gaddesden Row JMI School

On Friday 3rd March, we were lucky enough to have a visit to our school, Gaddesden Row Junior Mixed Infant School, from Miss Smith and Mrs Mortimer. They held an author assembly to share their new b ........

Our First School Visits.

We are very excited to be able to confirm Blanche and I will be visiting two schools in Hertfordshire over the next couple of weeks to share our book and writing experience.Thank you so much to Gad ........

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First Royalties Statement!

So this day finally arrived yesterday. It is a day that, at times, has been the only thing I could think of and, very occasionally, one I had almost completely forgotten about.Let me tell you about it ........

Latest Author Visit - My Old Primary School

Blanche and I had an extremely nostalgic author visit on Friday Friday 19th May.We took part in our latest author visit at St John Fisher Catholic Primary School, St Albans. The reason for the nostalg ........

Our First Author Visits

Over the past week, Blanche and I have been lucky enough to visit two Hertfordshire Primary Schools to deliver author visits. We were blown away by the energy and enthusiasm shown by the children ........

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