Alex T Smith's seventh book in the wonderful Claude series, is published by Hodder this month in glorious hardback, just in time for Christmas. Claude on the Slopes is a wintery adventure - Claude and his best friend Sir Bobblysock discover snow for the first time as well as the perils of using your "outdoor voice" on the snowy slopes!

Congratulations also go to Alex whose fantastic book, Claude in the Spotlight has been nominated for the prestigious CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal 2014 AND the Surrey Libraries Children's Book Award. We've got our fingers crossed for both.

Alex T Smith is represented by Arena