The Island of Brilliant! Episode 1 with Cressida Cowell.

Frank and Nadia are shipwrecked on an island and have to finish a pile of children's books before they can even think about leaving. Along the way they chat about the books they are currently reading in their their hammocks, hear a review of some of the best new children's books (via seashell) from Emily Drabble, and are visited by recent Children's Literature Laureate Cressida Cowell, who naturally arrives on the back of a dragon. 

Music: The Ukulele Uff Trio

Producer: Geoff Bird

Books featured:

Tyger by SF Said

The Magician's Elephant by Kate DiCamillo

Captain Looroll by Matt Carr

Wild Song by Candy Gourlay

The Storm Swimmer by Clare Weze

Mia and the Lightcasters by Janelle McCurdy

I Really Really Need A Wee by Karl Newson