So nice of you to stop by! This is the website of children’s author Zoë Disher. Feel free to take a look around, just don’t break anything.
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Why, hello there.
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Witch at Large
Some stories seem to take forever to find their vibe. That was what happened with The Witch’s Bathmat. It tells of a cranky witch who has taken a set on her neighbours.
It turns out though that Hetty, the witch, is actually lonely and quite shy. Perhaps that’s why she took so long to write. I am very pleased to see her finally appear in print in May’s edition of Blast Off, illustrated by the mighty pen of Aśka.
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What a Stink!
Have you ever shared a vehicle with a smelly dog? These poor commuters are all fleeing from a bus for that very reason. They are part of Anna Bron’s fantastic illustrations for my story Stinky Sid, which appeared in The School Magazine’s June issue of Blast Off.
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Buster’s Bluff
Do you know a dog that’s very brave as long as they’re safe behind their gate? That’s Buster. He appeared in The School Magazine in June’s issue of Countdown. The ferocious illustrations are by Jake A Minton. Just look at that snarling mutt – I’d be terrified, wouldn’t you?
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Ripper Rhino
Employee of the Month, June 2024
This is Ripper Rhino and he is June’s Employee of the Month for providing a comforting presence during times of gloom.
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Leggy and Peggy
Employees of the Month, May 2024
May’s honours are shared by Leggy and Peggy, the millipedes, for their consistently positive outlook on life. Don’t worry if you can’t tell which one is Leggy and which is Peggy, they can’t either.
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And the winner isn’t …
Employee of the Month, April 2024
There was no employee of the month in April. Everyone was very bad, lazy and cunning. I did not wish to reward such behaviour, so here’s a picture of some flowers instead.
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Surplus C
Here is ‘The Surplus C’. It’s a poem, written by me. I wish I could also take credit for the fabulous illustrations. They are by the very talented Christopher Nielsen. The poem appeared in March’s Blast Off.
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Tiger, tiger …
Employee of the Month, March 2024
Tiger is an old friend of mine. He’s been with me for over twenty years now. For a while he lived at the bottom of a fish tank and I’d have to scrub the algae off him every now and then. I never asked why he made this lifestyle choice. I expect he had his reasons. Later he went to stay with the model farm animals but I think he always knew he was a little too good for them.
Tiger is always willing to act as a still life model and I have several portraits of him. This one has captured the fine predatory glare in his eye. I don’t quite know what happened about the ears though, perhaps they twitched as I was drawing them.
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Beardy Birdy
Employee of the Month, February 2024
Hello Grandfather bird, you have a poem coming you know. It will rhyme. It will be in iambic pentameter and feature several good rhymes for beard, such as ‘weird’ and ‘feared’ and maybe even ‘leered’. That’s as far as I’ve got though, sorry. In fact, your poem-to-be hasn’t even made it into the folder of abandoned verse on the computer. It’s still in my head. I think the problem could be the slightly supercilious look on your face. Perhaps you could look a little friendlier? It might help.
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Sticky Stuff …
Here’s one I prepared earlier …
I was delighted to see my poem Sticky Tape appear as a reprint in February’s Blast Off, illustrated by the wonderful Cheryl Orsini!