Sunday 25 February 2018

New Book

I just finished the first book in a new series I’ve been working on for middle grade readers. Can’t say too much about the book just yet, but I can reveal it’s a story about the angriest pirate who ever sailed the high seas. I can’t wait to tell you more about the series over the next couple of months!


Monday 19 February 2018

The Forgetful Student

Here’s a poem from my book, The Teachers are in Trouble and Other Rhymes. Enjoy!

The Forgetful Student

When I arrived at school today
I felt extremely bad.
I’d forgotten to do my homework
and my teacher got quite mad.

She said, ‘You’re very forgetful,’
and she tapped me on the head.
‘Do you think you can fix the problem?’
‘Of course I can,’ I said.

When I awoke next morning,
my homework was complete.
I put it in my schoolbag,
then headed down the street.

And when I arrived at school,
I didn’t know what to say.
Not a soul turned up for class,
because it was Saturday. 




The Teachers are in Trouble and Other Rhymes is available from Amazon and all other good bookstores. 





























Monday 12 February 2018

The Little Free Library

Recently I sent my book, A Fright in the Night and Other Rhymes to the Little Free Library, which is located on Walker Dr, Soledad, California. 

The Little Free Library has various books that cater to both adults and children, and I’m thrilled that my book is amongst them.




Here's an interview with me that was put up on the libraries billboard, when I was featured as author of the week.

Matthew Hartley lives in Melbourne, Australia. 

From an early age he had a love of reading and making up his own stories. He was so eager to be an author he printed out his first book on his home computer when he was eleven. It was called Psycho Robots, and he sold several copies to students from his class.

Many years later, in 2016, he published the humorous poetry collection, A Fright in the Night and Other Rhymes. The book was filled with poems about witches, giants, vampires and many more scary creatures.

In February this year, his second book of poetry, The Teachers are in Trouble and Other Rhymes will be released. In the book you’ll find The King of Burps, the teacher who got detention and many more colorful characters.

Matthew is excited to have his book included in the Little Free Library, and hopes his stories will encourage children to read more.

He is currently working on his first chapter book series for younger readers. It’s a swashbuckling adventure on the high seas!

To learn more about Matthew’s work, check out his Facebook group. 


A Fright in the Night and Other Rhymes is available to purchase from Amazon.





If you’d like to check out the Little Free Libraries facebook page here’s the link: