Virtual author event – ​“Cecily Sawyer: How to Crack a Code” by Iona Rangeley

We are pleased to invite you to this free virtual event to introduce new book CECILY SAWYER: HOW TO CRACK A CODE with award-winning author of EINSTEIN THE PENGUIN Iona Rangeley and bestselling illustrator David Tazzyman. 

It is a thrilling, mysterious and very, very funny new adventure… 

Cecily Sawyer is surrounded by spies. They’re everywhere – on the streets, in her home, at her school – and after intercepting a highly suspicious message intended for her parents (also spies), Cecily, along with her highly-intelligent pet mouse, Mrs Maple Syrup, decides to investigate. 

And the more that Cecily digs, the further the mystery deepens … forcing her to question who – if anyone – she can really trust. 

Hugely gripping, incredibly funny, and highly original, and brilliantly illustrated throughout by David Tazzyman, How to Crack a Code is an unputdownable mystery – perfect for fans of Robin Stevens and Katherine Woodfine. 
 

Iona’s event has brilliant humour throughout and is very interactive, as she works with audiences to come up with things like undercover aliases and what pet would be the best spy companion (like Mrs Maple Syrup the mouse in the book) and what name your top-secret organisation should have. She also offers VERY useful and 100% accurate spy tips. 

Event information

Date: Tuesday 23^rd June 2026 

Time: 2 – 2:45pm 

Location: Online 

Audience: Bookmark partner schools – Suitable for KS2