Although I started out writing children's stories, I've also enjoyed exploring ideas for older readers. Here you'll find a different side to my writing, with books inspired by life, personal experiences and a little imagination. I hope you'll find something that interests you.

I Remember That: Growing Up in Derbyshire in the 1980's and 1990's
Do you remember playing out until someone called you in for tea?
Do you remember Woolworths, cassette tapes, school dinners, Christmas lights, conkers, library visits and long family journeys in the back of the car?
In I Remember That: Growing Up in Derbyshire in the 1980s and 90s, Russ Walker takes a warm and humorous look back at the ordinary moments that made childhood special.
Set among the villages, towns and countryside of Derbyshire, this collection of memories explores a world before smartphones, streaming services and social media. A world of playground games, family traditions, village shops, bus journeys, pocket money, school trips and endless summer afternoons.
Part memoir and part celebration of a generation's childhood, this book is not just about one person's memories. It is about the sounds, smells, places and experiences that many of us thought we'd forgotten.
Whether you grew up in Derbyshire or elsewhere in Britain, these pages may remind you of:
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Playing outside until it got dark
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School dinners and pink custard
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Woolworths and Saturday trips into town
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Christmas traditions and family gatherings
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Cassette tapes, VHS videos and film cameras
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Holidays, day trips and life before the internet
Funny, heartwarming and deeply nostalgic, I Remember That is a journey back to a time when childhood felt endless and the ordinary moments turned out to be the ones we remembered most.