Today's review...'Animagicals: Mia’s Tiger' @paulabooks.bsky.social , illustrated by Erwin Madrid @nosycrow.bsky.social Out on the 15th January, this is the first in a lovely new series! www.throughthebookshelf.com/reviews/animagicals-mias-tiger

We’re all looking for a little magic at Christmas 💫 Stories bring joy, comfort and connection. And you can help to share the #MagicOfBooks with the children who need it most.  Donate today to make a difference this Christmas - and beyond: https://bit.ly/4hTWKCT

Signed Kitty books in Waterstones Piccadilly!

This is one of my Books To Buy in 2026 because who doesn’t love a mammoth? Anyway. Quite envious of @paulabooks.bsky.social for getting a sneaky peek copy.

Mammoth Rider is a breathtaking adventure full of warmth and courage. S J Poyton brings the beauty and the danger of the icy tundra to life in this tightly plotted story. Perfect for fans of Hannah Gold. Thanks so much for the proof copy Sally Poyton.

Fabulous chapter book post today from @nosycrow.bsky.social. Huge thanks to Sîan for sending Animagicals by @paulabooks.bsky.social, illustrated by Erwin Madrid. Out 15/01 for 7+ readers 🐯 #KidlitUK #UKKidlit

Proof copies for the captivating Animagicals - Mia’s Tiger are soaring from the Nosy Crow office today! ✨🐅 Your invitation to join the magical world of Animagia awaits with this brand new series from @paulabooks.bsky.social, illustrated by #ErwinMadrid @nosycrow.bsky.social #Animagicals

Creative pals, we need you! A group of us are running an auction to raise funds for the Emergency Response Rooms in Sudan. Sudanese people are dealing with the worst humanitarian crisis since records began. Can you donate mentoring/art/signed books etc? SIGN UP HERE: www.sudancoup.com/auction

Really excited to share the first book in my new series from @nosycrow.bsky.social illustrated by Erwin Madrid ANIMAGICALS is here!

MY BIG CLEAR OUT! (part 2) Here are 3 shelves of my books in A-Z order by author. You can have any 2 for £10 (free P+P). Please share (and buy). UK only.

Calling all young writers! Video 5 is up How to write a Halloween story #edusky #primaryteachers #kidlit #youngwriters youtube.com/watch?v=0R1h...

So excited to receive my Mammoth Rider proof package from @sjpoyton.bsky.social can’t wait to read this one!

Calling all young writers! Want to create a spooky setting? Video is up on #PaulaGrowsAuthors youtu.be/WYxp6QDb9R8?... #edusky #kidlit #youngwriters

Do you know a young writer who would love to create an amazing baddie character? Video three is here on #PaulaGrowsAuthors #edusky #kidlit #primary #youngwriters youtu.be/Dx6b6g0FUWg?...

Signed Kitty books, Fairytale Ninjas and Rescue Princesses at Waterstones Gower Street

Video 2 of #PaulaGrowsAuthors is How to write a superhero story! youtu.be/X11kbRIsxso?... #edusky #youngwriters #kidlit #primary #literacy

Here’s my first video from the Paula Grows Authors series - How to create a superhero character! Hints and tips on story writing for kids aged 6-11 youtu.be/EnBofthetSs?...

#Take10ToRead with for a better life! @oxfordchildrens.bsky.social #NationalLiteracyTrust

Paula Grows Authors comes to YouTube from Monday #PaulaGrowsAuthors #kidlit #storywriting

Coming soon! Paula Grows Authors - a series of videos on YouTube giving hints and tips about story writing for kids aged 6 to 10 #kidlit #storywriting

Los libros de Kitty, de @paulabooks.bsky.social, tienen algo que los hacen diferentes de otros libros infantiles. Son preciosos, por sus ilustraciones, de Jenny Lovlie, pero también por la atmósfera hogareña, por esa ciudad que duerme mientras Kitty sale de aventura con sus amigos. #booksky

Looks amazing @christopheredge.bsky.social

I’ll be at Guildford Book Festival this Sunday, 14th September, talking about the real-life inspirations for my WW2 novel ANNA AT WAR. And, inspired by Anna’s story, we’ll attempt to solve a previously unseen MI5 cold case from WW2! Suitable for ages 8+. Tickets at guildfordbookfestival.co.uk

With news of a reported settlement with Anthropic I went back to check the class action form and it now allows authors outside the US to input their address, so it may be worth adding your known pirated titles (from the LibGen pirate database) www.lieffcabraser.com/anthropic-au...

For our patron looking for "Chapter book series (not dog man or DOAWK) for superhero and animal loving kid", try Kitty and the Moonlight Rescue by @paulabooks.bsky.social. #AskALibrarian

🚨EVENT ALERT – THIS SATURDAY 9th AUGUST!🚨 Join at the #EdBookFest for an early look at my new book #BLITZERS. I'll be chatting about the book and daring you to survive THE BATTLE OF THE BLITZERS…! 🤖 👉 alastairc.com/events/20250... #KidLitUk @barringtonstoke.bsky.social @harpercollins.bsky.social

Bloody hell

Last chance to book! ⬇️ Join me at Finchley Church End Library on Sat 12th July at 11am. Writing tips, Q&A, and an interactive WW2 mystery to solve! Find out the inspiration behind Friends and Traitors and crack an MI5 cold case! Ages 7 up. Book tickets at t.co/6Tk6pEryy6 @nosycrow.bsky.social

Amid the horrors, Kent bookshop @folkestonebookshop.bsky.social run a great pay it forward scheme to ensure everyone has access to queer (and other) books. www.thefolkestonebookshop.co.uk/reader-solid... #KidlitUK

twitter.com/barnetlibrar... Join me at Finchley Church End Library on Saturday 12th July, where we’ll be solving a WW2 cold case together and I’ll talk about the inspirations for my WW2 mystery novel, Friends and Traitors. It would be lovely to see you there xx

I will be at Barnes festival NEXT SUNDAY! Come see me and Loki! Tickets here! www.eventbrite.com/checkout-ext... #KidLitUK @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social

Hello #Milngavie and #Glasgow folk – help celebrate #IndieBookshopWeek at #Daydreams books on 16th June! I'll be chatting about #REEK, about being an author, and about ideas that changed the world… Click below to find out more! @barringtonstoke.bsky.social #KidLitUK alastairc.com/events/20250...

Signed Kitty books and Secret Rescuers in Waterstones central Birmingham 🐈‍⬛

Great times bringing Kitty and the Clifftop Peril to schools. Thanks Our Bookshop Tring

📢 NEW: Our #ReadingRights report with Waterstones #ChildrensLaureate @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social is out now! It shares 5 focus areas that will turn the tide on reading inequality and unveils plans for our City of Stories place-based pilot: www.booktrust.org.uk/about-us/rea...

The song went down well. youtube.com/shorts/5zHz7...

It’s publication day!

Early sighting of Kitty and the Clifftop Peril out in May! In Waterstones Milton Keynes #JennyLovlie #OxfordChildrens

Love and solidarity to trans and non binary friends today. Sending out love and light.

Parents and educators - there are a lot of discussions in publishing about how to improve reading for pleasure. Is there anything you wish publishing would do more of? Or just understand about kids and reading? Any insights from teaching/parenting of what gets kids reading? #KidLitUK #Edusky #KidLit

FREE PICTURE BOOK TALK! @candygourlay.bsky.social and I have basically coerced our illustrators, agents, editors and art directors to do this FREE EVENT to celebrate our new books, LITTLE RHINO LOST illustrated by Jamie Bauza, and THE BEAR THE HARE AND THE FAIR illustrated by Matt Hunt.

Book birthday! The Bear and the Hare and the Fair launches today! Hare wants to go to the Fair but Bear doesn't. Will they go? Of course they will! #KidLitUK #pb #primary @ambercaraveo.bsky.social @nosycrow.bsky.social Illustrated by the amazing Matt Hunt!

Launch day for I AM RAVEN, Caw! Caw! 🐦‍⬛📚 It's the sequel to I AM WOLF, following Brann as she searchs for her lost Raven family. More world, more action, a big villain reveal – and a secret that may destroy Brann… alastairc.com/blog/2025041... @nosycrow.bsky.social #KidLitUK #IAmRaven #IAmWolf

It's #LolaAndLarchMendAMagicMess Day! Book 4 officially publishes today, and I've got my celebratory dandelion ready. Huge thanks to the team @nosycrow.bsky.social for publishing the series; to Rachel Seago, for her art, and to YOU, for readin' 'em. Grab your copy now!

Ask permission if you want to train your AI on my work and offer compensation

It’s a sort of mill grind of a system. Kids and parents don’t care whether an author is shiny and new at all. In fact they’d rather they were an established writer. 🤷‍♀️ I never really experienced the debut thing as you don’t particularly get it in young fiction.

All the discussions on Adolescence in the media seem to focus on the dangers of smartphones and social media. But what how society has made male violence acceptable? What about teaching our boys and young men that the opposite sex are people not just barriers to to men getting what they want?

With only six weeks to go till the publication of Kitty and the Clifftop Peril by me and Jenny Lovlie it’s time to show you some of my fave inside a/w. By James Hearne based on original a/w by Jenny. It’s Kitty’s first seaside adventure! Published by OUP

Soooo many author events over the last few weeks, but I’m back home now to get some work done ✍️

Train to Purley. Got up at 5 so now eating packed lunch #WBD2025