I have a book out in two weeks. So....one repost of this and I'll drop one fact/spoiler/detail about the book. @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social www.walker.co.uk/978152951581...

Excited to receive our copy of the Northern Gravy Anthology for Young Readers, featuring lots of fab #kidlituk & #YA poems & stories from brilliant northern writers, including @finlaysonpalmer.bsky.social, @attielime.bsky.social, @piudg.bsky.social, @bardymum.bsky.social and many more!!! #bookpost

Some Loki news: I'll be at The Paper Cat bookshop to do school events on sept 16th and, while there, will be signing/personalising/doodling/stamping etc copies of Loki book 5. If you would like one of these, order here! www.papercatbookshop.co.uk/products/lok... @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social #UKKidlit

Delighted to share the cover of my new book, Ellora McGee, Trainee Banshee: The New School! Art by @unawoods.bsky.social, pub Gill Books, Sept 4th. Ellora's just started at a new school, and it's hard to keep her budding banshee powers secret. But what if they're about to save the day? 📚🇮🇪💫

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

Today we welcomed our new Year 7 pupils to school for Transition Day and transported the library to the Catacombs of Paris to introduce our Summer Reading Challenge... @piudg.bsky.social @nosycrow.bsky.social @thekingstonacademy.org

I can't wait to bring my ESCAPE ROOM: GAME ZERO event to @barneskidslitfest.bsky.social next Saturday and you can get your tickets for this here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/christophe...

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

Checking the @thebookseller.com Children's chart and if just 9,498 of you could pop into your favourite bookshop this week to pick up a copy of ESCAPE ROOM: GAME ZERO, I might have a chance of achieving my childhood dream of appearing on Top of the Pops AND Jackanory! linktr.ee/edgechristop...

Contemplating last weekend's book haul from Word on the Water where I finally picked up a copy of Secrets of the Snakestone by @piudg.bsky.social 🐍

@piudg.bsky.social discussed the setting that inspired her story and the best piece of advice she received while studying with us. Her book #SecretsOfTheSnakestone has been shortlisted for the 2025 Waterstones Children's Book Prize! Read the interview here:

We are incredibly excited to share that I Am Wolf is the joint winner of the Junior Fiction Category as part of the @peters-books.bsky.social Children's #BookOfTheYear Awards! Huge congratulations to @alastairc.com and to all of this year’s winners! 🏆 #IAmWolf #NosyCrow

Loved meeting @piudg.bsky.social this afternoon - thank you for popping by, and signing Ssssecrets of the Ssssssnakestone.🐍🐍💎 @waterstoneskids.bsky.social #Childrensbookprize

Listen up #KidLitUK London gang! @alomshaha.bsky.social and I are hosting an informal Chat, Chai and Children's books discussion group about CONTEMP FANTASY MIDDLE GRADE/KIDLIT at Stratford Library - 3 The Grove, London E15 1EL - from 6 to 7:45pm on May 8th. To RSVP email alomshaha(at)gmail(dot)com

The Bear and the Hare and the Fair written by me and illustrated by Matt Hunt is out on the 10th April but you can pre-order from Waterstones and get a 25% discount which is an actual BARGAIN! #teachers #primary #KidLitUk www.waterstones.com/book/the-bea...

There's an amazing pre-order promotion at Waterstones which makes this weekend the best weekend to pre-order ESCAPE ROOM: GAME ZERO! Visit the Waterstones website or app and enter “PREORDER25” at the checkout to redeem the offer to receive 25% off RRP! #WPreorder www.waterstones.com/book/escape-...

🚨Calling all reviewers, teachers, librarians & booksellers🚨 'I Am Raven' by @alastairc.com c.com is now available on @netgalley.bsky.social! Join Coll and Brann as they uncover the truth in this epic sequel to the @carnegiemedals.bsky.social longlisted ‘I Am Wolf’. Request here: ow.ly/4AJU50V2S2G

It's Publication Day for ONE CHEEKY OCTOPUS! Illustrated by the brilliant #AlexWillmore and stuffed full of cheeky octopus nonsense, I hope you love Sylvester's story! 🐙 alastairc.com/blog/2025021... @hachettechildrens.bsky.social #OneCheekyOctopus #KidLitUK #octopus #picturebook

Sorted. 😉😎

We're delighted that two CBC alumni have been shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize 🥳📚 Check out @clareharlow.bsky.social 's #Tidemagic and @piudg.bsky.social 's #SecretsOfTheSnakestone! Read more: https://www.waterstones.com/the-waterstones-childrens-book-prize

The amazing @piudg.bsky.social making the Waterstones list

We're so excited that the shortlist for the @waterstones.bsky.social Children's Book Prize is here! The Illustrated Books, Younger Readers, and Older Readers categories are looking absolutely fantastic - congrats to all the nominees! Find out more 👇 www.waterstones.com/the-watersto... #WCBP25

A huge congratulations to @piudg.bsky.social for having her brilliant debut "Secrets of the Snakestone" shortlisted for the @waterstoneskids.bsky.social #ChildrensBookPrize2025. A spellbinding gothic adventure with twists on every page! 🐍 Trailer: ow.ly/Tsb450UUFoV @waterstones.bsky.social

@piudg.bsky.social SECRET OF THE SNAKESTONE YASSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!! 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳 I loved that book so hard!!!

Congratulations to all - and especially @piudg.bsky.social Amazing News!!!!!

Huge congratulations to everyone on the list especially @piudg.bsky.social and @nathanaellessore! 🥳❤️

What fabulous lists - special congratulations to @piudg.bsky.social 🎉🎉🎉 #ukkidlit #kidlituk

Uhoh. Jeff's throwing a tantrum. He wants better discounts from them. You can still get Bloomsbury books from Bert's, though.

21 Jan. Austrian-born novelist Eva Ibbotson was born on this day in 1925. Her children's books included Which Witch?, The Secret of Platform 13, and she won the Smarties Prize for Journey to the River Sea. "I try to imagine an actual person I am trying to entertain ... and write directly to them."

’m so grateful for these Amazon reviews of ‘Why did my brain make me say it?’ If you’ve read and reviewed, whether you bought or borrowed - a huge thank you, it really does help. Why not leave some #TuesReviews today? #ukkidlit #childrenspoetry 📚

The Reading Realm…Journey into a world where children’s stories come to life! A website featuring interviews with children’s authors and illustrators and all the latest book-ish news! thereadingrealm.co.uk Play with sound on! #KidLitUK #BookSky #PrimaryEduSky #KidLit #EduSky #Writers

I'm so delighted to share the amazing cover for I AM RAVEN, coming 10th April! With brilliant illustration from #KaritasGunnirsdottir and design by #RayTierney, I can't wait to see it out in the world! 🐦‍⬛ @nosycrow.bsky.social #KidLitUK #IAmRaven #FlightOrFight alastairc.com/blog/2025012...

Thanks for sharing @robynnhyde.bsky.social . What a treat to chat with you!

Thrilled with this wonderful review of #pandoraandthestoryforge ! 😍'Andrews weaves lyrical prose and vivid imagery into a narrative that celebrates the timeless beauty and transformative power of storytelling.' booksforkeeps.co.uk?p=55839 @rocketbirdbooks.bsky.social #readingforpleasure #picturebook

An incredible publication delving into every aspect of writing for children, by and for writers!

And here they are! We're incredibly pleased and proud of this selection and we can't wait to hear what pupils think of them! #Spark2025Shortlist 📚❤️✨

Submissions Open! We're seeking scholarly articles on the practice of writing for young people. Do you have thoughts on making picturebooks? Views on writing middle grade? Insights on crafting YA? We want to hear from you! #academicsky #ukkidlit #booksky #kidlit leafjournal.org/for-authors

Boosting this giveaway of an amazing book. ❤️🐍 👇

Great opportunity to get hold of this exciting, fast-paced story! 🧡

Psst… 2025’s Year of the Snake! Perfect to ssslither through the Paris sewers with my book Ssecrets of the Snakestone! To celebrate I’m giving away: 🐍 Signed copy 🐍Copy of Everything You Need to Know About Snakes 🐍 Stevie snake jellycat! Repost for a chance to win. Ends 29/1

First animated bk reveal! Anuska Allepez's fab illustrations have brought Annabelle and Flower to life! Thanks to @ambercaraveo.bsky.social & nosycrow.bsky.social team for all the wordy fun! Out in Feb in conjunction with @nationaltrust.bsky.social #pb #primary #librarians #teachers #kidlituk

Swoopy do! The Bear and the Hare are at the Fair! Pb's take ages so I've been wishing the time away until Matt Hunt's fabulous illustrations can be revealed in all their technicolor glory! Out in May but you can always pre-order! #PB #primary #librarians Big thanks to the Crows and Amber Caraveo!

Some of my favourite books read in the last few months. Loved them all. @jackjackman.bsky.social @evemcdonnell.bsky.social @piudg.bsky.social @eviewriter.bsky.social @alatkinson.bsky.social @eibhliscarcione.bsky.social @lindsaygalvin.bsky.social

A last minute book buying guide! glenthornelrc.blogspot.com/2024/12/holi...

Some fab Middle Grade choices here. Loved Secrets of the Snakestone and The Twelve is on my pile.

Day 24 of my mudlarking-themed Advent calendar from the Thames Foreshore found over many years 🎄 Tiny garnets. A Thames mystery, their location closely guarded by Mudlarks. Thought to have been imported & used for industrial purposes, the bigger pieces destined for the Cheapside jewellery trade 1/

Thinking about that new ranking system for editors and honestly my heart goes out to editors at the moment - they're under so much pressure, without enough support (in terms of numbers of editors, in terms of staffing in other teams) and adding a system of direct comparisons into that feels HARSH.

ESCAPE ROOM fans might want to check out the reveal behind door #12 on the Nosy Crow Advent Calendar today... www.nosycrow.com/advent-calen...