My ABBA review of this very beautiful new picture book version of the classic tale - awfullybigblogadventure.blogspot.com @mini3grey.bsky.social @faberbooks.bsky.social I’ve had readings of it demanded over and over by grandchildren!

📣Exciting book news!📚 @littletigeruk.bsky.social has acquired the hilarious gothic tale Frankenkitty, a new picture book from Maudie Powell-Tuck, illustrated by our very own @mini3grey.bsky.social!🐱 Publishing September 2026! www.thebookseller.com/rights/littl...

Thrilled to see The Coming of the Iron Man, illustrated by @mini3grey.bsky.social, Letters to a Monster, illustrated by #SarahWarburton and Anya's Quest, illustrated by #JaneRay, all longlisted for @peters-books.bsky.social Children's Book of the Year! 📚✨

We just love this stunning picture book edition of The Coming of the Iron Man! ✨ Each copy comes with a #signed art print + bookplate from illustrator Mini Grey @mini3grey.bsky.social Only a few left—grab yours before they’re gone 👇🏻 www.foxlanebooks.co.uk/product-page... #TheIronMan #BookSky💙📚

Love what @mini3grey.bsky.social has done with the start of #TedHughes “Iron Man” “The coming of the Iron Man” has beautifully abridged text that keeps the punchy power of the original and adds wonderful playful art that makes it accessible for younger readers. fab stuff. #PicturebookPage

One for the hay fever sufferers.... www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

Absolutely brilliant post on ideas, tracking them, hoarding them and cooking them into something from the super-talented @mini3grey.bsky.social picturebookden.blogspot.com/2025/03/wher...

#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Mini Grey from The Coming of the Iron Man by Ted Hughes. Hogarth and the no longer rusty Iron Man have become friends in this skilfully drawn junkyard spread. Shared reading pleasure amid the steampunk clutter. Faber paperback 14 August. @faberchildrens.bsky.social

Today's review...'The Coming of the Iron Man' by Ted Hughes, illustrated by @mini3grey.bsky.social @faberchildrens.bsky.social Out in August, this classic tale is beautifully brought to life by Mini's brilliant illustrations! throughthebookshelf.com/reviews/the-...

SPECIAL OFFER! Pre-order The Coming of the Iron Man and get 25% off exclusively at @Waterstones - link to pre-order in following post...

Maga-hatted boiled beans slither about as Trumplump pumps the tit of Muskconstruction: hats off to Martin Rowson www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Here's a swift going in & out of OUR ROOF this morning - hear the swift call in eerie slo-mo - we are SO HAPPY they are nesting here!

Oxford people!! I'll be at THRIVE Oxford this Saturday telling the whole 4.5 billion year story of life on Earth, perfect for 5+ and their adults. Do come along - it's FREE!!! 10.15am, Wesley Memorial Hall, OX1 2DH. Link to event tickets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/thrive-oxf...

I went to the Senate floor to tell a story about Trump’s first 100 days - a story of daily, norm shattering corruption. I laid out 40 different corrupt acts - each one alone could have taken down previous presidents. 1/ A 🧵 of my speech. People need to know this story.

Look what ariived! It’s the Pocket Book of Pocket Poems by AF Harrold! @afharrold.com Super-useful for if you need a poem and you’re in a hurry, or you need to send a poem, but you only have a small piece of paper to write it on...

OXFORDSHIRE PEOPLE! I'll be at Bampton Library tomorrow, Weds 9th April at 2pm with the whole story of Life on Earth - and it's FREE!!! bamptoncommunityhub.org/event/roll-u...

Vinyl samples for ultrasound decor at the JR.Showing how it looks:A/W;in normal light,then with extra UV torch,then with just UV torch. I think there's loads I can do with subtle UV printing in neon to make this so much better;it's brilliant to be able to do a real physical test!

OXFORDSHIRE PEOPLE!! Easter Holiday Activity! I'll be at CARTERTON LIBRARY on Monday 7th April with The Greatest Show on Earth. Come along and find out the 600 million year (and more) story of Life on Earth! Age 5+, adults utterly welcome

Should be shared in schools and everywhere! youtu.be/vK6fALsenmw?...

The books I shared with my class today as part of World Book Day. @stevenlenton.bsky.social @afharrold.com @mini3grey.bsky.social @sarahmcintyre.bsky.social @philipreeve.bsky.social @dfbstoryhouse.bsky.social @nosycrow.bsky.social @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social @bloomsburybooks.bsky.social

NEXT on Evolution Soup YouTube channel: We continue our exploration of the genetic code with SAWSAN WEHBI @seekingluca.bsky.social @joannamasel.bsky.social #evolutionsoup #evolution #paleontology #fossils #astrobiology #science 👇🏾👇🏻 tinyurl.com/23zrbudm

Am on a train to visit a school in Cambridge, so I'll share this nugget of advice I remembered from the childhood times following mum round the front of department stores trying the free perfumes. From #TheBookOfNotEntirelyUsefulAdvice by me & @mini3grey.bsky.social (@bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social)

A short 2 minute sketch by the brilliant Sarah Cooper. It's called: 'The History of Wealth Throughout History' Highly Recommend👌😊 youtu.be/9cJ1IZsp750?...

A human gene makes mice squeak differently — did it contribute to language? #evolutionsoup #evolution #paleontology #fossils #paleoanthropology #science 👇🏾👇🏻 is.gd/Kq06oN

You know it makes sense.

And it's Chocolate Russian Roulette with Friday's Random Mystery Chocolates: no guide to what you will get....I've labelled what you'll get

This is such a brilliant thing www.theguardian.com/film/2025/fe...

For fans of things that look like food but aren't - here are pics from the Fake Food show at the Japan House. We have levitating cheese on toast....1/6

Some deep-sea beauties from the @NHM_London yesterday: the Whipnose, the Anglerfish, and the Umbrella-Mouth Gulper

"When Reeves and Starmer say “growth”, what they really mean is meeting the demands of predatory lobbyists." "The job of regulators is to “drive growth”. But that is not their role. They exist to protect us, regardless of the demands of capital." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

So I guess to complete the resurrection of ditched FrankenPlans, after the undead Heathrow 3rd Runway and the Zombie Ox-Cambridge Arc, the Chancellor is going to have to bring back Fracking from the Dead... bbc.co.uk/news/live/cg...

The latest offering from Mini Grey

Poetry Foundation not fucking around with today's poem of the day www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/89897/...

At 4.15 this morning our 18-year-old son Herb left home to travel the world for a bit. The time came! Here's a bit from a post I wrote a couple of years ago - it's about time....

This week's discovery: the Electric Cat (featuring Pepper the Cat) Step One: Take an ordinary paintbrush.... Step Two: Brush your cat with it... Step Three: Stop before your cat's patience completely wears out... Step Four: And voila! Look how your cat has electrified your brush.

Ten-Word Tiny Tales of Love is out now! ❤️ Each ten-word tale is accompanied by a spectacular illustration, including one from our very own, magnificent @mini3grey.bsky.social! Published by #WalkerBooks

It's just one month till Valentine's Day, publication date for Ten Word Tiny Tales of Love, written by Joseph Coelho, illustrated by an amazing crowd of picture-makers, published by Walker Books. Here's my dog who stayed by his gravestone....

And another #NewIllustrationOfTheDay from Ten-Word TinyTales of Love, a sampler of 21 illustrations of Joseph Coelho’s miniature stories. This huge, muddy dog is by Jarvis. Out from Walker Books 16 Jan. @jarvis.bsky.social My art-loving tale: “Every time a blue sky dawned, she posted a picture.”

Are you in need of hilarity, poetry, general mayhem and a look at how imagination works? Then head to this talk by the uniqueness that is @afharrold.com at the University of Reading from a bit before Christmas, jam-packed with goodies... youtu.be/ExBNpSfaIDo?...

#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Myo Yim. A delightfully detailed spread best viewed by revolving it. Another one of the 10 illustrators from Ten-Word Tiny Tales Of Love. Text by Joseph Coehlo. Walker Books 16 Jan.

#NewIllustrationOfTheDay. Mini Grey, 1 of 10 illustrators in Ten-Word Tiny Tales of Love, tells you a story the words don’t. Joseph Coelho’s text suggests Greyfriars Bobby who sat faithfully by his master’s grave. But Grey shows a dog who haunts his own grave, seen by his loving owner. Walker 16 Jan

#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Sydney Smith. From Ten-Word Tiny Tales of Love by Joseph Coelho & Friends, which uses 10 illustrators, one spread each. More to come from this book but the observation and the light in this picture! The stance of the little brother catches my heart. Walker Books 16 Jan.

Just before Christmas I gave the University of Reading's annual Children's Winter Lecture, and you can watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExBN... I talked about imagination, working with Emily Gravett and @mini3grey.bsky.social, read some poems, pointed at some kids and generally had some fun.

Advent window for 18th December - the eagle has landed...no, it's taken off...

Badger tosses a coin - a print in my Etsy shop - at www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Mini...

For likers of little things, there are quite a few down at my Etsy shop. www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Mini...

For fans of mass extinctions, prehistoric creatures and performing insects: signed copies of The Greatest Show on Earth are available at my Big Cartel shop here: minigrey.bigcartel.com

Here isn't a little poem from #TheBookOfNotEntirelyUsefulAdvice by me and @mini3grey.bsky.social. #KidsLit #Poetry #illustration @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social