Mini Grey
@mini3grey.bsky.social
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Help! I haven't time for this! My shop:
https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/MiniGreyShop
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Pippa Goodhart
26 days ago
My ABBA review of this very beautiful new picture book version of the classic tale -
awfullybigblogadventure.blogspot.com
@mini3grey.bsky.social
@faberbooks.bsky.social
Iâve had readings of it demanded over and over by grandchildren!
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Children's Books at The Agency
25 days ago
đŁExciting book news!đ
@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
!đ± Publishing September 2026!
www.thebookseller.com/rights/littl...
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Little Tiger pounces on Maudie Powell-Tuck and Mini Grey's âhilariousâ Gothic picture book
Little Tiger has acquired the âhilariousâ Gothic tale Frankenkitty, a new picture book from Maudie Powell-Tuck, illustrated by Mini Grey.
https://www.thebookseller.com/rights/little-tiger-pounces-on-maudie-powell-tuck-and-mini-greys-hilarious-gothic-picture-book
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Children's Books at The Agency
17 days ago
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! đâš
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Fox Lane Books đŠ
2 months ago
We just love this stunning picture book edition of The Coming of the Iron Man! âš Each copy comes with a
#signed
art print + bookplate from illustrator Mini Grey
@mini3grey.bsky.social
Only a few leftâgrab yours before theyâre gone đđ»
www.foxlanebooks.co.uk/product-page..
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#TheIronMan
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Simon Smith
3 months ago
Love what
@mini3grey.bsky.social
has done with the start of
#TedHughes
âIron Manâ âThe coming of the Iron Manâ 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
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One for the hay fever sufferers....
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
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Feisty Tiktaalik
3 months ago
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...
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Where do I Begin? A look at starting points for stories with Mini Grey
âWhere do you get your ideas?â is a question you get asked a lot on school visits. I suspect AF Harrold has also often been asked this que...
https://picturebookden.blogspot.com/2025/03/where-do-i-begin-look-at-starting.html
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Nicolette Jones
3 months ago
#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.
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Scoobiesue2
3 months ago
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-...
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The Coming of the Iron Man â Through the Bookshelf
In âThe Coming of the Iron Manâ, the first three chapters of Ted Hughesâ much loved classic, âThe Iron Manâ have been abridged for younger readers and brought to life by Mini Greyâs fabulous illustrat...
http://throughthebookshelf.com/reviews/the-coming-of-the-iron-man
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SPECIAL OFFER! Pre-order The Coming of the Iron Man and get 25% off exclusively at @Waterstones - link to pre-order in following post...
3 months ago
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Maga-hatted boiled beans slither about as Trumplump pumps the tit of Muskconstruction: hats off to Martin Rowson
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Martin Rowson on Elon Musk and Donald Trumpâs social media row â cartoon
The tech billionaire has suggested he may back down as the pair feuded over the US presidentâs spending bill
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2025/jun/06/martin-rowson-cartoon-elon-musk-donald-trump-social-media?CMP=share_btn_url
5 months ago
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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!
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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...
5 months ago
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Chris Murphy
6 months ago
I went to the Senate floor to tell a story about Trumpâs 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 đ§” of my speech. People need to know this story.
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Look what ariived! Itâs the Pocket Book of Pocket Poems by AF Harrold!
@afharrold.com
Super-useful for if you need a poem and youâre in a hurry, or you need to send a poem, but you only have a small piece of paper to write it on...
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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...
7 months ago
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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!
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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
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Should be shared in schools and everywhere!
youtu.be/vK6fALsenmw?...
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History Professor Answers Dictator Questions | Tech Support | WIRED
YouTube video by WIRED
https://youtu.be/vK6fALsenmw?si=YhsuxPmVZbRAIn1h
7 months ago
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Phil Tite
8 months ago
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
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Evolution Soup
8 months ago
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
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tinyurl.com/23zrbudm
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AABC Meets: Sawsan Wehbi
YouTube video by Arizona Astrobiology Center
https://youtube.com/watch?v=o-pau6zkYBM&si=a_iLewrnHpndHWAX
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A.F. Harrold
9 months ago
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
)
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The Beautiful Sausage
9 months ago
A short 2 minute sketch by the brilliant Sarah Cooper. It's called: 'The History of Wealth Throughout History' Highly Recommendđđ
youtu.be/9cJ1IZsp750?...
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The History of Wealth Throughout History
YouTube video by Sarah Cooper
https://youtu.be/9cJ1IZsp750?si=Fzr_7aUWCC-AzepJ
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Evolution Soup
9 months ago
A human gene makes mice squeak differently â did it contribute to language?
#evolutionsoup
#evolution
#paleontology
#fossils
#paleoanthropology
#science
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You know it makes sense.
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9 months ago
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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
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This is such a brilliant thing
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/fe...
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âIt became a lifelineâ: the charity bringing cinema to hospital patients
MediCinema, which custom-builds theatres in UK hospitals, will receive a Bafta for outstanding contribution to cinema. Patients who attend the screenings tell of the joy of escaping into movie magic
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/feb/14/medicinema-charity-cinema-to-hospital-patients-bafta?CMP=share_btn_url
9 months ago
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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
9 months ago
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Some deep-sea beauties from the @NHM_London yesterday: the Whipnose, the Anglerfish, and the Umbrella-Mouth Gulper
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"When Reeves and Starmer say âgrowthâ, what they really mean is meeting the demands of predatory lobbyists." "The job of regulators is to âdrive growthâ. But that is not their role. They exist to protect us, regardless of the demands of capital."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Look at Labourâs acts of environmental vandalism and ask: did I vote for this? | George Monbiot
Our rivers, our wildlife, the air we breathe: the government is sacrificing all to the insatiable god of GDP â and mocking our objections, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jan/30/labour-environmental-vandalism-rivers-wildlife-air-government-gdp?CMP=share_btn_url
9 months ago
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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...
10 months ago
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10 months ago
The latest offering from Mini Grey
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10 months ago
Poetry Foundation not fucking around with today's poem of the day
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/89897/...
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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....
10 months ago
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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.
10 months ago
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Children's Books at The Agency
10 months ago
Ten-Word Tiny Tales of Love is out now! â€ïž Each ten-word tale is accompanied by a spectacular illustration, including one from our very own, magnificent
@mini3grey.bsky.social
! Published by
#WalkerBooks
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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....
10 months ago
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10 months ago
And another
#NewIllustrationOfTheDay
from Ten-Word TinyTales of Love, a sampler of 21 illustrations of Joseph Coelhoâs miniature stories. This huge, muddy dog is by Jarvis. Out from Walker Books 16 Jan.
@jarvis.bsky.social
My art-loving tale: âEvery time a blue sky dawned, she posted a picture.â
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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?...
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Imagining the Imaginary with A.F. Harrold | Children's Winter Lecture 2024
YouTube video by University of Reading
https://youtu.be/ExBNpSfaIDo?si=Al6qLEK4SiO1mO0J
10 months ago
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Nicolette Jones
10 months ago
#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.
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Nicolette Jones
10 months ago
#NewIllustrationOfTheDay
. Mini Grey, 1 of 10 illustrators in Ten-Word Tiny Tales of Love, tells you a story the words donât. Joseph Coelhoâs text suggests Greyfriars Bobby who sat faithfully by his masterâs grave. But Grey shows a dog who haunts his own grave, seen by his loving owner. Walker 16 Jan
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10 months ago
#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.
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A.F. Harrold
10 months ago
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.
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Imagining the Imaginary with A.F. Harrold | Children's Winter Lecture 2024
YouTube video by University of Reading
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExBNpSfaIDo
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Advent window for 18th December - the eagle has landed...no, it's taken off...
11 months ago
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Badger tosses a coin - a print in my Etsy shop - at
www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Mini...
11 months ago
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For likers of little things, there are quite a few down at my Etsy shop.
www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Mini...
11 months ago
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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
11 months ago
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11 months ago
Here isn't a little poem from
#TheBookOfNotEntirelyUsefulAdvice
by me and
@mini3grey.bsky.social
.
#KidsLit
#Poetry
#illustration
@bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social
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