Happy Book Birthday, Hugh! 🎉🐘

You can preorder your exclusive signed edition of my new book, with fab illustrations by @lorettaschauer.bsky.social, from @waterstones.bsky.social and enter a competition to win afternoon tea for you and your family 👇

You can preorder an exclusive signed edition of Rory Sparkes and the Elephant in the Room, illustrated by @lorettaschauer.bsky.social, from Waterstones 👇

So excited for everyone to meet Rory and his friends in this fantastically funny adventure from Hugh! 🐘

Signed exclusive editions are available to pre-order from @Waterstones.bsky.social now! #RorySparkes #RorySparkesAndTheElephantInTheRoom

Rory Sparkes and the Elephant in the Room, my first book for children, will be published on 9th October by Bloomsbury, brilliantly brought to life with illustrations by @LorettaSchauer.bsky.social. I hope you enjoy reading about the adventures of Rory and his pals as much as I enjoyed writing them.

Very exciting news! Tune into Milkshake TV at 9am on World Book Day for a super special YETI-tastic storytime! @lorettaschauer.bsky.social #ukkidlit #kidlituk #childrensbooks #worldbookday #author

Did you see my post over on IG's Picture Book Takeover about the technique I used to create all that white FLUFF in 'Yetis Don't Exist!' ? #illustration #technique #picturebooks #kidlitart #painting #collage #photoshop #howto #childrensbooks www.instagram.com/p/DFcpzZFiVp...

Big thanks to @readingrocks.bsky.social for inviting @lorettaschauer.bsky.social, Iggy and me to virtual visit lots of lovely classrooms for some yeti-tastic fun today! And thank you to all the classes who came along! #ukkidlit #kidlituk #authorlife

New emerging stalk of blooms should be flowering in time for my Birthday on Wednesday.

Well, we've flirted with it before, as have many indie retailers, but today, the day came. We have had our first ZERO day. That's right. We sold nothing. Scaffolding makes a difference - we ARE open and we also sell online. #kidlituk

Amaryllis time again! Started this one off quite late, but it should still be flowering for my birthday. (Hippeastrum 'Apple Blossom')

Back to recording videos with my yeti crew today! The yetis are officially taking over my home now! But they are the true stars of all my events so I don’t mind! Getting ready for an awesome @readingrocks.bsky.social event with @lorettaschauer.bsky.social on 29th January! #ukkidlit #kidlituk

As we move into the holidays, please remember: READING FOR PLEASURE has the biggest impact of any factor on children's life chances. So never stop sharing books with kids, talking about books, making books central to everything you do. Never stop changing their lives! #literacy #EduSky #books

Will Iggy and his friends find the mysterious humans they are searching for? Find out in 'Yetis Don't Exist' by me and @katethompson.bsky.social

Christmas tree is up! With the sparkly fairy I made 20 years ago proudly taking her place on the top 🤣🎄❄️❄️❄️

Just an author casually snapping a selfie with the book that started in my head and ended up illustrated by the amazing @lorettaschauer.bsky.social and on the shelf in Sainsbury’s 😃 (This time in Chichester)

Today is #SmallBusinessSaturday! We've got lots of lovely books to show you, including signed books. Can't make it down or weather too bad? Our website has a selection of books - or tell us what you'd like and we shall supply! ❤️ Photo of @lorettaschauer.bsky.social with our festive window

Five stars for Iggy! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ And now you can pick up a copy in Sainsbury's too!

Well. Iggy's made it. He now has his very own song by the musical maestro himself, Gareth P Jones ❤️❄️❤️❄️❤️❄️❤️

Iggy & I have had a brilliant day today visiting Downsbrook & Whytemead Primary in Worthing with Chapter 34 Books. Lots of giggles & yeti wiggles were had, & many signed copies of Yetis Don’t Exist are off to new homes tonight! #IggyOnTour #ukkidlit #kidlituk @lorettaschauer.bsky.social

Having lots of fun with @lorettaschauer.bsky.social and Iggy! It's not too late to order a signed and dedicated copy. Just shout.

We're so excited that @lorettaschauer.bsky.social is with us from 11am ish today! She'll be painting our shop window for Christmas and signing copies of her and @katethompson.bsky.social's festive picture book, Yetis Don't Exist. Retford, come on down! #KidLitUK

Tickets now available for Fairytale Musical Mash Up at The Albany (Deptford Lounge) Friday 21st February. I love that this one is Pay What You Decide. www.thealbany.org.uk/shows/fairyt...

For #nationalillustrationday here's some work from my #picturebooks for the US and Japan: 'Crinkle, Crackle, Crack!' (Holiday House, US), 'Wills Words' (Charlesbridge, US), 'The Snowman' (Hyoronsha, Japan) and 'Jack and the Beanstalk' (Fukuinkan Shoten, Japan) #kidlitART #KidlitUK #UKKidlit

Happy #NationalIllustrationDay! I wanted to mark the day by celebrating the amazing illustrators that I’ve been lucky enough to work with over the last few years - the brilliant @lorettaschauer.bsky.social, Kitty Harris & @clareelsom.bsky.social - just look at these illustrations! 🥰 #ukkidlit

A little bit of #visualhumour that is proving popular in schools I've been visiting lately. Iggy and his yeti friends just can't seem to find any humans, no matter how hard they search! From 'Yetis Don't Exist' by @katethompson.bsky.social and me 🤔🤣❄️❄️❄️

Hooray! So excited that illustrator @lorettaschauer.bsky.social has been able to reschedule and she'll be with us this Saturday signing copies of Yetis Don't Exist and painting our festive window! #kidlituk

So excited to see everyone in Retford this afternoon! ❄️❄️❄️

Next Saturday I’ll be at the wonderful Bags of Books in Lewes for a FURtastic wintry storytime at 11.30. It’s totally free, so if you’re in the area, come along for a fun yeti story, yeti moves, a yeti drawalong and a Christmassy yeti craft! #bookshop #ukkidlit #kidlituk

My favourite page in Yetis Don’t Exist (though it’s a tough call as they’re all brilliant!). Just look at these Northern Lights!

Happy Friday everyone! It's been a long week. Here's a snippet of 'Yetis Don't Exist' by me and @katethompson.bsky.social

Super excited to welcome @lorettaschauer.bsky.social on Sunday! She'll be painting us a window and signing copies of her and @katethompson.bsky.social's new book - Yetis Don't Exist! Loretta will be with us from 1pm onwards. Shout if you'd like to order a signed and dedicated copy! Yay-ti!

We're feeling festive today! Who wants to win this tote bag of goodies? Like this post! Give us a follow. You don't have to, but resharing is appreciated 💕 Enter by 7pm Sunday 24th November 2024. We'll pick a winner on Monday. UK only. #kidlituk

As it’s Nonfiction November, I’m resharing some posts I wrote for BookTrust back when I was Writer in Residence, starting with this piece on how factual books can be a powerful form of storytelling that can grip young readers. www.booktrust.org.uk/news-and-fea... #KidLitUK

If you see this, post a bird 🪿 #kidlitart #illustration

I am very much enjoying the daily 'hello Iggy' I can hear as people with smalls walk past ❄️🥰

Love a decorated bookshop window! 😊 Nice work, @lorettaschauer.bsky.social!

Hello (is anyone out there?!) We're an indie bookshop based in Sheffield, promoting reading for pleasure & making sure everyone in our community feels seen through the books in our shop! How beautiful is our new window by @lorettaschauer.bsky.social for her and @katethompson.bsky.social new book!

Great thread: words of wisdom on children's books from Joan Aitken 👇

An intro to me - I’m Kate, I live in West Sussex, love coffee & biscuits, & have 4 published picture books, most recently Yetis Don’t Exist, illustrated by @lorettaschauer.bsky.social, with more on the way. I look forward to connecting with the creative & book community on here! #ukkidlit #kidlituk

Snowy start Tomy school visits today with @trumanbooks.bsky.social in Leeds! Iggy was waiting patiently for his yeti hot chocolate! ❄️❄️❄️

Yeti on a train! This time Iggy is off to Leeds to visit schools with @trumanbooks.bsky.social ❄️❄️❄️

BOOK GIVEAWAY!!! I'm not on social media a lot right now, working very hard on my new book, trying to get it done in less than 9 years this time! In the meantime, I'm giving away signed copies of all my books so far. Repost & follow to enter, & say which one you'd like - closes Dec 14! #KidLitUK

Making a starter pack for authors who do school visits, so schools can easily find us. This starts off one for primary schools go.bsky.app/5u2ArqX but I'll also do one for secondary. Let me know if you do school visits and you want to go on the list - and whether you do primary or secondary. Thanks.

Don't forget this one! go.bsky.app/RDKBN2i

@mostlybooktalk.bsky.social and @mariannedoherty.bsky.social have both done heroic work on starter packs of authors. @edfinch.bsky.social has education packs. There's a library one too, if I can find. @bigbeardedbookseller.com has bookshops.

Hello! I'm doing FREE virtual event for teachers, educators, librarians ...about the magic of wordless picture books! Please share while I work out how to use Blue Sky 😅📚 🗓️ DATE: 26th November 2024 ⏰ TIME: 7:00 PM @readingrocks.bsky.social wherereadingrocks.com/event/beyond...

Wooohoo! I have a new picture book publishing in February with Andersen Press and the INCREDIBLE Fiona Lumbers . It's truly beautiful and it's in the Bookseller 's Children's Preview! #kidlit #picturebooks #thespacebetween

'Yetis Don't Exist' by me and @katethompson.bsky.social is OUT NOW!