🐉 DRAGON IS COMING! 🐉 #WeAreDragon arrives in April. It's the finale of the #IAmWolf series, with everything turned up to eleven – it all ends here! And now you can read it on NetGalley, so follow the link to apply… 👉 www.netgalley.co.uk/catalog/book... #NetGalley @nosycrow.bsky.social #KidLitUk

What's the best antidote to the stressful world we live in? Walking in nature. Here's 5 ways to supercharge the effects. Want to feel better than you do? Follow for more from 'Feeling Blah? Why Life feels Joyless & how to recapture its highs.' #mentalhealth #nature #Mondaymorning

New parents are BUSY! We get that. That's why the ultimate baby/toddler development book What's my BABY thinking? is in audiobook. Covers age newborn to two years old Evidence-based, straight-to-the-point. This week just 99p on Amazon #parenting #babybooks #books #BookReview #Audible

It's STICKY MILDRED DAY! She's the stickiest creature who ever lived… And she HATES taking a bath! With silliness, antics and calamities brilliantly illustrated by the @rikinparekh.bsky.social, it's out today! 👉 alastairc.com/books/sticky... @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social #KidLitUk #StickyMildred

Happy publication day to @alastairc.com and @rikinparekh.bsky.social. #stickymildred is a riot of colour, chaos and fun. @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social

I had an incredible experience at the #EmiratesLitFest! Student events, public events, and getting to chat to some brilliant teachers, librarians – and of course, the kids themselves were awesome. Thanks to everyone involved! #KidLitUk @nosycrow.bsky.social alastairc.com/blog/2026012...

Babies are so clever! Get this.... Keep following for more from "What's my Baby Thinking? " The new guide for switched-on, cycle-breaking parents #parenting #parenthood #newbaby

Happy Publication day to #faitheckersall and @emblabooks.bsky.social #thebodyontheroundabout

Happy Publication Day! @tanithcarey.bsky.social #DrHariRudkin

Did you know babies try COUGHING sounds to get your attention? Fascinated by how your child is developing? Then "What's my BABY Thinking?" is the comprehensive easy- to-use guide to everything in the first 2 years #psychology #parenting #ParentingTips #PregnancyJourney #babydevelopment

Tickled pink about this cosy crime debut...

If you are looking for a regency romance listen to while away the autumn nights look no further than #soundingsaudio's recording of the first four titles in Linda O'Byrne's #cousinsofpemberley series. The perfect treat for all Jane Austen fans. And only 99p!

@waterstones.bsky.social is running an October promotion - check out all the bargains to be had on 2026 titles!

Your phone has a powerful effect on your nervous system/physiology. An HOUR's phone-free time will reset your cortisol levels. That's how long it takes for your body to register the feelings of threat have passed. #thursdayvibes #psychologyfacts #psychology #HealthyLiving

Happy publication day to @alastairc.com and #alexwillmore

It's publication day!

Absolutely chuffed to announce that I'll be at this year's #CheltLitFest on Saturday 11th October! View the full line-up here: www.cheltenhamfestivals.org/whats-on Tickets go on sale 4 September! @nosycrow.bsky.social #IAmWolf #IAmRaven #KidLitUk

🚨 Happening TOMORROW!! 🚨 Join me at #EdBookFest Saturday 9th for my brand new book #BLITZERS, a tale of virtual fighters, killer robots, and empathy… Do you have what it takes to survive the Arena? Find out! 👉 alastairc.com/events/20250... #Edinburgh #KidLitUk @barringtonstoke.bsky.social

Dopamine is the molecule of ANTICIPATION & EXPLORATION NOT reward Time to harness this knowledge with this simple habit What are you planning this week? Time to get the neuroscience of joy on your side Find Feeling Blah? shorturl.at/fiuTg #sundayvibes #psychology #neuroscience #healthhabits

Lovely news – ONE SILLY SAUSAGE DOG by me and the fab #AlexWillmore is in the @waterstoneskids.bsky.social SUMMER25 promo, yay! Preorder with code SUMMER25 for 25% off our tale of madcap doggy silliness… 🐾🐾 👉 www.waterstones.com/book/one-sil... #WPreorder #KidLitUk @hachettechildrens.bsky.social

Happy Empathy Day! Celebrate the power of reading with @empathylabuk.bsky.social Empathy Festival events. We're so proud to have two books in the Read for Empathy Collection 2025: Bird Boy by Catherine Bruton and Destiny Ink: Sleepover Surprise by Adeola Sokunbi ❤️ empathylab.uk/empathy-day-...

Huge congrats to @catherinebruton.bsky.social #birdboy

It's publication day for #LesleyWelsh's darkly compelling thriller...#truthliesburied @bloodhoundbooks.bsky.social

So happy to be sharing news of this deal #DrMarkWestmoquette #moon+bird #watkinspublishing

@catherinebruton.bsky.social 's beautiful novel #BirdBoy is on the list @nosycrow.bsky.social

Parents, Lost for words when you hear this from your teen? THIS explainer will help For more psychology and development applied in real-life scenarios that you can use IN THE MOMENT, find "What's My Teenager Thinking?" rb.gy/43v7p3 #ParentingTips #parenting #childpscychology #books

#Iamraven takes flight. Happy Publication day @alastairc.com and @nosycrow.bsky.social

New book alert! @barringtonstoke.bsky.social @alastairc.com

One sleep to go before I AM RAVEN spreads its wings! 🐦‍⬛ Following on from I AM WOLF, this one has more world, more adventure, more secrets, and a Big Villain Reveal… Pre-order it now! 👉 alastairc.com/books/i-am-r... @nosycrow.bsky.social #IAmRaven #KidLitUK

Many more people feel stuck in 'SURVIVAL MODE.' This is a place where your options feel narrower & like you're drowning. It's NOT your fault. It's due to the world events & economic downturn. It IS time to name it to find ways to protect your mental health. #psychology #health #mentalhealth

Huge congratulations to @phoebesmith.bsky.social whose memoir #Wayfarer is the Inspire Travel Book of the Year. @harpernorth.bsky.social @harpercollins.bsky.social

Take a tour around the most easy-to-use parenting book for parents of TWEENS ever created Real-life scenarios met with bite-sized child psychology /development you can use IN THE MOMENT amzn.eu/d/fm1FpGo #parents #childdevelopment #childpsychology www.youtube.com/watch?v=9A8X...

Riding High in the Military history charts - congratulations @saperebooks.bsky.social

CAW! CAW! I AM RAVEN out April 10th!! 🐦‍⬛🐺🥳 @nosycrow.bsky.social #IAmRaven #IAmWolf #KidLitUk

@phoebesmith.bsky.social author of #Wayfarer writes about what it is like to be the other woman

Happy post-World Book Day! I hope you had a great week. My highlight was visiting a book warehouse, and it made my geeky heart sing… 📚📚📚📚📚 #WorldBookDay @harpercol.bsky.social @barringtonstoke.bsky.social #KidLitUK alastairc.com/blog/2025031...

Some fantastic news in time for #WorldBookDay – I Am Wolf is joint winner of the @peters-books.bsky.social Junior Fiction Book of the year, hurray! Congratulations to all the winners – it's a brilliant collection! 🐺🎉 alastairc.com/blog/2025030... @nosycrow.bsky.social #IAmWolf #KidLitUk

Mary Burchell's classic opera romance series is now available for preorder as a boxed set from @joffebooks.bsky.social #MusicoftheHeart

Welcome to the world Sylvester! Happy publication day to @alastairc.com and Alex Willmore on this bright and sidesplittingly funny story of #onecheekyoctopus

Whoop, Whoop #IamWolf by @alastairc.com is on the longlist. Congrats to the author and to @nosycrow.bsky.social

You may not have a choice about EVERYTHING in your life. BUT you DO have a choice about what you pay attention to. Today, feed your brain most positive inputs - whether it's what you read or watch - to reduce your cortisol levels Keep following #MondayMorning #MondayMotivation #psychology

Something Cheeky This Way Comes… My new book #OneCheekyOctopus splashes down next week! A tale of silly counting fun, hilariously illustrated by the brilliant #AlexWillmore – find out more and pre-order now! 🐙👇 alastairc.com/blog/2025020... @hachettechildrens.bsky.social #KidLitUK #PictureBooks

Delighted to share the news that it is paperback publication day for #MaxDecharne and his wonderful history of the Teddy Boy Revolution www.waterstones.com/book/teddy-b.... Congratulations to all.

Nature is a parent's - and a child's - best friend... Here's why. Want parenting clarified? Keep following for science-based nuggets #Parenthood #ParentingHacks #montessoriinspired #ParentingLife #ParentingJourney #parentingbooks

Today's 'Just One Thing' Gratitude can sound like a cliche I thought that too - until I saw the research. Plus we've forgotten that it's GIVING gratitude that has the best effects Follow for mental health insights to make life feel better. #psychology #wellbeing #mentalhealth

Congratulations to @alastairc.com, one of our #ShareAStory supporters, on this great news. ⬇️

Here are my #FaveMiddleGrade24 reads this year that aren’t continuing a series. Each one is brilliant and they are all so different. Most importantly everyone of these books has found a child that now loves it.

Delighted to see #REEK on the #OurBestBookAward2025 shortlist! It's an award voted for by the pupils themselves, so it's a real honour to be listed – thank you! (and it's in very good company 🤩) whatever-it-takes.org.uk/our-best-boo... @harpercollins.bsky.social #BarringtonStoke #KidLitUK

My favourite photos of 2024 - March: A view over Abbotsbury and St. Catherine’s Chapel.