Great first day at @scbwi-bi.bsky.social’s Debut Bootcamp with nearly 50 up-and-coming writers & illustrators. @moohara.bsky.social, @candygourlay.bsky.social & I share everything we wished we’d known before our debut books launched. Lovely to meet so many talented creators!

I‘m buzzing after the virtual @scbwi-bi.bsky.social Book Launch Boot Camp with the three powerhouses that are @candygourlay.bsky.social @moohara.bsky.social and @authorsaragrant.bsky.social and wonderful #scbwi peeps. Highly recommended for anyone seeking inspiration prior to launching a new book!

This is how he's skirting the law. HIs lottery is a lie and the winners are predetermined political allies. Every one who fell for his shit and thought they might win a million dollars got grifted and duped.

so i drew a headcanon generator prompt with trevor,, i think this is pretty accurate he'd totally be great with children😛 (as a person who works with children... hell no💀😭) #myfangtasticallyevilvampirepet #mftevp #moohara @moohara.bsky.social @mjcartoons.bsky.social 🤪😝😛🤪

My fav ‘Super Pets’ from today’s author visit were ‘Lightning Croc’ 🐊, a cat with the power to get people to move out of sunny patches so they could sleep there 🐈 🤣and ‘The Goodness Chicken’ 🐓 who just makes everyone good. The world needs more Goodness Chickens.

yoyoyo happy international women's day!! i drew this silly kirsty doodle bc this is probably something she'd say LMFAOO😭😭 #myfangtasticallyevilvampirepet #mftevp #internationalwomensday @moohara.bsky.social yuh

Thx @jennyhawke.bsky.social , Penge Library and St Antony’s School! What a fab World Book Day!

ICYMI: The newly launched GLL Literary Foundation has named the 17 UK children’s authors selected to receive bursary placements. 👇 #BookSky

Agent Moose on the loose at Roehampton Library! Thx October for a fab day!!

My son just invented World Burp Day, and I would like to let schools know that I am now open to visits for this.

Ready for some graphic novel fun at Roehampton Library with Mosaic Jewish Primary!!

Check this out #KidLitUK! I love everything Az writes but this is something a bit different - a lush story collection. Well that's birthdays sorted for a bit! #Edusky

Here’s my new book announcement! I didn’t dare to dream I’d be able to write my very own story collection until my dear agent Julia and the brilliant team at Zephyr, Head of Zeus (part of Bloomsbury) suggested it. These timeless stories are unlike anything I’ve written;they’ve stretched my writing/1

Reminder if you haven't filled this in yet! #Illustrators #Authors #Booksky #KidLitUK #Publishing #HandsOffOurCopyright

Love this series! So funny and offbeat and a great example of words and pictures working together to make story - NOT an illustrated book cos words and pics are equal partners. #KidLitUK

i haven't posted anything or drawn anything in a bit so here we got really annoyed bob and silly chef oddjobz yayayaya #myfangtasticallyevilvampirepet #mybigfatzombiegoldfish #mbfzg #mftevp @moohara.bsky.social

Sometimes you eat the bear, sometimes the bear eats you, and sometimes you become friends with a Big Fat Zombie Goldfish. @moohara.bsky.social’s book is a fun and clever adventure for kids featuring the scariest bear of all: older siblings.

pen.org/banned-books... UK friends, read a book on the PEN (US) Most Banned Books list. If you’re going to the US, you might leave your copy in a public place for some reader who needs it to find.

It takes barely three minutes to answer the questions.

SHARE WIDELY. KNOW YOUR RIGHTS. With mass deportations starting today across the country, it is vitally important - for both citizens and non-citizens - to know your rights. You have the right to remain silent. Assert it. You have the right to a lawyer. Ask for one. (1/3)

Putting this out there for those of you who might need it - How to Respond to Law Enforcement Requests for Library Records and User Information: Suggested Guidelines

I've worked closely with trans people and they aren't weird. They aren't special. They aren't dangerous. They aren't heroes. They aren't crazy. They aren't perfect. Instead, they are just human beings. They are just people. They deserve love, respect, kindness, and safety, just like all humans.

There’s nothing like it. It’s an invaluable resource and quite possibly the most important book to be published in the last year if we really want to finally bring change to the way we represent minorities in books, on our shelves, in bookshops, schools and libraries. /2

Honoured to have had an early read of this incredibly important book and be quoted on the cover. It’s a comprehensive exploration of representation in British children’s literature and the industry around it. It’s important and vital for anyone working in or with children’s books. /1

And thank you @maisiechanwrites.bsky.social, @candygourlay.bsky.social, @moohara.bsky.social, and @louiestowell.bsky.social for the tips. They were all winners! 🎉

"We see that Neptune looks so blue, so we cheer it up with a joke or two." - Hush Little Rocket by @moohara.bsky.social (aka one of my youngest favourite books from our local library and, more recently, a favourite Christmas gift as well ❤️)

Friday #kidlitart #kidlit #illustration

And we're done! Three days, five schools, nine sessions, probably around 800 children ... Thanks, Northern Children's Book Festival, it's been a blast. Until next time!

"If you are a dreamer, come in. If you are a dreamer, a wisher, a liar, a hoper, a prayer, a magic-bean-buyer. If you’re a pretender, come sit by my fire, for we have some flax-golden tales to spin. Come in! Come in!" Shel Silverstein

Fabulous 🧵 by @rashmiwriting.bsky.social about non-fiction texts and the importance of reading them with young people. #nonfiction #kidlit #ukkidlit

World building this morning for a new picture book 🐬🐠🪸🐚 #wip #sneakpeek #kidlituk #kidlit

One of the coolest things to happen to me since becoming a childrens author is happening this week. Over 60,000 kids in Scotland will receive a free copy of my and Ross Collins' picture book There's Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah! 🧵

Here are a couple we have done of UK children’s authors These two are (mainly) UK children's authors go.bsky.app/GLnmxCv go.bsky.app/3hvs

Hey everyone, I see you all abandoned X and flex here! What’s happening?

Day 2 of YALC was a blast! I had a lovely time attending panels and getting a chance to interact with other #booklovers. I met with people for the first time in person and with others where it's fated we keep running into each other 😅. @simonjamesgreen.bsky.social @ellemcnicoll.bsky.social 💙📚

Hello all. Jumping on here so share my art, books and updates! Here’s some of my work!

I love this! When I'm mentoring YA writers, I always ask what they think of Twilight, and if they're disparaging, I know they don't get YA *at all*. Twilight is beloved because it speaks directly to first teen love. It takes teen love as seriously as teens take it www.theguardian.com/science/2024...

Libraries are amazing. They make books accessible for everyone AND they're beautiful safe spaces and invaluable community hubs.

Reposting for everyone who might like a listen on their way home this afternoon. We have a feast of YA authors for you to listen to. ‼️Warning‼️ it is likely to grow your TBR pile 📚🫣#kidlitUK @simonjamesgreen.bsky.social @sophiecameron.bsky.social #jennyireland

There’s a new podcast where kids interview authors. What could possibly go wrong? My episode drops Thursday at 5pm. Search Lit-Picking on your usual provider, or use this link: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/l... #KidLitUK

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

If you would like to be added to this starter pack so member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators BI can find each other easily, please pop your name below :) go.bsky.app/KBvYZbZ

I'm on in the Grand, Blackpool today. 1000 children. Every child gets a free copy of my book 'Michael Rosen's Big Book of Bad Things' All thanks to wonderful, amazing Children's Bookshow

Hey Mo! Nice move. The water is lovely over in this pond x

#schools and #teachers! All these lovely authors would love to come to your school and promote #ReadingForPleasure!!

Finn Jones Was Here has been shortlisted for the Brilliant Book Awards! Thanks Inspire ELS and congrats to all on the list! Schools - I do a whole event around this book which is perfect for years 5,6 and 7 particularly - details on my website. 😊

Well, hello Bluesky. I said I CANNOT with another social media platform and yet… here I am. Oops.

Starter packs are so incredibly useful for confused newbies like me! If you're part of the UK children's book world, check them out! So happy to find so many friends here.