#PrimaryTeachers teaching #WW1 topic: Fred is an ordinary London boy, but as the First World War looms, friends, neighbours and classmates turn against his family. Their crime? Fred's father is German... A story of othering, fear and hope. @bloomsburyed.bsky.social #PrimaryRocks #UKEdChat

‘The Taming of the Cat’ is out in paperback now. It has copious black and white illustrations and stars a mouse called Brie who has to tell a story to keep a murderous cat occupied. If the cat grows restive so Brie has to think if some fast action! #art #bookillustration #birds #raven #book.sky

US readers! There are 100 ARCs of THE WOLF AND HIS KING, my retelling of the medieval werewolf tale, 'Bisclavret', up for grabs in this Goodreads giveaway. The book comes out Jan 27 2026, but this is a great chance to nab it early! www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...

Next is the king -- controversially, in second person. I think second person is woefully misunderstood, and this is tragic, because it can do things that no other perspective can. I hope this might make people realise it's not exclusive to reader-insert fanfic! finnlongman.tumblr.com/post/7998249...

Over on Tumblr (and Instagram, in abbreviated form), I'm introducing the different narrative POVs in THE WOLF AND HIS KING and why I chose them. First up is Bisclavret-the-man's perspective, in third person, with a strong emphasis on the body: finnlongman.tumblr.com/post/7997493...

Three (US) ARCs to mark three weeks until UK publication! I realise using ARCs that have a different publication date on them is confusing, but they just arrived and I couldn't resist. finnlongman.com/books/the-wo...

Another from ‘The Taming of the Cat’ out in paperback now. #book.sky #artsky

It's a double paperback publication day for #JaneRay!✨ Anya’s Quest, written by #JasbinderBilan and beautifully illustrated by Jane, and Twelfth Night, the picture book retelling from #TheGlobe featuring Jane’s magical illustrations, are both out in paperback today!📚 @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social

The #Carnegies2026 nominations have been announced!✨ Handle With Care by @louisareid.bsky.social and Girl, Ultra-Processed by #AmaraSage are nominated for writing, while @mini3grey.bsky.social is nomintated for the Illustration medal for The Coming of the Iron Man! 📚 carnegies.co.uk

I was happy to illustrate cover of The Author magazine for @societyofauthors.bsky.social. 📚

The Wolf and His King comes out in ONE MONTH today! (Or three months today if you're in the US.) This book is a retelling of the medieval French poem 'Bisclavret', about a werewolf knight and the king who loves him. More info and preorder links: finnlongman.com/books/the-wo...

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! 📚✨

"A raw, moving look at family, identity and emotional survival."♥️🔒 My Name is Jodie Jones by @emmashevah.bsky.social was named one of The Best New Children's Books for Autumn 2025 by @theipaper.com! @dfbstoryhouse.bsky.social inews.co.uk/culture/book...

My Name is Jodie Jones by @emmashevah.bsky.social and Letters to a Monster illustrated by #SarahWarburton & written by #PatriciaForde are shortlisted for the 2025 @irishbookawards.bsky.social! 🏆📚 @dfbstoryhouse.bsky.social @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social www.irishbookawards.ie/2025-shortli...

Happy Paperback Publication Day to The Taming of the Cat by @helencooperbooks.bsky.social!🐱🐭🧀 ✨'Beguiling...utterly delightful.' @booksforkeeps.bsky.social ✨'A delicious treat.' @theguardian.com ✨'A classic fairy tale with beautiful illustrations.' #TheWeekJunior @faberchildrens.bsky.social

Thanks for the review, Sue! I walk in the hilly park at Ally Pally every day with my dog. Writing about the WW1 internees who once shared this glorious space was very moving...

It's time to board your longships and embark on another fantastic time-slip adventure from @karenmccombie.bsky.social! Alfie and Kat’s school trip takes an unexpected turn when they’re whisked back to a Viking village. Will they ever be able to find their way back home? Out January 2026 🌊

*COVER REVEAL!!* The cover of my upcoming Viking time-slip novel has been gloriously illustrated by Anneli Bray. Out Jan '26! @barringtonstoke.bsky.social @theagencybooks.bsky.social

I am being interviewed by @cbnnetwork.bsky.social as part of a day of events for those interested in children’s publishing. There are portfolio sessions and workshops - a rare opportunity in the North to have so many experts on hand. Grimm & Co, Rotherham. Tickets on Eventbrite. 29th November ✍️🎨

📣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...

My book is out this week, but so is @karenmccombie.bsky.social 's awesomely good My Family, The Enemy. Loved it and learned so much! www.bloomsbury.com/uk/my-family...

London, 1914. Fred Müller's life is turned upside down when his dad is taken away by the police - suddenly his family are the enemy because of where they come from.. Happy Publication Day to My Family The Enemy by @karenmccombie.bsky.social, a beautiful tale based on historical events. #Bloomsbury

Five Little Sprouts, the lift-the-flat board book illustrated by #SimonRickerty and written by @mikebrownlow.bsky.social, is out today!🎄 Join five little sprouts for Christmas chaos in this fun rhyming and counting adventure. 🎅 @hachettechildrens.bsky.social

Join a fantastic, futuristic and chaos-filled adventure where Christmas has snowballed and is celebrated every day! 🎄 Sprouts, written by #SibéalPounder with illustrations from #SarahWarburton, is now out in paperback! @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social

Happy Publication Day to The Boy Who Grew Dragons: A Christmas Delivery, illustrated by #SarahWarburton! 🐉🎄 This winter-warmer of a picture book captures all the magic of @andyshepherdwriter.bsky.social's The Boy Who Grew Dragons series, but for a younger audience! #TemplarBooks

If you're a GSFF subscriber, there's something very special here for you to pre-order...!: goldsborobooks.com/products/the... If you're not, check back on 6th October, when it'll be open for all :)

It's #DylslexiaAwarenessWeek in Scotland this week & the rest of the UK the week after. Dylslexia-friendly publisher Barrington Stoke are offering 20% off individual books during this time, using code DAW20. Plenty authors to choose from, but here's a selection of my books! bsky.app/profile/barr...

Annnd she’s out! Jodie Jones is out in the big bad world, and she is getting lots and lots of love. The launch was jubilant thanks to the amazing Rev and team at Waterstones King Road, the DFB team, and everyone who came along to celebrate. Anthony, my editor, gave the world's best and most…

Paddington's Trick or Treat is #1 in the Children's Pre-school & Picture Books charts! 🎃 @thebookseller.com @harpercollins.bsky.social #MichaelBond #RWAlley #Paddington #PaddingtonBeard

"A profoundly poignant, beautifully written YA contemporary novel, with a brave, brilliant heroine."♥️ My Name is Jodie Jones by @emmashevah.bsky.social is included in @theguardian.com's Children and Teens roundup of the best new picture books and novels! @dfbstoryhouse.bsky.social

Guess what comes out in two months (UK) or four months (US) today!

📣Exciting book news! Anya and the Light Above the Ocean by #AmeliaGiudici is coming soon!🌊✨ #AndersenPress #BookSky #readingcommunity

Happy Publication Day to Paddington's Twelve Days of Christmas!🎄 Celebrate Christmas and sing along with Paddington Bear in this funny festive story! 🎁 Published by @harpercollins.bsky.social, illustrated by #RWAlley #MichaelBond #KarenJankel #Paddington

Thank you so much @bookwagonuk.bsky.social for this gorgeous review of My Name is Jodie Jones share.google/XXYzE70PR4k8...

“Raymond Briggs's forgotten classic is just as charming as The Snowman” Thank you to @telegraphnews.bsky.social for this wonderful review of our new book - The Strange House by Raymond Briggs, introduced by @chrisriddell.bsky.social 💙📚 #booksky manderleypress.com/shop/p/strangehouse

“Two rediscovered early works show how the beloved author of The Snowman and Father Christmas perfected his blend of the fantastical and ordinary”- @theobserveruk.bsky.social The Strange House, a new edition of two short stories by #RaymondBriggs, is out now from @manderleypress.bsky.social!📚

I'm in the Bookseller being interviewed about disability and werewolves! ⤵️

Thank you so much to Tanja Jennings @booksforkeeps.bsky.social for this amazing review of My Name is Jodie Jones. share.google/v0rUcPc9PV7E... @dfbstoryhouse.bsky.social @theagencybooks.bsky.social

#NewIllustrationoftheDay by Jane Ray from Georghia Ellinas's retelling of The Winter's Tale. Painstakingly depicted grass, bricks, foliage, tiles & a typically exquisite fantasy setting. Leontes & Polixenes among the domes & spires of a Sicilian city. Walker Books 11 Sept @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social

Happy book birthday to @emmashevah.bsky.social, on the publication of her #YA novel 'MY NAME IS JODIE JONES'! 15-year-old Jodie Jones is NEVER just 'Jodie', and she's not shy about telling people off if they get that wrong! But what family secret is dragging her down? @dfbstoryhouse.bsky.social

Just arrived; a bundle of advance copies of my new WW1 novel! Stunning cover by #MarcoGaudalupi and lovely cover quote courtesy of the awesome Catherine Johnson @catwrote.bsky.social Out 9 Oct... @bloomsburyed.bsky.social @theagencybooks.bsky.social

Congratulations to our wonderful clients @lydiamonks.bsky.social, #KateRead and @louisareid.bsky.social on being longlisted for the @uklitassociation.bsky.social 2026 UKLA Book Awards! 📚 👑Six Queens @panmacmillan.bsky.social 🦜Bright Birds @twohootsbooks.bsky.social 💜Handle With Care #GuppyBooks

"From then on, I collected sentences like other people collect keyrings. I searched for them everywhere..."♥️ Happy Publication Day to @emmashevah.bsky.social's YA novel My Name is Jodie Jones, a compelling, witty, moving love letter to the magic of words. Published by @dfbstoryhouse.bsky.social

✨Brilliant book news!✨ Dinorella, the first book in a hilarious new picture book series illustrated by @lydiamonks.bsky.social and written by #LouCarter, is coming April 2027!🦖 #Simon&SchusterKidsUK

Happy Publication Day to the new edition of Enchantment in the Garden, the classic and beautifully illustrated story about friendship by best-loved author–illustrator, Shirley Hughes. 💐 @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social @shirleyhughes.bsky.social

THE WOLF AND HIS KING comes out in the UK in 3 months today, so I'm giving away one paperback ARC! To enter: follow me and reskeet this. Bonus: add TWAHK on GR/Storygraph & drop a screenshot in the comments. Extra bonus: tell me your favourite medieval story. UK only (sorry). Closes midday 29/08.

"This love letter to birds is a stunning book for all levels of interest — as beautiful and as brainy as a scarlet macaw." @thetimes.com 🦜 A wonderful review of #KateRead's beautiful book Bright Birds in The Times this weekend! #TwoHoots @panmacmillan.bsky.social www.thetimes.com/culture/book....

Coming soon!🐉🎄❄️ The Boy Who Grew Dragons: A Christmas Delivery, wonderfully illustrated by #SarahWarburton, is a winter-warmer of a picture-book, capturing all the magic of @andyshepherdwriter.bsky.social's The Boy Who Grew Dragons series for a younger audience!✨ Publishing Oct 2025 #TemplarBooks

squad, I haven't even finished this book and it's already my top read of the year

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...