From all of us at Scallywag Press, if you're celebrating, we wish you a very merry Christmas! May your stockings be filled with books, books and MORE BOOKS 📚🎅

It's December 1st! The Christmas countdown is ON!! 🎄 Get in the festive mood now with the ultimate Santa origin story in Little Santa by Jon Agee 🎅✨ Get your copy in time for Christmas: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/litt... #earlyyears #picturebooks #advent

It's tiiiiiiime!! 🎄🎅 With 30 days to go, whatever you're looking for this Christmas, we've got you covered.

⭐️ COVER REVEAL ⭐️ I am Ray's Imaginary Friend by Brian Moses, illus. by Bethan Welby, publishes in March '26! This verse chapter book (7+) is narrated by the imaginary friend that Ray invents to help him cope with moving home... Pre-order your copy: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/i-am...

The lovely people @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social have picked Mat o' Shanter by Simon Lamb as their Junior Book of the Month, and are giving away 5 copies! Learn more and enter their #comp: www.scottishbooktrust.com/competitions... #poetry #kidsbooks #scottishbooks

We're thrilled to have 3 books nominated for the #Carnegies2026 Medal for Illustration! 🎻 Hannah and the Violin by Satoshi Kitamura 🐻 George & Lenny are Always Together by Jon Agee ☀️ Good Golden Sun by Brendan Wenzel More: carnegies.co.uk/nominations-... @carnegiemedals.bsky.social

Happy #Halloween! Need some spooky baking inspiration? Try the #IvyNewt inspired broomstick buns! Find the recipe free to download on our website: www.scallywagpress.com/resources.ht...

We're supporting the National Year of Reading in 2026 & the #GoAllIn campaign The initiative from the Dept for Education, delivered with @literacy-trust.bsky.social aims to increase the number of people who are reading regularly... So if you’re into it, read into it. 📚 More: www.goallin.org.uk

✨🧙PERFECT FOR #HALLOWEEN! Get ready for magical mischief w/ author Derek Keilty as he chats about the latest book in his #middlegrade series featuring the loveable Sand Witch, IVY NEWT — IVY NEWT AND THE STORM WITCH: www.kidlit.tv/StoryMakersD... @scallywagpress.bsky.social @pubspotlight.bsky.social

A fabulous poem, based on a Robert Burns classic, Mat o’ Shanter by Simon Lamb, illustrated by Ross MacRae is out now from @scallywagpress.bsky.social @laurasmythepr.bsky.social #KidlitUK #UKKidlit worldssmallestlibrary.wordpress.com/2025/10/14/m...

"Every #Halloween, a spooky haunted house appears near Newt Castle for one day only..." Download a free e-galley of IVY NEWT AND THE TIME THIEF from @scallywagpress.bsky.social www.netgalley.com/widget/96097...

Heading to a pumpkin patch soon? 🎃 Read We Planted a Pumpkin by @robramsden.bsky.social to help little ones understand how a pumpkin grows from a seed, and try our free pumpkin spinner activity: www.scallywagpress.com/images/pumpk... #Halloween #Autumn #PumpkinPatch #HlfTerm #InTheGarden

We're proud to be supporting #IrishBookWeek! Let's show some love for your favourite Irish bookshops, Irish authors or anything you're doing to celebrate! We'll go first and take a moment to appreciate our Irish talent - Derek Keilty and Brian Fitzgerald! #IrishBookADay #DiscoverIrishKidsBooks

Scallywag Press are at Frankfurt Book Fair! If you’re at the Fair this week, pop by 6.1 C114 and say hello 👋

"There are so many wonderful things that are happening in bookshops." Bookshop Day ambassador and Scallywag poet Simon Lamb spoke to the ScottishSun about the importance of bookshops for this year's #BookshopDay. Have a read 👇 @booksaremybag.bsky.social www.thescottishsun.co.uk/health/15438...

It's #BookshopDay! 📚🛍️ Booksellers are superheroes without capes - connecting us to new worlds and opening doors to new ideas. We LOVE THEM. Show your support and find your local bookshop (UK) here: booksaremybag.com/bookshopsearch #ChooseBookshops

One Button and the Sea by @saralstan.bsky.social and Viviane Schwarz is a White Raven 2025! Selected by the International Youth Library the #wrlist2025 includes books from ~50 countries and > 40 languages. Find out more: www.ijb.de/en/home/the-...

The space portal to Zrk and Blrg has opened! 🚀 To Activate Space Portal Lift Here by Antoinette Portis publishes today! Described by @publisherswkly.bsky.social as 'wonderfully weird and slyly relevant', it's ideal for fans of interactive books. uk.bookshop.org/p/books/to-a...

In #NationalPoetryDay, we're excited to announce a new offering from @brianmosespoet.bsky.social publishing in March 2026! I Am Ray's Imaginary Friend, illustrated by Bethan Welby is a verse chapter book written by an imaginary friend, with a theme of moving home, for ages 7+. Stay tuned for more!

Simon Lamb spoke to BBC Radio Scotland about new book, Mat o' Shanter, launched at Tidelines Book Festival today! Simon talks about his childhood experiences of reading Robert Burns, and why Mat o' Shanter is called 'A Cautionary Tale'... 👀 Listen from 10 mins: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Looking forward to reading To Activate Space Portal Lift Here by Antoinette Portis and Mat o' Shanter by Simon Lamb, illustrated by Ross MacRae. Out 09/10 & now for 3+/9+ readers, huge thanks go to @laurasmythepr.bsky.social @scallywagpress.bsky.social #KidlitUK #UKKidlit

It's time - Mat o' Shanter by @simonlambcreative, illustrated by @ross.macrae.art is out now! A modern day reimagining of Robert Burns' famous poem Tam o' Shanter, Mat o' Shanter is for the ears, and eyes, and hearts of today. www.waterstones.com/book/mat-o-s... #kidslit #poetry #robertburns

We love this photo from Ross MacRae showing his workspace for Mat o' Shanter, from initial sketches to the finished book itself 😍 Mat o' Shanter: A Cautionary Tale by Simon Lamb, illus. by Ross, publishes tomorrow!! www.waterstones.com/book/mat-o-s... @bouncemarketing.bsky.social #poetry

Argh me hearties! It's #TalkLikeAPirateDay and have we got some scurvy stories for you! 🏴‍☠️ Step on board the Black Hound, and join a ship full o' the cleverest pirate investigators in Flyntlock Bones - a chapter book series by Derek Keilty. ⚓️ 📷 : bookishwaytoplay (Insta) #kidsbooks #youngfiction

'A Gallery of Cats' by Ruth Brown is the Starred Children's Review in the latest @shelf-awareness.com ! Read the full review here: www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html @pubspotlight.bsky.social #kidsbooks #kidslit

'Visually enticing, inviting repeat visits.'- Kirkus reviewing 'A Gallery of Cats' by Ruth Brown! 🐱🖼️ @lernerbooks.bsky.social @pubspotlight.bsky.social #kidslit #childrensbooks #picturebooks www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...

'We Found a Seed" by @robramsden.bsky.social inspired a Story Walk at the Lewes Public Library, across the pond in Delaware! 🇺🇸 We love this video timelapse of the trail which helped encourage children to explore the natural world around them! 🌱 @pubspotlight.bsky.social #InTheGarden #earlyyears

“There’s lots to look at and discuss” in WOLF IN THE CITY from @scallywagpress.bsky.social Author/illustrator Rachel Tilda Wolf "moves seamlessly back and forth between full-page bleeds, deployed to impress us with the city’s grandeur, and homey vignettes” ysbookreviews.wordpress.com/2025/07/24/w...

“Cat and art lovers will enjoy this fantasy art exhibition” A GALLERY OF CATS is published by @scallywagpress.bsky.social ysbookreviews.wordpress.com/2025/07/24/a...

Meet Mat! 👋 Here's your first look inside Mat o' Shanter, a modern day reimagining of Robert Burns' famous poem Tam o' Shanter, publishing next month! Words by Simon Lamb, illustrations by Ross Macrae. Pre-order your copy: www.waterstones.com/book/mat-o-s...

Good Golden Sun by Brendan Wenzel has been shortlisted in the picture books category of the Teach Early Years Awards 2025! ☀️ The winner will be revealed in November - keep your fingers crossed for us! @bouncemarketing.bsky.social

Remember we have plenty of free resources on our website! For Detective Catz by Marjoke Henrichs, this includes a spot the difference, maze and a secret code to decipher... 👉 www.scallywagpress.com/resources.ht... 📷: faeriesandfantasy (IG) @pubspotlight.bsky.social @bouncemarketing.bsky.social

We LOVE bookseller feedback - especially when it looks like this! Erin from Waterstones Belfast said of #IvyNewt: 'I can't get enough of this series! Magic and mayhem abound...' ✨ Find the Ivy Newt series by Derek Keilty in your local @waterstoneskids.bsky.social 🫶

A Seed Grows by Antoinette Portis has been reviewed by @nytimes.com! They say: 'A cyclical ending shows how the life of the natural world is never-ending. Bold, graphic illustrations and a dramatic sunflower reveal make this a splendid addition to your shelf.' 🌻

'Dark, yet hopeful, the verse story of danger and adventure is ultimately vigorous and inspiring [...] highly recommended for children who love reading and adults who love giving children great books.' @schoolreadinglist.bsky.social on Mat o' Shanter REVIEW: schoolreadinglist.co.uk/childrens-bo...

Bunny's boarding a plane! ✈️ Bunny's Most Fabulous Holiday Ever! by Brian Fitzgerald has been spotted at the WHSmith in Gatwick Airport departures, thanks to Scallywag author Deborah Chancelllor!

We can confirm, George & Lenny were in the @dailymail.co.uk TOGETHER! 😂 Check them out in Sally Morris' children's books roundup: www.dailymail.co.uk/home/books/a... @bouncemarketing.bsky.social #kidslit #jonagee

The talented Viviane Schwarz bringing One-Button and Grandpa to life 😍✍️ One-Button and the Sea by Sara Stanley, illustrated by Viviane Schwarz, publishes in paperback this week. A poignant tale of community and hope 💙🌊 @saralstan.bsky.social @bouncemarketing.bsky.social

For #NationalMarineWeek, we couldn't think of a more appropriate read than The Tale of the Whale by @karenswann.bsky.social, illus. by Padmacandra. A tale of friendship, it's also an invitation to consider our responsibilities towards the environment 🐳 📷: @faeriesandfantasy.bsky.social

Today's review...'Taking the Long Way Home' by Jake Hope, illustrated by Brian Fitzgerald @scallywagpress.bsky.social Full of imaginative fun! www.throughthebookshelf.com/reviews/taking-the-long-way-home

“For lovers of cats and fine art, A GALLERY OF CATS reimagines iconic paintings if cats were inserted in each scene” @scallywagpress.bsky.social yabookscentral.com/a-gallery-of...

Bunny has been spotted at London Victoria! We wonder where she'll travel to next... If you spot Bunny's Most Fabulous Holiday Ever! by Brian Fitzgerald in a UK airport or train station WHSmith, take a photo and tag us on socials using #BunnysHoliday and you could win a set of summer books!

One-Button and the Sea by Sara Stanley, @saralstan.bsky.social, publishes in paperback next week! Celebrating the importance of community and the power of hope, browse our free resources for this heartwarming picture book on our website: www.scallywagpress.com/resources.ht... #kidsbooks #kidslit

Jon Agee is a reak #BfK favourite and his new book GEORGE AND LENNY ARE ALWAYS TOGETHER is our Book of the Week. Get to know these two friends in his typically witty, entertaining picture book. #KidLit #BookSky @scallywagpress.bsky.social booksforkeeps.co.uk/review/georg...

"I see a resemblance." —Ghost, the labrador retriever A charming story about a wolf statue who learns to appreciate her home in the middle of a tired old square. With warm, inviting illustrations, emotive text, and a touch of humor, this book has quickly become one of our favorites.

Bunny has been spotted in Edinburgh airport! ✈️ 🐰 Remember, if you spot Bunny in a @whsmithofficial.bsky.social in a UK airport or train station, share a photo with us telling us the location and using #BunnysHoliday, to help fill up our holiday scrapbook! @bouncemarketing.bsky.social

Spotted - Bunny has started her holiday at Luton airport! ✈️ 🐰 Remember, if you're travelling from a UK airport or train station soon, we're asking you to pop into WHSmith and try to spot Bunny! If you do, share a photo with the location and use #BunnysHoliday, to help fill up our holiday scrapbook!

Jon Agee introduces George and Lenny 🐰🐻 Have you met this adorable twosome yet? A tale of friendship and separation anxiety, George and Lenny are Always Together is now available in bookshops, libraries and online! www.waterstones.com/book/george-... #kidsbooks #kidslit #picturebooks #jonagee

We're seeing how far Bunny can travel this summer, but we need your help! If you're travelling from a UK airport or train station soon, we'd love for you to see if you can spot Bunny's Most Fabulous Holiday Ever! in WHSmith ✈️ ☀️ Share a photo with the location, tag us and use #BunnysHoliday!

In holiday mood? Don't miss the NEW #BfK Book of the Week, BUNNY'S MOST FABULOUS HOLIDAY EVER! Fabulous? Yes! @scallywagpress.bsky.social #KidLitUK #booksky #BookRecommendation ☀️ booksforkeeps.co.uk/review/bunny...