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🐞🐝🪾 The Secret Life of Bugs, Bees & Trees by Moira Butterfield, Illustrated by Vivian Mineker One of my favourite books of the year! Review by @sareenmclay.bsky.social @moirabutterfield.bsky.social @quartokids.bsky.social‬ #vivianmineker#nonfiction#childrensbooks#childrensbooksillustration

A special mention to all the girder-strong support bras this eve. #eurovision

Grayson Perry was giving it large #eurovision

So glad it stopped #Eurovision

Dear God this is the favourite? #eurovision

BANGING MALTA! #Eurovision

I like a manic laugh in a song - Delilah style #eurovision

#Eurovision specsavers does game of thrones

Poland instantly forgettable. Time to put the kettle on #eurovisionn

I quite liked Latvia. It will have no chance against the dull electronic AI stuff though (eg:Spain) #eurovision

I always love Iceland! Love their fun every year #eurovision

Austria! Crikey! #eurovision

Out and about this morning collecting some bits and pieces for my woodland walk shows next Friday at Petworth House Sussex. @nationaltrust.bsky.social @nosycrow.bsky.social #sussexliteraryfestival #petworthhouse #sussexkids

Lovely-looking Chinese editions of my @ bloomsburybooks.bsky.social books. My name is a complicated feat of writing though! Does bear wash its hair? Does monkey get grumpy? @adamming.bsky.social

Publishing today in the UK, for 4 to 7/8s. Enjoy! @anneclarklit.bsky.social #happyysk #quartokids #natureforkids

Come on a woodland walk with me at Petworth House, West Sussex, on April 11th. We'll be spotting all sorts of things, using my book Look What I Found in the Woods. @nosycrow.bsky.social @nationaltrust.bsky.social #westsussex #westsussexkids

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... Calm fact check on the financial reality. #factcheckUS

Thrilled to see THREE books by brilliant agency authors in this selection. Congrats @moirabutterfield.bsky.social @pippagoodhart.bsky.social @mikebarfield.bsky.social - all experts in making books kids love to read.

Starting to write a new book and there's always a familiar feeling, like being at the bottom of a mountain with a long path ahead. I recognise this place, though. So - Head down. Foot forward. I need a bit of grit and focus and I will soon be halfway up. #kidslit #kidsbooks #kidlit #writing

“The government is suggesting a wholesale transfer of wealth from a hugely successful sector that invests hundreds of millions in the UK" Baroness Kidron criticises Government's prioritising of the tech sector over the creative industries. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

We reached over 1.4 million children through our programmes in 2023/24, helping families to discover the lifelong benefits of reading together. Find out more about the difference our wonderful supporters have made here: www.booktrust.org.uk/support-us/h...

Baroness Kidron likens the Government proposals requiring creators to opt their works out of AI training to "a corner shop from which you can steal, unless they post a message saying you must not." www.thebookseller.com/comment/a-cr...

go.bsky.app/BtPCaLX I've just started a starter pack for kids nonfiction authors, artists, fans and publishers. Please join me if it's your thing! #kidsnonfiction #kidsbooks

A reminder that @bookshop.org is THE place to get UK kid's books this month! @nosycrow.bsky.social @booktrust.org.uk @primarynonfiction.bsky.social @anneclarklit.bsky.social

Through the brilliant #ReadItForward initiative, @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social will be donating 10% of every children's book sale this February to @booktrust.org.uk and @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social and I'm proud to be supporting this campaign! @nosycrow.bsky.social uk.bookshop.org/contributors...

We are excited to be a part of Read It Forward! Buy any children's or YA book on @bookshop-org.bsky.social this February and 10% of the sale will be donated to Scottish Book Trust or our best friends at @booktrust.org.uk. 📚 Explore all the books on Bookshop.org: uk.bookshop.org/lists/about-...

Seen the charitable drive #ReadItForward. Buy any children’s book from @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social this Feb, and 10% will be donated to @booktrust.org.uk & @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social so you can support indie bookshops & do good at the same time! Find out more: tinyurl.com/mppj5sv2

@booktrust.org.uk @bookshop-org.bsky.social Buy UK kids' books this way in Feb and support reading!

My kinda robot #retrorobot #AI

I have a lovely 'bind-up' of three titles coming out with Quarto (Happy Yak) in March. Bind-ups are a great way for non-fiction authors to get more books out there. That's why aiming to make a series is best. @anneclarklit.bsky.social #kidsnonfiction #kidsfactbook #kidsnaturebook

I'm doing some linocutting and printing experiments at home. This was my latest effort. Such fun to play! #llino #art

And finally this year I've been working once again with the marvellous Jesus Verona on our highly successful series Look What I Found for @nosycrow.bsky.social and @nationaltrust.bsky.social. There will be a new one soon, to inspire kids outdoors! @anneclarklit.bsky.social #kidsbooks #kidsfactbooks

This year I have been working once again with the lovely Vivian Mineker. We created The Secret Life series together, which has sold around the world. There's a new one out in 2025! #kidsbooks #kidsnonfiction #factsforkids @anneclarklit.bsky.social

I've worked on a book with the marvellous @clareelsom.bsky.social this year. She has risen to every tough challenge, and the book is going to be great- if I say so myself! #kidsbooks #kidsillustraton #books2025 @anneclarklit.bsky.social

As an author who likes to write longer picture book texts, I've come up against the frustrating 'falling between two stools' issue the article describes many times. #KidLitUK

I'm lucky enough to work with lots of great illustrators. I'd like to highlight some working with me on my books in 2024. Here's Ro Ledesmo. We have a cracking slightly crazy book coming out in 2025. I love her approach! #kidsbooks #kidspublishing @anneclarklit.bsky.social

The @societyofauthors.bsky.social is calling for celebrities, publishers and agents to acknowledge the writers behind celebrity books, particularly for children societyofauthors.org/2024/12/09/c...

Why libraries are good for children www.thisiswhereitisat.co.uk/2020/09/why-... #libraries #kidlituk #literacy #communities #autism #parenting

This week’s #PopUpOfTheWeek is one of mine! ZOOM! was the first of 3 pop-up vehicle books illustrator Christyan Fox and I did together. All of the vehicles in each book are occupied by the same Cat and Dog characters. There’s also a stowaway mouse to find hidden on every vehicle. #KidLitUK

World Book Day is looking for two Trustees to help promote reading for pleasure, offering every child and young person the opportunity to have a book of their own. More details on their website. www.worldbookday.com/2023/11/worl... Please share :)

Word of the Day is ‘gwenders’, from old Cornish dialect: a disagreeable tingling in the extremities (or no sensation at all) due to extreme cold.

The modern office wipe-clean desk is one of the ugliest pieces of furniture ever designed. Let’s ditch them in favour or using antiques – cheaper and more sustainable. This weeks column for @thetimes.com business pages: www.thetimes.com/article/4741...

#KidLit #PictureBooks #BookSky #ChildrensBooks

Look @moirabutterfield.bsky.social - My Big Book of Transport is in this lovely selection!

Hello Bluesky. Follow me if you read/write/illustrate/teach/sell/love kids books and I'd love to follow you back! #kidsbooks #writing #writingforkids #kidspublishing