⭐ Publication Day! Thrilled to start the week with 6 NEW BOOKS! ⭐ Happy Book Birthday FIRST BEHAVIOURS illustrated by @paulabowlesdraws.bsky.social OUT NOW! Fans of FIRST FEELINGS books will love them! www.childs-play.com/collections/... #kidlit #kidlitUK @bouncemarketing.bsky.social #bookbirthday

With themes of determination, friendship and forgiveness #MarvandtheDuckofDoom Alex Falase-Koya illustrated @paulabowlesdraws.bsky.social @oxfordeducation.bsky.social is #RedReadingHub’s #fiction book of the day reviewed on the blog with #KittyandtheClifftopPeril Paula Harrison and JennyLovlie

FIRST FEELINGS @paulabowlesdraws.bsky.social "useful for starting conversations about feelings, developing empathy, resilience and a positive sense of self" @booktrust.org.uk www.booktrust.org.uk/book/w/when-... FREE resources: www.childs-play.com/collections/... #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek #kidlit

This is very urgent. The UK government is planning to change copyright law. If you are an artist, author, musician or work in the creative industry please read this. www.chrishaughton.com/blog/ai-and-...

Each FIRST FEELINGS book introduces feelings raised by one emotion #childrensmentalhealthweek Illustrated by @paulabowlesdraws.bsky.social, non-gendered characters, avoids stereotype associations of colour & emotion, neurodivergent & neurotypical FREE activities www.childs-play.com/collections/...

Bad United: Foul Play is out today! The second book in my graphic novel series is packed full of fairies, magic and mayhem. Oh, and football!

This one is out soon! Thank you for sharing, @jacquisydney.bsky.social 🩷🧡💛💚🩵💙💜❤️

📣 HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR! 🐍 It's COVER REVEAL TIME! I'm proud to present my new novel 🏮NATE YU'S BLAST FROM THE PAST 💥 out June 12th. The wonderful cover art is by Simone Douglas @SimsDougie Published by @PiccadillyPress

✏️✏️ Calling UK illustrators! ✏️✏️ A reminder that you can have your say on the UK Government Copyright and Artificial Intelligence consultation via the AOI survey before 31st Jan! 👉 rb.gy/hzrz6b Also this is a great resource on the subject 👉 shorturl.at/DhJt7

I'm quite lax at self-promotion. I want to improve, without relying exclusively on social media campaigns. So, I'm going to start a monthly #self-promotion thread to a) get inspiration from the community and b) encourage accountability. So #kidlit folks – how did you promote yourself this month?

Hey, so who’s going to Bologna this year? I haven’t been since 2019 and considering popping along for a few days. Anyone else booked already?

Is it just me, or has WeTransfer put a limit on transfers? It’s trying to get me to pay a subscription. What file transfer system do others use? I’m trying out Google drive sharing.

This year sees the publication of my 7th picture book, There's Nothing Funny About Bums. Brilliantly illustrated by Matt Robertson & published by Happy Yak, this is a book that will finally put an end to all of those puerile books about bums, farts, pants & poo.

Waiting desperately for the PLR statement to drop in my inbox 🤞 Don’t we usually have the statement by now? (SO grateful for PLR and library borrowers, it’s a flippin life saver every year!)

If you’re a creator or work in the creative industries or otherwise have a heart, then please add your voice to this UK Gov consultation on AI and Copyright. I said ‘freelance’ for company and ‘unsure’ for super-granular legal stuff but made my voice heard. You can too. www.gov.uk/government/c...

While we wait for representation to catch up with reality perhaps we can draw attention to some representative books that we could be reading, buying, borrowing and talking about. It would encourage publishers to do more.

This is Mary Puppins (from Mazy the Movie Star, written by Isla Fisher). Chim chiminey chim chiminey chim chim cheroooo

A bit late to the party, but I’m here now! 🎉 Give us a wave 👋