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Author of Varjak Paw, The Outlaw Varjak Paw, Phoenix - and now TYGER! I also write about children's books & all things connected to them.
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The combination of words & pictures in Randy Cecil's book gives me so much joy - I can't express in a tweet how much better it makes me feel about life & the world. I LOVE the picture book form - it's unique in the way text & images work together. Walker Picture Books Nicolette Jones
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I bought this book on the strength of a tweet by Nicolette Jones & I absolutely love it. I’ve read it three times since it arrived this morning- it is so charming & clever & profound & funny. The words & illustrations match so beautifully. Walker Picture Books
#YotoCarnegies24 shortlistee @StoryBreathing has set a challenge to find an old building and imagine what it may have been before and what it might be in the future. You could write a story or draw pictures, anything! Walker Books @BigPictureBooks
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A powerful cautionary tale showing the dangers to wildlife caused by free floating balloons, and of believing in yourself #EarnestSandpipersGreatAscent #TimothyBasilEring Walker Picture Books is #RedReadingHub ’s #picturebook of the day reviewed on the blog wp.me/p11DI5-ccC
#NewIllustrationoftheDay . By Emily Hughes. An inviting room full of information about the character and the place, drawn and coloured with warmth and delight. For Beti and the Little Round House by Atinuke, four stories set in a house in woods beside a mountain. Walker Books
Book your free place for The Night Whale event at Southwater Library now.
There will be a reading, Q&A, signing and crafts with illustrator, Gillian Eilidh O’Mara (Gillian Eilidh O’Mara | Artist & Writer 🎨 ✏️ ✨ ).
It promises to be a whaley good time.
Tickets available here:
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Our Children's Book of the Month for May is the wonderful Grey by Laura Dockrill and Lauren Child Laura Dockrill Walker Books Walker Picture Books #grey #lauradockrill #laurenchild #bookofthemonth
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A clever 1st person narration and gently humorous illustrations Randy Cecil @BIGPIctureBooks is #RedReadingHub ’s #picturebook of the day reviewed over on the blog wp.me/p11DI5-cci
Happy #publicationday to this gorgeous , heartwarming #picturebook It is such a touching story all about how our family loves us forever & would give any young child a great feeling of security, I love it so much Walker Picture Books
Hey Gillian Eilidh O’Mara | Artist & Writer 🎨 ✏️ ✨,
THE NIGHT WHALE IS OUT NEXT MONTH!
Marvellous independent, The Rocketship Bookshop, have copies of The Night Whale for pre-order. If you are thinking of pre-ordering a copy, please do shop independent.
Thank you! 🔭
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Good morning. My new book, BROWN BEARS, illustrated by Colleen Larmour, is out in shops in the UK today. It's a gentle, lyrical introduction to the bears, following a little family for a year and a half as the cubs grow, & learn 🐻 Published by Walker Picture Books Walker Books
#NewIllustrationoftheDay : charcoal and cutouts by Lauren Child. From Grey, with text by Laura Dockrill. The images are economical and a bit surreal and make ingenious use of the holes through pages. It's about not having to be cheerful all the time to be loved. Walker Picture Books.
Watch Chloe Savage talk all things resilience, failure and her Yoto Carnegie Medal for Illustration shortlisted book The Search for the Giant Arctic Jellyfish. #YotoCarnegies24 Walker Books @bigpicturebooks
Discover the interview in full at yotocarnegies.co.uk/books/the-sear…
The ACHUKA #BookoftheDay for Wed 1 May is
Thank You by Jarvis Jarvis from Walker Books
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