Loving my time in Ōtepoti, as the University of Otago Creative New Zealand College of Ed Children's Writer in Residence. Thanks, The Sapling, for asking me to write about it! 🥳
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City of Literature

We are over-the-moon-and-back delighted to bring you the:
📣2024 Longlist for The Little Rebels Award for Radical Children’s Fiction📣

#LittleRebelsAward

That’s 17 books for readers aged 0-12 which hone in on social justice themes with empathy, urgency & joy!

#EmpathyDay is just TWO WEEKS AWAY! Boost your empathy superpower - sign up for your FREE resources today, check out the Empathy Day Live! schedule and get yourself ready for #EmpathyDay , Thursday June 6.
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It’s the gorgeous Dutch edition of Dave Pigeon from Fontaine Uitgevers 💙

We are delighted to share the books which have been longlisted for the #BookTrustStorytime Prize 2025!

It's about finding the best book for sharing with 0-5s... and now we're giving you the chance to win the complete longlist for your setting! 👇

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Love seeing other illustrators’ cover process. This is a real beauty

This is vital and fascinating research. We must protect our libraries and librarians.

Happy reading! 🐰🔍

Well this fantastic artwork is displayed here instead....🧡

Teachers asked us to develop Picture Book Club.

So we adapted our peer-led model for Y5/Y6 with Y1. All the resources for UK primaries - stickers, booklets, training, and 15 delightful books - for only £125.

Choose from 3 boxes! buff.ly/41jttJs

#RfP MadeEasy #RfP

Here’s a short list of incredible books that you should check out in celebration of Asian American & Pacific Islander month! 📚

Share some of your book suggestions for AAPI month with us in the comments. We’d love to hear them. ⬇️

Here’s a pile of my super-readable and audio book suggestions from the article I wrote for Scottish Book Trust on reading with dyslexia. scottishbooktrust.com/articles/readi… #dyslexia #SuperReadable

The exodus continues in #Gaza . UNRWA estimates over 810,000 people have fled #Rafah in the past two weeks

Every time families are displaced, their lives are at serious risk. People are forced to leave everything behind looking for safety. But there's no safe zone. #CeasefireNow

The Cheat Book Vol 1 is out in TWO WEEKS!!! 😱😱😱 Here’s me teaching you how to draw Kamal (the lead character) in the most unorthodox way possible 🤣✌🏾❤️

ONLY TWO DAYS LEFT TO REGISTER!
It’s Free -> Alia.org.au/NSS
@Alianational @LianzaOffice City of Sydney Aura Parker
#Librarystorytime #NSS2024 #MillionsOfKidsReading

The Literacy Trust PuffinBooks Diverse Libraries webinar is now available to watch online. Sharna Jackson, Dr Nazneen Ahmed Pathak and Miranda McKearney OBE explored the magical connection between reading and empathy, and how to harness the power of #EmpathyDay . Watch now: loom.ly/pGg3hDA

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Don't miss out! Share that work, take that chance, be brave. Because you never know... you could be the next winner ❤️

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Heart-warming interview #FREEPALESTİNE