Look at the awesome books on the The Reading Agency #SummerReadingChallenge2024 ! Super chuffed to see Trixie is Missing by me, binny and Oxford Children's Books on the list 🐰🩰🔍

Today’s children’s book to watch out for in the Sunday Times. Paula Harrison 🐾 Paula Harrison and Jenny Løvlie’s Kitty and the Snowball Bandit. Oxford Children's Books Times Books. thetimes.co.uk/article/the-ic…

Thrilled to find that Kitty and the Snowball Bandit is today’s children’s book to watch out for in the Sunday Times! Jenny Løvlie Oxford Children's Books Gillian Sore Jodie Hodges

Next up for early readers, it’s Marv and the Ultimate Superpower by Alex Falase-Koya, illustrated by Paula Bowles. Join in Marv’s adventures with his trusted robot sidekick, Pixel, as they discover the ultimate superpower – kindness.
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As we speak, Susie Dent is cooking up a tweet like,

Spongwongulong: to use a hammer in a weird fashion.

Just thought I’d re-share this post about early chapters books. There’s such a great selection available now for readers aged 5+ librarygirlandbookboy.com/2022/07/29/fan…

Woohoo! Absolutely over the moon that Marv and the Killer Plants is longlisted for the Inclusive Books for Children Awards (Children’s Fiction) Inclusive Books for Children! Written by Alex Falase-Koya this book was so much fun to illustrate. Congrats to everyone on the list! #IBCawards2024

Unpopular opinion: this isn’t a cycle route. This is an unlit, often muddy, canal towpath that’s perfectly walkable during daytime hours. It’s not suitable (at current) for much more than that.

If a mysterious man helping out at your mother's antique shop told wonderful stories persuading customers to buy the antiques, would you trust him?

A beautifully re-jacketed award-winning novel from one of the UK's greatest living children's authors, Geraldine McCaughrean.

🎉 🦒 It's publication day for GIRAFFE AND A HALF!

Thanks to all Andersen Press for helping me make this personal book about difference. Good luck, Little Giraffe, as you begin your journey from book shops and libraries into the hands of children.

Read the piece which reflects on why people come and go from the 'second city' here:
birminghamdispatch.co.uk/p/coming-back-…

Great to see the Soup Movement as part of this great list! Oxford Children's Books

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Closes 14th Nov

Great few days in Birmingham preparing for Birmingham Dispatch launch with Kate Knowles. It's been so good to meet amazing journalists here who have already come forward to write for us. Plus we met mayor Andy Street and got some great coverage in i newspaper. First stories next week...

Storymix's founder Jasmine Richards - says buy THE UNMORROW CURSE will be at the Black British Book Festival tomorrow! Join Jasmine on the exciting 'Weaving Magic Into Your Children's Book' workshop at the Festival with Diane Ewen Illustrator.

Tickets are still available at blackbritishbookfestival.com!

#BBBF23 #BlackBritishAuthors

There aren’t many spaces to discuss books. There are even fewer spaces to discuss children’s books. We make this without sponsors or ads, and it would be wonderful to spread the word amongst book-loving folk. Thanks x

Hey look it's a new picturebook by me and Oxford Children's Books that's out in February.
Join a foolhardy crab and a nervous prawn as they discover who rules the rockpool.

Pre-orders up now online and in store 🦀

Federico Fellini on the idea of seeking a rational understanding of a film.

TEACHERS!!!
It's just about a month until the closing date for entries to the BBC's fabulous #500words story competition. I've been one of the judges for umpteen years .
Here are my tips.
Get your class writing!!!
See you in Buckingam Palace

We're looking for an Assistant Editor to join our team, working on Piccadilly Press 📖✨
and Hot Key Books ✨📚! Great books, a lovely team - what's not to love?! emp.jobylon.com/jobs/204994-bo…