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“I’ve stayed curious. [...] I think of myself as a lifelong learner. Just that alone helps me write for children." Alex Wharton speaks on his work with young people, connecting with nature and coming to poetry late in life 👇 thebookseller.com/author-intervi…

A huge pleasure to be interviewed by Caroline Sanderson for The Bookseller Such a fine, careful and creative write-up, much appreciated - Diolch yn Fawr! You can read via link below

Thrilled that We Are Family, our children’s poetry collection, was featured by Manchester Metropolitan Uni! Launched at Manchester Poetry Library & recognised for its impact on kids’ lit. Grateful to my workplace for celebrating with us. Read more: mmu.ac.uk/news-and-event… #WeAreFamily

A fresh package of Saving Anwen by the brilliant Oliver Sykes BCAa — and I’m beyond excited to finally see it in print! I had the absolute pleasure of illustrating this powerful story, and holding the finished book feels surreal. Thank you HarperCollinsUK @bigcatbookslikeme

We won at The Nibbies #ReadMCR Manchester Libraries Library of the Year!

We’ve done it 🥳. Manchester Libraries is The Bookseller Library of the Year #Nibbies #BritishBookAwards 🥇

Something special is coming… I’ve been working on a new children’s book illustrations, and I can’t wait to share more soon. Stay tuned! #ChildrensBooks #Illustration #KidLitArt #WIP #PictureBook #ComingSoon #IllustratorOnX

Delicate fairy wings! #childrensbookillustration

A bumper bank holiday round-up of book reviews for you. Thank you Stephen Dilley Ed Finch Branwen Bingle, Laura Spargo Theresa Gooda, Lisa Hagan, Gethin Wallace, Jayne Truran, Helen Dearing Jane Branson Anna Rushall and Roy James Moss for all your reviews:

Great to see #WeAreFamily by #CLiPPA2025 shortlisted poet #OliverSykes and Ian Morris. Thanks Just Imagine

2/2…It’s so real, so raw and so beautifully written verses. Poetry novels are a great way to engage children in reading and I can’t wait to share We Are Family with my son’s school. Stunning illustrations by @ianmorris_22 this book should be in every classroom and home 😍🤗

📚 We are so excited to announce the shortlist for The Week Junior Book Awards! View the shortlists by visiting theweekjuniorbookawards.co.uk. 🌟 Thanks to our amazing partners and sponsors, The Bookseller, @worldbookdayuk, Fun Kids Radio, LoveReading4Kids, @place2be, @carverpr.

We caught up with Chair of the 2025 CLiPPA judges, Roger McGough, just after the panel shortlisted 'We are Family' by Oliver Sykes BCAa, illustrated by Ian Morris Otter-Barry Books. Here's what he had to say!

Wow! Not gonna lie - it feels pretty bonkers to see the legend that is Roger McGough holding and saying lovely things about #WeAreFamily! 🤯 #mindblown @otterbarrybooks @ian_morris22 @kayetew

We Are Family - Six Kids and a Super-Dad has been shortlisted in the Poetry category at this year's The Week Junior Book Awards! ⭐ Congratulations to Oliver Sykes and Ian Morris!

✨️ Super-excited to share that We Are Family has been shortlisted for The 2025 Week Junior Book Awards! ✨ Huge thanks to my publisher Otter-Barry Books for taking a chance on this very proud working class writer! 🫶

Our selection panel couldn't resist Alex Wharton Red Sky in the Morning for Year 5 Reading Gladiators. ‘manages to mix a love for nature alongside a love for language.’ ‘Encouraging the reader to be creative… to find a poem that sparks our imagination.’ Jane Atkin

Today’s #wordoftheday is brought to you by #everywordtellsastorybook and is sponsored by the letter I - #insect . All art by the wondrous Ian Morris . All links here … tr.ee/bOXAe6lCpQ. Oodles of love, Tom & Ian. X #picturedictionary

Tom Read Wilson Ian Morris I love the way that your books are so educational and easy for everyone to understand. Combined with those beautiful illustrations, it's perfect 🥰 x