Goldfinch at South Norwood Lake

TODAY! We're launching THREE amazing books on a BOOK BARGE! 27 July, 4-6pm at Word on the Water Come along for storytelling, music, crafting and more ❤️

Today!

South Norwood Lake. Then and now

Yesterday, I chose golden ink, red bindi, Laal Paad and an old mashru blouse to launch Don’t Climb On The Bullock Cart (published by Parakeet Books) The love for the book shone like a rainbow. Every pore of my being is singing with gratitude. #booklaunch #amwriting #author

Arti Jain at the Doha book launch of Don't Climb on the Bullock Cart. We wish we had been there ❤️

Dev Bodepudi 📝 🇵🇸 Parakeet Books Paper Boats looks incredible! 😍 I’ll need to pick up a copy!

So proud of this incredible book

#jhalakprize joy 💚

With all the awfulness going on in the world I was grateful and privileged to be able celebrate Diwali over the weekend. Workshops and storytelling with the Indian community in Rugby was a joy. DM me for a signed copy or buy from Parakeet Books

Thrilled beyond words to announce that Don’t Climb On The Bullock Cart is now available in the YA section of مكتبة قطر الوطنية | Qatar National Library (QNL) Thank you Parakeet Books and all the lovely librarians at QNL😊 #amwriting #WritingCommunity #bookinlibrary #newbook #illustrated #memoir #ya

Brilliant Arti ❤️

Please send in books to be judged for the 2024 Jhalak Prize which not only highlights books with characters of colour, they also support creators of colour as their remit unlike other awards!

Just filled out a form for graduation to make it easier for people to say my name because they often stumble. (It’s not that hard) And then I thought of what warsan shire said: “give your daughters names that command the full use of tongue.” And I love this so much.

Looking forward!

Huge thanks to the wonderful Parakeet Books, david draws..., Crystal Palace Dinos, Hopscotch Taproom & Panash Steel Orchestra UK for a fab festive day on Sunday at Crystal Palace Park. Looking forward to Sundays 10 and 17 December for more free crafts, activities & music 🎄 buff.ly/3R3ojxY

Join us at the Horniman market tomorrow, 21 April, from 10am. We're selling brilliant books with Sonya from Dinosaur Books Ltd With books from our partners Sequioa Publishing and @formy_books and us!

Just finished this bad boy and to the very end the, in my head, Arie Grote had the voice of Kwazii from the Octonauts The Thousand Autumns of Jacob De Zoet by David Mitchell #davidmitchell #octonauts