It is such an honour to be kicking off the blog tour for #GreenwildTheCityBeyondTheSea by Pari Thomson Macmillan Children's Books today 'Pari Thomson has absolutely smashed it where writing the ultimate reading for pleasure title for children is concerned' :
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Yay! Helen Byles is on the #FynCarterAndTheAgentsOfEromlos blog tour today, go check it out:
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This is my absolute favourite author interview for my blog, and I used a different format for it which includes videos of Abi answering the questions I posed to her, and these are fantastic for sharing with your class in school, at home, or your library, to further intrigue them!

Check out the blog today for Helen Byles review of both titles by Emily-Jane has a Knobbly Bottom (book!) in the #TheBeastsOfKnobblyBottom series, published by Scholastic UK :
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Congratulations and Happy Book Birthday to Abi Elphinstone and #EmberSparkAndTheThunderOfDragons 💕💕💕
To celebrate the occasion I am delighted to share an interview with Abi on the blog with you all, and it is SO insightful, and not to be missed:
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I'm popping into the Book Nook tomorrow morning to sign and personalise so if you'd like a copy there's still a little time

Look what arrived! Thank you Night Owl Books for providing the opportunity to order my signed and personalised copies of #EmberSparkAndTheThunderOfDragons , and bless you Abi Elphinstone for the beautiful message inside 💕

I got a notification yesterday informing me my signed and dedicated books are enroute to me! Stop everything, I need to be here for post more then ever this coming week! Imagine my disappointment when I received a new iphone in todays post!! 😂😂😂

It's happening again!!!

Liz Pichon is back in the shop for another epic #TomGates doodle event *THIS SATURDAY* to celebrate the release of #BookOfEverything !!!

Don't miss out! More details here 👉 booknookuk.com/events/

Tomorrow the children of Grasmere School & Nursery, their adults and I are going to re-open the refreshment hut on the side of Easedale Tarn near Grasmere. Shown here well over 100 years ago. The hut closed in 1939, so when we serve teas and cakes it’ll be the first time for 85 years. 1/5

Sharing a brilliant selection of Board Books from Little Tiger Books on the blog this morning :
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'A remarkable story from master storyteller, Lucy Strange' 💜💙🧡
Thank you so much @ErinLynHamilton
for featuring The Island at the Edge of Night on your fabulous book blog. It's the last stop on our blog tour!! 💜💙🧡 Lorraine Keating Chicken House
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Today I’m celebrating the fantastic new title from Lucy Strange: #TheIslandAtTheEdgeOfNight Something for lovers of brooding, gothic MG! Chicken House

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I'm thrilled to be a part of the blog tour for The Island at the Edge of Night by Lucy Strange!
Get lost in a dark, gothic mystery on a wild, Scottish island where science and magic collide.
Chicken House Lorraine Keating
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I’m thrilled to be part of the blog tour for this incredible book by Lucy Strange

#TheIslandAtTheEdgeOfNight is atmospheric, incredibly tense and deliciously gothic. It’s hands down my favourite book of the year.

Read my full review here.
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I have some very special content planned to coincide with and celebrate the publication of Abi Elphinstone's #EmberSparkAndTheThunderOfDragons next week! Never has a book's tagline been SO true, 'True magic comes from within' (cue the goose bumps!) Watch this space!

I am finally able to close the tab I have had open on my laptop for days on end, one that contained my order for not one but TWO signed and dedicated copies, courtesy of Night Owl Books, so I am putting this tweet out for those of us who need a gentle reminder 💕💕💕

From supermarket shops to Scrabble: how I invented the character names in EMBER SPARK… For a signed, dedicated & super-snazzy sprayed edge version of the book from your local indie, click here: linktr.ee/embersparkindi… #EmberSpark 🐉