A super lovely, BUSY day… with the added bonus of admiring this fine looking shiny thing… 🤩 Congratulations Bloomsbury Kids & YA UK Pari Thomson #Nibbies

So many congratulations to last night’s #Nibbies winners and shortlistees… and HUGE congratulations to magnificent Sanchita and Children's Bookshop for this spectacular DOUBLE win 🥳🥳❤️ Sanchita Basu De Sarkar

What an honour! And lovely to see Don’t Call Me Sweet featured here - it is 10 years old this month 🥰

Love this bookseller and so chuffed to have her support 💛 LJ Ireton Ⓥ

This is so exciting and SO important. Love these hilarious books - but it’s a whole kind of NEW wonderful to SEE this kind of visibility for a main character British South Asian girl on TV. Couldn’t be happier for Serena Patel & #Anisha

Congrats to ALL the brilliant poets on this fab shortlist - and especially Kate Wakeling!! Loved taking my kids to hear her read at Southbank Centre when they were small! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

HUGE congratulations to Zehra Hicks & Sean Taylor on winning Oscar's Book Prize and to ALL the wonders on the shortlist. I love this brilliant prize that celebrates PICTURE BOOKS and has a child at its heart. #OBP24

Forget the Met Gala… looking forward to celebrating these picture book stars at tonight’s Oscar's Book Prize ceremony!! Zehra Hicks Nadia Shireen Rob Biddulph Zehra Hicks John Dougherty Thomas Docherty 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇪🇺 Sean Taylor 🙌🏽 #OBP24

It’s the 10 year anniversary of this bestseller - and you could win a copy along with something VERY special at this auction… 💜🌙

Gorgeous to be at this joyful celebration 💗

Very proud of this beautiful review from The Guardian… OUT TODAY 💛

HAPPY BOOK BIRTHDAY to all the new books out today. I’m so happy #HomeIsWhereMyHeartIs pb by Alice Courtley and ME shares publication with these FAB new books by Swapna Haddow #BeckaMoor Emma Farrarons Charlie Castelletti/ C. A. Castle 🏳️‍🌈 (he/they) 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽

Gave a squeal of delight to see the cover of the Andersen Press autumn catalogue… Something lovely by clare fennell and me will be buzzing onto bookshelves in September!! Can’t wait to share more. Andersen Press 🐝💛🥰

4 year old Faith is relishing #BunontheRun Smriti Halls Chris Jevons Scholastic UK We had to read it several times before she was satisfied - see recent #RedReadingHub review here wp.me/p11DI5-c94

Ace to celebrate A.F. Steadman and #Skandar3 in all its golden glory! 🎉

“A nursery classic in the making”

Another lovely review for Bernard, the Bun on the Run!! 😁 Chris Jevons Scholastic UK

Highly engaging and tremendous fun #boardbooks #GuessWhosGettingDressed #GuessWhosGoingtoSleep Smriti Halls @martaaltes Walker Picture Books are reviewed today on #RedReadingHub blog wp.me/p11DI5-c9d

INVITATION: Come along to a SUPER fun launch event for these delicious lift-the-flap board books!! 💗💙
With live drawing activities and storytelling from wonderful marta altés and me!! ✏️📚
ALL are welcome!! Spread the word… and see you there 🥳🥳

What superb shortlists! Congratulations to everyone!! 🙌🏽 Jhalak Prize #jhalakprize

“A book that will move your heart and stir your emotions….”
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Grateful for these beautiful reviews for HOME IS WHERE MY HEART IS by Alice Courtley and ME.
Just TWO weeks till the paperback is out. Joseph Coelho is laureating! Books for Keeps Guardian Books #HomeIsWhereMyHeartIs