As part of our new reading text “The Boy Who Grew Dragons” we examined a dragonfruit and talked about what they look and feel like. We didn’t find any dragons in ours but are looking forward to reading more of the story to see what Tomas finds in his! Emma Hardy Smith @ St.Anne’s Andy Shepherd

MAURICE SENDAK AND WILLIAM BLAKE

May 8th, online 7.30pm (free).

I've teamed up with Prof. Jason Whittaker for The Blake Society to do an online event about the influence of William Blake on the life and work of Maurice Sendak.

Find our more and register: blakesociety.org/product/blake-…

Tamsin Rosewell has created a glorious backdrop to my story. I'm so privileged to have worked with her on this book. Tamsin Rosewell uclan publishing

So sad to hear of another Schools’ Library Service closing. Please support your local SLS 🙏

Well this was an absolutely fantastic read. I was swept up in the Flame Chase from the first page.

A story that burns bright and just like a flame bird’s feather leaves its mark when it releases its magic so does Julie Pike’s story.
👏❤️

Advance copies of North and the Only One are flying into the world! Eeeeeek!!!! I can’t wait to see what people think, although I’m pretty nervous as it’s a little different (still very me but with added fairy tale and AI ;) It’s out properly in May with Scholastic UK

Blossom ❤️

My lovely friend, writer/illustrator Elena Arévalo Melville just sent me this fab photo of #TheWoodWhereMagicGrows at #BolognaBookFair . Ellie Snowden’s glorious cover really is stunning!

Huge thanks to my lovely Dutch publisher Linda from Lemniscaat for sending me these pics of the Italian dragons at #BolognaBookFair AND the cover of my new book #TheWoodWhereMagicGrows illustrated by Ellie Snowdon on display Bonnier Books UK stand-excited to see it in the world!

I read a lot but I’m often too tired by bedtime to read then. So if I do it’s poetry. At the moment my bedside read is this happy collection with a wonderfully cheerful cover ❤️

Beautiful bank holiday clouds 😍

The first same-sex weddings in the UK took place on 29th March 2014.

In my #LGBTQ inclusive book GLITTER BOY, James’s teacher Mr Hamilton gets married to his husband Sam and the school choir sing at their wedding. Here’s one of my favourite moments from the story:

Looking forward to starting this !

Thank you James Nicol Chicken House

I love James’ writing and this looks like another treat!

How fab does this look?!

I snuck an early read of this and it is gorgeous💚

📚🗓️My #MonthlyMustReads for March 2024:
⭐️Black Hole Cinema Club Christopher Edge
🌟Can You Find My Eid Presents? A.M. Dassu (Az)⚡️(also on Insta: @a.m.dassu ) Junissa Bianda H. (PBoTM)
⭐️Pirate Academy: New Kid on Deck Justin Somper #TeoSkaffa
🌟Secrets of the Snakestone Piu DasGupta 🐍💎 (FBoTM)
🌟Wilding: How to Bring

In case you missed it, news is out about Andy Shepherd's new series, #TheWoodWhereMagicGrows , illustrated by #EllieSnowdon , and I can't wait to get my hands on a copy next summer!

So excited that I can talk about #TheWoodWhereMagicGrows at last

& thrilled that the incredible #EllieSnowdon is illustrating the story!

Just look at her glorious cover artwork! with thanks to nick stearn for design and Issie for a fab animation

Very excited to share that Andy Shepherd is releasing a new series 📚in July next year! 📷We LOVED her dragon series and can't wait to discover the magic of Wildtop Wood 📷 #TheWoodWhereMagicGrowsIllustrated by
Ellie Snowdon, published by Piccadilly Press 📖✨
Bonnier Books UK

So excited that I can talk about #TheWoodWhereMagicGrows at last

& thrilled that the incredible #EllieSnowdon is illustrating the story!

Just look at her glorious cover artwork! with thanks to nick stearn for design and Issie for a fab animation