Broke a Guinness World Records title – Largest Poetry Lesson (Multi Venues).🙌 Me + 43,516 young people from 500 schools, one poem about what they think is important. (125k took part, but many didn't meet the evidence requirements.) THANK YOU Guinness World Records Arts Council England National Poetry Day🙏

Check out this fantastic cover for Jenny' new novel, The Unfamous Diaries of Daisy Brewster 🩷🩷 We can't wait to see it in bookshops on 3rd July!

We're delighted to see that Jenny Valentine has been longlisted for the #Carnegies2025 for her heart-breakingly beautiful novel, Us in the Before and After! Congratulations to Jenny 🥳🥳

This summer, take flight. Experience #HowToTrainYourDragon only in theaters June 13! #FilmedForIMAX

SMALL WORLD by Nick Crumpton no longer posting and illustrated by Rosie Dore is out today! Turn the pages and set off on your adventure, meeting nature’s smallest creatures and taking a peek into their little – but lovable – lives. These animals may be mini, but their stories are mighty!

We're looking for an Associate Rights Executive to join our fantastic Adult Translation Team📚📚 For more information and how to apply, click Current Vacancies here: davidhigham.co.uk/opportunities/ The deadline for all applications is Wednesday 9th April!

Happy book birthday to Cressida Cowell's How To Train Your Dragon School: Doom of the Darkwing! This accessible, illustrated adventure story - featuring Hiccup, Toothless and Windwalker - is the perfect first (or next!) step into the world of HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON!

Yes my dears, I’M LETTING SHAKESPEARE OUT!!!! With a stunning cover by Ali Al Amine, my first MG standalone is out in glorious hardback on 11 Sept with Chicken House. I’m so proud of this book and hope my GodsSquad will turn a new page with me. Thanks Waterstones Kids! Xxx

So I am over the moon to let you know that WHO LET THE GODS OUT? The Musical is coming to the London stage!!! With music by Luke Bateman and book and lyrics by Yours Truly, WLTGO is coming to Polka Theatre in February 2026! I cannot WAIT to share this with my GodsSquad…

Happy publication day to HOW TO BE A VIKING by Cressida Cowell out now in paperback! The first How to Train your Dragon book ever, and the inspiration for Cressida Cowell's best-selling fiction books that is now a Dreamworks feature film.

COBWEB by Michael Morpurgo is out today in paperback! Inspired by a true story of the French Drummer Boy of Waterloo, COBWEB is a moving tale about animals, war, heartbreak and heroism🐕

A very happy publication day to You Choose Bedtime! Written by Pippa Goodhart and illustrated by Nick Sharratt, You Choose Bedtime is a brand new interactive board book mini-adventure in the BESTSELLING You Choose series 🛏️💤

A brand new film tie-in edition of How To Train Your Dragon is out today! Discover the magical, bestselling book behind the DreamWorks feature film, as Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third and his firebreathing friends face wild and uprorious adventures 🐉🐉

You are going to LOVE these! 😍 And they're out next week. How gorgeous?! Our new covers for Diana Wynne Jones's Chrestomanci Chronicles 🏰✨☁️ bit.ly/4k3JnzC #DianaWynneJones #ChrestomanciChronicles #HowlsMovingCastle

⭐️“Exceptional” — The Bookseller Children’s Book of the Month Happy publication to My Soul, A Shining Tree! A stunning and heartbreaking new novel from Jamila Gavin, the bestselling and award-winning author of Coram Boy and The Wheel of Surya. ⭐️“Superb” — The Times

Emily Brown and the Not-Very-Spooky Halloween is out today! If your little one finds Halloween a little too spooky, prepare them for the scary season with the help of Emily Brown, her side-kick rabbit, Stanley, and the sweetest little ghostie you’ve ever seen!👻

🚨DHA is hiring for a Contracts Executive🚨 For more information and how to apply, click Current Vacancies here: davidhigham.co.uk/opportunities/ The deadline for all applications is Tuesday 16th September!

🚨We're looking for a Translation Rights Assistant 🚨 For more information and how to apply, click Current Vacancies here. The deadline for all applications is Sunday 21st September! davidhigham.co.uk/opportunities/

Massive congratulations to Nicola Davies! We're thrilled to see her crowned the new #ChildrensLaureate of Wales!

Happy book birthday to THE LAST BARD by bestselling author Maz Evans! Delve into THE LAST BARD for a heartfelt Shakespearean adventure packed with Maz's trademark humour and heart!✨🌟✨