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Honduran White Bats are tiny for a bat. They home inside of the leaves that give them protection from the rain and possible predators. The fluffy little bundles of white look quite comfy nestled together.

Bats in Japanese art

Clockwise from top left: - Ohara Koson (1877-1945) - Yamada Hōgyoku (c. 1804-1844) - Nomura Yoshikuni (1855-1903) - Yashô (1782-1825)

British meanings of “I'm fine” 1. I am actually fine, don’t worry 2. I’ll be fine in a minute, but please go away because you’re not helping 3. I've never been so cross 4. I think I’ve just broken my leg 5. My whole life has collapsed

The bat cats of Annie Stegg

📚LA ISLA DE LOS SUSURROS, de 🖊️Frances Hardinge y 🎨Emily Gravett, en la Muestra del Libro Infantil y Juvenil 2025 de Bibliotecas▪️Comunidad de Madrid comunidad.madrid/portal-lector/… #EditorialBambú

This is two weeks late, but here are photos of the lovely FAB Award event on 1st April. Many thanks to everyone who organised, and all the students who took part! Great hanging out with fellow shortlistees Elle McNicoll ✍🏻📚🩷💜💙 and Bea Fitzgerald. Congratulations to Bea, the winner!

Today is #BatAppreciationDay and we are giving thanks for all that bats do for the world and its ecosystems. They play a crucial role in pollination, seed dispersal, and insect control. 🦇 #ausbats #batresearch #flyingfox

Happy International Bat Appreciation Day! Here's just a few of my bat-friends. (I have far too many to fit in one picture.) In this house, every day is bat appreciation day...

Yesterday we passed a sign for 'Birdineye Farm'. Um... ouch? I really hope there isn't a story behind that...

In Japan, 5 May marks Kodomo no Hi (Children’s Day) in Japan. Families display samurai dolls as a wish to raise strong children. Doesn't Hiroshi Suzuki look great in his kabuto helmet? How about making one yourself? Here’s instructions from The Japan Society! japansociety.org.uk/usercontent/6d…

The Red Arrows just flew over my house! I first saw the Red Arrows when very young and was utterly wowed by them, so my child-brain is always very excited to see them... and convinced that they are eternally the same pilots...

💥 "No cabe duda de que, con #EditorialBambú, 🖊️Frances Hardinge está en muy buenas manos, y nosotros, lectores grandes y pequeños, no tenemos nada que temer al adentramos en una de sus ficciones" Esto es lo que dice Daniel Renedo de 📚LA ISLA DE LOS SUSURROS, de

The Romans used shocks from electric fish to treat gout, headaches, hysteria and paralysis.

Recently the messages sent by my Duolingo owl have gone from chirpily enthusiastic to weird and slightly threatening. I don't know what I've done to anger it. Or is it just showing its true colours at last?

A lovely starred review of The Forest of a Thousand Eyes in Publishers Weekly! publishersweekly.com/978-1-4197-777…

A starred review in Kirkus for #TheForestOfAThousandEyes, my second collaboration with the wonderful Emily Gravett! "Sumptuous worldbuilding and deft plotting make for a harrowing dystopian story that nonetheless thrums with hope." kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/f…

Another reminder that this delightful thing is apparently taking place next year: facebook.com/profile.php?id… I am referring to it as the 'Conference of Me', and it is accepting submissions of papers! The deadline is September, and here is the form: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…