Five years ago today I took the best photo I’ll probably ever take. I like good photos and have a four hour bus journey shortly so need entertaining. Feel free to reply with the best photo you ever took. Accompanying description also welcome.

Reminds me of when Polly dressed up as Sybil and pretended to be ill in Fawlty Towers.

A regular November 5th in Ottery St Mary. “How do they risk assess for this?” I heard someone say. #otterystmary #otterytarbarrels #Devon #TheGreaterGood

Eleanorjw Eleanor, we are all rubbish at art. But to be good at it isn’t the point. The point of it is to enjoy ourselves and express things we cannot express with words. Tell him, we don’t have to be good at it to get something from it.

Of all the things that’s gonna send me over the edge and leave this godforsaken shitehole sham of a place it’s not Elon Trump or Ai, it’s the number of times I’ve seen the unbelievably crap Joe’s doors ad in the last X amount of time. I dislike myself for even posting this.

Yay it’s here! The wonderful SKY SURFING! And by hook or by crook we are first in the book! Thank you Jason Chapman for the fab illustrations for my balloon poem! And thank you The Dirigible Balloon 🎈 and Jonathan Humble 🎈 for choosing it!

As 2024 draws to a close & 2025 approaches, we're taking a look back. We've reviewed hundreds of new #ChildrensBooks, interviewed authors & illustrators, published articles, comment pieces & more and it's all there for you to enjoy with one click! #kidlit booksforkeeps.co.uk/past-issues/

Wishing you all a happy & healthy 2025 x

In-depth book reviewing is an art in itself. Here is an example! The Dirigible Balloon 🎈 Jacoby Crane 𓅓 Val Harris @dragontripper 📕 A Classroom of Stars Philip Ardagh Barbara Bleiman 🎓 Education is Conversation Rhiannon Oliver

Do you have/know children between 4 and 15? Do they enjoy books and writing stories? Then you could steer them in them direction of the annual DAUNT BOOKS CHILDREN'S SHORT STORY COMPETITION. Please share this! Entries close 31st January. Good luck!

Absolutely brilliant review of Sky Surfing from Steve Whitaker of the Yorkshire Times.

How lovely to be a part of The The Dirigible Balloon 🎈 ‘s new children’s poetry collection! Two of my poems are included and one has illustrations by the amazing Jason Chapman ! Thanks to Jonathan Humble 🎈 . All proceeds to Juvenile Arthritis Research charity. dirigibleballoon.org/shop

Oh Christ. Another four years of listening to pig-ignorant bullshit like this again.

A message to our government: please respect our copyright 🙏

Happy #PortfolioDay !! I’m an author & illustrator with a penchant for snouts, whiskers and wheels. jasonchapman.co.uk #kidlitart

The most British thing you'll see all week. 🤣🤣🤣

Am I working class enough? thebookseller.com/comment/am-i-w…

Fascinating read on Reading for Pleasure – Why the decline and what could we do about it? booksforkeeps.co.uk/?p=56698

Thinking about Carel Weight, an artist MASSIVELY overdue a new book and retrospective. He's the only artist I can think of that deals with weird and uncanny scenes (in paintings)- are they any more?