On the back of this thread, I got the opportunity to write about the desperate lack of books for teen boys in The Bookseller. Massive thanks to Molly Flatt for letting me write on an issue I'm hugely passionate about. Link: tinyurl.com/3mwnrczs

It's World🐝Day! @wbeeday. I ❤️ bees & these little buzzies are so important, they've featured in 2 of my books so far #CaringConservationists #MyAnimalFamily. The honey bee gets a lot of attention but don't forget the other 🐝 species. kateperidot.com

Jungle Trekking Part 3. Monkeying around in #costarica. Don't forget to look up! 🙈These #capuchinmonkeys are playfully cheeky. 🐒Snacks are banned in the Park as they will snatch them. They would make great #childrensbook characters. kateperidot.com 🐵 #childrensauthor

Hello teachers: I've done 7 poetry workshops here for you to use. You can use them as ideas that you then adapt for yourself, or, play them straight into your room as teaching units in themselves. youtube.com/c/MichaelRosen…

It's #WorldEnvironmentDay2025!🌎Up in the skies above us & around the sun too, #Satellites are monitoring Earth, teaching us about the interconnected life support systems of our amazing planet. I learnt so much writing this book & now you can too. #STEM🛰️kateperidot.com🛰️

Happening now: our #JunoMission is closing in on Jupiter for the spacecraft's 73rd close encounter with the giant planet. Follow along virtually in real time at eyes.nasa.gov/apps/solar-sys… See the latest real images from Juno at missionjuno.swri.edu/junocam/proces…

⸻ Help fund Stuart Minty’s treatment in Germany with an INCREDIBLE auction! Frank Cottrell-Boyce kindly offered the highest bidder the chance to name a character in his next book & a signed hardback! ✨DATE: Sunday 15 June, 18:00✨ 👉 jumblebee.co.uk/StuartsArmyFra… #AuctionForMinty

A perfect day #WorldOceansDay to preview the 3rd book in my series #MeetTheWhales. 🐳Loved getting to know these awesome intelligent cetaceans - baleen & toothed whales, dolphins and porpoises.🐬Dive in & join the adventure - out 3rd July. kateperidot.com

For scbwi members, check out the Crystal Kite Awards Longlist and VOTE for your favourite in each region. It's super to see all the inspirational titles being published around the world by talented SCBWIs. 🚀🌍 scbwi.org/crystal-kite

Frienf Stuart is fighting a tough battle against a rare cancer. He's running out of treatment options here, but there's hope in Germany. Every little bit helps. Please consider donating or sharing. gofund.me/fedfede3

📣 Diary Date 📣 Next Sunday 22 June I’m making my festival debut as a children’s author 😱 at BarnesKidsLitFest ❤️ Pop along and open #ABoxFullOfMurders with me! 👇 Details here 👇

We're on the countdown to the UK's biggest kids' books party THIS WEEKEND Saturday 21 & Sunday 22 June so here's The Count to remind you that there's just TWO (2! AH! AH! AH!) sleeps to go! BOOK NOW! barneskidslitfest.org

Lovely evening in London at the #SoAwards listening to #josephcoelho celebrating PB winner #tinyfisscher #BirdisDead and chatting with authors Alice Hemming & Anna Caig about life and books! kateperidot.com

Always great to find my books in store. Might have done a tiny bit of facing up to show them off more! Waterstones Piccadilly, London kateperidot.com

A task to send home to encourage reading over the summer. The children could bring it back completed in the autumn to discuss the books that they have read. literacyshedplus.com/en-gb/resource…

🥳 #MintysMiles to raise funds for Stuart treatment done! 108 miles per person (from Bedford to Pompey grounds) by end of June. Minty’s parents smashed it by 11th June! I took a bit longer but managed to complete 127.13miles/204.6km in total. To donate: gofundme.com/f/stuart-minty

Happy publication day to our wonderful authors and illustrators who have books hitting the shelves today! 📚 This week we have fun tales of building confidence, stories of self-love and friendship, animal stories, search and finds & everything in between! 🌟 #OutNow #KidsBooks

Happy publication day to our wonderful authors and illustrators who have books hitting the shelves today! 📚 This week we have fun tales of building confidence, stories of self-love and friendship, animal stories, search and finds & everything in between! 🌟 #OutNow #KidsBooks

🐳MEET THE #WHALES🐬splashes onto the shelf today🎉join the next adventure to seek out Earth's most extraordinary mammals in their wild habitats. Discover #narwhals #dolphins #porpoises #orcas & the largest creature to have ever lived, the #bluewhale! 🐳kateperidot.com

Thrilled that 🚀12 Ways to Get a Ticket to Space has made it to the finalists shortlist. scbwi members can check out all the finalists for every region and vote for their favourites - scbwi.org/crystal-kite