I aspire to the vibe of Judith Kerr carrying her enormously fat cat everywhere

A huge day for #bookshops tomorrow. I am so pleased that my friends all over the country are able to open up again. WE HAVE MISSED YOU! #Choosebookshops #BookshopsAreBack

From today, bookshops across England and Wales are open! 🎉 This week, we're going to be celebrating the amazing children's booksellers whose expertise and passion we've missed over lockdown. Keep your eyes peeled for these bookshop heroes! #BookshopsAreBack #ChooseBookshops

Sue from Linghams Bookshop books, toys and author events is looking forward to welcoming book lovers back this week, and has SIGNED copies of Oliver Jeffers's #WhatWellBuild in store now! #BookshopsAreBack #ChooseBookshops linghams.co.uk

Bookseller Rhiannon from Waterstones Kensington is looking forward to recommending books to children instead of plants! 🌱 Her top recommendation is Storm by @skinnerwrites waterstones.com/bookshops/wate… #BookshopsAreBack #ChooseBookshops

Celebrate Leicester City's first FA Cup win with #MichaelMorpurgo's brilliant novella #TheFoxandtheGhostKing, inspired by their incredible Premier League victory in 2016 #FACupFinal #leicestercity

This autumn we will be celebrating 50 years of the iconic #WhenHitlerStolePinkRabbit by #JudithKerr with a celebratory anniversary edition and new audio version read by Judith’s daughter, actor and artist Tacy Kneale! Publishing on 30 Sept.

The bestselling author of the Geek Girl series, @HolSmale, has sold more than three million books but she’s never felt like she fits in. Now she thinks she knows why thetimes.co.uk/article/geek-g… #hollysmale #geekgirl #autism

Can’t wait for the launch of this brilliant series coming in Nov!

🎄IT'S CHRIIIIISTMASSSSSSSS (in exactly six months) so HarperCollins Children's Books and I thought it an apt time to reveal the cover of my next picture book which features the return of an old friend. So get those halls decked and those trees trimmed because... SHE'S BACK!

Pledge yourself to #Fireborn and join Twelve on an epic adventure that will change her life, her name – and her entire world… Now available to request on NetGalleyUK netgalley.co.uk/catalog/book/2… Aisling Fowler

I'm really excited to announce that I am coming on tour this Autumn to celebrate the release of my new children's book, The Burpee Bears 😀 Details here: bit.ly/3kKGPLf

If you love... 🦸🏽‍♀️ Axe-wielding heroines 🏔 Epic quests 👹 Menacing monsters ⚔️ Breath-taking battles 🐿 Adorable squirrels ... we've got an epic adventure waiting for you! Happy publication day to Aisling Fowler, whose stunning fantasy debut #Fireborn is OUT NOW 🎉 #outnow

I know many accomplished children's book writers who will have a view on this but I do admire the way that Joe Wicks' own Burpee Bear is enjoying reading about himself 🙂 A portrait picture of Cambridge every day since 2010. (No 4219) Tuesday 5th October 2021. Heffers Bookshop

We've had such an AMAZING #WorldBookDay so far, visiting so many schools & bookshops! Thanks to everyone who has been a part of it, we've loved seeing your amazing posts & creations!🤩 Highlights from our World Book Day UK 📚 events so far here! #IAmAReader #HarperCollinsChildrens

We are proud to announce the acquisition of Mama’s Sleeping Scarf, from one of the most visionary and acclaimed authors of our time, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie This stunning picture book will publish in Autumn 2023 and will be illustrated by Joelle Avelino. Photograph by Manny Jefferson

Not got any plans for the bank holiday? We heartily recommend Rob Biddulph’s The 100 Story Hotel at Discover which we were lucky enough to visit yesterday! ✏️

We are so delighted that the iconic Mary berry is reading Paddington at the Palace by Michael Bond illustrated by @rwalleyillustration tonight on CBeebies! 👑 🐻