It's an absolute pleasure to help my #ReadersthatCare school customers and individual customers build up quality non-fiction collection for the children on their lives. Here's some of my current stock and all time favourites. readersthatcare.co.uk/Non-fiction-c1…

Oh noooo 😢 Just found a little cat locked in our garage and it must have been there for at least two days. It has been digging at the door to try and get out 😢😢🐈

Art class this week was charcoal, drawing old castle doors. After doing this one, I looked through my photos and discovered I have about 50 photos of old doors in castles and #statelyhomes 😂 Something intriguing about them #Art

Anyone else see this as a gigantic green eye? #footpaths

The wonderful Zoë Richards | Author & Writing Coach is joining us at the Northern Publishers' Fair this Saturday🎉 Come along to get your copy of Garden of her Heart, our very first adult title, signed by Zoe herself. See you there from 10.30am. bit.ly/3WQj0U1 Manchester Libraries Manchester Literature Festival | ON BLUESKY

It’s OFFICIAL PUBLICATION DAY! My otter has been released into the wild and will be looking for friends! If you’ve asked for a signed copy from me, my personal stock arrives this Monday, and I’ll be posting out straight away. #books #readerscommunity #kidsbooks

spurred on by fellow writers, I have at last updated my website to include #manuscriptappraisals. I have done this informally for many years, for authors who went on to be successfully published. Check out the testimonials at sarahjdodd.com/manuscript-app… picture books, MG and YA

Such a great book, too. The most original plot I've read for ages

Absolutely loved this novel by Cathy Rentzenbrink. 'Stars and glitter mixed with mud' - sums up life, marriage, parenthood and friendship. She makes you feel all the same emotions as the characters (I wanted to punch one of them at one point) and then turns everything on its head.

Conversation with a Reception child today... Child: I like cooking. Even Milo can cook. Me: How old is Milo? Child: He's two Me: Is he your little brother? Child: No! He's my dog 🤣🤣🤣 #EYFS

Beautifully atmospheric walk near #ullswater today. And a watchful #fellpony! Learning to love the beauty of November #winterblues

A magically atmospheric evening at NT Sizergh #winteratsizergh Thoroughly recommend for a Christmassy evening for all the family #christmaseventscumbria #statelyhomes

Very well deserved too! 🎉🎉🎉

A selection of my children's books to take on a school visit today. The children are going to interview me and write a biography for their #biographyunit #ks2english

Itching to start writing my next mg book, but want to wait till Jan so I can write the first draft in one uninterrupted go. In the meantime, some study to make it as good as it can be. What's your favourite #writingbook?

I loved Land of the Last Wildcat by @Lui_Loowee_Sit - fast-paced, perilous and centred on the conservation of a rare cat with healing powers. This is definitely one to watch for in May 2025! Great for fans of Polly Ho-Yen & SarahJDoddauthor Macmillan Children's Books scopeforimagination.co.uk/2024/12/17/lan…

Lovely Christmas Eve post today - the new #childrenspoetryanthology from The Dirigible Balloon 🎈. Lots of sparkling poems from notable poets in here. And mine 😂 Stomp and Shout - for when you wake up in a REALLY BAD MOOD #poemsforempathy #childrenspoetryemotions

November was stressful. December was incredibly busy. January- literal and metaphorical blank page - all that time and potential, and a new mg book to write. 😍 Planning to fill this sometimes bleak month with LOTS of writing, walks, cinema visits #ticketinyourpocket #loveJanuary

Day 1 of my #NewYearResolutions to work for 2 hours a day, Mon-Fri, on my new #middlegrade #WIP successfully achieved. 54 scenes put in order, ready to start writing tomorrow! #amwriting #writingcommunity

This looks amazing! I'm so intrigued by this spooky trailer - where is she? How did she get there? Why doesn't she remember? #middlegradeuk #kidlit