This week our early years practitioners recommends: The Girl and the Mermaid by @holliejhughes📚 Alina and her granny live in a lighthouse by the sea: a home filled with the warmth of Granny’s magical stories. one day, she meets a mermaid and she’s swept into adventure

Ahead of Beautiful by @WilliamESpring publishing next week, here's your first look at the wonderful foiled cover featuring the striking Shoebill ✨ Pre-order your copy today ➡️ lnk.to/BeautifulBook

'Time runs like a river, never resting, moving steadily on.' From the marvellous @_emmacarlisle, a stunning, captivating tale that encourages the act of noticing & the enjoyment of all the mesmerising things occurring in nature: exyu.short.gy/suMSfn Templar Books

#NewIllustrationoftheDay. Hornbills by William Spring from Beautiful: A Celebration of Evolution, with information and scrupulously observed nature drawings including of creatures we don't often consider beautiful. Out on 1 August from Big Picture Press.

"A celebration of the lasting power of happy memories and a perfect way to talk to young children about loss" Andrea Reece Expert Reviewer The Fun We Had (3+/5+) by @CharissaEmily Illustrated by Sam Usher Simon & Schuster Children's Books Read the full review and order: l8r.it/gRMZ

It’s out today! I can’t BOO-lieve it! A huge thanks to Linas Alsenas for originally believing in me, to Tierney Holm for her passion and insight, to the Scholastic UK team, to Spring Literary for putting up with my nonsense, and to all of you for your support and kindness! 👻💓🏳️‍🌈

There's a ghost in Richard's wardrobe. But that's OK. He has a way to keep it trapped inside... An own-voices novel about mental health, family, friendship, confronting fear and accepting change by Polari-prize-winning author Ian Eagleton. Out today! #TheBoyWhoCriedGhost 👻

@williamespring Spring Literary Big Picture Press Mine arrived today. It is as its name suggests!

It was such a lot of fun illustrating this book by @seantstories — I hope everyone enjoys it

Reader reviews are in for @WilliamESpring's Beautiful 🤍 Discover the beauty of evolution and the natural world with this stunning exploration of 50 unique and magnificent animals which proves that all of nature is perfect. lnk.to/BeautifulBook

With a compelling narrative, writing possibilities @seantstories and playful illustrations Sam Usher #YoureaPoet @BIGPictureBooks is #RedReadingHub’s #book of the day reviewed now on the blog wp.me/p11DI5-cyw

Win a copy of Not So Little Red Riding Hood 😍❤️ An adorable twist on the classic fairytale, from @MichaelRosenyes and @davidmelling1. A classic for all little bookshelves. Leave a wolf emoji 🐺 in the replies before midnight 31st August for your chance to win!

This weekend is Bank Holiday CARNIVAL weekend. If you fancy a story for younger readers that celebrates dance, magic and carnival check out the paperbk edition of #ManmanandtheTreeofMemories

#NewIllustrationoftheDay. To celebrate the #NottingHillCarnival (children's parade today, adults' tomorrow) this double page by Joelle Avelino which would make a great poster for the carnival. From Yaba Badoe's Man Man and the Tree of Memories, out in pb from Zephyr Books 1 Aug

"Mastering the art of centring figures on the page was a significant learning curve. Whether through colour or composition, I aimed to ensure each figure was at the centre of their story." NEW #KlausFluggePrize shortlist blog Angela Vives Q&A #picturebook klausfluggeprize.co.uk/2024/bright-st…

This is an incredibly insightful and enriching interview. Thank you so much, Angela. Please do have a look and share: Jon Biddle Laura Henry-Allain (She/her) Dr Laura Ovenden FCCT Darren Chetty Simon Smith Teresa Cremin Karen Sands-O'Connor National Literacy Trust

A new school year, a new school term and a new month brings a new collection of book reviews. We hope you enjoy reading them. Thank you Mr W Heather Hann, Ann Cowling, @gethinwallace and @readingj for your book reviews this week: justimagine.co.uk/childrens-book…

While we were in HarbourBookshop, spotted this beautiful watercolour-painted book by Sam Usher 💛

#NewIllustrationoftheDay by Sarah Massini again. From The Little Prince Pop-Up Book retold by Louise Greig. Massini daring to bring her own colour and magic to St Exupery’s originals. (Not a pop-up image.) From ⁦Farshore⁩ on 10 Oct. ⁦⁦Sarah Massini⁩

#NewIllustrationoftheDay by Flora Delargy from her book Gold Rush about the women involved in the Klondike stampede. Hand-drawn & coloured image of Belinda Mulrooney who set up boomtown businesses: hotel, store, restaurant. Seen with her dog, Nero. From ⁦Wide Eyed Editions⁩ 24 Oct