MG author @nosycrow 🏚🧜♀️⛸Lecturer #MAWFYP. Notebook hoarder. Loves a school visit. Cuppa tea? Rep @KateJShaw
Joined March 2018
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Most honoured & chuffed to be shortlisted for the @sportsbookawards 🎉⛸
My dream to write was inspired by #iceskating which was inspired by @torvillanddean who inspired me to write #IceDancer ⛸❤
Thank you #CTSBA26 @WaterstonesKids @Literacy_Trust @NosyCrow
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Inspiring the next generation through sport. The Children’s Sports Book of the Year, supported by the @Literacy_Trust and @Waterstones, shortlist is here.
Girls with Goals, Clelia Castro-Malaspina (@QuartoKids)
Granny National, Rachael Blackmore, with Rachel Pierce & illustrated by Tom Snape (@PenguinUKBooks)
Ice Dancer, @alexfcotter (@NosyCrow)
Keep Smashing It, Jodie Ounsley, with Becky Grey & illustrated by Dane Thibeault (@MacmillanKidsUK)
Running My Own Race, @ey_abs (@NosyCrow)
Shoot for the Stars, Danielle Brown, illustrated by Jayde Perkin and Filigrana de Ideas (@LittleTigerUK)
The Not-So-Secret Diary of a Footballer, Ella Toone (@PuffinBooks)
Ultimate Rugby Superstars, Matt Oldfield & Maggie Alphonsi, illustrated by Dan Leydon (@WalkerBooksUK)
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irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/… Christmas murder-mystery for young readers has suspense, snow, festive glow, and a wholesome advocacy of cheese on toast. @NosyCrowBooks @Gill_Books @KieranJFanning @AlexFCotter @OBrienPress @FleurHitchcock
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Which books did we recommend to our pupils, staff & families during our final assembly of 2025?
❔A Poem for Every Question
⛄️ Anisha Accidental Detective: Christmas Chaos @cooliobeanz
⚡️ Finn’s Epic Fails
🎄Lydia Marmalade & the Christmas Wish @ladycariad
⛸️ Ice Dancer
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⛸️ You can skate over the cracks but you might fall through… ⛸️
Another powerful atmospheric read from @AlexFCotter Ice Dancer is out now for 9+ & you will get truly lost in this story. An exciting tale of empathy, forgiveness, loss & self-discovery. Thanks @NosyCrow ⛸️
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Glide seamlessly into a tale that will touch your heart with @AlexFCotter’s gripping wintertime adventure #IceDancer! @NosyCrowBooks @thesianpages
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Can I say ‘Christmas’ now we’re in November? I’ve already made lots of alternate reads to Walliams so here’s the 1st part for his latest book, Santa & Son. There’s so many brilliant #Christmas and/or wintery stories out there your child, class or school can enjoy instead ❄️
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Out now, Ice Dancer is a fabulous middle grade, written with huge empathy by @AlexFCotter ⛸️
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A terrific read: thought-provoking and full of adventure and mystery #IceDancer @AlexFCotter @nosycrow is #RedReadingHub’s #kidlit #fiction book of the day reviewed on the blog wp.me/p11DI5-dw3
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Out now, Ice Dancer is a wonderful book about family, friendship & finding your way, & i already know it's going to be popular in school.
@AlexFCotter @NosyCrow
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@ReadingZone's #BookoftheDay is Ice Dancer ⛸️@AlexFCotter.
5* reviews: "An excellent read, plenty of mystery and adventure, thoroughly enjoyable & thought-provoking!"
Here's Alex Cotter to introduce Ice Dancer, plus an extract:
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#sheffield #rfp
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A Christmas cracker from @FleurHitchcock and a winter warmer from @AlexFCotter in the #bookpost from @nosycrow today...thank you!
These are both beautiful and arrive with perfect timing to curl up with on a cold evening and enjoy over half term!
Whatiread.co.uk ❤️📖 – at Cowes, England
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👀📚Check out my OCTOBER 2025 Children’s Books I’m Most Excited About video on my YouTube channel. Please subscribe!
📖🌟Each month, I put together #ComingSoon videos previewing my most anticipated children’s books releases to bump up your TBRs!
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Thanks @NosyCrow for this epic Christmas post 🎄 Really excited to read both of these, which are out now! @FleurHitchcock @AlexFCotter
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Happy publication day to Ice Dancer by @AlexFCotter! I loved The House on the Edge & The Mermaid Call so I can't wait to read this beautiful book!
@NosyCrow
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A duo of delights in the post today! Very excited to read Ice Dancer by @AlexFCotter and Murder at Christmas by @FleurHitchcock. Both out 09/10 for 9+ readers, the most enormous thanks go to Sîan @NosyCrow 🥰
Nowt says imminent book launch than...BOOKMARKS!⛸⛸⛸
Thank you @nosycrow for these beauties💕
#IceDancer launches 9th Oct
Ice rink mystery with twists & family secrets...and set in my hometown #Sheffield
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It was great seeing the number of views on my Insta #Halloween post yesterday so here is another ft more brilliant spooky books 👻
Featuring books from @NosyCrow @WalkerBooksUK @FarshoreBooks @foxandinkbooks @PuffinBooks @Usborne @BarringtonStoke @piccadillypress @MrEagletonIan
Thrilled to reveal the stunning & sparkling cover for my next children's novel #IceDancer ❄⛸
A mystery with competition rivalry, folklore & dark family secrets
And all set in my hometown #Sheffield ❤
Designed by the vvv talented #RayTierney 🙏 Out this Oct
