Limping back from the Twitter grave. Follow me! Still reading, still editing, still Senior Commissioning Editor at Walker Books.
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Lucky Hastings! What a handsome set. @hastingsbooks @WalkerBooksUK
People ask how they can get signed books. And there is a way! Simply order a copy (thank you!) at brilliant ✨@hastingsbooks✨, leave instructions in the comments box, and I’ll pop in and sign and draw in your book. I was there only yesterday doing just that😎 Thanks again!
This is the most awesome review I've read in SUCH a long time! Thrilled that @TImesLucy fell headlong for this quirky gem.
The Hotel Balzaar: A Norendy Tale by @KateDiCamillo, illustrated by Júlia Sardà is @theTimes Children's Book of the Week! 🌟 Thank you @TimesLucy for a wonderful review!
thetimes.com/article/d80f22a…
Such a delightful story, looking good in paperback too! Funny, adventurous and whimsical all in one package, perfect for 9+. This pub day feels bittersweet but it's lovely to be celebrating Lynne once again. @KristinaKister @watsonlittle
Remembering Lynne Reid Banks on her birthday, we are proud to have the paperback of The Red Red Dragon coming out tomorrow.
The Red Red Dragon is a warm-hearted story about a family of dragons in a world where humans have always been a myth... until now. 🎨 by Кristina Kister
ALT Photo of the book The Red Red Dragon by Lynne Reid Banks with a grass-y background
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Great pre-pub reviews of Puppet in USA.
'teeming with magic and stories... big subjects, including aging and death,are treated with deep respect and remarkable lightness.' Booklist (starred)
“A world that’s 'shambolic and beautiful, tentative and brave.'” Kirkus Reviews (starred)
This is so beautiful and will be such a brilliant book! A dream project to work on.
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My RAMBLINGS with Clare Balding is broadcast this Thursday, BBC R4, 15.00. It's pick of the coming week in both The Observer and The Telegraph. @FelicityBryan @WalkerBooksUK @HachetteKids @JGreenAuthor
bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0020jb…
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Our #BookOfTheDay is a brilliant mystery set in contemporary India which explores family, parental expectations, the importance of having a voice and the value of the arts.
We love #BringingBackKayKay from @DevyaniNK:
booktrust.org.uk/book/b/brin… @WalkerBooksUK
ALT The front cover of Bringing Back Kay-Kay and a quote from our review: 'Gripping... an accomplished debut novel, finely balanced between action and emotion'
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'Bringing back Kay-Kay' by Dev Kothari is The Times children's book of the week.
Who doesn't love a good train-based mystery?
Set in India, this one tells the story of a brave girl who sets out to find her missing brother. 🛤️
@DevyaniNK
@WalkerBooksUK
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⚡️SCHOOL BOOK GIVEAWAY!⚡️
My biggest giveaway EVER to celebrate A Spy in the Jam Factory (coming 04/04)!
🍓1 x signed copy of each Jam Factory book (inc. SPY!)
🍓1 x FIZZBEE PLUSHIE!
🍓35 x bookmarks
👇Like, Follow and Retweet to win!👇
Random winner picked 19/03. UK Only.
She's not wrong!
If you have a child of 7-9, this fairytale, Three Tasks For A Dragon by @EoinColfer & @PJLynchArt @WalkerBooks is pure wonder. A scientist prince sent by his evil usurping half brother to be eaten by a dragon heals him instead, falls in love, and breaks a curse.
Happy Pub day for this, and congratulations! Such a brilliant retelling, we're THRILLED to be kicking off the series with such a good 'un. @LawrencePatrice @WalkerBooksUK @CarolineAgent @hpillustration_
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We're delighted to be publishing this collection of hopeful short stories edited by @Lauren_E_James, with authors including @MGLnrd, #NealShusterman and #ToláOkogwu.
Stunning cover by @dc_litchfield.
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What a promising start to this new venture, with awesome praise from @thebookseller - can't wait to see these out in the world! @CarolineAgent @LawrencePatrice
The classics, reimagined… 📖
We’re delighted to share the covers of the first two books in our Walker Abridged Classics series!
ALT Book cover of Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre, abridged for young readers by Patrice Lawrence, on an orange painterly background. The cover depicts a woman looking towards a cloud-filled sky, with the silhouette of a man on a horse and a dog in the distance.
ALT Book cover of Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations, abridged for young readers by A.L. Kennedy, on a blue wallpaper patterned background surrounded by chandeliers and cobwebs. The cover depicts a young boy in a cap and scarf, standing outside a chained-up gate.
Vote, vote, vote!
Three Tasks for a Dragon by @EoinColfer and @PJLynchArt has been Shortlisted as a Children’s Book of the Year - Junior in the @AnPostIBAS! Congratulations to Eoin, P.J., and all the shortlisted authors and illustrators.
Vote here: irishbookawards.ie/vote/
ALT A hardback copy of Three Tasks for a Dragon on a yellow background.
ALT The book, sitting open and showing two pages with illustrations of a rocky shore and several shipwrecks in the mist.
ALT The book, sitting open and showing two pages featuring illustrations of a child on a boat, sailing towards a large golden flying dragon.
Great book, great night! Wish you could have come, @Candlewick! @WalkerBooksUK
THREE TASKS FOR A DRAGON has been released into the Wild. Thank you to @DubrayBooks for hosting, @WalkerBooksUK for organising and to the friends, family and readers who came out to join us. We hope you enjoy your new adventure! @PJLynchArt #ThreeTasksForADragon
Woohoo, it's out! A fantastically beautiful piece of storytelling from two STARS. @WalkerBooksUK
Not GAME OVER for the readers - lucky them! @JamieRussell_74 @WalkerBooksUK
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Woohoo, absolutely!! Happy Publication Day!
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This is so beautiful!
Over 150 pages of epic storytelling from the legendary @french.vivian with enchanting art from Lauren @oharasisters.
A labour of love and camaraderie for this designer. I got to know these 7 stories better and understand why they’re classics.
Lauren … instagr.am/p/CjqjElaK4kh/
