Writing books for children. Tapirs, ponies, cats, dogs, HGVs and a little Christmas fox out now. Side hustle in KDrama nerdery. ALSO ON INSTAGRAM she/her

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Joined March 2012
When global news is full of worrying things, let's remember to teach children to see the good right in front of them, too. 👀💛 Our new COMMUNITY-themed booklist features stories about togetherness, kindness, helping out and the value of communities: booksfortopics.com/booklists…
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there's no one else I'd rather fall in love with and that is my best friend in the world ~ @iksongproject #iksongmonth2024 #iksong #익송
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Happy Paperback Publication Day to Through the North Pole Snow, a beautiful, festive picture book about friendship and the true meaning of Christmas, written by @Pollylwh and illustrated by @apaintedmouse! Published by @BIGPictureBooks
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The Japanese girl studying English is so funny that I can't help but laugh along with her.🤣🤣🤣
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🌟🧱🪵Build up your science book collection with our EVERYDAY MATERIALS booklist🧱🪵🌟 ➡️Recommended children’s books about everyday materials: booksfortopics.com/booklists… These stories can help children to think about the huge range of materials that make up the things around them
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You don’t have to spend money to belong to something. You do have to make an effort. Great article by @j_amesmarriott that will make us all happier if we put it into action.
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Polly Faber retweeted
The woman who predicts the future using asparagus was on Radio 4 and predicted that Michelle Obama will be the next President.
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Here we go, it's the 2024 version of Black Rods entrance to Parliament set to ACDC.
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Today would have been @ShirleyHughes_ 97th birthday. To celebrate this day, we are releasing the recording of @ClaraVulliamy’s wonderful lecture ‘Shirley Hughes and Friends’ given at St Bride in March. To watch, please visit youtu.be/I-_LH3IkewI
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Petition for all further plot to be abandoned in #MySweetMobster so we can just have 16 hours of impossibly cute cutie leads being stupid cute.
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tiny street painting: police facial recognition van, wood green
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‘Did all the birds fall down?’ ‘Pardon?’ ‘When you never had sky growing up’
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"With us, you can be who you are and know that you’re accepted. Everyone deserves someone who listens and truly cares about getting them to a place where they feel able to move forward." Nat has volunteered with us for 6 years and we think she’s wonderful! This is her story 👇🧵
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Bloke draws a book! Featuring live pencil sharpening action.
I'm on @BBCSounds and @bbcworldservice today! Talking to Antonia Quirke for the show In The Studio and it's all about my ACTION DUDE books. Have a listen! bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3ct5t…
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Here's an idea - instead of a bucket list of "x new things to do before you turn x years", how about a list re-experiencing x number of *old* things you already valued and enjoyed. Returning to a favourite place from years ago, recooking an old family recipe etc.
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Or am I just trying to validate myself as someone who would always rather reread Middlemarch than skydive?
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Quick Q: were you in the Puffin Club? Then I have a thread for you. Today in pulp... a brief history of Puffin Books!
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FFS, some of us are trying to listen to D:Ream mate
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Rishi dishing out this speech in the pouring rain as “Things Can Only Get Better” is played loudly. Is this an episode of the Thick of It
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We’re at the cat hospital and no one is happy
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