🖋️Children's author. The Bird Thief is out now, for a readership of ages 9 - 11.
England, United Kingdom
Joined February 2018
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Oh wow! This review of The Bird Thief is just... wow! 😍😭 I'm very emotional right now! Thank you Fallen Star Stories for your incredible words! (couldn't find an X profile) Feeling alllll the feels! @graffeg_books
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A face for radio 😁 Really enjoyed talking all things Bird Thief on the air waves today, I'm on from 45 minutes, no karaoke unfortunately 😂 bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0kx8c…
Still buzzing from the launch of The Bird Thief, thank you so much @WaterstonesMK for such a wonderful event, to amazing publishers @graffegbooks and to everyone that supports me. Hugely grateful! 🥰🌳💚🪶
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The Bird Thief is out today!
Written by @RachelCKeating, who also has the condition, the insightful and captivating story offers an engaging introduction to OCD, which is brought to life by beautiful illustrations by emerging Welsh artist Naomi Bennet.
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new from @graffeg_books
'The Bird Thief'
by @RachelCKeating with illustrations by Naomi Bennet
An insightful and captivating story that offers an introduction to obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD).
buy @Waterstones
📖 sample to peek inside
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🎉 We are thrilled to announce that we’re a Regional & Country Finalist for Small Press of the Year Wales at the 35th British Book Awards 2025!
A huge thanks to our authors, our readers, and of course to @thebookseller —this recognition means the world! ✨
#BritishBookAwards
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"The weirdest feeling came over her. It wasn’t pain she felt – the pain had gone. Are they taking it? What else are they taking? And what are they giving me?"
The Bird Thief - @RachelCKeating, illustrated by Naomi Bennet 🐦⬛🌳
⭐️Out 6 March, pre-order now!
#OCDbooks
What a brilliant evening in the company of truly amazing people celebrating the launch of LOCKETT & WILDE! I'll be snuggling down with a torch under the covers to read this beauty tonight! @theLucyStrange #PamSmy
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🎉GIVEAWAY🎉
Alongside my stop on the @KaleidoscopicBT @Usborne blog tour for #TheLightThieves by @Heldideas, I am hosting a giveaway!
For your chance to win the first 2 books in the series📚:
• Follow me
• RT this
• Tag a friend
Last day to enter: Friday 13th☺️
Had a blast at the launch of 'The Island at the Edge of Night', thank you so much @theLucyStrange! Absolutely chuffed to be able to celebrate. 'Nobody does it like Strange!' 🙌 And so brilliant to fortuitously catch up with @danrhodesuk, thanks for the advice, great to see you! X
I'm so thrilled to share that my debut #MG book is being published by Cadno, the new imprint from @graffegbooks 🙌😁📖 Out next year, it'll be available in all places one normally buys books. Absolutely over the moon! tinyurl.com/GraffegRK
Lovely discovery of the second-hand bookshop @DelapreAbbey today. Love the 'surprise books' labelled with tempting hints about what awaits within the beautifully-wrapped pages!
Well, this is the best gift ever. A very special young person read the draft of my book, loved it, and presented me with an illustration of the characters! She's really nailed it, the details are incredible! Of course it had to be framed and hung next to my writing desk! ❤️ #MG
And on that note, exciting times ahead! Genuinely can't believe it's my turn to do the vague 'exciting announcement to come!' tweet, but... 'exciting announcement to come!' 😁 #amwriting #kidlit #MG
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We ❤️reading at Simon de Senlis! Take a look at our ‘100 Favourite Books’ Christmas tree! 🎄Can you see any of your favourites? Can you spot yours @AnthonyHorowitz @RossAuthor @OnjaliRauf @IbtihajMuhammad @neilhimself @CressidaCowell @AlmaAward @roald_dahl
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I've said this before, but it still needs saying. The books that we call "children's books" are really books written for an audience that includes children, but excludes no-one. They're books for EVERYONE - not some lesser form of literature, but the most important books of all!
This book by @LauraKerbey and @_MissingTheMark is fantastic! Insightful, compassionate, celebratory and practical. Especially good for those working 1:1 with a young person with a PDA profile. 👏 #SEND #edutwitter
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READING FOR PLEASURE is the single most important thing in education. More than any test scores, more than anything that can be measured, we need to help every single child fall in love with reading. And here's more evidence, if you need it. #literacy
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