Taking my elderly friend to Liverpool for the day checked train b4 left home ok get 2 station train cancelled & next one Thanks @AvantiWestCoast for ruining the day. Your service gets worse & worse. The sooner you are brought back into public ownership the better @JoshNewburyMP

And the new @Waterstones #childrenslaureate is the wonderful, brilliant Patrice Lawrence @booktrust @AuthorsAloudUK

Very excited to be here at the Barbican waiting for the new @UKLaureate Who Will it be ????!!! @Booktrust

And I’m on yet another @AvantiWestCoast train that is going to be 30-60 mins late arriving into London due to being diverted due to a track problem. Hope I make it to the ceremony on time #totallyfedupwithavantitrains

In an early morning taxi heading into Brum on a tour day and your taxi driver won’t stop talking & is telling you he had a v bad night and hasnt had any sleep and he has v bad hay fever and his eyes are sore and blurry - not what you want to hear 😂😂😂

#myempathyreads @WHusseyAuthor The Boy I Love pub @AndersenPress A powerfully written, outstanding novel that not only highlights the horrors of World War 1 but also the prejudices and ignorance of people towards the LGBTQ+ community. @AuthorsAloudUK @EmpathyLabUK

#myempathyreads We Love You Mister Panda by @SteveAntony pub Hodder Mr Panda offers free hugs but thinks no one wants one as his friends are all too busy hugging each other. But they all want to hug him together to show him how much they love him. @AuthorsAloudUK @EmpathyLabUK

I’m sharing some of my favourite #empathyreads books Six Weeks by Matt Goodfellow pub by Starboard Beautifully written it’s an incredibly powerful novel exploring love, loss & relationships. An unforgettable reading experience For ages 10+ @AuthorsAloudUK @EmpathyLabUK

This popped up in my Fb memories. It’s Empathy Glasses I made for Empathy Day 2020 featuring some of my fave Empathy Reads. I still have them & still love the featured books so thought I’d share them again to celebrate 2026 #EmpathyDay @EmpathyLabUK @AuthorsAloudUK @sarahmears10

Just getting ready to drink a toast to 10 years of Little People Big Dreams @FCBGNews conference with @QuartoKids @AuthorsAloudUK

Awful journey home on Cardiff 2 Nottingham train - Friday pm & only 3 carriages. Was like a cattle truck, people standing in aisles & entrance, luggage everywhere, v dangerous when trying to get on or off @CrossCountryUK your service is appalling @JoshNewburyMP time for change!

A really wonderful #LOLLIES Award ceremony. Fun, joyous and so inspiring l. Thank you @scholasticuk for inviting me @AuthorsAloudUK All the winners and guest presenters together at the end

And the winner of the picture book category is Tom Nicoll @AuthorsAloudUK @scholasticuk

And the battle between two Scrooges at the #LOLLIES aka @MichaelRosenYes and Stephen Mangan - hilarious @AuthorsAloudUK @scholasticuk

And the winner of the #LOLLIES 9-12 category is Laura Ellen Anderson @AuthorsAloudUK @scholasticuk

And the winner of the #LOLLIES 6-8 category is Olaf Falafel @AuthorsAloudUK @scholasticuk

Serena Patel fully Christmassed running a Christmas quiz with the children at the #LOLLIES ceremony @AuthorsAloudUK @scholasticuk

And the winner of the #LOLLIES Non Fiction Award is Adam Kay @AuthorsAloudUK @scholasticuk

Jim Smith illustrating poos at the LOLLIES ceremony from the suggestions of the child audience - very funny #LOLLIES @authorsalouduk @scholasticuk

At the LOLLIES Award ceremony - excited to get to know who wins!!!! @authorsalouduk @scholasticuk