Designer of books n'stuff. Northern Irish. Usually found at Usborne, or around Surrey, or running up mountains.

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Joined April 2009
⭐️ GIVEAWAY! ⭐️ To celebrate the publication of Alex Neptune Dragon Champion, we are giving away a set of the complete series to one of our lovely followers. To enter simply: - FOLLOW @Usborne - LIKE this post - RETWEET
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Cover illustration by @RobinsonKH Available to pre-order online: 🔴 Amazon: amzn.to/4grF4wC 🟠 Waterstones: bit.ly/41n9WKk
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From two-time @CarnegieMedals winner @GMcCaughrean comes an unforgettable WWII story for 12+ readers - set during the London Blitz, inspired by her firefighter father. As the bombs fall, can four unlikely friends keep each other safe? Under a Fire-Red Sky | Out April 2025
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From award-winning and critically acclaimed Sophie Anderson, comes a fairy-tale story of friendship, belonging and bravery, in an adventure through a winter wonderland. #TheSnowGirl is the perfect read for the whole family this Christmas ❄️☃️ @sophieinspace
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One year of Israel's genocidal war in Gaza, one year of Israel's deadly lies and deception.
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Another fab night @stbridefdn of inspirational speakers talking about their inspiration, all a bit meta.
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6. A reporter asked Steve about his personal fortune & this was his answer - one of Steve's last interviews in 2006
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Are you ready to set sail for more secrets, sabotage and danger? ⚓️🚢 The third installment in the bestselling #MysteriesatSea series, from award-winning author @AMHowellwrites, is OUT TODAY! Have you collected them all? ⚓️
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It’s publication day!!! 🥳 I hope you enjoy the final instalment of Mysteries at Sea - it’s been so fun to write! Check out the gorgeous cover by @marcoguadalupi. Huge thanks to @Usborne @FrithaL @LitAgentClare for all your support! ❤️
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How would you fare if you and your friends found yourselves shipwrecked? On the blog, @J_C_Pearson explains why she thinks William Golding got it wrong about children's true natures and picks her top five adventure novels for kids: exyu.short.gy/EWsfeH
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Your new hot summer beached read has washed up in a book store near you! 🌊🚣🏝️🐢 Huge congrats @J_C_Pearson and massive thanks again @EastyNick!
Introducing Shipwrecked by @J_C_Pearson illustrated by @EastyNick, our Children's Book of the Month for August! Three shipwrecked friends find themselves in a battle of wits with a bunch of pirates threatening the island's baby turtles. Set sail here: exyu.short.gy/AugCBOTM
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Discover a GIANT-SIZED murder mystery this August! #TheBeantalkMurder by @petergbell is the perfect whodunnit for budding detectives this summer holiday! Exclusive SPRAYED EDGE edition available @Waterstones - available to pre-order now! waterstones.com/book/the-bea…
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Spent 5 days in the woods last week with Sussex Green Woodworking, learning to make a chair using hand tools & traditional wood turning methods. Great experience to do something practical and completely new, and now have a nice solid ash chair that my daughter sits on to eat.
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Busman's holiday 📚🇮🇹
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One shelf is strictly reserved
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We have a STUNNING cover reveal from Usborne. The horror thriller of 2024 from an extraordinary debut author, Old Wounds by Logan-Ashley Kisner @transhorrors comes out on the 12th September! Perfect for fans of Darren Charlton and Aiden Thomas! Two trans teens end up in a small, isolated town, where they must escape the locals who plan to sacrifice one of them to an ancient monster that only eats girls… @usborne #OldWounds
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You will always be better at spending your own money than the government is.
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