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The Girl and the Dinosaur is on my favourite books list and now it’s joined by The Girl and the Mermaid which is breathtakingly beautiful and sensitively deals with a subject close to my heart. Thank you Hollie Hughes Sarah Massini Bloomsbury Kids & YA UK for this wonderful creation! ✨

It's time to officially introduce you to Leonie!
Her story #LittleLionGirl written by Olivia Hope and illustrated by me is out in exactly two months! : )

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WOAH! 'The Witchling's Wish' has been nominated in the USA for the 'Young Hoosier Book Award' 😲
🙏🏼SO MUCH to everyone who has read, loved & supported us this far! We're over the moon! 🤩

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To celebrate The Girl & The Mermaid, the magical underwater adventure from the wonderful Hollie Hughes & Sarah Massini, we're giving away an exciting family holiday to Devon!

Exclusively open to our Waterstones Plus customers, enter our prize draw here: bit.ly/3vIVe2Z

Absolutely chuffed to bits to find so many of my books on display Foyles Bookshop, Stratford last week 😃😃😃 Fab illo's from Sarah Massini, Anna Wilson, nila aye 💚🧡❤️💙

My picture book of 2024 so far.

I adore anything by Sarah Massini but this is on another level - just gorgeous. A beautiful story by Hollie Hughes which touches on themes of dementia and loss.

I have to say I shed a few tears as it's all a bit close to home just now x

Thank you ReadingZone.com for these wonderful new books! Walker Books 🦻🏽Raymond Antrobus Ken Wilson-Max Laura Dockrill Hollie Hughes Sarah Massini
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“As readers, we need both characters we can invest in, and stories that engage us” ~ Hollie Hughes

Well-renowned picture book author, Hollie Hughes, on her latest book The Girl and the Mermaid, with magical artwork by Sarah Massini 🐚🌊

Read more here: bit.ly/3TVH5sw

Lovely spot of The Girl and the Mermaid, by Sarah Massini & me, out in the wild Waterstones Lakeside this weekend 🐟🐠🐡 Thank you kindly to Evie for the pic 🩵🩵🩵

Looking good in ⁦Lyme Regis Bookshop⁩ ⁦Rachel Bright Books⁩ ⁦Jim Field⁩ ⁦Hollie Hughes⁩ ⁦Sarah Massini⁩ ⁦Chris Chatterton⁩ ⁦Steve Antony⁩ ⁦Hachette Children's Group⁩ ⁦Bloomsbury Kids & YA UK⁩

Let's take a magical dive into the beautiful new picture book, The Girl and the Mermaid, by Hollie Hughes and illustrated by Sarah Massini
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Do you have a little one who loves mermaids? This is the perfect bedtime story for young children!

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Waiting to see hear Lemony Snicket at YoungWaterstonesBath …. Somehow these fell into my hands. Can’t work out how that happened Tamsin Mori uclan publishing Radiya Pan Macmillan #HollieHughes Sarah Massini Bloomsbury Kids & YA UK

#NewIllustrationoftheDay so far
Angela Harding/Oliver Jeffers/Claire Powell/Chloe Savage/Jason Cockcroft/The Fan Bros/Fiona Lumbers/Aaron Becker/Mariajo Ilustrajo/Eliza Wheeler/Herma Starreveld/Sarah Massini/Richard Jones/Reza Delvand/Britta Teckentrup/Sophie Bass
Names to know.

There are so many gorgeous picture books making an appearance this spring! Don't miss this amazing collection!
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“As readers, we need both characters we can invest in, and stories that engage us” ~ Hollie Hughes

Well-renowned picture book author, Hollie Hughes, on her latest book The Girl and the Mermaid, with magical artwork by Sarah Massini 🐚🌊

Read more here: bit.ly/3TVH5sw