really looking forward to CrimeFest in May!
Come along if you can!
I'm on a few panels -
Crime fiction's appeal for all ages, with Tracy Darnton Holly Jackson Jane McLoughlin Fiona Veitch Smith on Thursday 9 May at 15:50
Hachette Children's Group Lizzie Clifford, and ...

Good to visit a fabulous children’s bookstore with 日本ユニ・エージェンシー(JUA) in Tokyo 一冊の本とコーヒーと

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あかちゃんは、今どんなだろう？
生まれてくる命を果物や野菜に例えながら、
下の子がうまれてくる不安と喜びを描いた絵本です🍋

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Tutors give the best advice! Our #MAWFYP blog this week features some of the writing and storytelling gems we've learned from С. J Skuse Tracy Darnton Finbar Hawkins and Dr Alexia Casale: mawfypanthology.com/blog/tutors-gi…

Lovely review of The Truth About Lies here - always glad when someone appreciates a touch of ambiguity in an ending.

My library find of the week! With only 2.5 more months until our boy becomes a big brother, this couldn’t have been more perfect timing! Tracy Darnton this is too darn cute!

This week's #picturebook crushes Boris Dralyuk Elsewhere Editions Minedition Albatros Books Amazon Publishing Angie Lucas Marble Press Tracy Darnton @YasmeenMay Simon Kids Nosy Crow David Almond OBE Candlewick Press @berglibooks Berbay Books Publisher Spotlight at @pubspotlight.bsky.social

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Me! I’m celebrating it!
We’ve definitely borrowed your tradition Hildur Knútsdóttir!

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Another reason why we love real bookshops ❤️ 📚

Love the cover - it’s so ‘ouch’! Dying to read this one Teri Terry bookouture

Congratulations Tracy Darnton and @YasmeenMay! It’s such good news for a lovely, warm and charming book.

Taking the wise advice from this #IcelandNoir panel of wonderful women at the weekend of Amanda Reynolds Annabel Kantaria / Anna Kent #SamanthaLeeHowe and moderator extraordinaire Dr Jacky Collins (Dr Noir)🕷 #NMPM #StillEuropean and getting on with my work-in-progress!

Another fantastic year! Thank you EVERYONE! BBC Children in Need

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My Brother is an Avocado illustrated by @YasmeenMay is my first picture book so it's extra special to me that it was longlisted today for the Inclusive Books for Children Awards 2024 with an amazing set of books. I may have a celebratory avocado on toast tonight...🥑

⭐ Wonderful Awards News ⭐
My Brother is an Avocado, has been longlisted for the Inclusive Books for Children awards in the Picture Books category!
Huge congratulations to @yasmeenmay, Tracy Darnton, and Simon & Schuster Children's Books.

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Huge congratulations to Smriti Halls Erika Meza Tracy Darnton and @YasmeenMay on being longlisted for the Inclusive Book Awards for Children.
What an amazing list Inclusive Books for Children!

Thank you Laura Mossa - it’s great to see My Brother is an Avocado 🥑 getting reviews in the US ‘perfect book for any child awaiting a new sibling’. And there’s good news for Bella the beagle as you will be seeing the little dog in the book again…
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