In case you missed it yesterday, NEW SHAKESBEAR BOOK COMING in October! This time it's based on The Tempest, one of my fave Shakespear plays. If we do more, what plays should we tackle next? I quite fancy MacBear....

Wonderful to see one of our author supporters John Dougherty in this shortlist! He used to be a teacher at one of our #Wandsworth Coram Beanstalk partner schools too.

Look what Lisa Handy 💙 has achieved for @coram #londonmarathon2024 in 4 hrs 18 minutes. We are all so proud, inc Harold who cheered her on. And there’s still time to give to Lisa’s fundraising page!

Charities like Coram Beanstalk have never been more important in inspiring #readingforpleasure across different genres and lengths.

They said it couldn't be done.
The said it was near-impossible.
They said I was was wasting my time.

And they were right, inventing moon glasses (the opposite of sunglasses) wasn't the most productive Saturday. #moonocle

Also I'm proud to be shortlisted for the Jhalak Prize

SO excited to announce our 2024 shortlists for
1. Jhalak Prize
and
2. Jhalak C&YA Prize

Congratulations to all our shortlistees!
#jhalakprize 24 #jhalakprize

LOOK!👀 First sighting of my BRAND NEW Tom Gates book out 9th May seen at Scholastic UK towers. Contains stories, things to MAKE, DRAW and DO. Perfect for half term and holidays to FILL up with your own fun stuff. #TomGatesBooks #BookOfEverything #TomGatesWorld

Great news indeed. Thank you so much to BooksForTopics for selecting My Family and Other Romans for their new Yr 4 recommended reads list alongside two of my favourite Chicken House authors. And if you haven't read Vita or the Great Chocoplot, I heighly recommend them too!

Oscar’s Book Prize is such a gorgeous thing and I am so delighted that “Geoffrey Gets The Jitters” has made the shortlist. (He’s a bit wobbly about it, mind.) Huge congratulations to the other nominees. Picture books are brilliant. ❤️

Come and read more about the prize and our very special shortlist books amzn.to/3Q1XKIv

FUN FACTS…

1) I can recite Abi Elphinstone’s original school talk word-for-word

2) Abi ran across cliffs & jumped in the sea when filming the very first Authorfy video

3) I’ve smuggled her out of hospital

4) I’m her BIGGEST fan & absolutely loved ‘Ember Spark’ - out 9th May

Just met a young man who took us up on the offer of free dry cleaning for his interview clothes…and got the job!

Legacy giving is one of the wonderful ways in which our supporters allow us to continue creating readers
The reasons why someone chooses to leave us a gift in their will are varied but always with a deep appreciation of the importance of being a reader ♥️
thirdsector.co.uk/people-leaving…

The words are Shakespeare’s, but they belong to you too.

It's finally Podkin week! We are SO excited to be welcoming Kieran Larwood to the shop this weekend.

Don't forget, you can pre-order signed Podkin books on our website for postage or collection. Books 1-7 available in paperback - please place all orders by Thursday for guarantee!

📚Would you like to nominate a primary school library to win the 10 longlisted Alligator's Mouth Book Award books?
We’re delighted to be working again in association with Alligator's Mouth The Bright Agency & Gardners 🙌🏼
Nominate here: beanstalkcharity.org.uk/news/win-ten-b…
#WeAreCoramBeanstalk

Alligator's Mouth Coram Beanstalk The Bright Agency Gardners Richmond Nub News Richmond upon Thames Libraries My Richmond Be Richmond School Reading List School Library Association (SLA) Libraries 4 Schools So many ace books here 👏🤩👏