Finished the morning round and not a single question on Ed Balls Day. Why do they hate our country and its traditions?

Hey, everyone... Just to let you know we're running a giveaway over on Insta to win copies of The Girl and the Mermaid, illustrated by Sarah Massini, written by me, & signed by BOTH of us... Click on the link to Sarah's grid to enter 🐟🐠🐡 Good Luck 💙💙💙instagram.com/p/C6Oi521iJ89/

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

Canopy & Stars James Smith & Sons Matt Gaw ✨ Holly Jackson Sabrina Ghayour-Lynn Hollie Hughes Sarah Massini And Plus members could win a pair of tickets to the Fragile Beauty exhibition at V&A showcasing photographs from the Elton John and David Furnish collection, a copy of the book and tote bag: bit.ly/3U2kxoy

Canopy & Stars James Smith & Sons Matt Gaw ✨ Holly Jackson Sabrina Ghayour-Lynn To celebrate The Girl and the Mermaid by Hollie Hughes and Sarah Massini our Plus Prize Draw gives you the chance to win a family holiday to Devon with a 2 night stay in a cottage for 2 adults and 2 children, plus travel, treatments and more: bit.ly/3U0M3ml

There are so many new releases we are loving at the moment! Here are some of our bookseller's favourites 💙

This is what I have done today. Completely achieved cottage core.

We loved this rhyming story by Hollie Hughes Thank you ReadingZone.com for sending this copy to us! #englishhfb10

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

Hollie Hughes I just adore everything about it. Mermagical x

Hollie Hughes Sarah Massini Bloomsbury Kids & YA UK Hugs all round - and this picture book will not only wow visually but also help readers to understand dementia and the importance of memories, communication and hope X

Can we stick this on a billboard somewhere please, Bloomsbury Kids & YA UK? 🤩🤩🤩

Obligatory April bluebell pic...

Hey, nila aye, looking mighty fine WHSmith, Stratford!! 🤩🤩🤩

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 💚🧡❤️💙

Had such a lovely time Discover last week... A truly amazingly special place to visit (check it out!) and I was absolutely made up to meet so many wonderful children and families for storytelling & crafting - thanks so much to everyone who came along 💙🐟💙

Absolutely blown away by this... such an amazingly kind thing to say 💙💙💙

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

Just googled lost cherry reviews & the first thing it came back with was 'does lost cherry smell like dead body' 🤯🤯🤯