Eight-year-old me is squealing! Louise Forshaw Firefly Press CWISL

Fun fact: I called one of the characters in 'Out of the Smoke' Tosher, not knowing what it meant. It was an homage to a Rumpole character, Tosher MacBride. By coincidence, my character is well-known for picking up odds and ends from the gutters to sell. Planning 0; Serendipity 1.

Hoppy Easter to all who celebrate. Here's a fun activity pack from Andersen Press Packed with games, colouring & activities from brilliant authors & illustrators.🐇🐣Aya Kakeda CWISL SCBWI Illustrators SCBWI British Isles
Joseph Coelho is laureating! And you can win FREE books!
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Such a fascinating discussion BBC Radio 4 on All in the Mind with Claudia Hammond from Northern Ireland Science Festival on the psychology of hope- so many threads. How do we help young people to be hopeful and resilient through books and mental health projects? A great listen!

Article in #InfoPro by Barbara Band and Caroline Roche about the science behind reading. Looks at the effects on our brains and how it influences our future lives. Research thanks to Teresa Cremin Nicola Morgan National Literacy Trust and others.

#EmpathyDay is coming on 6 June! 🎉
Two things you can do right now:
 
✅Register for FREE resources: empathylab.uk/empathy-day

✅Sign up for CPD training - learn simple but powerful ways to maximise the day's impact: empathylab.uk/our-foundation…

Although magical a phone box can’t replace public libraries. Sounds obvious but upon researching these book boxes, which are also referred to as micro-libraries, mini libraries or phone box libraries, I discovered that the 1st one appeared in the UK in ‘09 as a result of cuts 🧵

Thank you for selling our #cwisl member authors and illustrators' books at our #pictureastory festival and exhibition last year Half Moon Theatre

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Our new schools' video is here, with the wonderful Kate Wiseman taking us down to the Thames for a spot of #mudlarking . The past is right under our feet! ThamesRiver.com Historical Assoc

I’ve seen Cath Howe in action and if you can find a way to get her into your school - I would! (Is equally wonderful at engaging the grown ups!)

A fab day spent Eaton House Schools for their #WorldBookDay2024 celebrations recently spreading a little BLACK POWDER treason and plot. With grateful thanks to Mr Franz and all the students and staff who made me feel so welcome! I even got to meet a Roman legionary too!

Huge congratulations to our very own Nicholas Allan, shortlisted for Book of the Year (Children's Illustrated) 2024 by The Bookseller for THE KING'S PANTS 🥳🎉

Really looking forward to my visit to Ibstock Place Senior School today to talk history and creative writing to the Inklings! Two of my favourite subjects in one visit. Thanks CWISL and Ibstock Place School Library for organising and thanks to my friends at Regency Bookshop for selling books!

I had a fab day yesterday in the #Roman arena with pupils Braywick Court School & St Edmund Campion, Maidenhead for Maidenhead's Big Read A massive thumbs up for all the brilliant gladiator creations including Bobicus the Blood-sucker, Brutus the Death-slayer & more. And thank you everyone for the warm welcome!

'A storm of a novel'- so delighted to have these comments from Teresa Cremin on 'My Life on Fire'- brilliant!
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This looks like a great #WorldBookDay session from Mo O'Hara

Lots of CWISL authors and illustrators are out and about this week and next. Bridget Marzo has been at Maidenhead's Big Read - look at all the happy faces!

On #PLR statement day, thanks from all the CWISL authors and illustrators to the British Library for the work you do. We know it's been a tough year!

And that’s a wrap! Thank U to all of children, Public Librarians, School Librarians, Teachers, indie bookstores and my amazing publicist Catherine Alport! Today, the last day of my tour, I visited the place where it all started, quite literally - Swindon! Here I’m with Mrs Saunders.

Playing with my new shadow puppet theatre at last week's #DarkSkies event Hertford TownCouncil. With thanks to Simon Thorp for building the theatre and to Steve Heliczer from HertfordAstronomy for the photo. But do you recognise the book Maverick Books?