We’re thrilled to announce that the following authors will be reading at our very special Jhalak Prize shortlist event on Mon 20 May:

Jacqueline Crooks Jacqueline Crooks
Benjamin Dean benjamin dean
Nathanael Lessore Nathanael Lessore
Candy Gourlay Candy Gourlay
Noreen Masud Noreen Masud

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A bookshop day is not complete without sitting on the Waterstones Piccadilly, London moon 🌙! Lots of signed copies of Peregrine waiting there now - and look 👀 a shelf talker! Thank you the lovely Sara for looking after us! Piccadilly Press 📖✨ Children's Books at The Agency

This Saturday, May 11th at 11am, Sarah The Makaton Tutor shares Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks's What the Ladybird Heard on Holiday in the latest of her brilliant Makaton signed storytimes!🐞
Free event. No need to book, just come along and join in the fun! #Wolverhampton Mandercentre

Thank you, Stephen! I am looking forward to a thought provoking conversation with Nikki Gamble and @ovendenlaura about Bone Talk and Wild Song at Just Imagine online event on Thursday evening

An absolutely brilliant talk by Candy Gourlay Barnet libraries It had it all - laughs and gasps and cheers and tears and bucketloads of inspiration for children and adults ✨✨

I woke up this morning to a gift in my inbox from the incredible Brie Schmida - a colouring sheet!! 🤩
Schools/bookshops/libraries do feel free to grab the image or DM me for the doc ☺️ now, what colour shall we make Cal’s cardigan?!

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Really delighted to see this great review by Terry Potter of my latest book WHEN SATURDAY COMES... Barrington Stoke Children's Books at The Agency
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The cover of my upcoming book of new paintings, limited in this version (signed and numbered with set of postcards) to 100 copies. If interested do let me know the list is already growing.

Congratulations to our fantastic Ash Bond, such amazing news!✨

'He was a magical story teller and there’s a Raymond kindness and generosity of spirit that run through his books. It is no wonder that they are classics'

We were delighted to attend this exhibition in loving memory of Raymond, which is open to the public until 27th October📚

Daytime Moon St Margarets: acrylic on canvas 2023

The magically enchanting #PeregrinQuinn from debut author Ash Bond is out now, published by Piccadilly Press 📖✨. We have 2x COPIES of the new novel to WIN, thanks to The Reading Agency, plus #free bookmarks to giveaway!

#competition #competition #bookdisplay #library #library display

The Approaching Storm: oil on canvas 2022

Peregrine Quinn and the Cosmic Realm has been included in the #PrimarySchoolBookClub April 2024 vote this evening (which means they MUST have liked it which is great). Head to #PrimarySchoolBookClub to vote ✨ Piccadilly Press 📖✨ Children's Books at The Agency Amber Ivatt 🙌

We are thrilled to have TWO brilliant historical fiction titles on the YOUNG QUILLS shortlist for 2024. Congratulations to Tony Bradman, Lucy Strange and all the brilliant authors shortlisted this year 🥳

Twilight in the Surrey Hills: watercolour from 2023

Good luck on your adventures Y5 and 6! Do let me know how you get on! ✨🦆✨

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Just a very rough straw poll. I am planning to make a book of my recent paintings made over the last two years or so it would be good to know who might be interested in such a thing?

Thank you Waterstones Kids !! And to all the booksellers who have championed Peregrine so far… you folks are MAGIC ✨

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Teachers and school librarians - a lovely three-for-three giveaway! THREE signed/dedicated sets of The Dog Squad series, AND a handmade card with a cheering bespoke message for your readers. Please share, follow and reply below! 🐾📚