Sunak's PR people seem very amateur. 'Let's have a small stature man stir a giant steel pot and make it look like a scene from The Borrowers.' Still, I bet they all went to nice expensive schools.

I am at Hexham Abbey this summer. Only my second abbey after performing at Fountains Abbey many years back. Do come along. hexhambookfestival.co.uk/mike-barfield

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Late news, but The Wildlife of Animals by me and the brilliant Paula Bossio won the Hampshire School Libraries Service Information Book Award in March! 📚 Buster Books 📚 Anne Clark instagram.com/p/C4u87AsKh6e/ Sequel, The Wild Life of Dinosaurs, out in June!

If Robert 'Lose the Disney characters in case they cheer the children up' Jenrick is actually appearing on #bbclaurak as seems threatened, then expect me and other cartoonists to be whitewashing over our TV screens in protest.

I am in Harrogate tomorrow, signing books. Do come and say hello. waterstones.com/events/meet-th…

Delighted to have been interviewed by LoveReading4Kids' Joy Court and brilliant young Reading Ambassadors Ewan and James about my latest book and all about my work. You can see them and me (between haircuts) here: consent.youtube.com/m?continue=htt…

An irresistible exploration of the amazing world of inventions - told in comic book format!

From bubblewrap to the very first slice of pizza - get the inside scoop with Mike Barfield and Franziska Höllbache's The World's First Rollercoaster.

Out now with Templar Books

Very excited to have this published today. Big thanks to Templar Books and my lovely agent Anne Clark Right now, the only place IN THE WORLD where you can buy copies SIGNED by me is White Rose BookCafe in Thirsk, North Yorkshire. Hurry!

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Farewell physicist Peter Higgs. It's sad news, but leaving behind a subatomic particle that is named after you is a pretty remarkable legacy. theguardian.com/science/2024/a…

Over 10 years ago, I devised, wrote and drew a series of activity books beginning with 'Destroy This Book in the Name of Science' while sat in a small North Yorks village. It genuinely astounds me to discover they now exist in Vietnamese editions. tramdoc.vn/tin-tuc/bo-sac…

Although some say £100k 'doesn’t go as far as you might think'... it should cover the cost a mag as IT'S PRIVATE EYE WEEK! The new edition is in shops and with subscribers from Wednesday.

It would seem the money from the 'Pirates' franchise has finally run out for its female lead, given this email I have just received. Or could it possibly be a scam?

Given 30p Lee's latest ship-jumping announcement, I look forward (even more than I always do!) to the bubble gags on the cover of this Wednesday's Private Eye Magazine Make sure you get a copy!

Happy #WorldBookDay to all authors visiting schools and other events today, and to all those people in fancy dress. As in previous years, I shall once again be dressing as my favourite author from the world of funny non-fiction.