Very exciting rumblings on the island, we're hoisting anchor (yes I have an anchor) and drifting to shore for two live shows! First up is Brighton with the legend that is Julia Donaldson on Sunday 19th May: brightonfestival.org/whats-on/Xww-t…

Just getting the annual Klaus Flugge Prize presentation ready for this year in which we celebrate new illustrators. Here's the longlist - it's such an eclectic, diverse mix.
#KlausFluggePrize

Then on 13th July we're at the truly amazing, civil-war-pocked Biddulph Old Hall in Staffordshire with super special guest Steven Lenton and our in-house/on-island band the Ukelele Uff Trio. Or the Uff Ukelele Quartet as Frank calls them. outsidearts.org/events/the-fes…

Blinking heck!

Chalk Stream poets - invitation to make poems!!

So many super characters have been made by Year 1 today! Mini Grey

Our new order pack is LIVE!

Here's a sneak peak of some of the newest additions available to order for Autumn 2024

To take a full look, find it on our Leeds for Learning page: leedsforlearning.co.uk/Services/2450

Leeds Libraries Child Friendly Leeds Mini Grey Kate Pankhurst SF Said Matt Goodfellow

GREAT TIGERMARK GIVEAWAY!!!!
The orginal paintings are going to the 2024 #BookMarkProject , but I have 5 printed limited-edition Tigermarks to give away.
To bag one: Follow, retweet, and tell me your favourite tiger tale!
If more than 5 entrants, I'll choose winners Thurs @ 5pm

TigerMarks for the #BookmarkProject Sharon Hattersley 🇺🇦

To piggyback on the smoking-ban bill, can we also ban fossil fuels? Government figures forecast 10,889 climate-related deaths per year in the 2050s

STOP INTERVIEWING LIZ TRUSS. Speaking as an intergalactic space warrior with a bin for a head and a Ceefax fixation, she’s not a serious person.

I wrote for The Observer on how the government is brutally repressing protest.
But if they don’t engage with the causes, protest will not disappear. We can still watch the news, see the floods, the melting glaciers...
theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Pippa Goodhart showcases a selection of stunning images from talented Children's Book Illustration students of Anglia Ruskin University.
picturebookden.blogspot.com/2024/04/some-e…
Pippa Goodhart ARU

#Metamorphosis - How insects are changing our planet - IS OUT NOW

‘Before humans stamped their mark on this planet, insects had shaped it into the colourful & extraordinary world we all share today’

Be inspired by the insects & those that studied them

Natural History Museum RagsandRuby

You think it's going in one direction but you simply could not predict what happens next.

In the latest Aquila children’s magazine I’ve got a step-by-step Roman soldier, made from just one paper plate 😮😁 A little bit of ‘pure making’ magic from darrellwakelam.com

For curious children & adults alike: Join award winning author Candy Gourlay discussing her book Wild Song on Saturday 4 May. Suitable for ages 10yrs+ & adults.

Tickets at ow.ly/psea50ReuC7

A powerhouse of a novel - The Observer

FCBG Helen Peters Anne Thompson

Story Museum favourite, Traction Man by local author Mini Grey was first published 18 years ago this month. This stylish action hero remains as popular with our younger visitors who love exploring his under-sink world in Small Worlds.😊🤿

storymuseum.org.uk/explore/small-…