I am once again asking you to kindly check out my new book, HOTELITOR, which is about a giant robot hotel fighting aliens and its corporate overlords. Pic related for various reasons, available now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Only 6 days until the release of Flame Chasers! A gorgeous, feel good fantasy filled with adventure & hope. I’m giving away 3 signed copies to schools, so RT/Follow us and Julie Pike and nominate your school in the comments. UK only, ends 3rd June! Firefly Press Bounce Sales and Marketing ❤️📗

Sooooo I’ve decided to extend this until Monday Mosrky because I went for a big swim in the sea at 5 yesterday and utterly forgot to pick a winner. But WILL do it Monday at 5 and post it off on Tuesday

Such a glorious day at Hay celebrating the launch of And I Hear Dragons with poets Hanan Issa, Casi Wyn, Alex Wharton and Taylor Edmonds and illustrator Eric Heyman!

And I Hear Dragons now available from your local bookshop 🐉

ICYMI

🎉Here are the winners of the Tir na n-Og Awards 2024!

🔹Jac a'r Angel - Daf James, Daf James
🔹Astronot yn yr Atig - Megan Hunter, Megan Angharad Hunter
🔹Where the River Takes Us - Lesley Parr Lesley Parr

📚 #ChooseBookshops

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The Bookworms moved HQ this week so this is a little late. Special apologies to Karin Celestine (and the Hare) as we delayed celebrating the publication of #TheJoyBringers

Joyful bookworms chart! Go Joy Bringers!

There's a whole page about me, Where the River Takes Us and other Parr-shaped writerly things in The Western Mail. Duw duw.
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This week's #BookwormsChart will bring you joy!

CLLCplantBCWchildren Graffeg Firefly Press Rily Publications Knights Of PuffinBooks Lee Newbery #Atinuke

Flame Chasers by @juliepike is out next week (cover by David Dean Illustration and #BeckaMoor ). Have been lucky enough to have an early read and it's superb. An energetic and fast-moving adventure full of whirlpools, volcanoes, magic and flamebirds. One for the Y5/6 bookshelves.

To celebrate Skrimsli’s shortlisting for Wales book of the year Literature Wales I have a hb copy to give away. Rt with #Skrimsli +tell me who will read it +who you’ll pass it on to when you’re done. It’s a book for adults as well as youngsters firefly Jackie Morris Closes Friday

✨ COVER REVEAL✨

We are so excited to reveal the cover of Starspill by the award-winning Catherine Fisher author ***The Clockwork Crow..

This magical new middle-grade is out on September 5th!

Pre-order now: fireflypress.co.uk/books/starspil…

Cover design by Anne Glenn 💫

Bounce Sales and Marketing ❤️📗 Books Council of Wales

Looking for a rugby book for young readers?

'How Wales Beat the Mighty All Blacks' (with art by Carys Feehan) takes a unique look at the first ever Wales v NZ match in 1905. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇳🇿🏉📚 It's a blend of history, art and sport!

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Embossed record grooves, stunning artwork, cool as hell design and oh! That spine!
David Dean Illustration & Bloomsbury Kids & YA UK, you've done Marcus proud.

So excited to see this series coming out this year. Pirates & Sea Monsters out now. Rescue at Seal Bay out Aug 2024 - a story about protecting the wildlife from disturbance & exploitation. What can Tia and the community to to save the wild?
Illustrations Irina Avgustinovich

I loved doing it Lucy Owen Thank you so much🙏

This week's #BookwormsChart features the #WBOTY24 Literature Wales shortlist in addition to Carnegie nominees and the #TNNO24 winner.

Where the River Takes Us by Lesley Parr is the 2024 winner of the Tir na n-Og English-language Award for children and young people’s literature👏

Watch Lesley Parr read an extract from the book on #CaruDarllen 's channel: amam.cymru/carudarllen/wh…

Lesley Parr's Tir na n-Og win takes her back to the top of the #BookwormsChart

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