The placement of the first two headlines in The Bookseller had tickled me this morning 🤣
Anna Shannon
@annashannon.bsky.social
Dabbling in Oxford Children's Marketing and Publicity ✨📚
Anddd that's a wrap! What a fun, thought inducing day at The Bookseller's Marketing and Publicity Conference yesterday - please hold while my brain whirls and twirls with ideas 👀🧠✨ @thebookseller.com #MPConf
Reason 3743 of why I love my husband: When he buys an sneaky iced coffee for me, because he knows I am a fan, and hides it in the fridge so I don't see it until the morning 🥹☕🧊
It's a good week when the advances get delivered to @oxfordchildrens.bsky.social 👀✨ 🫧Albert's Bubble Bath 🐦Harry and the Heron 🌌Cosmic Cadets and the Universal Uni-Korn These children's books are coming this autumn - yay!
#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Gwen Millward from Kerfuffle Bird by Helen Docherty, a picturebook about expressing bottled-up feelings. Neon tones, a scribbly line and an exuberant sense of fun. Paperback from Oxford Children’s Books 5 June. @oxfordchildrens.bsky.social @helendocherty.bsky.social
Cheese is a privilege, not a right, I just told my dog But on second thought is this actually true? Where is the case law
"Millward’s scratchy, wild drawings [are the] perfect accompaniment to this fabulous exploration of feelings and freedom" 🐣💛 Kerfuffle Bird featured in The Observer, ahead of pub day next week! 🎉 observer.co.uk/culture/book... @helendocherty.bsky.social @imogencarter.bsky.social
One of my pet peeves is Nice Places having crappy toilets. Soooo I am going to try and document loos for public interest (aka for my husband 😅) Here we go with tonight's loo... #AnnaLooksInLoos
I don't take the ability to vote lightly. Many, many, many have gone before us to give us a voice 🙏🏻
I'm a dog person, but just look at my cutie boy 🥹🥰☀️
This weekend I was at the FCBG conference talking to the loveliest crowd of librarians, teachers, and children's book enthusiasts in sunny Wales 🏴☀️✨ Thanks to Megan for snapping this photo during my presentation 📷 @oxfordeducation.bsky.social @oxfordchildrens.bsky.social
How much do you think it costs to make a pair of Nike shoes in Asia? Before you open this thread, take a guess. Settle on a number and then compare it to what you'll learn in this thread. 🧵
Isobel McArthur's adaptation of Pride & Prejudice was stellar this evening! It's Austen but as a freshly mixed comedy 🤩 Highly recommend: prideandprejudicesortof.com
I've got my box of tricks ready for #WorldBookDay to celebrate the WONDER OF BOOKS! Have a great World Book Day everyone @naomijones1.bsky.social @oxfordchildrens.bsky.social
Happy #WorldBookDay! 🎉📚 We inspire children and young people to read for fun, because it makes a serious difference to their lives. Show us how you #ReadYourWay and stay tuned for a day full of fun! ✨
Etymology of the day: ‘book’ comes from an ancient root shared by ‘beech’, a wood that people used for engraving inscriptions. ‘Paper’ comes from ‘papyrus’, and ‘volume’ is from the Latin for a ‘roll’ of parchment. Happy World Book Day.
BIG Up Kate Bush and the other musicians who stepped up like this. I was surprised at the amount of creatives who didn’t realise that this affects ALL OF US!
Revealing the 2025 Carnegie Medal longlistees joining Joseph Coelho for a FREE event celebrating storytelling! 📖🌟 Featuring Mariajo Ilustrajo, Yuval Zommer, Danielle Jawando, C. G. Moore and Margaret McDonald! 📚🎨 #Carnegies2025 #BookTownTakeover Secure your group's spot here: https://buff.ly/4i4Fo4Z
Cloud Boy flies into The Guardian, thanks to @imogenrw.bsky.social 🥳 "A lively, empathetic picture book, which may provide particular insights for families managing ADHD" 🧠☁️✨ Read more: www.theguardian.com/books/2025/f...
Cheering for @marcelafwrites.bsky.social and Alex Falase Koya being selected for the GLL Literary Foundation Placement 🥳
The Bookseller@thebookseller.com · 2y agoThe newly launched GLL Literary Foundation has named the 17 UK children’s authors selected to receive bursary placements. 👇 #BookSky
Have only read a few of them so far but I'm very excited by the books on the longlist for the 2025 Klaus Flugge Prize. So important for new picturebook creators to get this spotlight. www.klausfluggeprize.co.uk
🌟I’ll be doing a #thetwirlywigglydance #storytime at the newly refurbished Burnt Ash Library -Bromley Libraries on Saturday 22 February⭐️🌟💫 Come join us for the reopening 😊 www.better.org.uk/library/lond... ⬇️⬇️
#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Claudia Ravalli from The Dolls’ House by Tanya Rosie. One of the picturebooks on the 15-book longlist for the Klaus Flugge prize for an emerging illustrator, announced today. Out from OUP Sept 2024. A dolls’ house brings children together. @oxfordchildrens.bsky.social
