David O'Connell
@davidoconnell.bsky.social
Children's book writer & illustrator. Mostly on Instagram. https://davidoconnell.carrd.co/
Turn your ideas into fully-fledged storybook texts for 2-6-year-olds with advice from children’s book author & illustrator @davidoconnell.bsky.social! 🖼️ Our six-week online course will teach you the fundamentals behind writing a picture book. Course starts next Thurs:
Writing a Children's Picture Book course with Curtis Brown Creative
Turn your ideas into fully-fledged storybook texts for 2-6-year-olds with advice from children's author, David O'Connell.
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⏰ Time is running out to join our Writing & Illustrating a Children’s Picture Book course! You'll learn from prolific children’s book author-illustrators @sarahmcintyre.bsky.social and @davidoconnell.bsky.social as they share insights into their work. Course starts next Thurs:
Writing & Illustrating a Children's Picture Book with Curtis Brown Creative
Our 10-week writing and illustrating a picture book course helps you learn how to bring new worlds to life on the page as you create stories and characters that capture the imaginations and hearts of…
curtisbrowncreative.co.uk
Create brilliant stories for young readers! 📖🖌️ Our ten-week Writing & Illustrating a Children’s Picture Book course includes advice from children’s author-illustrators, @sarahmcintyre.bsky.social and @davidoconnell.bsky.social! Course starts 9 Oct: www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/course/writi...
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As we work our way into autumn, transport yourself to sunnier weather by checking out our book recommendations from over August! We had quite the reading haul last month, so there really is something for everyone 👀 www.libraries4schools.com/2025/09/05/b... #BookSky #ChildrensBooks #BookReview
Monthly Book Recommendations: August 2025 | Libraries 4 Schools
Book Recommendations: August 2025 | With fiction, non-fiction and picture books galore, check out what we were reading last month!
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Lovely review for Beastie Bros 2! #ukkidlit #kidlituk
Jill Bennett@jillshanti.bsky.social · last yr.A brilliantly bonkers story of a hunt for a precious gemstone #BeastieBrosDungeonsandDragonflies @davidoconnell.bsky.social @scholasticuk.bsky.social is #RedReadingHub’s #fiction book of the day reviewed on the blog wp.me/p11DI5-dnA
BEASTIE BROS: DUNGEONS AND DRAGONFLIES is out today! Dash and Dribble are back and they're heading to the local ant nest. But someone's stolen the queen ant's crown jewels... and they're the prime suspects! Don't miss the next hilarious instalment from @davidoconnell.bsky.social – out now.
Happy publication day to Beastie Bros: Dungeons & Dragonflies! Thank you to the team at @scholasticuk.bsky.social for making the creation of this so much fun! I'm spending the morning at Bag of Books in Lewes, doing a window painting, if you'd like to come along & say hello! #ukkidlit #kidlituk
Beastie Bros: Dungeons and Dragonflies is out this week! It has daring deeds, a choose-your-own-adventure chapter, maggots, a sword called Jennifer Richards, and open mic poetry! I had a heap of fun making it with lovely @scholasticuk.bsky.social. #kidlituk ##ukkidlit
Lovely review for Beastie Bros: Dungeons & Dragonflies! Out on August 15th. 🐌🐉#kidlituk
Jacqui Sydney 📚@jacquisydney.bsky.social · last yr.A bonkers, highly illustrated chapter book, perfect for newly confident readers, minibeast adventure Beastie Bros: Dungeons and Dragonflies by @davidoconnell.bsky.social publishes 14/08 🐌 @scholasticuk.bsky.social #KidlitUK #UKKidlit worldssmallestlibrary.wordpress.com/2025/08/02/b...
This has crept up quickly! New Beastie Bros out in August.
Scholastic UK@scholasticuk.bsky.social · last yr.Dribble and Dash are heading down under – to the local ant's nest! With missing crown jewels, termites vs ants, and the dastardly dung beetles, there's never a dull moment in Bugtown... Just 3 weeks to go until BEASTIE BROS: DUNGEONS AND DRAGONFLIES is out! @davidoconnell.bsky.social
Start the new school year by inspiring reading in your class! From 15th – 19th September, we're hosting a full week of exciting author events to help you promote reading for pleasure, including story-times, draw-alongs and Q&As with beloved authors and illustrators.
Last call for our picture book-making course!
Sarah McIntyre@sarahmcintyre.bsky.social · last yr.Are you interested in writing and illustrating your own picture book? Join the @cbcreative.bsky.social video course starting this week(!) with @davidoconnell.bsky.social and me! Browse all the courses here: www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/creative-wri... ✍️
Want to illustrate picture books? 🖍️ Children's author-illustrators @sarahmcintyre.bsky.social & @davidoconnell.bsky.social will help you to bring your stories for children to life on our six-week Writing & Illustrating a Children's Picture Book course! 📆 Course starts 15 May, enrol now:
Writing & Illustrating a Children's Picture Book with Curtis Brown Creative
Our 10-week writing and illustrating a picture book course helps you learn how to bring new worlds to life on the page as you create stories and characters that capture the imaginations and hearts of…
curtisbrowncreative.co.uk
Create brilliant stories for young readers! 📖🖌️ Our ten-week online Writing & Illustrating a Children’s Picture Book course includes expert advice from children’s author-illustrators, @sarahmcintyre.bsky.social and @davidoconnell.bsky.social Course starts 15 May:
Writing & Illustrating a Children's Picture Book with Curtis Brown Creative
Our 10-week writing and illustrating a picture book course helps you learn how to bring new worlds to life on the page as you create stories and characters that capture the imaginations and hearts of…
curtisbrowncreative.co.uk
Picture book writing course written by me - starts soon! #ukkidlit #kidlituk
Curtis Brown Creative@cbcreative.bsky.social · last yr.Turn your ideas into fully-fledged storybook texts for 2-6-year-olds with advice from children’s book author & illustrator, @davidoconnell.bsky.social Our six-week online course will teach you the fundamentals behind writing a picture book 🖼️ Course starts 15 May:
Hercules Braver presents his 3rd set of adventures diary form in #HerculesHerotoZero wherein he tries to get rich @storyandplot.bsky.social ills. @davidoconnell.bsky.social scholasticuk -it’s #RedReadingHub’s #fiction #kidlit book of the day reviewed on the blog wp.me/p11DI5-d8v
Hercules Hero to Zero
Hercules Hero to ZeroTom Vaughan, illustrated by David O’ConnellScholastic Hercules Braver returns for a third set of adventures presented in the usual diary form and taking place during the school…
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BEASTIE BROS is out today, squishing everything I've learned about books & story making into something that's absorbing, informative & engaging, & visually dynamic too! Huge thanks to Scholastic, particularly brilliant editor Julia Sanderson & fab designer Sarah Baldwin! shorturl.at/l2XBi #ukkidlit
I've created an activity pack to go with my Beastie Bros book (out on Thursday!). Including wordsearch, colouring sheet, and story-making ideas - might keep young ones busy for a bit during half-term. Download for free from here: shop.scholastic.co.uk/resources/48... ##ukkidlit #kidlituk
Lets have a comics sale. Till the end of the month I'm selling three different bundles of comics, as pictured below, £10 each, free postage. UK only sorry. Why not have a look? Cheers robjacksoncomics.blogspot.com/2025/02/febr...
Last one of these - I saved the best until last (debatable)!
Grottibottigan’s Juice Bar is the coolest hangout in Bugtown.
Happy Together is out today! 🎶🥁🎺🎸🎵 It's currently only available on Amazon here in the UK, but hopefully your local bookshop will be able to order a copy or two today! 😊 #kidlituk
I've realised Dribble and Dash represent different aspects of me. Mostly I'm grumpy Dribble, but I have my Dash moments (except I don't flash my bum too often these days).