Ghosts, monsters, mysteries and things that go bump in the night! 👻😱 Join Mr Dilly and a frightfully good line-up of children’s authors for a FREE online celebration of spooky stories, with @christopheredge.bsky.social author of the terrifying FEAR FILES series! Register here: tinyurl.com/48hx3jsm

#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Emma Yarlett. Policeman‘s house from Finding Mister Tibbles, lift-the-flap picturebook with twists. Walker 10 Sept. Yarlett reminds us this is a drawing through irregular details (see the windows) that look like crayon. @emmayarlett.bsky.social @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social

#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Mariachiara Di Georgio. From Who Knows the Way to Mr. Grimley’s Classroom? With text by Chris Priestley. About a girl on an errand through a school who doesn’t know the way. Wonderfully atmospheric and haunting pictures.Walker Books 24 Sept. @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social

#NewIllustrationoftheDay by Shaun Tan, from Hometown, his latest spectacular exploration of difference and belonging. Its surreal visual metaphors tell a story about what home means. Walker Studio 8 Oct. Hand-made with watercolour, coloured pencil and ink pens on paper. @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social

Happy October publication day! Whether you're looking for the perfect book to snuggle up with on a chilly evening, a frightfully good Halloween read, or getting ahead with your Christmas shopping, our books are ready to bring a little magic this season. 🎃🍁🍂

🍂 Autumn is here, and with it our biggest publication period of the year! 🍄✨ Cosy up this season with our range of high-quality, lovingly crafted books ☕🍁📚 Visit www.walker.co.uk to find out more!

THE THING ABOUT GIANTS by Chris Galvin has been shortlisted for the World of Books Sustainable Story Award! A story with huge characters and huge amounts of heart 🌍🌲📚

Official Search and Find The Traitors: Where's The Secret Traitor is out now! Grab your copy and start your search... www.walker.co.uk/978152953982...

They're here! Get your first look at the 2027 £1/€1.50 books! 📚✨ From exciting adventures to laugh-out-loud stories, there's something for everyone. Children can choose their own book from 11 February 2027, FREE with a £1/€1.50 book token. Find out more at www.worldbookday.com

Did you know ducks wag their tails when they're happy? Or that Scotland's national animal is the unicorn? 🦄 Discover Happy Times by Emily Coxhead, published by Walker Books – 50 joyful facts guaranteed to brighten your day! 💡📖

ICYMI I will be on the south coast later this month, bringing Loki chaos to Budleigh Slaterton Lit Fest! @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social

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My next Loki event is at Budleigh Salterton lit fest, saturday 26th September at 10am! Buy your tickets here for under a fiver! www.ticketsource.com/budleigh-sal... If you want to stay up to date on my books and events, sign up to my newsletter: news.louiestowell.com #BookSky #KidLitUK

Did you know ducks wag their tails when they're happy? Or that Scotland's national animal is the unicorn? 🦄 Discover Happy Times by Emily Coxhead, our 2027 @worldbookdayuk.bsky.social book! 50 joyful facts guaranteed to brighten your day! 💡📖

Start the school year with stories that inspire, educate, and entertain. 📚✨ Our books are designed to spark curiosity, build confidence, and make reading a highlight of every day. Explore the collection and find your next favourite read here! www.walker.co.uk/get-ready-fo...

Jump in to the new school term with our back-to-school books! - Walker Books

Show your love for dads, granddads, uncles and father figures in this selection of children's books, perfect for sharing this Father's Day.

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We're hiring a full-time Online Key Account Manager to join our Sales team! Visit the link for more details and to apply walkerbooks.peoplehr.net/Pages/JobBoa... Applications close on the 4th September.

LB & are off on the best adventure: The Unchosen One by @amysparkes.bsky.social : a magical adventure with impossible twists & turns; endearing, outlandish, full of friendship& heart, utterly imaginative & wondrous. @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social #LBKoala fallenstarstories.wordpress.com/2026/06/26/t...

In Deerheart, Eoin Colfer and P. J. Lynch have created something very special: a middle grade fairy tale that is beautifully written, dark at times and exquisitely illustrated. Out now for 9+ readers from @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social #KidlitUK worldssmallestlibrary.wordpress.com/2026/08/20/d...

Deerheart by Eoin Colfer, illustrated by P.J. Lynch

Cover illustration © 2026 P. J. Lynch Fairy tales are such an important part of our heritage and yet, in the modern world, we almost seem to have forgotten this. While the very young are still intr…

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Accessible, inspiring and absorbing #AfricanQueens @onyinyeiwu.bsky.social @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social is #RedReadingHub’s book of the day reviewed on the blog now wp.me/p11DI5-dYc

African Queens: Incredible Stories of Africa’s Legendary Women Leaders

African Queens: Incredible Stories of Africa’s Legendary Women LeadersOnyinye IwuWalker Books It’s great to see a book featuring amazing African queens in an accessible style that will inspire chil…

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What better way to beat the August heat than staying in with a good book? ☀️🏖️📖 We’ve got so many brilliant books out this month, swipe to see them all! Visit walker.co.uk to learn more about each title

This week #IAmReading AFTER by Pádraig Kenny – post-apocalyptic fun, secrets and hope in this cracking adventure story with some great twists that asks what it means to be a good person… 👉 alastairc.com/i-am-reading... @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social #PadraigKenny #After

After by Pádraig Kenny

I Am Reading: After by Pádraig Kenny

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We're hiring a full-time Designer to join our Character, Custom and Entertainment team! Visit the link for more details and to apply: walkerbooks.peoplehr.net/Pages/JobBoa... Applications close on the 11th August.

Happy International Tiger Day! 🐅 If you happen to be taking the train today be sure to keep an eye out for stripy tails, orange paws and sharp teeth! Do You See the Tiger is a delightful picture book about imagination, and one little girl's surprising adventure on a trip to London.

We're hiring a full-time Fiction Designer to join our Design team! Visit the link for more details and to apply - walkerbooks.peoplehr.net/Pages/JobBoa... Applications close on the 2nd August.

Search and Find: The Traitors has been nominated for the 2026 licensing award! We could not be more pleased - this has been a real passion project for the team at Walker Books 🧡 Thank you @all3media-int.bsky.social and The Traitors for your support and good luck to all the nominees! 6 m

🐋 WHALE SONG and 🦈 THE SILVER SHADOW have been longlisted for the children's @wainwrightprize.bsky.social! We're so pleased that these fish-themed picture books are being recognised for their wonderful craftsmanship 💫

We're hiring a full-time Production Controller to join our Production team! Visit the link in our bio to apply. Applications close Sunday 26th July.

Hilariously funny, with a highly relatable protagonist, Really Rubie: A Diary by Maddie Frost tells of Rubie’s unforgettable summer camp experience after bestie Riley can’t go with her. Out now for 8+ readers from @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social worldssmallestlibrary.wordpress.com/2026/07/05/r...

Really Rubie: A Diary by Maddie Frost

Cover artwork © 2026 Madison Frost Along with graphic novels/comic books, highly illustrated diary-style titles are enormously popular in school, with multiple copies of each frequently to be spott…

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Have you - or your child - ever wondered what to put in a survival kit? Or how to build a shelter in the Amazon? If not, then perhaps how to escape the World's Most Wanted Man?! Here's some perfect summer reading for adventures of ALL ages! @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social

It's July publication day! From tours, to time travel and tales from the shadow hunters universe, our books are perfect to devour in the sunshine 🌞

We're hiring a full-time Accounts Assistant to join our UK Finance team! Learn more and apply here: walkerbooks.peoplehr.net/Pages/JobBoa... Applications close Wednesday 1st July

We are so excited to share that SKIPSHOCK by Caroline O’Donoghue has been shortlisted for this year’s @yabookprize.bsky.social! Thanks to the judges at @thebookseller.com and @edbookfest.bsky.social for loving Margo and Moon’s story as much as we do 🌙 www.walker.co.uk/skipshock-by...