Rocket Bird Books
@rocketbirdbooks.bsky.social
The Rocket Bird crew has one mission: to turn children into booklovers before they’re able to read a single word. We work with the most amazing authors and illustrators to create picture books that live beyond the page.
Announcing the longlist for the Carnegie Medal for Illustration 2025!🏅🎨 Featuring vibrant colours and innovative mediums, these 16 works delightfully portray themes like caring for nature and the power of reading. 📚🌟 #Carnegies2025 carnegies.co.uk/2025-longlis...
Exciting day for us - Grandad's Star has been long-listed for the Carnegie Medal for Illustration! Rhian Stone is a self-taught artist and this is her debut project - we're in awe of her. #Carnegies2025
Sobering reading. All publishers should be doing this analysis in-house every year. Here's ours: Rocket Bird Books 2023 14% racially minoritised lead character 42% presence of racially minoritised character 57% majority characters animals 2023 was our 1st year, so we'll do a comparison next year.
CLPE@theclpe.bsky.social · 2y ago🔊 Our 7th annual #ReflectingRealities report is out now! This year’s report shows a significant drop in the presence of racially minoritised characters in books published for children in 2023 in the UK.
Pandora and the Story Forge by Gaynor Andrews and Marie-Alice Harel. The artwork is exquisite, the story is beautiful, ah this book! It is a breathtaking creation. You can find it here in our 2024 Gift Guide rocketshipbookshop.co.uk/product-cate... Published by Rocketbird Books
Who doesn't love an advent calendar?! (This book is better than chocolate.)
Gaynor Andrews@gaynorandrews.bsky.social · 2y agoOpening the first door of the Kidlit Scotland's Advent Calendar! 🎄❄️🎁 Thanks for including Pandora and the Story Forge, written by me and illustrated by Marie-Alice Harel. #christmasbooks #picturebooks #kidlitart
