Rocket Bird Books
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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.
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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...
February 12, 2025 at 9:25 AM
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
February 12, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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.
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.
🔊 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.
December 3, 2024 at 8:36 AM
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.
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.
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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
Published by Rocketbird Books
November 14, 2024 at 10:05 AM
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
Published by Rocketbird Books
Who doesn't love an advent calendar?! (This book is better than chocolate.)
Opening 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
Thanks for including Pandora and the Story Forge, written by me and illustrated by Marie-Alice Harel.
#christmasbooks #picturebooks #kidlitart
December 3, 2024 at 8:18 AM
Who doesn't love an advent calendar?! (This book is better than chocolate.)