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Happy publication day to all of our November books! We've got a fantastic line up of books coming this month and next.

Visit our website to learn more about each one: www.walker.co.uk
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"Come on! Let's do it! Let's celebrate poetry!"

Two days to go until Michael Rosen Day!

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November 11, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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Three days to go until Michael Rosen Day! Don't forget to register for your free resources

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#MichaelRosenDay @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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Put your Faithful powers of deduction to the test in this treacherous search-and-find activity book with Traitors to spot on every page… www.walker.co.uk/978152953297...

Art by Alex Paterson

Photo taken at The Traitors Live Experience

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November 7, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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Ever get that feeling you’re being lied to? Discover the truth with Search & Find: The Traitors

Art by Alex Patterson

#TheTraitors #SearchAndFindTheTraitors
November 6, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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It's a double paperback publication day for #JaneRay!✨

Anya’s Quest, written by #JasbinderBilan and beautifully illustrated by Jane, and Twelfth Night, the picture book retelling from #TheGlobe featuring Jane’s magical illustrations, are both out in paperback today!📚

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November 6, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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Happy publication day to all of our November books! We've got a fantastic line up of books coming this month and next.

Visit our website to learn more about each one: www.walker.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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Have you heard? It's Michael Rosen Day next week!

There's still time to register today for our free live event and resources: www.walker.co.uk/michael-rose...

#MichaelRosenDay

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Michael Rosen Day logo on an orange background. Text reads: One week to go! Join our HUGE POetry Party! Free live event, resources, poetry competition & more! #MichaelRosenDay Register now!
November 6, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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Announcing the cover of "Piper at the Gates of Dusk", the first book in a new CHAOS WALKING trilogy. Out 7 April 2026, worldwide. Something is coming...
November 5, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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I’m happy and honoured to share the news that Five Little Friends written by Sean Taylor has been nominated for the 2026 Carnegie Medal for Illustration! : )

A huge thank you to the @carnegiemedals.bsky.social judges and brilliant @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social and to Sean for his unique vision! : )
A bright green Carnegie Award Nomination graphic featuring the happy cover of Five Little Friends.
November 3, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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We are thrilled that an incredible 16 Walker Books titles have been nominated for the 2026 @carnegiemedals.bsky.social Medals across the writing and illustration categories! 🎨✏️🏅

See the full list below. and visit our website to learn more about each nominated book: www.walker.co.uk/carnegie-med...
November 3, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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A brilliant adventure story #SmallWonder Ross Montgomery @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social is #RedReadingHub’s #kidlit #fiction book of the day reviewed known the blog wp.me/p11DI5-dwM
Small Wonder
Small WonderRoss MontgomeryWalker Books Tick, who is ten and his younger brother Leaf, (fivish) were cared for by their grandfather in a cottage on the farthest edge of the forest until he died. Th…
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October 31, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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Out now for middle grade readers, #Frankenstein abridged by Lucy Strange is as startling and relevant now as it ever was.

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#KidlitUK #UKKidlit

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Walker Abridged Classics: Frankenstein abridged by Lucy Strange
Cover illustration © 2025 Kristina Kister Although it’s one of those classic titles that I really feel I ought to read, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is not just a story that I hadn&#8217…
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October 30, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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Forgot to post here 🤦🏽‍♂️ but here's my COVER REVEAL for the latest #picturebook I've illustrated, #StickyMildred!
Written by the lovely @alastairc.com and published by @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social, it'll be out on 12.02.26, so please preorder for fun and chaos!
October 30, 2025 at 8:21 AM
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❄️ 🐧 We’re delighted that the brilliant @chrishaughton.bsky.social’s Well Done, Mummy Penguin is on tour again this autumn and winter!

Well Done, Mummy Penguin features daring acrobatics, integrated sign language and heartwarming humour. It’s a perfect wintery treat for everyone aged 3 and up ❄️ 🌨
October 27, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Lucy Strange always writes ace gothic tales so I love she’s abridged Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. It’s a murderous, exciting, grief-stricken exploration of science, love and loss which readers will love. Out now for 8+. Thanks @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social
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October 26, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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#NewIllustrationOfTheDay, as we approach Halloween, by Julia Sarda, from her book The Witch in the Tower. Walker Studio, Sept. The story of an unhappy girl who learns from a witch to have confidence in herself. Stylised and surreal, with striking patterns and caricatures. @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social
October 27, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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A gorgeous, supernatural middle grade that I thoroughly enjoyed, Yesterday’s Ghost by Tanya Landman is on sale now from @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social 👻

#KidlitUK #UKKidlit

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Tomorrow’s Ghost by Tanya Landman
Cover illustration © 2025 Tom Clohosy Cole I think there’s a general assumption that tales of the supernatural will be scary, and ghost stories in particular tend to fall under that umbrella …
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October 27, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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It's my new picture book reveal! STICKY MILDRED is a tale of a very sticky squirrel who absolutely does not want to take a bath, brilliantly illustrated by the awesome RIKIN PAREKH, and I hope you love it. Coming February 2026!
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October 27, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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Settle into the weekend by travelling deeper into the enchanting world of of Costumes for Time Travellers, with our latest blog by author A. R. Capetta! 🧵🪡✨

They stopped by to tell us five things they learned while writing about the history of fashion: www.walker.co.uk/five-things-...
October 24, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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Exciting reading especially for younger readers who love adventures involving magic and animals #Beastopia @chrissiesains.bsky.social #jennytaylor @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social is #RedReadingHub’s #kidlit #fiction book of the day reviewed over on the blog wp.me/p11DI5-dvu
Beastopia
BeastopiaChrissie Sains, illustrated by Jenny TaylorWalker Books Digby Griffin is devoted to his pet mouse, Cheddar, and has been ever since he discovered her making a nest in his sock drawer. Howe…
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October 24, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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Just in the wake of Diwali (sorry, a batch of books arrived late), #NewIllustrationOfTheDay is a lovely handmade spread by Aditi Anand from One Diwali Day written by Dev Kothari. With free pencil drawing and glowing pastel crayon. Walker 25 Sept. @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social @aditianand.bsky.social
October 24, 2025 at 7:10 AM
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A love story to die for 💀

Thrilled to share the cover of JUST ANOTHER DEAD BOY – the new high-stakes speculative romance where THEY BOTH DIE AT THE END meets THE WHITE LOTUS – by Carnegie-shortlisted author @kellymccaughrain.bsky.social

Death date: 4 June 2026

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Book cover of Just Another Dead Boy by Kelly McCaughrain on a yellow background. A pink roundel next to the book reads '4 June 2026'.
October 24, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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Huge thanks to the lovely folks @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social for sending a finished copy of fabulous middle grade adventure Small Wonder by @mossmontmomery.bsky.social, giving me the opportunity to reshare my review 😊

#KidlitUK #UKKidlit

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The book, the cover of which shows a boy on the back of a large grey horse with autumn leaves blowing about them both.
October 23, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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GREAT meeting just now with @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social @candlewickpress.bsky.social and Walker Australia about plans for Piper at the Gates of Dusk. Watch this space, but I can say, cover reveal coming on 5th of November worldwide…
October 22, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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Gripping, haunting and powerfully atmospheric #TomorrowsGhost Tanya Landman @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social is #RedReadingHub’s #kidlit #fiction book of the day reviewed on the blog now wp.me/p11DI5-dvp
Tomorrow’s Ghost
Tomorrow’s GhostTanya LandmanWalker Books It’s the summer of 1976 and twelve year old Anna who is living with her Aunt Maggie, is to go and stay with Auntie Em, recently retired and moved into an i…
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October 23, 2025 at 9:07 AM