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Alastair Chisholm
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Author: 🚀OrionLost 🤖Adam2 🐲OneHungryDragon 🐉DragonStorm
🐺#IAMWOLF out now! 🪝#REEK out now!
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Lovely news today – I AM WOLF has been shortlisted for the #InspireELS Brilliant Book Award! Thank you so much, it's a brilliant list to be part of! 😊⭐️🐺
@nosycrow.bsky.social #IAmWolf #KidLitUk #BrilliantBookAward

👉 bba.inspireculture.org.uk
The cover to the book I AM WOLF by Alastair Chisholm, published by Nosy Crow. Cover shows a leaping wolf and the caption "When you're fighting for survival, belonging is all that matters"
November 3, 2025 at 11:25 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!
@walkerbooksuk.bsky.social #RikinParekh #KidLitUk
October 27, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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I'm supporting the #GetBritainReading campaign! It can be hard to get back into reading, so try taking just ten minutes. Set a timer if you have to! Short stories are great – I'm reading the excellent new collection from @uncertainstories.com…

More info 👉 link.thetimes.co.uk/join/74t/sig...
A puppy dog and a copy of a book entitled BROKEN GROUND, both on someone's knee. The puppy is curled up, but appears to be looking at the book. A puppy dog and a copy of a book entitled BROKEN GROUND, both on someone's knee. The puppy is looking up at the camera.
October 16, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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My new picture book STICKY MILDRED is on its way, illustrated by the awesome @rikinparekh.bsky.social! And this week, you can pre-order and get 25% off from Waterstones with code OCTOBER25 👉

www.waterstones.com/book/sticky-...

#WPreorder @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social #KidLitUk #StickyMildred
A poster advertising "25% off 2026 New Titles" pre-ordered with code OCTOBER25. Poster shows the cover of a picture book STICKY MILDRED by Alastair Chisholm, illustrated by Rikin Parekh. Poster then reads "14-17 October. Online only. Selected lines only. T&Cs available on Waterstones.com"
October 14, 2025 at 7:54 AM
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Heading back from a wonderful time at #CheltLitFest! Thanks to all the organisers, booksellers, and of course to everyone who came along for Wolf, Raven and Wombat nonsense – you were all awesome!
@nosycrow.bsky.social #IAmWolf #KidLitUk #cheltwaters
Alastair sitting behind a stack of signed copies of his books including Orion Lost, I Am Wolf and I Am Raven A stack of books by Alastair Chisholm. Left side has copies of I Am Wolf, right side has copies of I Am Raven. A drawing of a wombat with the words "From Darcey" Alastair Chisholm standing below a banner for the Cheltenham Literature Festival.
October 12, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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Today's school event at #CheltLitFest went brilliantly – thanks to all the pupils for your great energy and awesome ideas! 😊 Now getting ready for Saturday's public event, FLIGHT OR FIGHT – join me if you can! 🐺🐦‍⬛

👉 alastairc.com/events/20251...

@nosycrow.bsky.social #KidLitUk #IAmWolf
Author Alastair Chisholm standing below a banner reading CHELTENHAM LITERATURE FESTIVAL. Alastair is holding his books I AM WOLF and I AM RAVEN.
October 10, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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🚨I'm off to the Cheltenham Lit Fest, yay!🚨 Here's Whisky to tell you about my event THIS SATURDAY, featuring my books I AM WOLF and I AM RAVEN. Join me for some action-packed fun! 🐺🐦‍⬛

👉 alastairc.com/events/20251...

@nosycrow.bsky.social #CheltLitFest #KidLitUk #IAmWolf #IAmRaven
October 7, 2025 at 6:25 AM
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Off to Dundee for some #BLITZERS fun at #GlebelandsPrimary and #StAndrewsRCPrimary with the National Literacy Trust! Looking forward to joining you all, and wondering … who will survive the Blitzers Arena? 🤖⚡️🤖

@barringtonstoke.bsky.social @literacy-trust.bsky.social #KidLitUk #NLT
A train table with a cup of coffee, a croissant, and a copy of the book BLITZERS by Alastair Chisholm. On top of the book are three small 'playing' cards showing different characters from the book.
October 1, 2025 at 7:45 AM
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It's #DyslexiaAwarenessWeek this week in Scotland (next week England). @barringtonstoke.bsky.social publish incredible, dyslexia-friendly, accessible books for all and I'm delighted to be on their list.

For 20% discount use code DAW20 here 👉 collins.co.uk/pages/barrin... (ends 12/10)

#KidLitUk
A poster announcing Dyslexia Awareness Week 2025, and showing two books by Alastair Chisholm – REEK and BLITZERS, both published by Barrington Stoke.
September 30, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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Hello! Join me (not Whisky, sorry!) at Institut français d’Écosse on 27th Sept for their FREE Children's Book Festival, with me and many other authors and illustrators!

👉 alastairc.com/events/20250...

@hachettechildrens.bsky.social #KidLitUk #Edinburgh #OneSillySausageDog @ifecosse.bsky.social
September 11, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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A lovely evening at the launch of FIREBLOOM by #JustinDavies at @edinburghbookshop.bsky.social . Every book launch should includes jellyfish facts and sea shanties!
@florisbooks.bsky.social #KidLitUk #Firebloom
Justin Savies (left) and Alastair Chisholm with a copy of the book Firebloom by Justin.
August 29, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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Happy Friday! Here is Whisky enjoying a good book. He's part wolf, he tells us, as he rolls over to have his tummy rubbed.
#HappyFriday #DogsAndBooks
#IAmWolf #KidLitUk @nosycrow.bsky.social
Whisky the puppy with a copy of the book I AM WOLF by Alastair Chisholm
August 29, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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Meet Whisky. Expect no writing to get done for a while.
Alastair Chisholm holding a very young puppy
August 26, 2025 at 7:38 AM
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Congratulations to everyone having a book birthday today! 🎉I've been all over #Edinburgh signing copies on a ludicrously hot day, phew – more photos to come, but meanwhile here I am recovering with iced cappucino at @argonautbooks.bsky.social…
#OneSillySausageDog #Blitzers #BookLaunch
Two stacks of books and an iced cappucino. The stack on the left is of One Silly Sausage Dog by Alastair Chisholm, illustrated by Alex Willmore, and the stack on the right is of Blitzers by Alastair Chisholm, illustrated by Francesca Ficorilli
August 14, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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🎉NEW BOOKS!🎉 It's a double launch day here with #OneSillySausageDog and #Blitzers, woo-hoo! Fun counting chaos in the park, and a virtual fighting game that turns deadly – find them in your lovely local bookshop now!
@barringtonstoke.bsky.social
@hachettechildrens.bsky.social #KidLitUk
The covers of two books by Alastair Chisholm. One Silly Sausage Dog (illustrated by Alex Willmore) has a picture of a sausage dog chasing after balls. Blitzers (illustrated by Francesca Ficorilli) shows three children running from a giant robot.
August 14, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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Absolutely chuffed to announce that I'll be at this year's #CheltLitFest on Saturday 11th October!

View the full line-up here: www.cheltenhamfestivals.org/whats-on
Tickets go on sale 4 September!
@nosycrow.bsky.social #IAmWolf #IAmRaven #KidLitUk
A poster advertising Alastair Chisholm at the Cheltenham Literature Festival, 10-19 October 2025 The covers of the books I AM WOLF and I AM RAVEN by Alastair Chisholm
August 13, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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Cordelia Sausage Dog is on her way to the #EdBookFest for some storytelling fun!
@hachettechildrens.bsky.social #OneSillySausageDog
A toy sausage dog looking out of a bus window. Behind it is a copy of One Silly Sausage Dog by Alastair Chisholm, illustrated by Alex Willmore
August 9, 2025 at 7:38 AM
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Had a fab time at the #ToppingsEdin Tiny Tales session today, reading 🐙One Cheeky Octopus and 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Moira Coo to a lovely audience. Thanks to Emily and Tess for inviting me!
#OneCheekyOctopus #MoiraCoo
#KidLitUk @hachettechildrens.bsky.social
Alastair sitting on the floor at Toppings Edinburgh and reading from the book One Cheeky Octopus to a group of very young children. Alastair Chisholm (centre) with Toppings Edinburgh staff Emily (left) and Tess (right), holding copies of the books One Cheeky Octopus and Moira Coo, as well as a toy highland cow and a toy octopus.
August 5, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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🚨EVENT ALERT – THIS SATURDAY 9th AUGUST!🚨
Join at the #EdBookFest for an early look at my new book #BLITZERS. I'll be chatting about the book and daring you to survive THE BATTLE OF THE BLITZERS…! 🤖

👉 alastairc.com/events/20250...

#KidLitUk @barringtonstoke.bsky.social @harpercollins.bsky.social
August 5, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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🚨LAST DAY 🚨 to pre-order #OneSillySausageDog online and get 25% off this tale of doggy nonsense from me and the brilliant #AlexWillmore – grab it quick with code SUMMER25!

👉 www.waterstones.com/book/one-sil...

#WPreorder @waterstones.bsky.social #KidLitUk @hachettechildrens.bsky.social
A poster advertising the Waterstones 25% OFF deal. Poster shows the cover of ONE SILLY SAUSAGE DOG, a picture book by Alastair Chisholm, illustrated by Alex Willmore. Book cover shows a sausage dog chasing after balls. Poster also shows the message "Pre-order now with code: SUMMER25. 28-31 July. Online Only"
July 31, 2025 at 8:35 AM
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Lovely news – ONE SILLY SAUSAGE DOG by me and the fab #AlexWillmore is in the @waterstoneskids.bsky.social SUMMER25 promo, yay!

Preorder with code SUMMER25 for 25% off our tale of madcap doggy silliness… 🐾🐾 👉 www.waterstones.com/book/one-sil...

#WPreorder #KidLitUk @hachettechildrens.bsky.social
A poster advertising the Waterstones 25% OFF deal. Poster shows the cover of ONE SILLY SAUSAGE DOG, a picture book by Alastair Chisholm, illustrated by Alex Willmore. Book cover shows a sausage dog chasing after balls. Poster also shows the message "Pre-order now with code: SUMMER25. 28-31 July. Online Only"
July 28, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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Heading home from the #JamesReckittHull Awards! Congrats to winner @simonjamesgreen.bsky.social, and thanks all for such a brilliant day (plus the goodie bag of essential Hull supplies 😄) – also #LizMillion for her brilliant artwork!
@hullsls.bsky.social #IAmWolf @nosycrow.bsky.social #KidLitUK
Four items sitting on a train table: a certificate to ALASTAIR CHISHOLM for being shortlisted for the James Reckitt Hull Children's Book Award; a copy of the book I AM WOLF by Alastair; a book about Sir James Reckitt; and a tub of "Chip Spice", a Hull speciality. A sketch of a fierce wolf drawn by Liz Million, with the word 'HOWL!'
June 25, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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It's #IndieBookshopWeek so I popped into my lovely local @argonautbooks.bsky.social, where on any given day you can always rustle up a bunch of writers and poets 😊. Visit your Indie Bookshop today and say hi!
@booksaremybag.bsky.social @samfern.bsky.social @olliegerlach.bsky.social #ArthurAllen
A group of five people posing in Argonaut Bookshop, holding copies of books and bookmarks for Argonaut and Indie Bookshop Week. A group of five people laughing in Argonaut Bookshop, holding copies of books and bookmarks for Argonaut and Indie Bookshop Week. Alastair Chisholm (male, wearing jumper and blue jeans) outside Argonaut Books bookshop.
June 20, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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A proper post to come, but just to say thank you to @hareleeshillps.bsky.social for a lovely day celebrating your new writing shed and your amazing #ReadingSchools achievements – good luck with the gold!
@scottishbooktrust.bsky.social #Hareleeshill #KidLitUK
Alastair Chisholm standing in front of a school. Alastair is male, middle-aged, with brown hair and beard, smiling at the camera. He is wearing a blue waistcoat, white patterned shirt and blue jeans.
June 20, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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This week's #YA is #THIRST by @darrensimpson44.bsky.social – a sinister folk horror tale of elemental magic and hypocrisy. Strong characters, shocking scenes, a horrible villain, great action, and a savage critique on how we justify sacrificing others for our own good… 
@pushkinpress.com #KidLitUk
The cover of the book THIRST by Darren Simpson. Cover shows a river rising to form the shape of a sinister-looking boy, against a red background, with bones on the bottom and the title in wavy white writing.
June 19, 2025 at 4:02 PM