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Charlie Nutbrown
@charlienutbrown.bsky.social
Children’s writer from Bristol. Debut novel The Feathered Book out now, published by @everywithwords.bsky.social

https://www.everythingwithwords.com/authors/charlie-nutbrown/
Honoured and delighted to reveal that The Feathered Book has been announced as the inaugural winner of the prestigious ‘Dad’ award

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November 7, 2025 at 11:29 AM
It's very old now, obviously, but A Little History of the World by E.H. Gombrich is still a brilliant history book for children

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November 7, 2025 at 10:53 AM
For smaller kids, I'd say Mommy? by Maurice Sendak and Matthew Reinhart – possibly the greatest pop-up book ever! And the Ahlbergs' classic Funnybones.

For older children, I'd suggest Penelope Lively's The Ghost of Thomas Kempe and Leon Garfield's Mr Corbett's Ghost.

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October 31, 2025 at 10:44 AM
If in doubt, read a Joan Aiken book is my motto

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October 24, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Happy birthday to Nicholas Stuart Gray – one of the great unsung children's writers.

Here's an extraordinary and surprising article about Gray's life:

www.imaginarymongoose.co.uk/blog/reviews...
October 23, 2025 at 3:54 PM
A signed copy of The Feathered Book in Waterstones (Union Street, Bristol)
October 23, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Thank you to Peters, specialist supplier of children's books, for making The Feathered Book a recommended read and for the lovely review!

“A wonderful debut with excellent writing"

peters.co.uk

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October 22, 2025 at 11:12 AM
My new friend, Captain Hook

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October 22, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Happy birthday to one of my all-time heroes, the incomparable Ursula K. Le Guin

#booksky #fantasy #fantasybooks
October 21, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Loving this: Books – A Manifesto by Ian Patterson
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October 21, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Thank you @gntread24.bsky.social! I love so many animal stories, but probably the biggest ones for me when I was little were:

Kenneth Grahame – The Wind in the Willows
Robin Jarvis – The Deptford Mice
Russell Hoban – The Mouse and His Child
Brian Jacques – Redwall series
October 13, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Tarka the Otter – a beautiful piece of nature writing

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September 26, 2025 at 3:04 PM
A big thank you to Margaret Pemberton for hosting my blog on the influence of Sherlock Holmes on The Feathered Book (and for her lovely introduction).

margaretpemberton.edublogs.org

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September 24, 2025 at 12:20 PM
A really interesting interview with John Crowley, author of Little, Big – perhaps the greatest fantasy novel ever written.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zgy...

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September 24, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Thank you again to @bookcraic.bsky.social for taking part in The Feathered Book blog tour, with a lovely review and my piece on the friendship between Monty and Nettle.

bookcraic.blog/2025/09/23/r...

bookcraic.blog/2025/09/23/b...

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September 23, 2025 at 5:56 PM
So excited for The Feathered Book blog tour – kicking off tomorrow with an interview with @gntread24.bsky.social

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September 21, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Re-reading The Adventures of Doctor Eszterhazy by Avram Davidson – one of my favourite books and an underrated masterpiece.

#booksky #fantasy #DetectiveFiction
September 21, 2025 at 12:37 PM
September 16, 2025 at 10:01 AM
For me, no books are more cosy and comforting than Tove Jansson's Moomin stories. You always feel safe in Moominland (even when a comet is coming!)

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September 12, 2025 at 9:24 AM
The incredible internal illustrations are by Ewa Beniak-Haremska.
September 11, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Thank you to my brilliant local bookshop @gloucesterroadbks.bsky.social for having THE FEATHERED BOOK … out TODAY!

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@everywithwords.bsky.social
September 11, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Fox detectives and otter pirates, labyrinths and libraries, booby traps and boat chases …

THE FEATHERED BOOK … out TODAY!

www.everythingwithwords.com/books/the-fe...

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September 11, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Fox detectives and otter pirates, labyrinths and libraries, booby traps and boat chases …

The Feathered Book … out tomorrow!

#kidlit #kidlituk #UKKidlit #booksky #childrensbooks #fantasy
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September 10, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Thank you LoveReading4Kids for making The Feathered Book a Debut of the Month:

“An abundance of adventure and mystery … a debut of the highest order.”

www.lovereading4kids.co.uk/book/25376/T...

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September 10, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Fox detectives and otter pirates, labyrinths and libraries, booby traps and boat chases … 

Two days until The Feathered Book is published!

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September 9, 2025 at 9:24 AM