Happy publication day to Beastie Bros: Dungeons & Dragonflies!

Thank you to the team at @scholasticuk.bsky.social for making the creation of this so much fun!

I'm spending the morning at Bag of Books in Lewes, doing a window painting, if you'd like to come along & say hello! #ukkidlit #kidlituk

Beastie Bros: Dungeons and Dragonflies is out this week! It has daring deeds, a choose-your-own-adventure chapter, maggots, a sword called Jennifer Richards, and open mic poetry! I had a heap of fun making it with lovely @scholasticuk.bsky.social. #kidlituk ##ukkidlit

Hello! BEASTIE BROS: DUNGEONS & DRAGONFLIES is out in August! Dribble & Dash are on a quest to find the Gumdrop of Destiny, but perils await in the maze of tunnels beneath the ant hill...

Fantasy fun featuring fake beards, custard lakes & a trusty sword called Jennifer Richards! #ukkidlit #kidlituk

BEASTIE BROS is out today, squishing everything I've learned about books & story making into something that's absorbing, informative & engaging, & visually dynamic too!

Huge thanks to Scholastic, particularly brilliant editor Julia Sanderson & fab designer Sarah Baldwin! shorturl.at/l2XBi #ukkidlit

I've created an activity pack to go with my Beastie Bros book (out on Thursday!). Including wordsearch, colouring sheet, and story-making ideas - might keep young ones busy for a bit during half-term. Download for free from here: shop.scholastic.co.uk/resources/48... ##ukkidlit #kidlituk

Last one of these - I saved the best until last (debatable)!

Possibly my favourite characters in Beastie Bros.

Grottibottigan’s Juice Bar is the coolest hangout in Bugtown.

Some of Dribble and Dash's friends...

I've realised Dribble and Dash represent different aspects of me. Mostly I'm grumpy Dribble, but I have my Dash moments (except I don't flash my bum too often these days).

Introducing some of the characters from my book out next week! 🐌 (I promise I will stop going on about it at some point. Just not yet.) #ukkidlit #kidlituk

From Scholastic UK: COMPETITION TIME! #ukkidlit

Would your class want to meet MINIBEASTS like Dribble and Dash (UK only)?

The 'Snail Code' is very important to Dribble. Write your 'Human Code' as a class to be in with a chance of winning a visit from Bugfest!

Enter now: surveymonkey.com/r/QLHJWGQ

Beastie Bros is out in a month! [Flabrella = flab umbrella, ie. a human from the viewpoint of a bug on the ground.]

Advance copies of my heavily illustrated chapter book 'Beastie Bros' have arrived! I love how it's come out!! It has a map, silly adverts & activities + an exciting story too. Out in Feb '25. Thank you Scholastic UK! 🙏 🪳🕷🦋🦗🐞🪲🐝🪰🐜🐛🐌🪱

Sneak peek from my Beastie Bros book! This is Crispin T. Earthworm who pops up occasionally as a living footnote to wormsplain bug language and culture to us humans. Beastie Bros is out in February '25.

Hello Monday! Two of my fave characters from my book Beastie Bros (out Feb 13th from Scholastic UK): the naughty slugs! Reg Scribble's spent time at sea. When he wiggles his tummy his mer-slug tattoo does the backstroke. Flattened Dominic was run over by an escaped courgette. They both love karaoke!

Sneak peek from my book Beastie Bros, out in February! I love cutaways, so I put in a double-page spread of Roboslug, Dribble the snail's cabbage juice-making machine, complete with tooter, snack box and poo launcher. More sneak peeks to come.

Hello - I seem to be picking up followers from a political starter pack that has my name in it by mistake. You're very welcome to stay, but I only post about children's books, so unless you're into bug drawings + fart jokes you might find my feed a bit of a let down.

Thank you so much to Charlotte Eyre and The Bookseller for making Beastie Bros a 'One to Watch' in their February previews! A pre-order or two would be very welcome!