David Litchfield
@dc-litchfield.bsky.social
The reviews are in 🦁👦🏻
November 8, 2025 at 6:52 PM
The reviews are in 🦁👦🏻
Good morning all. I have a new newsletter out today looking at the sketches and the development of the cover design for my latest book ‘My Friend Billy Whiskers’ 🦁
Have a read here: substack.com/app-link/pos...
Have a read here: substack.com/app-link/pos...
November 2, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Good morning all. I have a new newsletter out today looking at the sketches and the development of the cover design for my latest book ‘My Friend Billy Whiskers’ 🦁
Have a read here: substack.com/app-link/pos...
Have a read here: substack.com/app-link/pos...
New Newsletter for your perusal 🦁 👦
davidlitchfield.substack.com/p/my-friend-...
davidlitchfield.substack.com/p/my-friend-...
October 18, 2025 at 12:53 PM
New Newsletter for your perusal 🦁 👦
davidlitchfield.substack.com/p/my-friend-...
davidlitchfield.substack.com/p/my-friend-...
The Final Day of my Instagram Takeover is now up on the Frances Lincoln Insta page. This time I look at my personal favourite pages from my new book 'My Friend Billy Whiskers' and the journey they took from early sketches to final artwork www.instagram.com/flcbooks/p/D...
October 16, 2025 at 3:35 PM
The Final Day of my Instagram Takeover is now up on the Frances Lincoln Insta page. This time I look at my personal favourite pages from my new book 'My Friend Billy Whiskers' and the journey they took from early sketches to final artwork www.instagram.com/flcbooks/p/D...
Day 3 of my Instagram Takeover is up now. In this one I talk about the cover design for my new book 'My Friend Billy Whiskers', sketchbooks and also why I changed the name of the book. Have a look here:
www.instagram.com/flcbooks/p/D...
www.instagram.com/flcbooks/p/D...
October 15, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Day 3 of my Instagram Takeover is up now. In this one I talk about the cover design for my new book 'My Friend Billy Whiskers', sketchbooks and also why I changed the name of the book. Have a look here:
www.instagram.com/flcbooks/p/D...
www.instagram.com/flcbooks/p/D...
It’s Day 2 of my Instagram Takeover of Frances Lincoln Children's Books page. Today I’m chatting about the character development of ‘Billy’ from my new book ‘My Friend Billy Whiskers’ Check it out here:
www.instagram.com/p/DPySObYiBi...
www.instagram.com/p/DPySObYiBi...
October 14, 2025 at 4:13 PM
It’s Day 2 of my Instagram Takeover of Frances Lincoln Children's Books page. Today I’m chatting about the character development of ‘Billy’ from my new book ‘My Friend Billy Whiskers’ Check it out here:
www.instagram.com/p/DPySObYiBi...
www.instagram.com/p/DPySObYiBi...
Hello all. Head over to Instagram to see my takeover of Frances Lincoln Children's books page where I am dropping lots of tasty behind the scenes info on the making of my latest picture book 'My Friend Billy Whiskers'
www.instagram.com/p/DPv3O-0iDm...
www.instagram.com/p/DPv3O-0iDm...
October 13, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Hello all. Head over to Instagram to see my takeover of Frances Lincoln Children's books page where I am dropping lots of tasty behind the scenes info on the making of my latest picture book 'My Friend Billy Whiskers'
www.instagram.com/p/DPv3O-0iDm...
www.instagram.com/p/DPv3O-0iDm...
OUT TODAY ❤️ My brand new author/illustrator book ‘My Friend Billy Whiskers’ is officially in shops TODAY. I hope that you all enjoy it
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October 9, 2025 at 3:15 PM
OUT TODAY ❤️ My brand new author/illustrator book ‘My Friend Billy Whiskers’ is officially in shops TODAY. I hope that you all enjoy it
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In case you missed Derek reading my book 'The Dinosaur Next Door' on Channel 5's StoryDen, you can catch up here 🦕🎂:
www.channel5.com/show/milksha...
www.channel5.com/show/milksha...
October 8, 2025 at 9:38 AM
In case you missed Derek reading my book 'The Dinosaur Next Door' on Channel 5's StoryDen, you can catch up here 🦕🎂:
www.channel5.com/show/milksha...
www.channel5.com/show/milksha...
New Book Coming THIS WEEK! I can’t wait for you all to meet ‘My Friend Billy Whiskers’ 🦁👦🏻
#illustration #newbook #picturebook #kidlitart #booksforkids
#illustration #newbook #picturebook #kidlitart #booksforkids
October 6, 2025 at 4:47 PM
New Book Coming THIS WEEK! I can’t wait for you all to meet ‘My Friend Billy Whiskers’ 🦁👦🏻
#illustration #newbook #picturebook #kidlitart #booksforkids
#illustration #newbook #picturebook #kidlitart #booksforkids
#Competition Time. Win a signed copy of my new Picture book ‘My Friend Billy Whiskers’. All you have to do is Like, Repost and Follow me to be in with a chance. I’ll pick at random a winner on Monday 6th October. Good Luck all 🤞🦁👦🏻
#giveaway #picturebook
#giveaway #picturebook
October 2, 2025 at 7:15 AM
#Competition Time. Win a signed copy of my new Picture book ‘My Friend Billy Whiskers’. All you have to do is Like, Repost and Follow me to be in with a chance. I’ll pick at random a winner on Monday 6th October. Good Luck all 🤞🦁👦🏻
#giveaway #picturebook
#giveaway #picturebook
TODAY!!!! at 9:15am the legendary Derek will be reading my book ‘The Dinosaur Next Door’ on the brilliant milkshake_tv on channel5 (uk)….and don’t fret if you miss it as it will also be available on catchup on the Channel 5 app. How exciting 😊😊😊🦕🏡 @magiccatpublishing
September 30, 2025 at 6:41 AM
TODAY!!!! at 9:15am the legendary Derek will be reading my book ‘The Dinosaur Next Door’ on the brilliant milkshake_tv on channel5 (uk)….and don’t fret if you miss it as it will also be available on catchup on the Channel 5 app. How exciting 😊😊😊🦕🏡 @magiccatpublishing
…Margery Williams classic story was a firm favourite of mine when I was very little, so it was a massive honour to have been asked to illustrate this full colour version. I’m incredibly excited for you all to see it 😁
In the meantime here’s a peek at the cover 🐇❤️
September 28, 2025 at 9:03 PM
…Margery Williams classic story was a firm favourite of mine when I was very little, so it was a massive honour to have been asked to illustrate this full colour version. I’m incredibly excited for you all to see it 😁
In the meantime here’s a peek at the cover 🐇❤️
Hello Bluesky friends. I am absolutely over the moon to share that I have illustrated the brand new picture book edition of ‘The Velveteen Rabbit’ which will be published by the truly lovely Scholastic in February 2026…🐰
September 28, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Hello Bluesky friends. I am absolutely over the moon to share that I have illustrated the brand new picture book edition of ‘The Velveteen Rabbit’ which will be published by the truly lovely Scholastic in February 2026…🐰
Wahoo!!! There is just 3 weeks left until ‘My Friend Billy Whiskers’ is out in the big wide world 👦🏻🦁
#newbook #illustration #kidlitart #picturebook #instaart #instabook #instaillustration #snowday
#newbook #illustration #kidlitart #picturebook #instaart #instabook #instaillustration #snowday
September 21, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Wahoo!!! There is just 3 weeks left until ‘My Friend Billy Whiskers’ is out in the big wide world 👦🏻🦁
#newbook #illustration #kidlitart #picturebook #instaart #instabook #instaillustration #snowday
#newbook #illustration #kidlitart #picturebook #instaart #instabook #instaillustration #snowday
I’m very excited that in just 1 MONTH you will all get to meet ‘My Friend Billy Whiskers’ 🧒🦁 ....my new book will be in bookshops from 9th October x
#illustration #instaart #newbook #myfriendbillywhiskers #picturebooks
#illustration #instaart #newbook #myfriendbillywhiskers #picturebooks
September 9, 2025 at 2:13 PM
I’m very excited that in just 1 MONTH you will all get to meet ‘My Friend Billy Whiskers’ 🧒🦁 ....my new book will be in bookshops from 9th October x
#illustration #instaart #newbook #myfriendbillywhiskers #picturebooks
#illustration #instaart #newbook #myfriendbillywhiskers #picturebooks
….. I never thought that I would get to do this as an actual job and I owe every one of you a big giant BEAR HUG for making it all happen.
And it’s not stopping there. More exciting Bear news is coming soon. So stay tuned all.
THANK YOOOOOOOU 🐻🎹❤️🔟
(End of 🧵)
And it’s not stopping there. More exciting Bear news is coming soon. So stay tuned all.
THANK YOOOOOOOU 🐻🎹❤️🔟
(End of 🧵)
September 3, 2025 at 5:00 PM
….. I never thought that I would get to do this as an actual job and I owe every one of you a big giant BEAR HUG for making it all happen.
And it’s not stopping there. More exciting Bear news is coming soon. So stay tuned all.
THANK YOOOOOOOU 🐻🎹❤️🔟
(End of 🧵)
And it’s not stopping there. More exciting Bear news is coming soon. So stay tuned all.
THANK YOOOOOOOU 🐻🎹❤️🔟
(End of 🧵)
…Thanks to my brilliant publishers and incredible agents
Thanks for all of the reviews and articles and all of the other great things that you have all done to support the book…..🧵
Thanks for all of the reviews and articles and all of the other great things that you have all done to support the book…..🧵
September 3, 2025 at 4:59 PM
…Thanks to my brilliant publishers and incredible agents
Thanks for all of the reviews and articles and all of the other great things that you have all done to support the book…..🧵
Thanks for all of the reviews and articles and all of the other great things that you have all done to support the book…..🧵
…. Thank you to the readers, booksellers, teachers, bloggers and anyone who has shared the book. Thanks for all the lovely comments and for the great people who have come and said hello at a festival or bookshop or a school event.…🧵
September 3, 2025 at 4:59 PM
…. Thank you to the readers, booksellers, teachers, bloggers and anyone who has shared the book. Thanks for all the lovely comments and for the great people who have come and said hello at a festival or bookshop or a school event.…🧵
Hello all. Now, I know Its technically been a year long celebration but TODAY is officially the 10 YEAR BIRTHDAY of ‘The Bear & The Piano’ which was first published on 3rd September 2015. Wahoo!!
What a bonkers 10 years. Here are some thank yous...🧵
#thebearandthepiano #illustration #picturebook
What a bonkers 10 years. Here are some thank yous...🧵
#thebearandthepiano #illustration #picturebook
September 3, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Hello all. Now, I know Its technically been a year long celebration but TODAY is officially the 10 YEAR BIRTHDAY of ‘The Bear & The Piano’ which was first published on 3rd September 2015. Wahoo!!
What a bonkers 10 years. Here are some thank yous...🧵
#thebearandthepiano #illustration #picturebook
What a bonkers 10 years. Here are some thank yous...🧵
#thebearandthepiano #illustration #picturebook
This is Patrick.
Patrick is often alone whilst the other children play.
But Patrick isn’t really alone- he has Billy Whiskers, an imaginary friend only he can see.
I can’t wait for you all to meet them both in ‘My Friend Billy Whiskers’ my new book published by @flcbooks this October 👦🏻🦁
Patrick is often alone whilst the other children play.
But Patrick isn’t really alone- he has Billy Whiskers, an imaginary friend only he can see.
I can’t wait for you all to meet them both in ‘My Friend Billy Whiskers’ my new book published by @flcbooks this October 👦🏻🦁
September 2, 2025 at 5:42 PM
This is Patrick.
Patrick is often alone whilst the other children play.
But Patrick isn’t really alone- he has Billy Whiskers, an imaginary friend only he can see.
I can’t wait for you all to meet them both in ‘My Friend Billy Whiskers’ my new book published by @flcbooks this October 👦🏻🦁
Patrick is often alone whilst the other children play.
But Patrick isn’t really alone- he has Billy Whiskers, an imaginary friend only he can see.
I can’t wait for you all to meet them both in ‘My Friend Billy Whiskers’ my new book published by @flcbooks this October 👦🏻🦁
…there might even be a great children’s book idea in all of this 🎈
August 25, 2025 at 11:12 AM
…there might even be a great children’s book idea in all of this 🎈
…also check out these amazing puppets in Sirmione….
August 19, 2025 at 4:38 PM
…also check out these amazing puppets in Sirmione….
We are in Italy by the lakes. It’s pretty bloomin stunning…
August 19, 2025 at 4:38 PM
We are in Italy by the lakes. It’s pretty bloomin stunning…