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Harry Woodgate
@harrywoodgate.bsky.social
Award winning author and illustrator of children’s books including Grandad’s Camper, TIMID, Little Glow and many more. They/them.

Agent: @ashliterary.bsky.social
Enquiries: info@ashliterary.com
Website: www.harrywoodgate.com
Hello! I have a new picture book coming out! The Butterfly House, will be published by @andersenpress.bsky.social on 9th Oct 2025, and is available to preorder now, from @waterstoneskids.bsky.social & all good bookshops!

www.waterstones.com/book/the-but...
July 18, 2025 at 11:25 AM
The new board book edition of Grandad’s Camper is out in US/Canada this Tuesday 8 April with Little Bee Books & @glaad.bsky.social - Look at how CUTE THIS IIIIIS 🥹🎉🌈🚐

Available here: littlebeebooks.com/books/granda...
April 6, 2025 at 4:46 PM
The first rights proof of my debut middle grade book Cinnamon Crumb Baking Detective arrived today! These proofs will be off to London & Bologna Book Fairs to show to foreign publishers, ahead of UK publication in Sept 2026. I’m so excited to see what people think…! 🧁🎉👩🏻‍🍳
March 10, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Today's the final day to make our voices heard against the government's proposed plans to allow AI developers to steal our work for use in training their AI systems. It's theft, plain and simple, but you can object by filling out the IPO consultation.

Guidance here: theaoi.com/news/the-cop...
February 25, 2025 at 11:43 AM
a small collage i made today in between work, because the best antidote to feeling hopeless and a bit sick about the world is to breathe something into being out of colour and shapes
February 11, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Quick reminder that I'll be part of this year's Writers & Artists Children's Festival & you can get tickets here: www.writersandartists.co.uk/events-and-c...

Topics include illustrating characters, a few drawing exercises, supporting kids' autonomy & diversity, plus tips for an illustration career.
February 10, 2025 at 10:08 AM
today's scribblings, thinking about community and the climate and how narcissistic men will literally dismantle governments to maintain control and still fail to conquer joy or beauty or hope
February 6, 2025 at 7:07 PM
An ocean-sized thank you to Hampshire Libraries for selecting My Small World: Underwater, by #CarylHart & me, to be on their shortlist for this year's Hampshire Picture Book Award 🐠🐬

Year 1 classes across the county will now get to vote for their favourite, & the winner will be announced in March 🐳
February 3, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Just a post to say a huge thank you to everyone who borrowed books I've worked on from libraries this year, and to PLR which ensures that creators get paid every time that happens. Somehow my books were loaned almost 43000 times, which is a figure I'm still trying to wrap my head around. ✨📚
January 23, 2025 at 4:49 PM
There are also soon to be two new co-editions of Grandad's Camper: Opa's Camper, published in German by Kindermann Verlag; and Antur Taid a Fi, published in Welsh by @graffegbooks.bsky.social. Pre-order the latter here: www.waterstones.com/book/antur-t...
January 20, 2025 at 10:57 AM
A few bits of news to share - firstly, my debut picture book Grandad's Camper is soon to be available as a wonderful new board book edition, shaped like a camper van! Out on 8 April with Little Bee Books and @glaad.bsky.social - pre-order here: littlebeebooks.com/books/granda...
January 20, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Signed off for Christmas earlier this week with the great satisfaction (& no small amount of relief) that artwork for my debut middle grade book, Cinnamon Crumb: Baking Detective, is almost complete 🎉🧁🕵🏻‍♀️ With over 250 illustrations, book one will be out in 2026 - but here’s a sneak peek…!
December 20, 2024 at 9:19 PM
Ahead of the #IllustratorsFair at Kings Cross on Saturday, I've been working on a new collection of illustration prints which are now live on my web shop too: harrywoodgate.com/shop

I'll be doing one final print run after the fair so if you're looking for unique Christmas gifts, now's the time! 🎄
December 3, 2024 at 12:00 PM
And my last two events of this year will be the Waterstones Kensington Christmas Evening, on 3rd Dec from 4:30pm, along with a host of brilliant authors & illustrators - buy or bring any books you'd like signed! Then on 7th Dec, I'll be tabling at Kings Cross Illustrators Fair ✨
November 27, 2024 at 5:48 PM
Event updates! Firstly, next March I'll be doing a video talk as part of Writers & Artists' Children's Writers & Illustrators Festival, all about creating visual narratives and engaging characters as well as building a career in publishing. Tickets here: www.writersandartists.co.uk/events-and-c...
November 27, 2024 at 5:48 PM
sometimes i make comics. here is one from a couple of years ago which still guides me
November 19, 2024 at 2:49 PM
something i drew just for fun earlier this year, to remind myself of calmness, and softness, and the importance of creativity for its own sake ✨
November 18, 2024 at 11:42 AM
Recent sketch from when the last of summer was still hanging on 🌻
November 17, 2024 at 12:45 PM
Hello - just doing my obligatory introduction post now that this place seems to be taking off! I'm Harry, I write and illustrate children's books about various things, including, joy, hope, grief, LGBTQ+ identity, dinosaurs, physics, imaginary lions, murder mystery, & cake. Here are some of them. ✨
November 16, 2024 at 3:59 PM
As always, an absolute pleasure to illustrate National Book Tokens’ Hidden Books Game, and to see the ensuing chaos as everyone tries to solve it 🐝😇🎉 Play here for a chance to win £/€500 book tokens: hiddenbooksgame.nationalbooktokens.com
November 14, 2024 at 6:25 PM
Something I wrote and illustrated a few weeks ago which feels appropriate, given the state of things lately.
November 10, 2024 at 9:11 PM
may the odds be ever in your favour! 🐝
November 9, 2023 at 12:06 PM
painted some fields
August 8, 2023 at 9:57 PM
End of the day doodle
July 25, 2023 at 9:01 PM