I am OVER THE MOON that Betty Steady is nominated for a Week Junior Book Award!

@sarahhorne.bsky.social Whoop!

My five year old son has informed me that three people in his class were sick today. Well, this foreshadows a fun half term!

When I worked in bookshops, I used to read The Bookseller in the staff room, and the most frightening and revealing thing you can be exposed to is the supplement at the back, almost as big as the rest of the magazine, endless columns of 8-point text, listing all the books being published THAT WEEK.

I am so so delighted to be longlisted for the @carnegiemedals.bsky.social 🥂🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

So excited to reveal the cover for I’M GONNA EAT A MONSTER!

Written by me, illustrated by Scott Wilson, and publishing with Puffin Books.

We’re super excited for you to meet Little Rabbit and Grey Wolf and follow them on their adventure on March 6th!

Pre-order link in my bio!

We have a MASSIVE 50% off sale on at the moment, online and in store. We’re preparing for a challenging year as we approach our 5th anniversary and we have some excellent bargains for you!

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Just a reminder that the books we call "children's books" are really books written for an audience that includes children, but excludes absolutely no-one at all. They are BOOKS FOR EVERYONE - and you can never, ever be too old to read them, and to love them!

Wondering if I’d get an instant bestseller if I wrote BETTY STEADY AND THE EASY AIR FRYER RECIPES

This Poem is Not About Bees 🐝

…from the new Betty Steady book. Don’t ask me why I decided to write a bunch of random bee poems. I have no logical answer. 🐝 But it was immensely fun 🐝

Out now for readers aged 6/7+ #BettySteadyAndTheQueensOrb is a fun-filled, action & vegetable -packed adventure written by @nickysmithdale.bsky.social & illustrated by @sarahhorne.bsky.social
Thanks @farshorebooks.bsky.social
#KidLitUK #UKKidLit

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🚨Attention bookworms! 🚨

Betty Steady and the Queen’s Orb is out TOMORROW

Here’s my son, bribed into reading it with the promise of snacks

Betty's back and off to the Turnip Festival, where new friend Misty Jamjar leads her into all sorts of shenanigans in #BettySteadyAndTheQueensOrb, her 2nd hilarious outing from @nickysmithdale.bsky.social & @sarahhorne.bsky.social Out 16/01 for 7+ readers @farshorebooks.bsky.social #KidlitUK

Like a bright yellow beacon in the dark winter, the second book in the Betty Steady series comes out next week!

I hope you like it. I’m very proud of this book, partly because I wrote it while my little girl was a tiny newborn in my arms.

I missed the 1st #BettySteady adventure but Betty Steady & the Queen’s Orb @nickysmithdale.bsky.social is hilarious. Fantastical, unpredictable fun where anything is possible. With ace illustrations, it’ll engage the most reluctant of readers. Out 16/1/25 for 7+. Thanks @farshorebooks.bsky.social

Our elf left an early Christmas present this morning… an advance copy of Betty Steady and the Queen’s Orb! (Book 2 of the silliest series in town.)

Out Jan 16th, ready to cheer your post-festive blues. (Fab illustrations by Sarah Horne included!)

Huge thanks to #FarshoreBooks for sending #BettySteadyAndTheQueensOrb, the 2nd brilliant title in this series by @nickysmithdale.bsky.social, illustrated by Sarah Horne, my way. Out 16/01, this looks like enormous fun! 🤩 #UKKidlit #KidlitUK #Kidlit #KidsBooks #ChapterBooks #FunnyKidsBooks

Librarians, parents, teachers! You’ll be swamped with Wicked book requests. BUT the 📖 is very different from the📽️ & contains mature content unsuitable for kids ⚠️So here are some kid-friendly, witchy recs to go with their fave songs. Why not put on a wickedly cool shelf? 👀✨👇🏽

Hi #kidlit and bookish community! Made the jump to the Blue side. Please be my friend 🦋