Scallywag Press
@scallywagpress.bsky.social
UK children's books publisher. We publish entertaining & memorable books to a worldwide audience, reprinting old classics and discovering new ones, from fiction to narrative nonfiction and illustrated poetry. 📚 💙
http://scallywagpress.com
http://scallywagpress.com
⭐️ COVER REVEAL ⭐️
I am Ray's Imaginary Friend by Brian Moses, illus. by Bethan Welby, publishes in March '26! This verse chapter book (7+) is narrated by the imaginary friend that Ray invents to help him cope with moving home...
Pre-order your copy: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/i-am...
I am Ray's Imaginary Friend by Brian Moses, illus. by Bethan Welby, publishes in March '26! This verse chapter book (7+) is narrated by the imaginary friend that Ray invents to help him cope with moving home...
Pre-order your copy: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/i-am...
November 20, 2025 at 12:15 PM
⭐️ COVER REVEAL ⭐️
I am Ray's Imaginary Friend by Brian Moses, illus. by Bethan Welby, publishes in March '26! This verse chapter book (7+) is narrated by the imaginary friend that Ray invents to help him cope with moving home...
Pre-order your copy: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/i-am...
I am Ray's Imaginary Friend by Brian Moses, illus. by Bethan Welby, publishes in March '26! This verse chapter book (7+) is narrated by the imaginary friend that Ray invents to help him cope with moving home...
Pre-order your copy: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/i-am...
We're thrilled to have 3 books nominated for the #Carnegies2026 Medal for Illustration!
🎻 Hannah and the Violin by Satoshi Kitamura
🐻 George & Lenny are Always Together by Jon Agee
☀️ Good Golden Sun by Brendan Wenzel
More: carnegies.co.uk/nominations-...
@carnegiemedals.bsky.social
🎻 Hannah and the Violin by Satoshi Kitamura
🐻 George & Lenny are Always Together by Jon Agee
☀️ Good Golden Sun by Brendan Wenzel
More: carnegies.co.uk/nominations-...
@carnegiemedals.bsky.social
November 3, 2025 at 9:10 AM
We're thrilled to have 3 books nominated for the #Carnegies2026 Medal for Illustration!
🎻 Hannah and the Violin by Satoshi Kitamura
🐻 George & Lenny are Always Together by Jon Agee
☀️ Good Golden Sun by Brendan Wenzel
More: carnegies.co.uk/nominations-...
@carnegiemedals.bsky.social
🎻 Hannah and the Violin by Satoshi Kitamura
🐻 George & Lenny are Always Together by Jon Agee
☀️ Good Golden Sun by Brendan Wenzel
More: carnegies.co.uk/nominations-...
@carnegiemedals.bsky.social
Happy #Halloween! Need some spooky baking inspiration? Try the #IvyNewt inspired broomstick buns! Find the recipe free to download on our website: www.scallywagpress.com/resources.ht...
October 31, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Happy #Halloween! Need some spooky baking inspiration? Try the #IvyNewt inspired broomstick buns! Find the recipe free to download on our website: www.scallywagpress.com/resources.ht...
We're supporting the National Year of Reading in 2026 & the #GoAllIn campaign
The initiative from the Dept for Education, delivered with @literacy-trust.bsky.social aims to increase the number of people who are reading regularly... So if you’re into it, read into it. 📚
More: www.goallin.org.uk
The initiative from the Dept for Education, delivered with @literacy-trust.bsky.social aims to increase the number of people who are reading regularly... So if you’re into it, read into it. 📚
More: www.goallin.org.uk
October 24, 2025 at 10:30 AM
We're supporting the National Year of Reading in 2026 & the #GoAllIn campaign
The initiative from the Dept for Education, delivered with @literacy-trust.bsky.social aims to increase the number of people who are reading regularly... So if you’re into it, read into it. 📚
More: www.goallin.org.uk
The initiative from the Dept for Education, delivered with @literacy-trust.bsky.social aims to increase the number of people who are reading regularly... So if you’re into it, read into it. 📚
More: www.goallin.org.uk
Heading to a pumpkin patch soon? 🎃 Read We Planted a Pumpkin by @robramsden.bsky.social to help little ones understand how a pumpkin grows from a seed, and try our free pumpkin spinner activity: www.scallywagpress.com/images/pumpk...
#Halloween #Autumn #PumpkinPatch #HlfTerm #InTheGarden
#Halloween #Autumn #PumpkinPatch #HlfTerm #InTheGarden
October 20, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Heading to a pumpkin patch soon? 🎃 Read We Planted a Pumpkin by @robramsden.bsky.social to help little ones understand how a pumpkin grows from a seed, and try our free pumpkin spinner activity: www.scallywagpress.com/images/pumpk...
#Halloween #Autumn #PumpkinPatch #HlfTerm #InTheGarden
#Halloween #Autumn #PumpkinPatch #HlfTerm #InTheGarden
We're proud to be supporting #IrishBookWeek! Let's show some love for your favourite Irish bookshops, Irish authors or anything you're doing to celebrate!
We'll go first and take a moment to appreciate our Irish talent - Derek Keilty and Brian Fitzgerald!
#IrishBookADay #DiscoverIrishKidsBooks
We'll go first and take a moment to appreciate our Irish talent - Derek Keilty and Brian Fitzgerald!
#IrishBookADay #DiscoverIrishKidsBooks
October 18, 2025 at 8:28 AM
We're proud to be supporting #IrishBookWeek! Let's show some love for your favourite Irish bookshops, Irish authors or anything you're doing to celebrate!
We'll go first and take a moment to appreciate our Irish talent - Derek Keilty and Brian Fitzgerald!
#IrishBookADay #DiscoverIrishKidsBooks
We'll go first and take a moment to appreciate our Irish talent - Derek Keilty and Brian Fitzgerald!
#IrishBookADay #DiscoverIrishKidsBooks
Scallywag Press are at Frankfurt Book Fair!
If you’re at the Fair this week, pop by 6.1 C114 and say hello 👋
If you’re at the Fair this week, pop by 6.1 C114 and say hello 👋
October 15, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Scallywag Press are at Frankfurt Book Fair!
If you’re at the Fair this week, pop by 6.1 C114 and say hello 👋
If you’re at the Fair this week, pop by 6.1 C114 and say hello 👋
It's #BookshopDay! 📚🛍️
Booksellers are superheroes without capes - connecting us to new worlds and opening doors to new ideas. We LOVE THEM. Show your support and find your local bookshop (UK) here: booksaremybag.com/bookshopsearch
#ChooseBookshops
Booksellers are superheroes without capes - connecting us to new worlds and opening doors to new ideas. We LOVE THEM. Show your support and find your local bookshop (UK) here: booksaremybag.com/bookshopsearch
#ChooseBookshops
October 11, 2025 at 9:01 AM
It's #BookshopDay! 📚🛍️
Booksellers are superheroes without capes - connecting us to new worlds and opening doors to new ideas. We LOVE THEM. Show your support and find your local bookshop (UK) here: booksaremybag.com/bookshopsearch
#ChooseBookshops
Booksellers are superheroes without capes - connecting us to new worlds and opening doors to new ideas. We LOVE THEM. Show your support and find your local bookshop (UK) here: booksaremybag.com/bookshopsearch
#ChooseBookshops
One Button and the Sea by @saralstan.bsky.social and Viviane Schwarz is a White Raven 2025!
Selected by the International Youth Library the #wrlist2025 includes books from ~50 countries and > 40 languages.
Find out more: www.ijb.de/en/home/the-...
Selected by the International Youth Library the #wrlist2025 includes books from ~50 countries and > 40 languages.
Find out more: www.ijb.de/en/home/the-...
October 9, 2025 at 3:56 PM
One Button and the Sea by @saralstan.bsky.social and Viviane Schwarz is a White Raven 2025!
Selected by the International Youth Library the #wrlist2025 includes books from ~50 countries and > 40 languages.
Find out more: www.ijb.de/en/home/the-...
Selected by the International Youth Library the #wrlist2025 includes books from ~50 countries and > 40 languages.
Find out more: www.ijb.de/en/home/the-...
The space portal to Zrk and Blrg has opened! 🚀
To Activate Space Portal Lift Here by Antoinette Portis publishes today! Described by @publisherswkly.bsky.social as 'wonderfully weird and slyly relevant', it's ideal for fans of interactive books.
uk.bookshop.org/p/books/to-a...
To Activate Space Portal Lift Here by Antoinette Portis publishes today! Described by @publisherswkly.bsky.social as 'wonderfully weird and slyly relevant', it's ideal for fans of interactive books.
uk.bookshop.org/p/books/to-a...
October 9, 2025 at 8:28 AM
The space portal to Zrk and Blrg has opened! 🚀
To Activate Space Portal Lift Here by Antoinette Portis publishes today! Described by @publisherswkly.bsky.social as 'wonderfully weird and slyly relevant', it's ideal for fans of interactive books.
uk.bookshop.org/p/books/to-a...
To Activate Space Portal Lift Here by Antoinette Portis publishes today! Described by @publisherswkly.bsky.social as 'wonderfully weird and slyly relevant', it's ideal for fans of interactive books.
uk.bookshop.org/p/books/to-a...
In #NationalPoetryDay, we're excited to announce a new offering from @brianmosespoet.bsky.social
publishing in March 2026!
I Am Ray's Imaginary Friend, illustrated by Bethan Welby is a verse chapter book written by an imaginary friend, with a theme of moving home, for ages 7+. Stay tuned for more!
publishing in March 2026!
I Am Ray's Imaginary Friend, illustrated by Bethan Welby is a verse chapter book written by an imaginary friend, with a theme of moving home, for ages 7+. Stay tuned for more!
October 2, 2025 at 8:34 AM
In #NationalPoetryDay, we're excited to announce a new offering from @brianmosespoet.bsky.social
publishing in March 2026!
I Am Ray's Imaginary Friend, illustrated by Bethan Welby is a verse chapter book written by an imaginary friend, with a theme of moving home, for ages 7+. Stay tuned for more!
publishing in March 2026!
I Am Ray's Imaginary Friend, illustrated by Bethan Welby is a verse chapter book written by an imaginary friend, with a theme of moving home, for ages 7+. Stay tuned for more!
It's time - Mat o' Shanter by @simonlambcreative, illustrated by @ross.macrae.art is out now!
A modern day reimagining of Robert Burns' famous poem Tam o' Shanter, Mat o' Shanter is for the ears, and eyes, and hearts of today.
www.waterstones.com/book/mat-o-s...
#kidslit #poetry #robertburns
A modern day reimagining of Robert Burns' famous poem Tam o' Shanter, Mat o' Shanter is for the ears, and eyes, and hearts of today.
www.waterstones.com/book/mat-o-s...
#kidslit #poetry #robertburns
September 25, 2025 at 8:30 AM
It's time - Mat o' Shanter by @simonlambcreative, illustrated by @ross.macrae.art is out now!
A modern day reimagining of Robert Burns' famous poem Tam o' Shanter, Mat o' Shanter is for the ears, and eyes, and hearts of today.
www.waterstones.com/book/mat-o-s...
#kidslit #poetry #robertburns
A modern day reimagining of Robert Burns' famous poem Tam o' Shanter, Mat o' Shanter is for the ears, and eyes, and hearts of today.
www.waterstones.com/book/mat-o-s...
#kidslit #poetry #robertburns
We love this photo from Ross MacRae showing his workspace for Mat o' Shanter, from initial sketches to the finished book itself 😍
Mat o' Shanter: A Cautionary Tale by Simon Lamb, illus. by Ross, publishes tomorrow!!
www.waterstones.com/book/mat-o-s...
@bouncemarketing.bsky.social #poetry
Mat o' Shanter: A Cautionary Tale by Simon Lamb, illus. by Ross, publishes tomorrow!!
www.waterstones.com/book/mat-o-s...
@bouncemarketing.bsky.social #poetry
September 24, 2025 at 7:15 AM
We love this photo from Ross MacRae showing his workspace for Mat o' Shanter, from initial sketches to the finished book itself 😍
Mat o' Shanter: A Cautionary Tale by Simon Lamb, illus. by Ross, publishes tomorrow!!
www.waterstones.com/book/mat-o-s...
@bouncemarketing.bsky.social #poetry
Mat o' Shanter: A Cautionary Tale by Simon Lamb, illus. by Ross, publishes tomorrow!!
www.waterstones.com/book/mat-o-s...
@bouncemarketing.bsky.social #poetry
Argh me hearties! It's #TalkLikeAPirateDay and have we got some scurvy stories for you! 🏴☠️
Step on board the Black Hound, and join a ship full o' the cleverest pirate investigators in Flyntlock Bones - a chapter book series by Derek Keilty. ⚓️
📷 : bookishwaytoplay (Insta)
#kidsbooks #youngfiction
Step on board the Black Hound, and join a ship full o' the cleverest pirate investigators in Flyntlock Bones - a chapter book series by Derek Keilty. ⚓️
📷 : bookishwaytoplay (Insta)
#kidsbooks #youngfiction
September 19, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Argh me hearties! It's #TalkLikeAPirateDay and have we got some scurvy stories for you! 🏴☠️
Step on board the Black Hound, and join a ship full o' the cleverest pirate investigators in Flyntlock Bones - a chapter book series by Derek Keilty. ⚓️
📷 : bookishwaytoplay (Insta)
#kidsbooks #youngfiction
Step on board the Black Hound, and join a ship full o' the cleverest pirate investigators in Flyntlock Bones - a chapter book series by Derek Keilty. ⚓️
📷 : bookishwaytoplay (Insta)
#kidsbooks #youngfiction
'A Gallery of Cats' by Ruth Brown is the Starred Children's Review in the latest @shelf-awareness.com !
Read the full review here: www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html
@pubspotlight.bsky.social #kidsbooks #kidslit
Read the full review here: www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html
@pubspotlight.bsky.social #kidsbooks #kidslit
September 10, 2025 at 3:10 PM
'A Gallery of Cats' by Ruth Brown is the Starred Children's Review in the latest @shelf-awareness.com !
Read the full review here: www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html
@pubspotlight.bsky.social #kidsbooks #kidslit
Read the full review here: www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html
@pubspotlight.bsky.social #kidsbooks #kidslit
'We Found a Seed" by @robramsden.bsky.social inspired a Story Walk at the Lewes Public Library, across the pond in Delaware! 🇺🇸
We love this video timelapse of the trail which helped encourage children to explore the natural world around them! 🌱
@pubspotlight.bsky.social #InTheGarden #earlyyears
We love this video timelapse of the trail which helped encourage children to explore the natural world around them! 🌱
@pubspotlight.bsky.social #InTheGarden #earlyyears
August 29, 2025 at 1:02 PM
'We Found a Seed" by @robramsden.bsky.social inspired a Story Walk at the Lewes Public Library, across the pond in Delaware! 🇺🇸
We love this video timelapse of the trail which helped encourage children to explore the natural world around them! 🌱
@pubspotlight.bsky.social #InTheGarden #earlyyears
We love this video timelapse of the trail which helped encourage children to explore the natural world around them! 🌱
@pubspotlight.bsky.social #InTheGarden #earlyyears
Meet Mat! 👋
Here's your first look inside Mat o' Shanter, a modern day reimagining of Robert Burns' famous poem Tam o' Shanter, publishing next month!
Words by Simon Lamb, illustrations by Ross Macrae. Pre-order your copy: www.waterstones.com/book/mat-o-s...
Here's your first look inside Mat o' Shanter, a modern day reimagining of Robert Burns' famous poem Tam o' Shanter, publishing next month!
Words by Simon Lamb, illustrations by Ross Macrae. Pre-order your copy: www.waterstones.com/book/mat-o-s...
August 25, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Meet Mat! 👋
Here's your first look inside Mat o' Shanter, a modern day reimagining of Robert Burns' famous poem Tam o' Shanter, publishing next month!
Words by Simon Lamb, illustrations by Ross Macrae. Pre-order your copy: www.waterstones.com/book/mat-o-s...
Here's your first look inside Mat o' Shanter, a modern day reimagining of Robert Burns' famous poem Tam o' Shanter, publishing next month!
Words by Simon Lamb, illustrations by Ross Macrae. Pre-order your copy: www.waterstones.com/book/mat-o-s...
Good Golden Sun by Brendan Wenzel has been shortlisted in the picture books category of the Teach Early Years Awards 2025! ☀️
The winner will be revealed in November - keep your fingers crossed for us!
@bouncemarketing.bsky.social
The winner will be revealed in November - keep your fingers crossed for us!
@bouncemarketing.bsky.social
August 20, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Good Golden Sun by Brendan Wenzel has been shortlisted in the picture books category of the Teach Early Years Awards 2025! ☀️
The winner will be revealed in November - keep your fingers crossed for us!
@bouncemarketing.bsky.social
The winner will be revealed in November - keep your fingers crossed for us!
@bouncemarketing.bsky.social
Remember we have plenty of free resources on our website! For Detective Catz by Marjoke Henrichs, this includes a spot the difference, maze and a secret code to decipher...
👉 www.scallywagpress.com/resources.ht...
📷: faeriesandfantasy (IG)
@pubspotlight.bsky.social @bouncemarketing.bsky.social
👉 www.scallywagpress.com/resources.ht...
📷: faeriesandfantasy (IG)
@pubspotlight.bsky.social @bouncemarketing.bsky.social
August 20, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Remember we have plenty of free resources on our website! For Detective Catz by Marjoke Henrichs, this includes a spot the difference, maze and a secret code to decipher...
👉 www.scallywagpress.com/resources.ht...
📷: faeriesandfantasy (IG)
@pubspotlight.bsky.social @bouncemarketing.bsky.social
👉 www.scallywagpress.com/resources.ht...
📷: faeriesandfantasy (IG)
@pubspotlight.bsky.social @bouncemarketing.bsky.social
We LOVE bookseller feedback - especially when it looks like this! Erin from Waterstones Belfast said of #IvyNewt: 'I can't get enough of this series! Magic and mayhem abound...' ✨
Find the Ivy Newt series by Derek Keilty in your local @waterstoneskids.bsky.social 🫶
Find the Ivy Newt series by Derek Keilty in your local @waterstoneskids.bsky.social 🫶
August 18, 2025 at 8:15 AM
We LOVE bookseller feedback - especially when it looks like this! Erin from Waterstones Belfast said of #IvyNewt: 'I can't get enough of this series! Magic and mayhem abound...' ✨
Find the Ivy Newt series by Derek Keilty in your local @waterstoneskids.bsky.social 🫶
Find the Ivy Newt series by Derek Keilty in your local @waterstoneskids.bsky.social 🫶
'Dark, yet hopeful, the verse story of danger and adventure is ultimately vigorous and inspiring [...] highly recommended for children who love reading and adults who love giving children great books.' @schoolreadinglist.bsky.social on Mat o' Shanter
REVIEW: schoolreadinglist.co.uk/childrens-bo...
REVIEW: schoolreadinglist.co.uk/childrens-bo...
August 12, 2025 at 7:50 AM
'Dark, yet hopeful, the verse story of danger and adventure is ultimately vigorous and inspiring [...] highly recommended for children who love reading and adults who love giving children great books.' @schoolreadinglist.bsky.social on Mat o' Shanter
REVIEW: schoolreadinglist.co.uk/childrens-bo...
REVIEW: schoolreadinglist.co.uk/childrens-bo...
Bunny's boarding a plane! ✈️ Bunny's Most Fabulous Holiday Ever! by Brian Fitzgerald has been spotted at the WHSmith in Gatwick Airport departures, thanks to Scallywag author Deborah Chancelllor!
August 8, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Bunny's boarding a plane! ✈️ Bunny's Most Fabulous Holiday Ever! by Brian Fitzgerald has been spotted at the WHSmith in Gatwick Airport departures, thanks to Scallywag author Deborah Chancelllor!
We can confirm, George & Lenny were in the @dailymail.co.uk TOGETHER! 😂 Check them out in Sally Morris' children's books roundup: www.dailymail.co.uk/home/books/a...
@bouncemarketing.bsky.social #kidslit #jonagee
@bouncemarketing.bsky.social #kidslit #jonagee
August 8, 2025 at 7:30 AM
We can confirm, George & Lenny were in the @dailymail.co.uk TOGETHER! 😂 Check them out in Sally Morris' children's books roundup: www.dailymail.co.uk/home/books/a...
@bouncemarketing.bsky.social #kidslit #jonagee
@bouncemarketing.bsky.social #kidslit #jonagee
The talented Viviane Schwarz bringing One-Button and Grandpa to life 😍✍️
One-Button and the Sea by Sara Stanley, illustrated by Viviane Schwarz, publishes in paperback this week. A poignant tale of community and hope 💙🌊
@saralstan.bsky.social @bouncemarketing.bsky.social
One-Button and the Sea by Sara Stanley, illustrated by Viviane Schwarz, publishes in paperback this week. A poignant tale of community and hope 💙🌊
@saralstan.bsky.social @bouncemarketing.bsky.social
August 6, 2025 at 9:05 AM
The talented Viviane Schwarz bringing One-Button and Grandpa to life 😍✍️
One-Button and the Sea by Sara Stanley, illustrated by Viviane Schwarz, publishes in paperback this week. A poignant tale of community and hope 💙🌊
@saralstan.bsky.social @bouncemarketing.bsky.social
One-Button and the Sea by Sara Stanley, illustrated by Viviane Schwarz, publishes in paperback this week. A poignant tale of community and hope 💙🌊
@saralstan.bsky.social @bouncemarketing.bsky.social
For #NationalMarineWeek, we couldn't think of a more appropriate read than The Tale of the Whale by @karenswann.bsky.social, illus. by Padmacandra.
A tale of friendship, it's also an invitation to consider our responsibilities towards the environment 🐳
📷: @faeriesandfantasy.bsky.social
A tale of friendship, it's also an invitation to consider our responsibilities towards the environment 🐳
📷: @faeriesandfantasy.bsky.social
August 4, 2025 at 8:37 AM
For #NationalMarineWeek, we couldn't think of a more appropriate read than The Tale of the Whale by @karenswann.bsky.social, illus. by Padmacandra.
A tale of friendship, it's also an invitation to consider our responsibilities towards the environment 🐳
📷: @faeriesandfantasy.bsky.social
A tale of friendship, it's also an invitation to consider our responsibilities towards the environment 🐳
📷: @faeriesandfantasy.bsky.social