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Children's Books at The Agency
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Children's Books Department within The Agency (London) Ltd representing a fabulous list of authors & illustrators!

https://theagency.co.uk/childrens-books-2/
What the Ladybird Heard at Christmas, illustrated by @lydiamonks.bsky.social and written by #JuliaDonaldson, is #24 in the Official Top 50 and #1 in the Children's Pre-School and Picture Book charts!🐞🎄

@panmacmillan.bsky.social @thebookseller.com #Christmas2026 #FestiveReads
December 1, 2025 at 12:45 PM
👑'Howlingly good'- The Bookseller

🐺'Filled with loyalty and betrayal, dark secrets, and oh, so much yearning'- Kimberly Bea

✨'Finn Longman is a master of their craft'- Wren James

Happy Publication Day to The Wolf and His King, @finnlongman.com's spellbinding new novel!
@gollancz.bsky.social
November 27, 2025 at 10:36 AM
The Heart of the Storm, written by @teresaheapy.bsky.social and illustrated by #KateRead, is one of @thebookseller.com's 10 Titles Not to Miss in February!🐺🦊⛈️

@otterbarrybooks.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 9:59 AM
"A thought-provoking, metaphysical treat"✨

Anya and the Light Above the Ocean by Amelia Giudici is one of @thebookseller.com's 10 Titles Not to Miss in February 2026!
November 24, 2025 at 11:47 AM
What the Ladybird Heard at Christmas, illustrated by @lydiamonks.bsky.social and written by #JuliaDonaldson, is #1 in the Pre-School and Picture Book charts AND has entered the Official UK Top 50 Charts this week!🐞🎄

@panmacmillan.bsky.social #Christmasread #Booksky
November 14, 2025 at 11:52 AM
It's a double paperback publication day for #JaneRay!✨

Anya’s Quest, written by #JasbinderBilan and beautifully illustrated by Jane, and Twelfth Night, the picture book retelling from #TheGlobe featuring Jane’s magical illustrations, are both out in paperback today!📚

@walkerbooksuk.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Happy Paperback Publication Day to The Taming of the Cat by @helencooperbooks.bsky.social!🐱🐭🧀

✨'Beguiling...utterly delightful.' @booksforkeeps.bsky.social

✨'A delicious treat.' @theguardian.com

✨'A classic fairy tale with beautiful illustrations.' #TheWeekJunior

@faberchildrens.bsky.social
October 23, 2025 at 10:02 AM
London, 1914. Fred Müller's life is turned upside down when his dad is taken away by the police - suddenly his family are the enemy because of where they come from..

Happy Publication Day to My Family The Enemy by @karenmccombie.bsky.social, a beautiful tale based on historical events.

#Bloomsbury
October 9, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Five Little Sprouts, the lift-the-flat board book illustrated by #SimonRickerty and written by @mikebrownlow.bsky.social, is out today!🎄

Join five little sprouts for Christmas chaos in this fun rhyming and counting adventure. 🎅

@hachettechildrens.bsky.social
October 9, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Join a fantastic, futuristic and chaos-filled adventure where Christmas has snowballed and is celebrated every day! 🎄

Sprouts, written by #SibéalPounder with illustrations from #SarahWarburton, is now out in paperback!

@bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social
October 9, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Happy Publication Day to The Boy Who Grew Dragons: A Christmas Delivery, illustrated by #SarahWarburton! 🐉🎄

This winter-warmer of a picture book captures all the magic of @andyshepherdwriter.bsky.social's The Boy Who Grew Dragons series, but for a younger audience!

#TemplarBooks
October 9, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Paddington's Trick or Treat is #1 in the Children's Pre-school & Picture Books charts! 🎃

@thebookseller.com @harpercollins.bsky.social #MichaelBond #RWAlley #Paddington #PaddingtonBeard
September 29, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Happy Publication Day to Paddington's Twelve Days of Christmas!🎄

Celebrate Christmas and sing along with Paddington Bear in this funny festive story! 🎁

Published by @harpercollins.bsky.social, illustrated by #RWAlley

#MichaelBond #KarenJankel #Paddington
September 25, 2025 at 2:48 PM
“Two rediscovered early works show how the beloved author of The Snowman and Father Christmas perfected his blend of the fantastical and ordinary”- @theobserveruk.bsky.social

The Strange House, a new edition of two short stories by #RaymondBriggs, is out now from @manderleypress.bsky.social!📚
September 22, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Happy Publication Day to the board book edition of Ten Little Pumpkins, illustrated by #SimonRickerty!🎃

Join ten playful pumpkins for Halloween fun in this charming rhyming counting adventure! Now in sturdy board, perfect for little hands.

@hachettechildrens.bsky.social @mikebrownlow.bsky.social
September 11, 2025 at 9:05 AM
The prose edition of #CarylHart's retellting of Peter Pan, wonderfully illustrated by #SarahWarburton, is out today!🏴‍☠️

Explore the wonder of Neverland in this joyful, fully-illustrated edition of a story that has captured the hearts of children for over 100 years.✨

@nosycrow.bsky.social #JMBarrie
September 11, 2025 at 9:05 AM
The Winter's Tale, exquisitely illustrated by #JaneRay, is out today!❄️

Shakespeare’s play about love, loss and jealousy in the far-off kingdoms of Sicilia and Bohemia is unforgettably re-imagined as a picture book for very young readers, retold by #GeorghiaEllinas. 🎭

@walkerbooksuk.bsky.social
September 11, 2025 at 9:05 AM
"From then on, I collected sentences like other people collect keyrings. I searched for them everywhere..."♥️

Happy Publication Day to @emmashevah.bsky.social's YA novel My Name is Jodie Jones, a compelling, witty, moving love letter to the magic of words.

Published by @dfbstoryhouse.bsky.social
September 11, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Arthur: The Always King, the definitive retelling of the legends of King Arthur from Carnegie Medal-winning author #KevinCrossley-Holland, is out today in paperback!👑

Illustrated by #ChrisRiddell.
@walkerbooksuk.bsky.social
August 28, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Happy Paperback Publication Day to Drew, Moo and Bunny, Too, a joyful adventure story celebrating friendship and imagination illustrated by #HelenStephens and written by #OwenSheers!⛵

@walkerbooksuk.bsky.social
August 28, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Paddington's Trick or Treat is out in paperback today!👻

Paddington Bear is getting ready for a Halloween party. He can’t wait for the party to start – as soon as he gets home from trick or treating! But nothing goes quite to plan...🎃

@harpercollins.bsky.social #MichaelBond
August 28, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Happy Publication Day to the new edition of Enchantment in the Garden, the classic and beautifully illustrated story about friendship by best-loved author–illustrator, Shirley Hughes. 💐

@walkerbooksuk.bsky.social @shirleyhughes.bsky.social
August 28, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Coming soon!🐉🎄❄️

The Boy Who Grew Dragons: A Christmas Delivery, wonderfully illustrated by #SarahWarburton, is a winter-warmer of a picture-book, capturing all the magic of @andyshepherdwriter.bsky.social's The Boy Who Grew Dragons series for a younger audience!✨

Publishing Oct 2025 #TemplarBooks
August 19, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Fantastic to spot these titles in @thebookseller.com's Buyer's Guides for Autumn/Winter 2025!📚

My Name is Jodie Jones by @emmashevah.bsky.social, A Grave Inheritance by #FelicityEpps and Paddington's Twelve Days of Christmas by #MichaelBond & #KarenJankel were also named highlights of the season!✨
August 11, 2025 at 1:49 PM
New editions of #MalorieBlackman's Betsey Biggalow books- Magic Betsey, Hurricane Betsey and Betsey's Birthday surprise, are out today! 📚

Follow the adventures of Bestey in these brilliant chapter books, illustrated by #DianeEwen, perfect for readers of 5-7yrs!

#PuffinBooks
August 7, 2025 at 9:59 AM