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Happy publication day to all of our November books! We've got a fantastic line up of books coming this month and next.
Visit our website to learn more about each one: www.walker.co.uk
Visit our website to learn more about each one: www.walker.co.uk
Announcing the winners of our Funny Food Poetry Competition! 🎉
Wishing a huge congratulations to Drisana, Hoo, Kolya and Elsa, whose poems were read aloud by @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social during the #MichaelRosenDay livestream with @readforgood.bsky.social on Thurday, viewed by over 260k children!
Wishing a huge congratulations to Drisana, Hoo, Kolya and Elsa, whose poems were read aloud by @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social during the #MichaelRosenDay livestream with @readforgood.bsky.social on Thurday, viewed by over 260k children!
November 18, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Announcing the winners of our Funny Food Poetry Competition! 🎉
Wishing a huge congratulations to Drisana, Hoo, Kolya and Elsa, whose poems were read aloud by @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social during the #MichaelRosenDay livestream with @readforgood.bsky.social on Thurday, viewed by over 260k children!
Wishing a huge congratulations to Drisana, Hoo, Kolya and Elsa, whose poems were read aloud by @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social during the #MichaelRosenDay livestream with @readforgood.bsky.social on Thurday, viewed by over 260k children!
Coming in May 2026: The Victors is contemporary-meets-fantasy graphic novel collaboration between YA author Wren James and illustrator Beth Fuller, about what happens after the chosen one has saved the world.
Available for pre-order now:
www.walker.co.uk/978152951597...
Available for pre-order now:
www.walker.co.uk/978152951597...
November 13, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Coming in May 2026: The Victors is contemporary-meets-fantasy graphic novel collaboration between YA author Wren James and illustrator Beth Fuller, about what happens after the chosen one has saved the world.
Available for pre-order now:
www.walker.co.uk/978152951597...
Available for pre-order now:
www.walker.co.uk/978152951597...
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🎂 Happy Michael Rosen Day! 🥳
🧸 The Learning with Parents teddies are celebrating with chocolate cake at their teddy bears' picnic this morning! 😁
#MichaelRosen #MichaelRosenDay #Poetry #PoetryForPleasure
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🧸 The Learning with Parents teddies are celebrating with chocolate cake at their teddy bears' picnic this morning! 😁
#MichaelRosen #MichaelRosenDay #Poetry #PoetryForPleasure
@michaelrosenyes.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 10:23 AM
🎂 Happy Michael Rosen Day! 🥳
🧸 The Learning with Parents teddies are celebrating with chocolate cake at their teddy bears' picnic this morning! 😁
#MichaelRosen #MichaelRosenDay #Poetry #PoetryForPleasure
@michaelrosenyes.bsky.social
🧸 The Learning with Parents teddies are celebrating with chocolate cake at their teddy bears' picnic this morning! 😁
#MichaelRosen #MichaelRosenDay #Poetry #PoetryForPleasure
@michaelrosenyes.bsky.social
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Hooray! It's #MichaelRosenDay! What a beautiful day!
Head over to his website right now for a FREE event and loads of your other favourite poems, videos and resources michaelrosen.co.uk #funnyfood
@michaelrosenyes.bsky.social @readforgood.bsky.social @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social
Head over to his website right now for a FREE event and loads of your other favourite poems, videos and resources michaelrosen.co.uk #funnyfood
@michaelrosenyes.bsky.social @readforgood.bsky.social @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Hooray! It's #MichaelRosenDay! What a beautiful day!
Head over to his website right now for a FREE event and loads of your other favourite poems, videos and resources michaelrosen.co.uk #funnyfood
@michaelrosenyes.bsky.social @readforgood.bsky.social @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social
Head over to his website right now for a FREE event and loads of your other favourite poems, videos and resources michaelrosen.co.uk #funnyfood
@michaelrosenyes.bsky.social @readforgood.bsky.social @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social
Share Michael Rosen's Manifesto for Reading with pupils, parents and colleagues - expert tips to spark a love of reading in young people 📚
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November 13, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Share Michael Rosen's Manifesto for Reading with pupils, parents and colleagues - expert tips to spark a love of reading in young people 📚
www.walker.co.uk/michael-rose...
www.walker.co.uk/michael-rose...
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It's #MichaelRosenDay 🎉 A big poetry party for all with @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social. Join in: bit.ly/4qYrOFK
On our 10th birthday, for Book Clubs in Schools Day, Michael visited one of our schools. The whole-school rendition of "The Rhythm of Life" was wondrous!
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On our 10th birthday, for Book Clubs in Schools Day, Michael visited one of our schools. The whole-school rendition of "The Rhythm of Life" was wondrous!
@michaelrosenyes.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 9:21 AM
It's #MichaelRosenDay 🎉 A big poetry party for all with @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social. Join in: bit.ly/4qYrOFK
On our 10th birthday, for Book Clubs in Schools Day, Michael visited one of our schools. The whole-school rendition of "The Rhythm of Life" was wondrous!
@michaelrosenyes.bsky.social
On our 10th birthday, for Book Clubs in Schools Day, Michael visited one of our schools. The whole-school rendition of "The Rhythm of Life" was wondrous!
@michaelrosenyes.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Neal Layton depicting the young Michael Rosen for the pb of Rosen‘s Hot Food Nice! which Walker Books published on 6 Nov. 13 Nov is Michael Rosen Day with 266,000+ children signed up to watch his livestreamed event. @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 3:37 PM
#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Neal Layton depicting the young Michael Rosen for the pb of Rosen‘s Hot Food Nice! which Walker Books published on 6 Nov. 13 Nov is Michael Rosen Day with 266,000+ children signed up to watch his livestreamed event. @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social
What's this? It's Michael Rosen Day tomorrow?!
Get ready for our HUGE Poetry Party by checking out some of Michael's brilliant books!
walker.co.uk/michael-rose...
#MichaelRosenDay
@michaelrosenyes.bsky.social
Get ready for our HUGE Poetry Party by checking out some of Michael's brilliant books!
walker.co.uk/michael-rose...
#MichaelRosenDay
@michaelrosenyes.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 11:17 AM
What's this? It's Michael Rosen Day tomorrow?!
Get ready for our HUGE Poetry Party by checking out some of Michael's brilliant books!
walker.co.uk/michael-rose...
#MichaelRosenDay
@michaelrosenyes.bsky.social
Get ready for our HUGE Poetry Party by checking out some of Michael's brilliant books!
walker.co.uk/michael-rose...
#MichaelRosenDay
@michaelrosenyes.bsky.social
"Come on! Let's do it! Let's celebrate poetry!"
Two days to go until Michael Rosen Day!
www.walker.co.uk/michael-rose...
#MichaelRosenDay @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social
Two days to go until Michael Rosen Day!
www.walker.co.uk/michael-rose...
#MichaelRosenDay @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 11:07 AM
"Come on! Let's do it! Let's celebrate poetry!"
Two days to go until Michael Rosen Day!
www.walker.co.uk/michael-rose...
#MichaelRosenDay @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social
Two days to go until Michael Rosen Day!
www.walker.co.uk/michael-rose...
#MichaelRosenDay @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social
Three days to go until Michael Rosen Day! Don't forget to register for your free resources
www.walker.co.uk/michael-rose...
#MichaelRosenDay @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social
www.walker.co.uk/michael-rose...
#MichaelRosenDay @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Three days to go until Michael Rosen Day! Don't forget to register for your free resources
www.walker.co.uk/michael-rose...
#MichaelRosenDay @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social
www.walker.co.uk/michael-rose...
#MichaelRosenDay @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social
Put your Faithful powers of deduction to the test in this treacherous search-and-find activity book with Traitors to spot on every page… www.walker.co.uk/978152953297...
Art by Alex Paterson
Photo taken at The Traitors Live Experience
#TheTraitors
Art by Alex Paterson
Photo taken at The Traitors Live Experience
#TheTraitors
November 7, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Put your Faithful powers of deduction to the test in this treacherous search-and-find activity book with Traitors to spot on every page… www.walker.co.uk/978152953297...
Art by Alex Paterson
Photo taken at The Traitors Live Experience
#TheTraitors
Art by Alex Paterson
Photo taken at The Traitors Live Experience
#TheTraitors
Ever get that feeling you’re being lied to? Discover the truth with Search & Find: The Traitors
Art by Alex Patterson
#TheTraitors #SearchAndFindTheTraitors
Art by Alex Patterson
#TheTraitors #SearchAndFindTheTraitors
November 6, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Ever get that feeling you’re being lied to? Discover the truth with Search & Find: The Traitors
Art by Alex Patterson
#TheTraitors #SearchAndFindTheTraitors
Art by Alex Patterson
#TheTraitors #SearchAndFindTheTraitors
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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!📚
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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
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
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
Happy publication day to all of our November books! We've got a fantastic line up of books coming this month and next.
Visit our website to learn more about each one: www.walker.co.uk
Visit our website to learn more about each one: www.walker.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Happy publication day to all of our November books! We've got a fantastic line up of books coming this month and next.
Visit our website to learn more about each one: www.walker.co.uk
Visit our website to learn more about each one: www.walker.co.uk
Have you heard? It's Michael Rosen Day next week!
There's still time to register today for our free live event and resources: www.walker.co.uk/michael-rose...
#MichaelRosenDay
@michaelrosenyes.bsky.social
There's still time to register today for our free live event and resources: www.walker.co.uk/michael-rose...
#MichaelRosenDay
@michaelrosenyes.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Have you heard? It's Michael Rosen Day next week!
There's still time to register today for our free live event and resources: www.walker.co.uk/michael-rose...
#MichaelRosenDay
@michaelrosenyes.bsky.social
There's still time to register today for our free live event and resources: www.walker.co.uk/michael-rose...
#MichaelRosenDay
@michaelrosenyes.bsky.social
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Announcing the cover of "Piper at the Gates of Dusk", the first book in a new CHAOS WALKING trilogy. Out 7 April 2026, worldwide. Something is coming...
November 5, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Announcing the cover of "Piper at the Gates of Dusk", the first book in a new CHAOS WALKING trilogy. Out 7 April 2026, worldwide. Something is coming...
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I’m happy and honoured to share the news that Five Little Friends written by Sean Taylor has been nominated for the 2026 Carnegie Medal for Illustration! : )
A huge thank you to the @carnegiemedals.bsky.social judges and brilliant @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social and to Sean for his unique vision! : )
A huge thank you to the @carnegiemedals.bsky.social judges and brilliant @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social and to Sean for his unique vision! : )
November 3, 2025 at 11:09 AM
I’m happy and honoured to share the news that Five Little Friends written by Sean Taylor has been nominated for the 2026 Carnegie Medal for Illustration! : )
A huge thank you to the @carnegiemedals.bsky.social judges and brilliant @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social and to Sean for his unique vision! : )
A huge thank you to the @carnegiemedals.bsky.social judges and brilliant @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social and to Sean for his unique vision! : )
We are thrilled that an incredible 16 Walker Books titles have been nominated for the 2026 @carnegiemedals.bsky.social Medals across the writing and illustration categories! 🎨✏️🏅
See the full list below. and visit our website to learn more about each nominated book: www.walker.co.uk/carnegie-med...
See the full list below. and visit our website to learn more about each nominated book: www.walker.co.uk/carnegie-med...
November 3, 2025 at 11:16 AM
We are thrilled that an incredible 16 Walker Books titles have been nominated for the 2026 @carnegiemedals.bsky.social Medals across the writing and illustration categories! 🎨✏️🏅
See the full list below. and visit our website to learn more about each nominated book: www.walker.co.uk/carnegie-med...
See the full list below. and visit our website to learn more about each nominated book: www.walker.co.uk/carnegie-med...
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A brilliant adventure story #SmallWonder Ross Montgomery @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social is #RedReadingHub’s #kidlit #fiction book of the day reviewed known the blog wp.me/p11DI5-dwM
Small Wonder
Small WonderRoss MontgomeryWalker Books Tick, who is ten and his younger brother Leaf, (fivish) were cared for by their grandfather in a cottage on the farthest edge of the forest until he died. Th…
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October 31, 2025 at 10:09 AM
A brilliant adventure story #SmallWonder Ross Montgomery @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social is #RedReadingHub’s #kidlit #fiction book of the day reviewed known the blog wp.me/p11DI5-dwM
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Out now for middle grade readers, #Frankenstein abridged by Lucy Strange is as startling and relevant now as it ever was.
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#KidlitUK #UKKidlit
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#KidlitUK #UKKidlit
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Walker Abridged Classics: Frankenstein abridged by Lucy Strange
Cover illustration © 2025 Kristina Kister Although it’s one of those classic titles that I really feel I ought to read, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is not just a story that I hadn’…
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October 30, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Out now for middle grade readers, #Frankenstein abridged by Lucy Strange is as startling and relevant now as it ever was.
@walkerbooksuk.bsky.social
#KidlitUK #UKKidlit
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#KidlitUK #UKKidlit
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Forgot to post here 🤦🏽♂️ but here's my COVER REVEAL for the latest #picturebook I've illustrated, #StickyMildred!
Written by the lovely @alastairc.com and published by @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social, it'll be out on 12.02.26, so please preorder for fun and chaos!
Written by the lovely @alastairc.com and published by @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social, it'll be out on 12.02.26, so please preorder for fun and chaos!
October 30, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Forgot to post here 🤦🏽♂️ but here's my COVER REVEAL for the latest #picturebook I've illustrated, #StickyMildred!
Written by the lovely @alastairc.com and published by @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social, it'll be out on 12.02.26, so please preorder for fun and chaos!
Written by the lovely @alastairc.com and published by @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social, it'll be out on 12.02.26, so please preorder for fun and chaos!
❄️ 🐧 We’re delighted that the brilliant @chrishaughton.bsky.social’s Well Done, Mummy Penguin is on tour again this autumn and winter!
Well Done, Mummy Penguin features daring acrobatics, integrated sign language and heartwarming humour. It’s a perfect wintery treat for everyone aged 3 and up ❄️ 🌨
Well Done, Mummy Penguin features daring acrobatics, integrated sign language and heartwarming humour. It’s a perfect wintery treat for everyone aged 3 and up ❄️ 🌨
October 27, 2025 at 5:00 PM
❄️ 🐧 We’re delighted that the brilliant @chrishaughton.bsky.social’s Well Done, Mummy Penguin is on tour again this autumn and winter!
Well Done, Mummy Penguin features daring acrobatics, integrated sign language and heartwarming humour. It’s a perfect wintery treat for everyone aged 3 and up ❄️ 🌨
Well Done, Mummy Penguin features daring acrobatics, integrated sign language and heartwarming humour. It’s a perfect wintery treat for everyone aged 3 and up ❄️ 🌨
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Lucy Strange always writes ace gothic tales so I love she’s abridged Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. It’s a murderous, exciting, grief-stricken exploration of science, love and loss which readers will love. Out now for 8+. Thanks @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social
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October 26, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Lucy Strange always writes ace gothic tales so I love she’s abridged Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. It’s a murderous, exciting, grief-stricken exploration of science, love and loss which readers will love. Out now for 8+. Thanks @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social
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#NewIllustrationOfTheDay, as we approach Halloween, by Julia Sarda, from her book The Witch in the Tower. Walker Studio, Sept. The story of an unhappy girl who learns from a witch to have confidence in herself. Stylised and surreal, with striking patterns and caricatures. @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social
October 27, 2025 at 8:38 AM
#NewIllustrationOfTheDay, as we approach Halloween, by Julia Sarda, from her book The Witch in the Tower. Walker Studio, Sept. The story of an unhappy girl who learns from a witch to have confidence in herself. Stylised and surreal, with striking patterns and caricatures. @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social