Jim Helmore

Author of children's picture books - Paper Planes, The Snow Lion (Simon & Schuster), the Stripy Horse series (Egmont) and dear old Letterbox Lil (OUP)

[Jim Helmore @JimHelmore]

I’ve written 24 new #PeterRabbit tales for this glorious new collection! Beautiful illustrations by Neil Faulkner 🤩 Thank you @PenguinUKBooks

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@LittleAppleBook Cue HMV festive mix 😎Apologies for the till fodder trigger, Tim

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@Bonzetta1 Aw! Lucky you! I hope it was ☺️

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Always wanted to meet a #Kakapo after reading about them in Last Chance to See. And then watching Stephen Fry’s encounter many years later 🦜 Glad that their numbers are still on the up… Love this version! ❤️👇🏻

[Mini Grey @Bonzetta1]

Day 11 of #Quinktober2024 The Alphabestiary of Badly Stuffed Animals and it's K for Kākāpō, the splendid green flightless parrot of New Zealand. They can live up to 90 years. This one was at @morethanadodo

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Top sloth! 🤩

[Colin West @mooseandmouse]

I’ve had the honour of being illustrated by many of the greats — Quentin Blake, Chris Riddell, Ian Beck, Korky Paul, Tony Ross, David McKee, Neal Layton, to name but a few, and then something like this pops up in my email 😊 Sheer perfection 👌🏽

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4 stunning paint jobs from @Grindrod 🤩👇🏻

[John Grindrod @Grindrod]

The Paint Job: now with added wallpaper… Have published this essay on my family’s adventures in decorating in the 1980s, available as a limited edition with 4 cover options designed by @depesando https://t.co/j6JGOsfD9A

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@nicolakillen Yep! Lovely to catch up again! Keep us posted on the dog decision….

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Fabulous short list! Well done to everyone, and congratulations @nicolakillen

[BookTrust @Booktrust]

We are so excited about the brilliant #CLiPPA23 shortlist, which celebrates fantastic poetry for children... so we're giving you the chance to win all five nominated books!

Head over this way to find out how you could get your hands on the set: https://t.co/97W3Boa7lD @clpe1

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@yuvalzommer Thanks Yuval and good luck with the book. It’s gorgeous!

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What a lovely evening! So great to catch up with @yuvalzommer for the launch of his beautiful new Big Book of Nature Art. Contains Go with the Flow Jellyfish and Dandy Lions 🤩

[Yuval Zommer @yuvalzommer]

Thank you everyone, young and old, who joined me to celebrate the launch of ‘The Big Book of Nature Art’ at @WaterstonesCovG !
#TheBigBookOfNatureArt
#EveryChildIsAnArtist @thamesandhudson

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Crocmarks! Love these 😍

[Mini Grey @Bonzetta1]

At very long last I've finished my Crocmarks for #TheBookmarkProject .
They're original paintings both sides. Just about to post them to you, @slhattersley ! https://t.co/SFt1xMJY9I

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How lovely are these? 🐦 💯

[Yuval Zommer @yuvalzommer]

Flying into all good bookshops soon,
cover reveal v.soon 🤫
#EveryChildIsAnArtist #RecycleCraftCreate #NatureArt

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@Grindrod Ooh, it’s good!

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Beautiful birds from @coomeringue What a picture!

[Sarah Coomer @coomeringue]

St Kilda birds #illustration

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What a FABULOUS #SnowLion 💯 Thanks so much for sharing. Happy #WorldBookDay everyone! 🥳📚

[David Patterson @downwithdad]

Snow lion and pj’s for #worldbookday 🦁 @MissHPrentice @DSScotland

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WOW! Watch these fabulous #PaperPlanes soar! 🤩 Well done @C7Pleasant Aren’t they amazing @apaintedmouse ? 👇

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Good luck with these questions @C7Pleasant I hope you enjoy our story, time to fly! @apaintedmouse

[Pleasant Street Language Resource @C7Pleasant]

@C7Pleasant today we looked at hook items from our new story by @JimHelmore ‘Paper Planes @LiteracyCounts1 @pleasantstwrite @PleasantStPrim

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@leetra_ed @apaintedmouse Muchas gracias! I love this illustration @apaintedmouse

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@MrsListerStJ @StJamesCEsth This is wonderful! It’s so hard to put those feelings into words. Keep up the good work 🫶

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@Grindrod Oh no! So sorry John. Get well soon and love to you both