Chris Callaghan

Writes about war, chaos and chocolate.

[Chris Callaghan @callaghansstuff]

Sneaking a peek at Twitter after being away for a long time.

[Chris Callaghan @callaghansstuff]

@IAmInPrint @babybeginner @amandalees This clearly-orchestrated-pre-easter-incitement-to-chocolate-panic is absolutely nothing to do with me 😏

[Frank Cottrell-Boyce @frankcottrell_b]

Occasionally we see columnists and politicians saying a person could easily live for next to nothing on porridge and turnips. This is our tenth year of doing £1 a day for a week and I can tell you, it's not sustainable. And it's bloody time consuming.

[Chris Callaghan @callaghansstuff]

I love engaging with classes who are reading my books - it's always a thrill.
Pegasus Class have clearly had fun and produced some amazing work. Thank you for sharing.
Great to see a school creating so much enjoyment around reading.

[Castleview School - Slough @CVS_Slough]

📚A huge thank you to children's author Chris Callaghan for surprising Year 4 Pegasus class with a personalised video message! @callaghansstuff
@SchoolReading @Literacy_Trust @LiteracyShed @PrimarySchoolBC

📚The children were so excited! Take a look ....
https://t.co/ih7OJljHk7

[Sithy Dane @DaneSithy]

A huge thank you to author @callaghansstuff for surprising Year 4 Pegasus with a personalised video message!
The children were so excited — what an amazing way to celebrate reading and creativity in our classroom. 📖🤩✨

https://t.co/WA5fa2a2nF

#ReadingForPleasure

[Chris Callaghan @callaghansstuff]

@DaneSithy It was my pleasure. Please pass on my grateful thanks to Pegasus Class for all their kind words and brilliant work. They are a hugely talented bunch.
Keep on reading 📚

[National Literacy Trust @Literacy_Trust]

1 in 3 children in the UK grow up in poverty, and many don’t have a single book of their own.

This Giving Tuesday, your donation could provide a child with their first book, unlocking a new world of hope and imagination.

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[Chris Callaghan @callaghansstuff]

@fionamsharp @wstonesdurham 😆

[Chris Callaghan @callaghansstuff]

Sometimes, I'm too easily distracted.

[Chris Callaghan @callaghansstuff]

@SheldonReading Hope you help him find a delish bar of chocolate too 😁👊🍫

[Chris Callaghan @callaghansstuff]

Oh wow! Well done, Colin.
Thanks so much for your lovely message. I'm thrilled you enjoyed my chocolatey silliness 😊 🍫
No plans for a sequel (sorry!) but there are plenty of crazy funny books out there - have lots of fun hunting them out. And keep on reading 👊📚

[Gina @SheldonReading]

@callaghansstuff We wanted to get in touch to let you know how much Colin has enjoyed your book ‘The Great Chocoplot’!! Usually he finds it a struggle to find books that he loves, but not this time 🍫 He scored 100% on AR and has written you a message.

[National Literacy Trust @Literacy_Trust]

❓Schools! How can our book choices tackle the ‘decline by 9’ in reading for pleasure?

At #ReconstructingReading Anjali Patel @clpe1 shared tips for choosing books that inspire engagement with reading.

📚Code NLT20 for 20% off the Power of Reading CPD: https://t.co/Yv1SMk99lD

[National Literacy Trust @Literacy_Trust]

In a changing literacy landscape, how can schools support every child’s reading journey?

📢 #ReconstructingReading launches today! We'll bring you highlights from a week of powerful webinars.

🎟️There's still time to grab your ticket: https://t.co/oV4PTznWMZ

[Chris Callaghan @callaghansstuff]

It was an honour to be part of @NorthTyneLibs 'Our Freedom: Then & Now' project marking 80 years since the end of WWII.
I talked to loads of local pupils about my book set in the Wallsend shipyards during that war. Fab audiences with great responses to their ideas on 'freedom'.

[Chris Callaghan @callaghansstuff]

@KEdwardprimary @NorthTyneLibs Thank you all for coming along. You were a brilliant audience with fantastic contributions and questions.
I had a lot of fun - I hope you all did too!

[Chris Callaghan @callaghansstuff]

Say NO to year 8 reading tests - Sign the Petition! https://t.co/3rKZMEokpr via @UKChange

[Chris Callaghan @callaghansstuff]

@fionamsharp @Joannechocolat @wstonesdurham Aw, thanks Fiona. Lots of love to the brilliant booksellers like you 👊

[Fiona Sharp @fionamsharp]

Apparently it's #NATIONALCHOCOLATEWEEK so while munching do remember the two best chocolate books are #TheGreatChocoplot by @callaghansstuff & of course #Chocolat by @Joannechocolat Buy them, read them, gift them - spread the chocolate love!

[Frank Cottrell-Boyce @frankcottrell_b]

Re English degrees - as a student Katherine Rundell read Donne's most difficult poem. It gave her an idea for a children's book. Yesterday Disney announced a monster deal for that book. So that English degree will soon create and sustain thousands of highly skilled UK jobs.