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Schools are invited to join @Waterstones online for a very special FREE virtual event with @CBeebiesHQ presenter and author @HamzaYassin3 as he presents his fascinating new book, Hamza’s Wild World, illustrated by @Munkey_Pants 🐒

Sign up here: https://t.co/pciXGBmPD9

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Teachers! Our virtual event with author Andy Griffiths is available until Sunday. Watch with your class and download our classroom activities now. Ideal for KS2.

https://t.co/RHoUQVCzUa

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Wildlife presenter and #Strictly winner @HamzaYassin3 joins us on #TheOneShow this evening 🙌

He’ll be sharing how he’s encouraging kids to fall in love with the great outdoors! 🍃

Do you have a question for Hamza? Drop it below 👇 or email [email protected] 📩

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The very fabulous Hamza Yassin doing back to back BBC radio interviews sharing nuggets about everything from kestrel’s eyesight on the UV spectrum (they track mice by the wee they do in fields) herring gulls (no such thing as seagulls) and much more #HamzasWildWorld

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We are delighted that The Wonder Brothers by @frankcottrell_b and @StevenLenton, and Greenwild by @PariThomson and @elisaupsidedown have been longlisted for the @The_UKLA Book Awards 2025 in the 7-10 category! Huge congratulations! #UKLA25  #teachersbookawards

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GIVEAWAY! There’s just one week left to enter our The Gruffalo book and @smiffysuk competition! Be in with a chance of winning 1 of 3 bundles including The Gruffalo books, a Smiffys Gruffalo partyware set and a fantastic Smiffys Mouse costume. Enter now: https://t.co/cH9Sg7CgbI

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“The world is so full of wonder if we just look for it” @PariThomson talks all about Greenwild, nature, and magical worlds with authors @fowler_aisling and @acaseforbooks this afternoon at @HSKWaterstones

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It was brilliant to hear @AnaBooks on @BBCCornwall this week, talking to @Skentelbery about her glorious new anthology, Heroes and Villains, illustrated by @chrisriddell50

Listen to Ana's interview here from 1:12:22: https://t.co/UCFHQ5hK6Z

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Teachers, don't miss our virtual event with Andy Griffiths, talking about his new series for KS2. It's available to watch until 29 Sept, with classroom activities to download too

Watch the event: https://t.co/R1O5aOB25t
Download the resources: https://t.co/iu1L4ypJK2

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Mango and Brash are a class act, but can these alligator detectives make it undercover as school kids?!

Crack the case with the InvestiGators in their next comic book adventure CLASS ACTION!

Out Sept 26th, preorder your copy now from @WaterstonesKids!

https://t.co/LWlgNHIFrk

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Very exciting news out this morning that we're publishing the laugh-out-loud comic adventure series Tiny Hercules created by Jon Lock and Nich Angell

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.@MacmillanKidsUK snags four-book graphic novel series Tiny Hercules. Editors commissioned four graphic novels from UK-based creative duo Jon Lock and Nich Angell after they were discovered at Comic Con.

Read more 👇 https://t.co/M2KPgkpxQJ

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5 weeks till the world meets Penguin and Pup 🎄🐧🐶
Super excited for the launch of this series by me and @DoodleDyson, published by @MacmillanKidsUK @panmacmillan

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Taps on, toys at the ready, Birds - it’s bath time!

Fresh, funny and full of charm, Bird Bath is a new picture book from @mrsteveanthony, award-winning creator of Please Mr Panda and the latest in his series marking toddler milestones.

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This delicious treat of over 300 poems and rhymes lovingly chosen by the nation's no. 1, Julia Donaldson, is out today 🍬✨

Gorgeously illustrated throughout, Pick and Mix Poetry is a timeless gift collection sure to spark a lifelong love of poetry!

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From @AndyGBooks, author of the bestselling Treehouse series comes The Land of Lost Things, the first book in the exciting new Adventures Unlimited series where the sky's the limit, illustrated by @BillHope

Now half price at @Waterstones - don't miss out! https://t.co/IBNbuTX4hb

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We were honoured to host an amazing live reading and Q&A of Kevin Sinfields new book “Try” yesterday at the BookCentre. The Number 1 bestselling book about friendship and that heroes can come from anywhere! Dedicated to the late Rob Burrows. @MacmillanKidsUK #lovetoread

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There are still some tickets available to see Lenny the Lemur and me at @BudleighLitFest . Make a lemur tail, try Lenny's smelly challenge, learn about Lenny... and have fun! 🐾

📅 Date: 21st September, 11-12pm
📍 Location: Budleigh Salterton

https://t.co/Ab2rYilA7a

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.@katemosse is set to release her first YA crossover non-fiction book with @MacmillanKidsUK.

Feminist History for Every Day of the Year will be published in hardback in autumn 2025, read more 👇 https://t.co/5JRU18gAzg

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Calling all teachers! 🎓 Introduce your class to a hilarious new series by bestselling author Andy Griffiths and illustrated by Bill Hope with a virtual event and our classroom activities. Perfect for KS2

But hurry - the event is only live until 29 Sept! https://t.co/TQy5uTSQdQ