I am thinking today of #AhmedMansoor, a human rights activist who was arrested on this day 9 years ago. He was then sentenced to 10 years in prison for his activism. In 2024 he was sentenced to an additional 15 years in prison. Please join me and urge #UAE to #FreeAhmed
Peaceful human rights defender #AhmedMansoor was arrested 9 years ago. Today is also #Eid-al-Fitr, #UAE #MBZ pardon the #UAE84 prisoners for this celebration
‘We live in this paradox, and it has a deep contradiction. You’re creating big cities, creating great images for the young Arab people, creating an environment that they’d love to live in – but you don’t want to give them freedom.’ – #AhmedMansoor #UAE
Haven’t got a book deal at the moment. Hoping I’ll get one next year, but even if I never get another one, at least this book exists. I’d love you to read it. So much so that I’ll happily send you a link to a FREE Kindle edition if you want one:
Ah that’s lovely to hear. A very merry Christmas from Monkey HQ here! :)
Cover of The History of Information by Chris Haughton
My husband has TAKEN @chrishaughton.bsky.social History of Information & is refusing to give it back, so I guess it’s now his Christmas present!
Ha! That’s lovely to hear. Merry Christmas :)
We are pleased to share that our confirmed keynote speakers include Lauren Child, an award-winning author and illustrator, and @chrishaughton.bsky.social, the children’s author, illustrator, and designer.
Now listening to @chrishaughton.bsky.social speaking at the IBBY “Whose History?” conference. His book The History of Information is one of my absolute favourites. #kidlituk
LOVELY to meet you Ricky!!!
Interrogating the tellers of history.
@ibbyuk.bsky.social conf. Saturday 8thNov
🤩starry lineup!🤩
Incl.:
Farrah Serroukh @theclpe.bsky.social
@gitaralleigh.bsky.social
@balirai.bsky.social
@ksandsoconnor.bsky.social
@michaelrosenyes.bsky.social
@darrenchetty.bsky.social
@chrishaughton.bsky.social
❄️ 🐧 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 ❄️ 🌨
Great Line up!
Tickets available:
www.tickettailor.com/events/ibbyu...
@ibbyuk.bsky.social
@michaelrosenyes.bsky.social
@theclpe.bsky.social
@chrishaughton.bsky.social
@gitaralleigh.bsky.social @balirai.bsky.social @candygourlay.bsky.social
@ksandsoconnor.bsky.social
Thanks mark! And it’s for all ages really too. I think it’s for adults just as much as children
10 year old me would have absolutely LOVED this book. Looks so cool.
I stand with @DeclassifiedUK.org - I've just signed my name. Join me in telling Westminster that you care about freedom of the press.
secure.declassifieduk.org/page/178447/...
Yes! We are going to write something together. Along the lines of Howard zinn/ david Graeber
Please! Someone needs to do this!
Funny you should say that!! :)
@chrishaughton.bsky.social @joseph-nhanoreilly.bsky.social Le monde de la littérature jeunesse UK a signé une "Déclaration à propos des enfants de Palestine", en France, le mouvement est en gestation. Et en Belgique?
Dessin de Thierry Bouüaert.
#litteraturejeunesse #enfantsdegaza #statement
Shortlist visual asset shows book cover for Kende! Kende! Kende! Pastel bubble shapes frame the image. “Little Rebels Award” logo in bottom right corner with “shortlist” written underneath.
2. Overheard in a #LittleRebelsAward Judges Meeting🤫:
"Colourful fabric patterns are beautifully incorporated into the illustrations" Judge @chrishaughton.bsky.social on Kende! Kende! Kende!
Txt by Kirsten Cappy &Yaya Gentille; illustrated by @rahanabanana.bsky.social
@childs-play.co.uk
#UKKidLit
We don’t all share the same internet. The personalised algorithm has siloed us into parallel worlds
⚡️Flashback 2015
“They are books that show children the world and how they can make it better. These books are the ones we should want our future leaders to be reading now.”
(6th from R, @chrishaughton.bsky.social Shortlisted in 2015, now a Judge!)
rhinoreads.wordpress.com/2015/05/11/l...
#KidLitUK
Shows a ginger loaf cake still in its tin with cubes of stem ginger on top.
This ⬇️is 😍Judges’ Meeting Prep😍.
Fuel 🍰for our judging team when they meet to discuss & debate the 2025 #LittleRebelsAward Shortlist.
Good luck @chrishaughton.bsky.social @alomshaha.bsky.social @soofiya.bsky.social Phoebe @theclpe.bsky.social
#UKKidLit
#KidLitUK
@housmansbookshop.bsky.social
Ohhhhh wow!!!
Wonderful to see you here!
The #LittleRebelsAward is an award for UK radical children’s fiction, run by @letterboxlibrary.bsky.social & @housmansbookshop.bsky.social on behalf of the Alliance of Radical Booksellers.
And we’ve just announced our:
2025 Little Rebels Award Shortlist!
* @chrishaughton.bsky.social author & illustrator incl. “The History of Information” (Dorling Kindersley)
* @soofiya.bsky.social designer & lecturer & illustrator incl. the Nikhil and Jay series (@otterbarrybooks.bsky.social)
#LittleRebelsAward
#KidLitUK #UKKidLit
Picto|LDN here we come!
Early Bird tickets for the world's leading (and only) Character Conference return to London available now!
Confirmed speaker: Mikey Please – BAFTA-winning and OSCAR-nominated writer, director, animator, illustrator, and RCA alumnus.
👉 pictoplasma.com/london
Please join us for a #IrishKidLitforPalestine Live Online Picture Book Masterclass with @chrishaughton.bsky.social Paddy Donnelly @pforde123.bsky.social & @sarahwebbwriter.bsky.social
Tues 2 Sept 2025 6.30pm - 8.00pm
Tickets: www.ruthennis.com/irish-kidlit...
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