Paperback of Rory Sparkes and the Elephant in the Room by Hugh Bonneville. The book is standing on a table, and placed around it are a plastic toy elephant, a green apple, a paintbrush and 4 small pots of paint, and 3 crayons resting on a hardcover book. There are also ink blotches and green paint smeared on the table.

Out today in paperback! Rory Sparkes and the Elephant in the Room is the perfect story for young adventurers, filled with belly laughs and brilliantly funny illustrations by @lorettaschauer.bsky.social.

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…into Rory’s life, they bring him more attention than ever.

But maybe their chaos, noise and friendship is actually exactly what he needs?

Rory Sparkes and the Elephant in the Room is publishing in paperback on 26th March. Preorder now!

Illustrated by @lorettaschauer.bsky.social

#RorySparkes 🐘🎪

Happy Book Birthday, Hugh! 🎉🐘

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You can preorder your exclusive signed edition of my new book, with fab illustrations by @lorettaschauer.bsky.social, from @waterstones.bsky.social and enter a competition to win afternoon tea for you and your family 👇

Rory Sparkes and the Elephant in the Room by Hugh Bonneville | Waterstones Buy Rory Sparkes and the Elephant in the Room by Hugh Bonneville from Waterstones today! Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25.

You can preorder an exclusive signed edition of Rory Sparkes and the Elephant in the Room, illustrated by @lorettaschauer.bsky.social, from Waterstones 👇

So excited for everyone to meet Rory and his friends in this fantastically funny adventure from Hugh! 🐘

Rory Sparks and the Elephant in the Room by Hugh Bonneville | Waterstones Buy Rory Sparks and the Elephant in the Room by Hugh Bonneville from Waterstones today! Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25.

Signed exclusive editions are available to pre-order from @Waterstones.bsky.social now!

#RorySparkes #RorySparkesAndTheElephantInTheRoom

Rory Sparkes and the Elephant in the Room, my first book for children, will be published on 9th October by Bloomsbury, brilliantly brought to life with illustrations by @LorettaSchauer.bsky.social.

I hope you enjoy reading about the adventures of Rory and his pals as much as I enjoyed writing them.

Very exciting news! Tune into Milkshake TV at 9am on World Book Day for a super special YETI-tastic storytime!

@lorettaschauer.bsky.social

#ukkidlit #kidlituk #childrensbooks #worldbookday #author

Did you see my post over on IG's Picture Book Takeover about the technique I used to create all that white FLUFF in 'Yetis Don't Exist!' ? #illustration #technique
#picturebooks #kidlitart #painting #collage #photoshop #howto #childrensbooks

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Big thanks to @readingrocks.bsky.social for inviting @lorettaschauer.bsky.social, Iggy and me to virtual visit lots of lovely classrooms for some yeti-tastic fun today! And thank you to all the classes who came along!

#ukkidlit #kidlituk #authorlife

Amaryllis variety "Apple Blossom". One stem of blooms is fading whilst a new stem of five blooms is beginning to open. The flowers are white streaked with pale pink.

New emerging stalk of blooms should be flowering in time for my Birthday on Wednesday.

Well done Helen! Fingers and toes crossed for you 🥰

Photo of Wonderland Bookshop obstructed by scaffolding.

Well, we've flirted with it before, as have many indie retailers, but today, the day came.

We have had our first ZERO day. That's right. We sold nothing.

Scaffolding makes a difference - we ARE open and we also sell online.

#kidlituk

Fingers crossed! 🤞

Let's hope not

I don't really want to press the "like" button for this.

Why do people still keep saying this? 😭

Agree. Deeply tedious.

Amaryllis time again! Started this one off quite late, but it should still be flowering for my birthday. (Hippeastrum 'Apple Blossom')

Kate Thompson, the author of Yetis Don’t Exist, posing in a magnificent yeti onesie with a collection of yeti toys otherwise known as a flurry of yetis.

Back to recording videos with my yeti crew today!

The yetis are officially taking over my home now! But they are the true stars of all my events so I don’t mind!

Getting ready for an awesome @readingrocks.bsky.social event with @lorettaschauer.bsky.social on 29th January!

#ukkidlit #kidlituk

So sorry 😔

Super sparkly! 😍

As we move into the holidays, please remember: READING FOR PLEASURE has the biggest impact of any factor on children's life chances. So never stop sharing books with kids, talking about books, making books central to everything you do. Never stop changing their lives! #literacy #EduSky #books

Cute illustration of Yetis searching for humans in a deserted, streetlamp lit, snowy town.

Will Iggy and his friends find the mysterious humans they are searching for? Find out in 'Yetis Don't Exist' by me and @katethompson.bsky.social

Aww! That's so lovely. Every year we have to include every bauble in the box regardless of how tatty they've become, because otherwise they might feel left out. 🥰

A sparkly Christmas tree with a red toy sled underneath it. There is a sparkly fairy on top of the tree.

Christmas tree is up! With the sparkly fairy I made 20 years ago proudly taking her place on the top 🤣🎄❄️❄️❄️

Kate Thompson in front of books in Sainsbury’s including Yetis Don’t Exist

Just an author casually snapping a selfie with the book that started in my head and ended up illustrated by the amazing @lorettaschauer.bsky.social and on the shelf in Sainsbury’s 😃 (This time in Chichester)

Photo of Loretta Schauer holding up Iggy the Yeti outside Wonderland Bookshop. The window has been painted to promote Yetis Don't Exist.

Today is #SmallBusinessSaturday! We've got lots of lovely books to show you, including signed books. Can't make it down or weather too bad? Our website has a selection of books - or tell us what you'd like and we shall supply! ❤️

Photo of @lorettaschauer.bsky.social with our festive window

Five stars for Iggy! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
And now you can pick up a copy in Sainsbury's too!