When Reggie the rhinoceros visits his local bookshop, he sees lots of unicorn books and dinosaur books, but NO rhino books whatsoever. He finds himself asking Why No Rhino?, so Reggie decides to take matters into his own hooves. After all, everyone deserves to find themselves in the books they read.
Delighted to see that Why No Rhino? by me and Tom Jellett has started popping up for pre-order on various websites!
Published by New Frontier Publishing, it comes out in September.
Thank you @aprilberrybooks.bsky.social for featuring Supermoon on your blog!
Very excited to receive author copies of Orbit Magazine with my poem The Night the Lights Came inside. The illustration by Greg Holfeld is stunning.
I've got a couple of new poems up on the Dirigible Balloon website this week including this sleepy one!
Thanks @northernjim.bsky.social
It's #NationalCareersWeek and #WBD this week, so what better time for a peek inside Outside the Box at some of the career disasters poor Fennel had before he found his calling.
Outside the Box is a heartwarming tale of staying true to yourself and never giving up.
Illustrated by Ayu Desyana.
Happy #WorldBookDay week! To celebrate, I am giving away a signed paperback copy of Outside the Box, written by me and illustrated by Ayu Desyana.
To enter like and comment on this post by 23.59 on Thursday 5th March. I'll pick a winner on Friday. UK only please.
#WBD26 #PictureBook #Win
Did you know that Outside the Box is available as an audiobook? It is currently £0.00 on Amazon with an Audible membership trial or £2.62 without the trial.
Listen to the soothing tones of Ian Billings this #nationalstorytellingweek!
#nationalstorytellingweek2026
If you are doing some Christmas shopping on this dreary Sunday, do consider adding one (or both!) of these picture books to your haul. They are both available online and make great stocking fillers!
#ChristmasShopping #StockingFillers #stockingstuffers #GiftIdeas #PictureBook #GiftIdeasforChildren
Are you ready for the first #supermoon of 2025? It's officially tomorrow, but it will be just as big and bright tonight! Plus it occurs in the midst of #spaceweek too!
This fact page is taken from mine and Tincho Schmidt's picture book Supermoon.
#WorldSpaceWeek #worldspaceweek2025
Happy #NationalPoetryDay to all who celebrate!
Can you believe I now have 30 children's poems up on the Dirigible Balloon website (along with many other fab poets)?! Here they are in all their glory - have a browse if you have a moment.
Thanks to @northernjim.bsky.social for having me!
Happy #WorldVegetarianDay from the World's First Vegetarian Fox!
Outside the Box is a rhyming picture book that celebrates staying true to yourself and following your dreams (even if it is a bit scary). For Fennel that was opening a vegetarian cafe, but what will it be for you?
Fennel's just found out it was #nationalfoxday yesterday and he didn't do anything to celebrate!
Illustration taken from Outside the Box written by me and illustrated by Ayu Desyana.
Thanks for having me on your show!
So excited that the podcast I recorded with Brenna and Josh is now available. In it we chat about The Toy magazine, my two picture books Supermoon and Outside the Box, and my work-for-hire projects. Have a listen!
Very pleased to have a poem in the new issue of PaperBound Magazine!
@paperboundmag.bsky.social
The brand new issue of #PaperBoundMag is out tomorrow!
We want to thank everyone for your much-appreciated patience while we have figured out the new software behind the scenes, but it's now READY to share with you all! 🧡📚🖤
Thanks so much for having me on your blog @litkidsmagazine.bsky.social
🎉COVER REVEAL📚👀
Welcome to a sneak peek of the brand new LIGHT & DARK issue of #PaperBoundMag! Packed full of brand new content, including book reviews, author interviews and writing tips (plus more!), we're so excited to share this with you SOON!
Massive thanks goes to 👇
New picture books have arrived and we can’t wait to dive in! @writessue.bsky.social @writercornish.bsky.social
It's always a bit cringe watching myself back on video, but here is an interview I did with my lovely publishers about my inspiration for writing Outside the Box, plus how I got into writing and my magazine @thetoypress.bsky.social!
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Had a wonderful time reading Outside the Box in the libraries of Derbyshire today with HB Publishing 🦊
A very exciting surprise this Sunday morning - my poem Hanging Out With Animals was read out by Rebecca Leek on her @suffolksound.bsky.social radio show! And following two acclaimed poets too. The poem features on @northernjim.bsky.social's Dirigible Balloon: dirigibleballoon.org/poem/Hanging...
A toast to Fennel the Fox on publication day! 🥂🦊
Thank you to Elliot for this lovely review!
It's just ONE week until Outside the Box publishes!
Have you pre-ordered yourself a copy yet? It's available on Amazon, Waterstones, Foyles and Barnes & Noble if you're in the US!
Me and Fennel would love it if you did 🦊
Looking forward to heading to Derby this half term!
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Excited to be included in the next issue of PaperBound!
