Cover reveal!
I loved writing #TheWoodWhereMagicGrows & there’s a whole lot more to come from the Treetoppers!
#TheWoodWhereStoriesSing takes the children on a thrilling adventure with Crest the driftwood horse, to save Wildtop Wood.
Coming 2 July 2026 - you can preorders now!
The silver birches in our garden are looking a bit grumpy. Maybe if I spend a bit of time with them & with these gentle autumn rays flooding down they’ll cheer up
If you or someone you know loves trees you’ll find their magic growing all the way through
#TheWoodWhereMagicGrows
First stop yesterday was the Sky Garden to meet my son and his lovely friends who had travelled up for the launch of #TheBoyWhoGrewDragonsAChristmasDelivery
Couldn’t resist bringing along #TheWoodWhereMagicGrows !
You just never know where pockets of green magic are hiding💚💚
Over the moon yesterday to see & sign a stack of #TheBoyWhoGrewDragons on a table AND #TheWoodWhereMagicGrows on display @waterstones.bsky.social Piccadilly. Plus a lovely bookseller card about #TheUltimateGuidetoGrowingDragons
Thank you to the wonderful booksellers for championing my stories ❤️
A memory popped up on my socials today of my son playing outside with autumn leaves.
I love his petal art bird and it was making nature art like this that was one of the inspirations for #TheWoodWhereMagicGrows
Beautifully illustrated by Ellie Snowdon
Meet Turrety!
I’ve known this horse chestnut tree my whole life & it's the inspiration for Turrety in #TheWoodWhereMagicGrows. A ‘one tree adventure playground’ for the Treetoppers.
Horse chestnuts feel like they're just waiting to join in our games
Do you have a Turrety near you?
Thrilled to learn that #TheWoodWhereMagicGrows has been chosen as Editor’s Pick for August on @SpotifyUK !
I’m such a huge fan of audiobooks & @bonnierbooks_uk have done an amazing job
Narrated by the incredible Julian Rhind-Tutt!
It's perfect for holiday journeys!
Rainy day in Suffolk and what better place to wander than Aldeburgh Bookshop . Delighted to find ALL 7 of my books in their lovely children’s section
Signed & ready for any dragon desperados & Treetoppers in the area!
#indiebookshops
#TheWoodWhereMagicGrows
#TheBoyWhoGrewDragons
Another day another face spotted, nice little chat with this tree at Helmingham Hall today.
Have you ever seen a face in a tree?
#TheWoodWhereMagicGrows
#childrensbooks
#naturemagic
Absolutely over the moon to see #TheWoodWhereMagicGrows in @theguardian.com 's best new children's books round up!
HUGE thanks to Imogen Russell Williams for this wonderful review.
Read more: www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...
Teachers/Librarians/Carers
I’ve written an activity pack for #TheWoodWhereMagicGrows with writing prompts & art ideas to help creativity bloom
It's FREE from my website
www.andyshepherdwriter.co.uk/wwmg-resources
Beautifully designed by PiccadillyPress using Ellie Snowdon's fantastic artwork
The driftwood horse that roams through Wildtop Wood is galloping with joy to hear #TheWoodWhereMagicGrows is already reprinting less than 3 weeks after its release!
So if you find a copy in the wild quick you’ll be snapping up a first edition!
Huge thanks to @piccadillypress
Have you ever looked at a tree and seen a face staring back? Well, next time you do, stop staring and say hello.
I had so much fun growing the tree characters in #TheWoodWhereMagicGrows. Here's a few of the faces I’ve spotted recently.
I'd love to see any you meet!
Absolutely thrilled that #TheWoodWhereMagicGrows has been chosen as Editor’s Choice in the brilliant @booksforkeeps.bsky.social!
Amazing to see this wonderful 5* review. Thank you @reeceandrea.bsky.social!
‘expect to see a new generation gazing hopefully at trees waiting for them to come to life’
‘An enchanting delight’
Well I’m delighted to see this lovely review for #TheWoodWhereMagicGrows in the brilliant @wrdmag. Thank you!
This is such a great magazine packed with recommendations, extracts & author interviews to get kids excited about what to read next.
When life starts imitating art…
I came upstairs to find the Green is waiting… and eager to barge its way in and play
Gorgeous illustrations for #TheWoodWhereMagicGrows are by the brilliant Ellie Snowdon
#magiconyourdoorstep
#naturemagic
#play
'Uplifting and brimming with wonder'
Delighted to see #TheWoodWhereMagicGrows in @Waterstones round up of the Best Children's Books for July 😃
Limited edition hardback looking glorious and the paperback is equally as shiny with all the lovely gold foil leaves!
Excited and delighted to see #TheWoodWhereMagicGrows in a national paper!
Huge thanks to Emily Bearn for this wonderful 5* review in print and on line at The Telegraph.
Fabulous to see @esillustration's gorgeous artwork included! Thanks too to the fab team @piccadillypress 💚
Absolutely thrilled to bits to see #TheWoodWhereMagicGrows in Philip Womack's summer round up for Literary Review along with such stellar titles!
My lovely son has made me the most wonderful gift to celebrate #TheWoodWhereMagicGrows being published.
A photographic collage printed as a cyanotype on fabric.
Me in silhouette conjuring words from my books, feet firmly held in the roots of storytelling.
Pure magic!
Delighted to be interviewed in the July edition of @WritingMagazine about why I’ve written #TheWoodWhereMagicGrows. Thank you to Amy Sparkes for such a lovely interview!
1/2 📣Calling all #teachers!!!
Please check out these INCREDIBLE #teachingresources for #TheWoodWhereMagicGrows by @andyshepherdwriter.bsky.social
Illustrations:
#elliesnowdon
Published by:
@pushkinpress.com
andyshepherdwriter.co.uk/wwmg-resourc
Thanks so much to Anne for this wonderfully kind & thoughtful review of #TheWoodWhereMagicGrows.
I try to thread a lot through my stories & it means the world when readers/reviewers pick up on that
Anne's website is a treasure trove for booklovers-highly recommend her website alibrarylady.blog
This was my first interview talking about #TheWoodWhereMagicGrows & it's with the brilliant @lovereadingkids. It was so much fun and Amy & Isla had some fantastic questions. Thank you for inviting me along and making me feel so welcome!
www.lovereading4kids.co.uk/book/9781800...
Stepping into #TheWoodWhereMagicGrows
Heartwarming, timeless & magical brillliance’
Thank you so much to Tom for this wonderful review of #TheWoodWhereMagicGrows
The Treetoppers are hollering with delight!
Going back to my roots. It felt quite emotional.
I took my glorious hardback edition of #TheWoodWhereMagicGrows back to the patch of woodland where the seeds for the story were first planted.
1/4
Found this chap in a little shop after I’d finished signing the glorious hardback edition of #TheWoodWhereMagicGrows
Couldn’t resist giving him a home, he’s just like Wellington, the pig from my story who the Treetoppers meet.
He’s been brilliantly illustrated by @snowdon_illo
Had the most wonderful day at Clays Printers signing a whole table laden with glorious hardback edition of #TheWoodWhereMagicGrows
So shiny with the shimmery gold foil!
Perfect summer gift to encourage young readers to get outside & explore the Green
