Laura

📚📚📚3000 BOOKS 📚📚📚 ( & for the trolls, in case you were wondering, yes, she "has a life". She also plays netball, does 🥋 & 🤸‍♂️, & watches far too much 📺 ) #bookworm

I have just uploaded my interview with @rapclassroom and Karen Sands O'Connor about the issues underpinning their brilliant collection of essays, Beyond the Secret Garden. It is every bit as illuminating as you would expect. A must-view/read for teachers, librarians, publishers…

Check out this swooping #owl that I’ve just completed for a client. This is a private commission and will be added onto a tree trunk - positioned around 12-15 feet off the ground. It should look great, as though it’s about to land and catch some prey 💥💥 #knutsford #cheshire

I’m thrilled to receive a copy of Small Wonder by @mossmontmomery. This is an incredibly special book. I was able to read it through @NetGalley_UK so it’s a pleasure to share my review again. Thank you @WalkerBooksUK & Rebecca Oram scopeforimagination.co.uk/2025/06/24/sma…

"If we acknowledge that our own personalities are made up of diverse layers, it’s worth doing the same for other people." Thank you @KarenMcCombie for this brilliant piece exploring the inspiration behind #MyPerfectCousin, out now. bit.ly/4kWfFwR

Today I went to Walker Books and signed 1000 copies of....

but reading IS fun… i’m sorry but i fundamentally don’t understand this take!!! there was nothing more exciting to me as a kid than living in the world of a book and so many of my best memories are dressing up as characters from those books and playing with my friends afterwards

Schools across the country have now broken up for the summer holidays and if you are looking for ways to encourage children to enjoy books and stories I hope that some of the books and links I am sharing here will be helpful to you. #Summerreading alibrarylady.blog/2025/07/23/sum…

What a brilliant shortlist for the 2025 @littlerebsprize - I was proud to be a judge from 2018-21 - it's such a great prize, congrats to all the shortlisted including @SarahHaggerHolt @BooksandChokers! @Booktrust #LittleRebelsAward

“you look happier” thanks, i'm reading & rotting in bed again

I loved the first two books in the Stolen Dreams Adventures trilogy by @DavidFarrUK and can't wait to read the last story. The Final Battle is out in the autumn. Put it on your wish list now! Thank you @usborne_books and @frithal for my new copies of the first two books.

Got a nice mention in the Bookseller! Heading your way this Halloween 🎃

If they want mainstream schools inclusive & less EHCPs, then they don’t need to scrap EHCPs/change the criteria - as if schools become more inclusive there will be less children needing EHCPs. But you have to make schools more inclusive FIRST & leave the legal entitlement alone

I'm delighted to say my local indie bookshop - @thoughtfulspots - is taking pre-orders for signed copies of my first picture book, created with illustrator, @CarolinaRabei. thethoughtfulspotbooks.com/product-page/w…

A fabulous boarding school story, full of friendship, the obligatory bullies, strict staff and ponies, Paddock Grove: A Pony to Own by @jprosewriter is out now for middle grade readers from @WalkerBooksUK worldssmallestlibrary.wordpress.com/2025/07/22/pad…

A thought for the holidays. If you want your kids to get ahead - let them READ FOR PLEASURE! Let them discover the joy of reading for the sheer fun of it, with no strings attached, choosing for themselves, losing themselves in imagination. Everything else will follow! #literacy

When I was a child, my favourite books were the ones that took me seriously as a reader; the ones that were honest, and didn’t try to soften or simplify the truth, even when they dealt with difficult things. That’s the kind of book I want to write myself. dailybulldog.com/arts/an-interv…

Books aren't just there to be a source of escapism. They're also there to challenge your world view.

BREAKING: Ozzy Osbourne, the wailing Black Sabbath singer-turned-solo act who took the “Crazy Train” from a bleak childhood in working-class Birmingham, England, to heavy metal stardom, has died. He was 76. His family announced the rock legend's passing in a statement to the…

Faith’s littlest brother finishes his first year at primary school on Tuesday, & this is the lovely stack of books we are giving to the Reception teachers, as a thank you, for their classroom 📚💕 #ReadingCommunity #Teachers #EndOfTerm #Books #Read

When they bought you the bumper summer edition for the journey (Talkabout Holidays, 1977) Artist: Robert Ayton