Children's Books North Agency
@CBNAgency
CBNA is based in Manchester and represents Northern and Scottish writers and illustrators of picture books, fiction and non-fiction.
Children’s Books North Agency a NEW literary and illustration agency based in Manchester. We represent Northern and Scottish writers and illustrators of picture books, fiction and non-fiction. Check out our brilliant bunch of clients: childrensbooksnorthagency.co.uk
The Northern Publishers’ Fair is back this Autumn and Children’s Books North Agency will be hosting a chatty table for children’s authors and illustrators to hit us with their questions! Please do help spread the word.
The final UKLA Book Blether of the year is next week! This time we'll be sharing thoughts and recommendations of texts from the UKLA Book Awards. Joining us will be special guest, and WINNER of this year's 3-6+ Award... Craig Barr-Green! Sign up here: buff.ly/xqKONwk
Great to see our very own @korkymaster Gina Kaminski here! @LittleTigerUK #craigbarrgreen
We're delighted that SEVEN Kane Miller titles have been selected for the @CBCBook's Disability Pride Month showcase! #kidlit
HOORAH! Gina Kaminski Saves the Wolf is the winner and shadowers’ choice in the 3-6+ category at the UKLA Book Awards! Huge congratulations to our very own @korkymaster 🥂and to Craig Barr-Green 🥂 and the team @LittleTigerUK 🥂
This is really special , or as I now say Yee Ha!
Over the moon to hear that @korkymaster GINA KAMINSKI SAVES THE WOLF has been selected for the Bank Street College Best Children’s Books of the Year in America! Written by Craig Barr-Green and published by @LittleTigerUK @kanemillerbooks
Over the moon to hear that @korkymaster GINA KAMINSKI SAVES THE WOLF has been selected for the Bank Street College Best Children’s Books of the Year in America! Written by Craig Barr-Green and published by @LittleTigerUK @kanemillerbooks
NEW SIGNING! Excited to announce that Josette Reeves is joining CBNA. Josette’s stories have appeared on Cbeebies Bedtime Stories & been nominated for Rhode Island Children’s Book Award. She is based in Lancashire. Editors, check out your inbox for a HILARIOUS picture book text!
Gina Kaminski Saves the Wolf has been selected by the US Children’s Book Committee of the Bank Street College of Education for their list of the Best Books of the Year 2025, earning a Bank Street ‘best’ seal. 🙌 Congrats @theephantomscribbler Craig Barr-Green @LittleTigerUK
Some great news to start the week! @korkymaster Gina Kaminski Saves the Wolf has been selected for the BooksForTopics 2025-2026 Year Group Recommended Read booklists in the Year 1 category! Brilliantly written by Craig Barr-Green and published by @LittleTigerUK
Many congratulations to @_BethanClarke on a fabulous Snarky Sharky book launch in Macclesfield today. Illustrated by Nikolas Ilic and published @LittleTigerUK 🦈
Happy publication day to @_BethanClarke and Snarky Sharky!! He’s shrimply the best! Brilliantly illustrated by Nikolas Ilic and published by @LittleTigerUK 🦈
Great to see @smaychel The Big Day selected for @ibc_reads May’s best new children’s books! 🙌📚 Illustrated by @hellomrforrest and published by @LittleTigerUK
Fantastic to see @korkymaster at NUMBER 6 in the @thebookseller bestselling children’s non-fiction charts with Little People Big Dreams: Roald Dahl. Written by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara and published by @QuartoKids
Fabulous to see our very own @korkymaster in this week’s @thebookseller Children’s Previews August with Gina Kaminski Rescues the Giant. 🙌 Many congrats to Craig Barr-Green and @LittleTigerUK too
Delighted to be mentoring the super exciting Chantal Valerie for the @theaoi 2025 scheme. Check out Chantal’s work! 📚❤️
A lovely evening @oscarsbookprize with our very own @korkymaster and @LittleTigerUK team. Many congratulations to all the shortlisted authors and illustrators and to the winner Polly Noakes. Photo credit @oscarsbookprize #bemoregina
Happy paperback publication day to our very own @smaychel ‘The Big Day’ is beautifully illustrated by @hellomrforrest and published by @LittleTigerUK ❤️
We’re thrilled to dive into the next magical tale 'Gina Kaminski Rescues the Giant' @LittleTigerUK. Meet the author behind the words, Craig Barr-Green who featured on last year's shortlist too! Craig writes picture books, non-fiction titles and theatre productions for children.
Explore the artwork of shortlisted book 'Gina Kaminski Rescues the Giant' (@littletigerbooks) brought to life by illustrator @korkymaster. Francis Martin is an illustrator and artist living out in the wilds of Pendle Witch Country. More on shortlist 🔽 oscarsbookprize.co.uk/news
We’re thrilled to share an exclusive Q&A with the creators from this year’s shortlisted book 'Gina Kaminski Rescues the Giant' (@LittleTigerUK)— and a joyful original doodle straight from the sketchbook of @korkymaster to kick things off! bit.ly/4jASl7t