Andy Shepherd
@andyjshepherd
Author of the best-selling ‘The Boy Who Grew Dragons’ series out now. Short-listed for Waterstones Children's Book Prize She/her Rep by @jslwilliamson
Stepping into #TheWoodWhereMagicGrows’ . Visiting the wood I played in when I was a kid. I love these trees who watched my games and listened to my stories. A wonder-filled place that sowed the seeds for my new book. 1/2
Please vote for us! Thrilled that #TheWoodWhereMagicGrows has been included in the #PrimarySchoolBookClub July 2025 vote this evening. Head over to @PrimarySchoolBC & vote for the Treetoppers using the pinned tweet! The Green is Waiting!🌳✨ @Piccadillypress @bonnierbooksuk
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
The Big Bright Feelings series are must-haves for ALL schools, libraries & homes. The latest, Sammy Feels Shy, is particularly important for my son & it’s another triumph from @TomPercivalsays 📖 Out now for 3+. @KidsBloomsbury checkemoutbooks.wordpress.com/2025/07/23/sam…
#ReadYourWay this summer ☀️ The school holidays are a great chance to help your child explore what they enjoy reading - and how, where, and when they like to read. Find tips to support their reading journey in our blog here 👉 buff.ly/3ikBKMB
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 andyshepherdwriter.co.uk/wwmg-resources Beautifully designed by @piccadillypress using @esillustration 's fantastic artwork
So thrilled to see @esillustration ‘s glorious cover art for The Wood Where Magic Grows on the front cover of Books for Keeps this July! The Green is waiting!
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…
A lovely visit to @BBCCambs today to chat to Chris Mann on his show. It's in two bits because the King and Queen turned up half way through... From 2.11mins.50 and then fro 2.25 mins bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…
ICYMI, our NEW issue #BfK273 is out now with interviews, articles and reviews of 75 new children's books incl by @frankcottrell_b @MaisieWrites @jasinbath @neillcameron @andyjshepherd and many, many more. Thanks to all our reviewers 👏 #kidlit booksforkeeps.co.uk/issue/bfk-273-…
‘conjures up more of her storytelling magic with an enchanting new series... Brimming with unexpected adventures, wonder and wildness, The Wood Where Magic Grows is set to branch out into the heart of every young reader’ Huge thanks to @PNorfolk_BookRe for a wonderful review 💚
Have you ever looked at a tree & seen a face staring back? Take root with @andyjshepherd & @esillustration’s exciting new series The Wood Where Magic Grows @PhilippaPoole28 @piccadillypress pamnorfolkblog.blogspot.com Review also @leponline this week!
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!
You can get 10% off The Wood Where Magic Grows in July if you order through Bookshop.org UK and use code MAGIC And you'll be supporting independent bookshops! The Green is waiting!
#highly Recommend ✨✨✨#ReadingDays so many excellent selection 🤩🤩🤩
#RainyDays are #ReadingDays! Looking for some great recommendations for #children & #teen readers? Here are new books and chapter extracts to explore @ReadingZone: readingzone.com/booklist/ @andyjshepherd @ey_abs @KClarkwriter @AlexHorne
Part of the process of nurturing the seed of an idea is exploring what else is growing in the area and seeing what you can learn Thanks to @Booktrust for hosting my piece choosing my top seven factual books about trees for kids booktrust.org.uk/book-recommend…
#RainyDays are #ReadingDays! Looking for some great recommendations for #children & #teen readers? Here are new books and chapter extracts to explore @ReadingZone: readingzone.com/booklist/ @andyjshepherd @ey_abs @KClarkwriter @AlexHorne
The excellent @BooksForKeeps is always worth a read. I'm struck by the common sense in the editorial in this summer issue linked to recent research & the #NationalYearOfReading "Should we not start too by asking young people why they don’t enjoy reading? That might be a help."
Out now! #BfK273, our #summer special! Authorgraph interview Kenneth Oppel, Windows into Illustration Jarvis, new Beyond the Secret Garden, new Picture This, Nikesh Shukla on reading for pleasure + interviews, new #childrensbook reviews & more #KidLit 😎booksforkeeps.co.uk/issue/bfk-273-…
Absolutely thrilled that #TheWoodWhereMagicGrows has been chosen as Editor’s Choice in the brilliant Books For Keeps! Amazing to see this wonderful 5* review. Thank you @ReeceAndrea ! ‘expect to see a new generation gazing hopefully at trees waiting for them to come to life’
Always so lovely to see book reviews! Thank you for sharing these wonderful ones with me Year 3!
First time teaching Yr 3 and have loved teaching Destination Reader, especially when we read 'The boy who grew dragons' by @andyjshepherd I told the children I would share their reviews with you Andy! Hope you don't mind! We loved the first book!