Chris Callaghan

Sneaking a peek at Twitter after being away for a long time.

Chocolate & Chaos - my two favourite things! Wow! Thank you, Eddy. The most delicious review ever. Even I'm tempted to reread it! 😊🍫

Develop reading confidence and support children to read for pleasure with chapter books from Big Cat for Little Wandle Fluency, with carefully designed progression and age-appropriate themes to engage all readers. ow.ly/Uu9Y50WolLw

The Teachers' Reading Challenge 2025 by @readingagency is now live! 📚 Sign up now to take part in this exciting challenge: teachersreadingchallenge.org.uk youtube.com/shorts/1_UjH0M… #TeachersReadingChallenge #TRC25 #TeacherResources

☀️📚 We're loving all your #OURfPBooknic photos! Hosted one or planning to? Tag us in your photos to enter our giveaway 🎁 for a chance to win a Booknic Blanket & Books Bundle! 💙 👉 ourfp.org/2025/05/12/hos… #ReadingForPleasure #RfP

Super excited that Chapter One of my new book, 'Beastopia' is now available to download on my website! Check it out peeps! Teacher resources will soon be following too!

An average of 28 children have been killed each day since the start of the war in Gaza – the equivalent of an entire classroom, every day for 21 months. "These children are not combatants,” says @unicefchief. "They suffer greatly and they wonder why the world has failed them."

Teachers — the #SummerReadingChallenge is a brilliant way to keep pupils reading over summer. Hear from two primary teachers about why they champion it every year, and how it helps pupils return in September more confident & motivated. 🔗 readingagency.org.uk/how-to-keep-ch… #StoryGarden

Thanks to @fhordon1 for this thoughtful and generous review of #LetterstoaDog in @BooksForKeeps ! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “This is an excellent addition to any library – a story rooted in a reality that will have a wide appeal. To be recommended.” 🐶 @BarringtonStoke

South Asian Heritage Month is just around the corner and I have NEWS! Announcing SUPER UMA with the amazing Nakul P. A feel-good story about sensory overload, empathy and teamwork with ‘JOYFUL SOUTH ASIAN REPRESENTATION.’ Out in April 2026! @PuffinBooks @LydiaRSilver

Great team day at the amazing library at the @clpe1 today with the @Literacy_Trust. What a place! Inspiring discussions and insights about the National Year of Reading. Reading for pleasure matters! nationalyearofreading.org.uk

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Dear Publishing people, Please don't turn this into a National Year of Marketing for the same wealthy demographic who already love reading, but maybe shift the focus to those less well off and who don't enjoy reading ... yet. Just a polite request. Thank you.

We celebrated Your Story Corner at @OldfleetP with author @STEVEaWEBB, who led a creative workshop that inspired young readers. Steve said: “Meeting readers is the best… kids’ imagination and enthusiasm never cease to amaze me.” Read more: bookmarkreading.org/news/your-stor…

🥳Year Group BOOKLIST quick links: Nursery: booksfortopics.com/booklists/reco… Reception: booksfortopics.com/booklists/reco… Y1: booksfortopics.com/booklists/reco… Y2: booksfortopics.com/booklists/reco… Y3: booksfortopics.com/booklists/reco… Y4: booksfortopics.com/booklists/reco… Y5: booksfortopics.com/booklists/reco… Y6: booksfortopics.com/booklists/reco…

Nowadays, hope can seem hard to find. I see hope in activists raising their voices for human rights, in humanitarian heroes overcoming obstacles to help the most vulnerable. And I see hope in the @UN, where countries address the world’s biggest challenges together.…

Utterly glorious!

My @waddleonsea penguin is out for all to see! ✨🐧🧣✈️✨ It’s a fab @wildinart trail raising awareness and funds for @HavensHospices in Southend-on-Sea. Tag me if you spot Captain P. Penguin in Leigh-on-Sea! @wj_ltd r my sponsors. #WaddleOnSea #WildInArt #LeighOnSea #penguin

We were thrilled to be at the No. 10 launch of the National Year of Reading this week! Every child deserves the magic of reading; it all starts in the library this summer with our #SummerReadingChallenge. Let’s help create more happy, healthy and thriving lives through reading.

Just wondering … On a really, really hot day, when no one else is in the house, is it common practice for someone to open the fridge and, for just a little while, rest their bare bum cheeks on the shelf next to the vegan chicken free slices?

My new book 'When the War Comes In' is set in my hometown of Wallsend where Sting also grew up. This is the house where he lived in as a boy, just a stone's throw away from shipyard which plays a vital part in my story. I think they missed a trick by not calling it 'Woksanne'.