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Author of children's books: A Dog Called Grk, The Dragonsitter, The Pet Potato, Hope Jones, etc http://joshlacey.com
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There’s a wonderful review of The Maya Sacrifice on @lovereading4kids.bsky.social by @reeceandrea.bsky.social “the story sparkles, full of detail and incident as well as believable characters, and provides readers with a great sense of Maya daily life” www.lovereading4kids.co.uk/book/24975/T...

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There are now 4 books in the Time Travel Twins series - the Stone Age the Maya the Romans the Vikings - ideal for any primary school children learning about history

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There are still some spaces on this @citylit.bsky.social workshop on Monday evenings starting 12 May For experienced children's writers, this workshop offers an opportunity to develop your work-in-progress with constructive feedback from tutor & classmates www.citylit.ac.uk/courses/writ...

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If you're a #primaryschool staff member & you're looking for #cpd please have a look at @joshlacey.com , we're sure he would love to talk to you about teachers as writers or using fiction to teach history: authorsalouduk.co.uk/speaker/josh...

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Are you writing a children’s book? Come and join this weekly workshop at City Lit, it’s a wonderful way to improve your work with constructive feedback from other people also writing for children Monday evenings, starting 12 May @citylit.bsky.social www.citylit.ac.uk/courses/writ...

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The Maya Sacrifice is book of the month on Authorfy this month I’ve recorded a short video about the book with a reading and some information about the Maya I hope it’s useful for any classes studying the Maya @andersenpress.bsky.social @authorfy.bsky.social authorfy.com/books-of-the...

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I've written about the Time Travel Twins for @theclpe.bsky.social explaining why I have written a history series showing historical events from 2 opposing perspectives Updated to include my new book The Maya Sacrifice clpe.org.uk/blog/time-tr...

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The Maya Sacrifice arrives in bookshops this week - with brilliant illustrations by Garry Parsons This is the 4th book in the Time Travel Twins series, following the Stone Age, the Romans, and the Vikings All published by @andersenpress.bsky.social

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Free to download PDF reading list for Year 2 – perfect for promoting #ReadingForPleasure or holiday reading challenges. Includes titles by Joseph Coelho, Atinuke, Michael Rosen & more. 📥 Download here: buff.ly/O4Fqsqv

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The cover for my new book, coming in May Full of delicious hot chocolate and human sacrifice THE MAYA SACRIFICE - illustrated by Garry Parsons and published by @andersenpress.bsky.social

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Are you interested in writing for children? I’ll be teaching a one day short course at City Lit @citylit.bsky.social on Saturday 1 Feb. This course is fun, engaging, and full of useful exercises and advice for anyone thinking about writing a children’s book. www.citylit.ac.uk/courses/writ...

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In the bleak midwinter, I wonder how I would have fared in the Stone Age, huddling around a fire with my family, wearing animal skins for warmth, dreaming of the summer…

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To anyone contemplating a New Year social media detox, I recommend reading The Machine Stops by EM Forster. “We created the Machine, to do our will, but we cannot make it do our will now.”

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If you’re searching for the perfect gift for a young child, I recommend a potato

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This is highly recommended for any primary schools studying the Egyptians.....

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Last night Andersen Press threw a wonderful 90th birthday party for the magnificent Klaus Flugge with moving, heartfelt, witty speeches from his son, Charlie Sheppard, Julia Eccleshare, and Chris Riddell.

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The Northern Children’s Book Festival has been running for forty-two years, which is an extraordinarily impressive pedigree. Every year, the fortnight-long festival brings writers and illustrators to schools and libraries in the North-East.

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Yesterday I had a fascinating and inspiring day at the Shropshire Bookfest Conference & CPD training day for primary school teachers

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A day full of inspiration, creativity and discussion! For any primary school teachers in Shropshire (or nearby) - this should be very interesting - next week Organised by Shropshire Bookfest With @emcarrollauthor.bsky.social @evawongnava.bsky.social Sam Sedgman & me

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Reading Alison Lurie, who was such a brilliant critic of children’s books - funny, fierce, surprising, loving, sensitive, knowledgeable. Is there anyone like her writing about children’s literature today?

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Really lovely piece on our local libraries by @elizmccrack.bsky.social texashighways.com/culture/texa...

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The illustrations in my profile are by the brilliant artists Garry Parsons (dragon) and Momoko Abe (potato) – neither yet on 🦋 although they’re both prolific posters on Instagram

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