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“My debut Middle Grade story has been printed!” ~ a guest post from Kristina Rahim

Kristina Rahim, debut author of the highly anticipated middle grade story, The Doughnut Club, shares her experience of being a debut author and watching her heartwarming middle grade story go from an idea to a printed, physical product!

Stepping into Clays: The Journey Begins 

Recently, I was given the incredible opportunity to visit Clays printers in Bungay, Suffolk to see my debut, middle grade novel, THE DOUGHNUT CLUB, become an actual BOOK! 

To say this was a dream come true moment is a complete understatement.

On the day of the visit, I woke up smiling, just imagining what this experience was going to be like, and that smile got bigger and bigger throughout the day.

I met my editor, Zoe, and Karina, Head of Production, at Liverpool Street station early that morning. The publishing industry is completely new to me, so I usually come to meetings with an endless list of questions. Fortunately, I couldn’t have been in better company for this trip. Both Zoe and Karina answered all my publishing questions, along with an excellent array of random chat – the hour and a half train ride flew by.

When we arrived at the station, we were met by a local taxi driver. He had lived in the area for years and explained how most of his family members had worked at Clays at one time or another. Which is understandable, when I learnt that Clays has been printing books in its Suffolk based factory for over 200 years.

Before coming on this trip, I did a bit of research, and came across an episode of the BBC programme, Inside the Factory, where the presenters were given a tour of Clays. There were some amazing aerial shots of the factory which showed how vast it is, so when we arrived at the entrance, I was a little confused.

The front door looks like an average, unassuming office, nestled in the pretty village of Bungay. We were greeted by our guide for the day, Zuaira Islam, and kitted out in our high vis vests, safety trainers and ear plugs for the noisy sections. 

Ink, Paper, and Excitement: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Book Production 

While we waited for the tour to begin, I scanned the huge shelf in the meeting room of some of the books that have been printed at Clays. The fact my story was soon to be added to this shelf made my smile grow that little bit more.

The time then came for us to head into the factory.

Zuaira led the way, taking us briefly outside. We then walked through some regular looking offices, where customer service, account managers and the IT teams all sit. After this, we went through another door and that’s when the noise hit.

I knew then, we must be entering the building which was part of the vast factory I remembered from the aerial shots on TV. Once inside, we dutifully stuck to the green path on the floor, being careful to always look both ways when crossing, as any number of small forklifts could be passing by.

It was hard to get my bearings as we walked from area to area. Each section performed a different stage of the printing process. Machines spun, churned, cut, and whizzed around me. Zuaira and Karina did a great job of talking me through all the different elements. My mind fizzed with information, while the surroundings set off all my senses.

Each section we walked through was full of different smells and noises. The tour was so wonderfully planned, Zuaira took us through all the stages of a book’s creation in the order of how they happen.

During any one time, there could be 100s of different titles being printed at Clays. As Zuaira walked us through the early stages of the process, I saw the pages of other people’s books being printed before my eyes, which was exciting, but nothing compared to what I was about to feel.

From Manuscript to Machine: Seeing My Words in Print

Zuaira took as to where all the separate pages of a newly printed book start to come together. There was a row of about 20 small, red machines lined up next to each other, with a little window you could peer into on each. When Zoe appeared at my side and said, “That’s your book in there,” I gasped.

She was right.

Leaning closer to the little window of one of these machines, I focused my eyes on the pages whizzing past, and there it was. 

The image of a doughnut with my name on it.

Now the emotions kicked in. I knew I would be excited to see my book being printed, but nothing could have prepared me for how it made me feel. 

There had been a few stories before this one that I had written, but this was the story that meant the most to me. 

This was the story I quietly got on with at a desk in our spare room, hoping it might be the one to get me that elusive publishing deal. 

This was the story that won me the PFD Queer Prize in 2024 and started me on this journey to publication. 

And, with the help and hard work of so many people, this is the story now being made into a book in front of my eyes. 

Every machine that followed for the rest of the tour was working to produce my book. I saw pages be gathered, glued and cut. I saw gorgeous, glossy covers shoot past me and be folded around my printed words. 

Then came the moment where my eyes sprung a leak. 

Looking down from a step, I saw a conveyor belt flow beneath me, carrying endless copies of my finished book.

My mind was officially blown.

This whole experience opened my eyes as to how many people are involved in a story making it from an author’s brain and getting it onto a bookshelf. It’s incredible and I’m grateful to every person who has worked on making my book become a reality. 

A gratitude I couldn’t help but show as I threw my arms around the lovely Clays employee who handed me one of the first books which came off the production line.

My smile didn’t leave my face for the whole journey home and it’s back with me now as I relive the day to write this blog post.

Thank you to Nosy Crow for this truly unforgettable experience and thank you to Zuaira and all the team at Clays for everything that you do. 

Watch the video of my day out at Clays printers on Instagram here

The Doughnut Club publishes 08 May and is available wherever you buy books. 

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Nosy Crow shortlisted for two 2025 British Book Awards!

We are really proud to have been shortlisted for the British Book Awards Children’s Publisher of the Year Award 2025. We’ve won this award – called a “Nibbie” because of the gold nib-shaped award  – twice in our 14-year publishing history, once in 2017 and once in 2020. We have appeared on 11 of the last 13 shortlists. It’s a huge recognition for our authors, our illustrators, our excellent team, our exclusive publishing partners – The University of Cambridge, the National Trust and the British Museum – and the support of our suppliers and customers around the world.

Other – really impressive – publishers shortlisted are Bonnier, David Fickling, Magic Cat, Scholastic, Simon and Schuster, Sweet Cherry, Usborne and Wonderbly.

Erin Murgatroyd, our indefatigable Rights Director, has been shortlisted for Rights Professional of the Year. The judges said of her:

“Erin Murgatroyd joined Nosy Crow as an assistant with no publishing experience seven years ago; now she’s rights director at one of the best-known and fastest-growing children’s publishers around. Murgatroyd and her team of six made rights and co-editions worth around half of its sales in 2024. As well as travelling to ten countries to nurture big partnerships, she carved out many new smaller markets.”

So we are really thrilled for her! We also know that she’s the first to recognise that the success of all rights sellers depends on the excellence of the books they sell and the support both of the rights team around them and other teams within the business – editorial, design, production and marketing.

You can read the full list of shortlists in every category on the Nibbies website.

The winners will be announced at The British Book Awards on Monday 12th May – wish us luck!

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US Undies Awards 2024 – Nosy Crow Winners!

We are absolutely over the moon to share some fabulous news: three Nosy Crow titles have been honoured as winners in this year’s Undie Awards in the US (with ten of our titles making the shortlist)!

What are the “Undies”?

For anyone who hasn’t encountered these quirky accolades, the Undies celebrate the delightful surprises tucked underneath a book’s dust jacket. When you slip off that outer cover, sometimes you’ll discover a hidden gem — something to add an extra layer of storytelling and charm. We’re chuffed that three of our books have dazzled the voters with their  “undies!” 

In the UK, our market tends to be very dominated by paperbacks, although at Nosy Crow we take pride in producing hardbacks of our picture books and non-fiction  – it’s often without a jacket (since dust jackets can easily get lost or damaged in young readers’ hands). This has generally shaped how we think about book design over on this side of the pond. But when we launched Nosy Crow Inc in the United States, where jacketed hardbacks appear to prevail, we realised we could have a lot of fun playing with what’s going on underneath! As soon as our design team discovered that The Undies Awards exist—an award celebrating this very idea!—we all shouted, “Challenge accepted!” (Though not literally, designers are usually a quiet bunch and it was more of a “Hmm that sounds interesting”) 

Not only do the Undies boast what I would suggest is the funniest name for a book award (I am not immature…), they also put a spotlight on clever design and brilliant illustration, celebrating the little details that make readers squeal with delight. At Nosy Crow, we’ve always believed in the power of thoughtful, creative design. We know that books aren’t just covers and pages; they’re experiences, worlds to explore. The Undies Awards champion this idea beautifully, recognising the extra sparkle and artistry that go into transforming a book’s physical form into something truly enchanting.

The Winners!

I Love You More, illustrated by Brave Union, in the “Best Underwater” Category

A Horse Called Now, illustrated by Alexandra Finkeldey, in the “Fanciest” Category

How to Be a Detective, illustrated by Sol Linero, in the “Best Non Fiction” Category

So, we’re raising a cheer (and maybe a glass of bubbly!) to our talented illustrators and designers, and to The Undies Awards for giving these hidden wonders their moment in the spotlight. 

So go on, next time you pick up a book, don’t be shy—peek beneath the dust jacket. Who knows what mischievous, marvellous surprises might be waiting for you there?

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The inspiration behind abridging Anne of Green Gables – a blog post by Katherine Woodfine

We were absolutely delighted to have published Anne of Green Gables in September– a beloved childhood classic by Lucy Maud Montgomery, now abridged by Katherine Woodfine and illustrated by Isabelle Follath. Today we are very excited to be sharing a blog from Katherine, herself, about her love for Anne and how she came to abridge this enchanting classic!

I was both delighted and daunted to be given the chance to write an adaptation of one of my all-time favourite children’s books, Anne of Green Gables.

I was a huge fan of Anne when I was growing up. Every detail of L M Montgomery’s classic story was vivid in my mind — from the apple-blossoms in the Green Gables orchard, to the swish of Anne’s new dress with the longed-for puffed sleeves. I loved the story’s cosiness, its beautiful setting, and its characters — particularly Anne herself, who is a uniquely powerful children’s book heroine. For all her whimsical moments (and she certainly has plenty of those!) she has an incredible strength and steeliness. We see this so clearly as we follow her on her rather bumpy journey from lonely orphan to finding a place for herself with an adoptive home and a family who help her thrive. She’s funny, clever, courageous and wildly imaginative — and I particularly admired her grit, her independence and her fiery determination to follow her dreams.

But how could I do justice to Anne as a character, and to the emotional depth of her story, in a way which would work for today’s young readers?  I knew I wanted my adaptation to be funny and moving, not twee or overly sweet. I knew I wanted this book to serve as a fun and inspiring introduction to Anne of Green Gables for children who might not yet be ready to read the original. I was also aware that many of these readers might be sharing the book with adults who could be long-time Anne fans themselves, and who would have their own ideas about what makes the story so special. The original book has nearly 80,000 words — I’d have just 10,000 for my adaptation. I’ve written retellings of classics before, but I knew that getting this right was going to be a particularly big challenge.

I began by going back to my childhood copy of the book and reading it closely, thinking about the elements that were the most important and memorable. One obvious problem was that Anne of Green Gables is an episodic story: although there is an overall arc, the book is stitched together from a series of adventures and ‘scrapes’ — from Anne smashing her slate over Gilbert Blythe’s head in the classroom, to the time she accidentally dyes her hair green. I knew I couldn’t possibly include all of these incidents, so I had to make some tough choices about which were the most important.

There were certain classic moments and lines that I knew Green Gables fans would definitely want to see — such as Anne bursting in with her arms full of autumn leaves, exclaiming: ‘I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers!’ But as well as these, I hoped to try and squeeze in some of the small details that seemed to me particularly evocative, such as the ‘little yellow crock of cherry preserves’ on the table when Anne hosts Diana to tea.

Another challenge was that this is a story with a big cast. The town of Avonlea feels like a real place filled with a whole community of characters. Once again, I had to make some difficult decisions about who I could fit in, and who would end up on the cutting-room floor. Even now, I’m still feeling a bit guilty about having to leave out some beloved characters!

Something that felt especially important was retaining some of the style, language and atmosphere of the original. LM Montgomery’s writing is sometimes rather flowery and old-fashioned — but I wanted to keep a flavour of that, so that readers would have a sense of her voice. I also wanted to retain the distinctive speech of the various different characters. As this is a book for younger readers, I knew the language should be simple, but I also didn’t want to shy away from using a few words that might be unfamiliar — such as the description of Anne’s dress of ‘yellowish white wincey’ when we first meet her on the station platform. I had no idea what wincey was when I read the book as a child, but it didn’t stop me being able to picture it clearly!

One element that was especially important was thinking about how to represent Anne’s experience of being adopted. I wanted to ensure I was depicting this in a way that was sensitive to and reflective of the experiences of young readers who might be adopted themselves, so I was grateful to have input from Polly Cowan from Scottish Adoption and Fostering who acted as a knowledgeable sensitivity reader.

Throughout the process, I worked closely with the brilliant editors at Nosy Crow, who read my drafts with a sharp eye, helped me make tricky decisions, and were just as invested in getting every detail right as I was myself. (It also helped hugely that my literary agent is even more of an Anne of Green Gables super-fan than I am myself, so I felt that if I had her hard-won approval on a part of the text, then I was probably doing all right!)

My favourite part of the process was seeing the story come to life through Isabelle Follath’s stunning artwork. From the first roughs to the final page spreads in all their glorious colour, Isabelle beautifully evoked the world of Green Gables, bringing so much depth and richness to the adaptation. Every detail was carefully considered, from the pattern on the china in the kitchen, to the patchwork quilts and — a particular favourite of mine — the flowers in the header of each chapter, which look exactly as though Anne herself has picked them and then pressed them in a scrapbook.

What I love about the finished book is how well the text and pictures work together, making for an immersive reading experience. I hope that when children read it, they will feel themselves transported into the world of this classic story, just as I was back when I first read it — complete with all its lovely apple-blossoms and puffed sleeves, but with plenty of freshness and sharpness to offset its sweetness.

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The inspiration behind the beloved Peekaboo series – a blog by author Camilla Reid

We were absolutely delighted to have published Peekaboo Zoo in August– the 16th and final title in the series written by esteemed author Camilla Reid. Today we are very excited to be sharing a blog from Camilla, herself, about her inspiration behind the Peekaboo series and how it all came to fruition!

I conceived the Peekaboo series with Ingela Arrhenius in mind because she instinctively draws cute faces on everything from a slice of toast to a bulldozer, and I thought that was a fascinating starting point for an idea.

Of course, all humans are programmed to respond to faces from the moment they’re born, so I thought that a book in which big, friendly faces popped up in all sorts of surprising places might well be a winner with babies and toddlers, especially if it was combined with an engaging rhyming text and a mirror ending.

Happily, my hunch paid off. Designer Zoë Bennett and I commissioned Ingela to illustrate the first two titles – Peekaboo Apple and Peekaboo Bear – back in 2019 and we were delighted with the results. Visually arresting with lots of easy-to-use interactive elements, the books somehow managed to be both edgy and warm, nostalgic and yet contemporary, all at the same time.

The series became the fastest-growing preschool series in the UK in 2021, was shortlisted for Children’s Illustrated Book of the Year in the British Book Awards (the Nibbies) in 2022 and won the Best Early Years Books category in the UKMUMS.TV awards in 2022. The books have been translated into (XX) languages and in total have now sold XXXXXXX copies worldwide, which is an extraordinary achievement in just four years of publishing.

Peekaboo Zoo is the 16th and final title in the series and though I’m heartbroken that the series has come to an end, I’ve enjoyed making every book and am hugely proud of all that we’ve achieved. At a time when we’re becoming all too aware of how much screens dominate our lives, it’s more important than ever that we give families a genuine, positive alternative to spending time on a device – and this series offers that in bucketloads.

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Kids Club October

Welcome to our Nosy Crow Kids’ Club!

Each month, we have fun activities for young readers to enjoy either independently or with a parent/ grandparent.

Join us for engaging content! Every month we will share a creative prompt inspired by our recent publications. We sometimes provide printable activity sheets for children to download.

Maisie vs Antarctica

This month, the kid’s club activity takes inspiration from the new fiction book Maisie vs Antarctica! The first book in a brilliant new series takes you on a non-stop adventure in Antarctica written by debut author Jack Jackman!

How many Arctic animals can you spot?

There are so many animals that live in the Arctic and that are featured throughout the book!

Can you spot all the animals listed in the book?

Are there more animals that live in the Arctic that weren’t mentioned in the book? What do they look like?

There are so many animals, and we would love to see your drawings of what they look like and where they live!

Bonus Activity!

Complete this origami penguin and send us a picture!

Decorate the origami with designs, colours, clothing and anything else you can think of!

Download more fun activity packs for Maisie vs Antarctica here!

Are you and your children enjoying the Nosy Crow Kids’ Club?

Complete this short survey for your chance to win the 1 x copy of each of the books featured in 2024!

Please do share drawings, book reviews, or stories with us via email digital@nosycrow.com or @nosycrow on social media.

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The inspiration behind Mallory Vayle and the Curse of Maggoty Skull – a blog by Martin Howard

Last month we were absolutely delighted to have published Mallory Vayle and the Curse of Maggoty Skull– a super funny, super spooky MG for budding horror fans written by author Martin Howard. Today we are very excited to be sharing a blog from Martin, himself, about his inspiration behind Mallory, Maggoty and wigs!

Over the years I’ve written quite a few books but Mallory Vayle and the Curse of Maggoty Skull feels like the first: Day One of my writing career. I’ve never been so excited to see a book land.

It’s the tale of a young girl who discovers she has the dark and mysterious power of necromancy. With the help of a very talkative skull — Maggoty — Mallory must learn how to use her strange magic to save the ghosts of her parents. First, second, third and most importantly it is — I hope — a simple blast of deliciously spooky funny. The kind of story I would have pounced on as a kid. As a writer, I bury the issues deep. They’re there if you want to look for them but other writers cover the meaningful topics of the day much better than I ever could and with much greater understanding.

It’s also about wigs.

I mean, come on: wigs. They’re the funnest thing ever and kids these days don’t read enough about them. Wigs, right?

I do love wigs but my inspirations for this book stretch right back into the mists of time. Really want to know? OK, then I’ll do something that I rarely do in public and bare a little soul. The deeply buried issue in Mallory Vayle revolves around self-acceptance — understanding there is no such thing as “normal” — and that is something that resonates strongly for me. I was bullied as a child, which was rubbish, but it had some unexpectedly positive knock-on effects. First came books: the greatest route from reality ever devised by humans. I devoured them. We lived not far from the greatest second-hand bookshop in the world (it was the same bookshop Terry Pratchett used as inspiration for the library of the Discworld’s Unseen University) and I spent every Saturday morning there, usually coming away with highly inappropriate reading material. By age ten I was hooked on proper grisly horror. My parents rolled their eyes and let me read whatever I wanted.

As well as books there was the funny.  When we were sweet, apple-cheeked children my mum and dad used to let me and my sister stay up late on a Thursday night to watch Monty Python’s Flying Circus. Wow. What a way to mess with your child’s developing mind. “No one expects the Spanish Inquisition!” And then — mwah-ha-ha-ha-HA — a few years later I discovered horror movies, too. Back in the day, Channel 4 used to play all-night back-to-back horror marathons on a Saturday night. My parents had no idea I was up long after they’d gone to bed watching slick-haired vampires stumbling through cardboard graveyards; severed limbs crawling out the freezer; sixties state-of-the-art werewolf transformations.

Those were my things: books, horror, funny. As I got older I became a goth for a bit but I never really got the glum, brooding thing because there was also Douglas Adams and Sir Terry and Blackadder and … you get the idea. Not a very good goth.

So, that’s where it comes from — a well-spent childhood of escapism. But why Mallory and Maggoty? I wish I could tell you. I was just sitting in the garden one day when a green-eyed skull turned up in my imagination, announced his name — Maggoty — and hasn’t stopped talking since. He really is quite annoying. Wigs wigs wigs. Sheesh. I was writing other stuff at the time but the gobby little toad just would not shut up, and so I made a friend for him — Mallory — and the rest is, well, Mallory Vayle and the Curse of Maggoty Skull. Both of them are me, really. Mallory is the unsure kid who likes books and would like to feel “normal”. Maggoty is the idiotic, outrageous, please-just-shut-up-now part of me that comes out for friends and family.

It feels like Book One of my writing journey because — more than anything else I’ve ever written —  it contains everything I love: magic, funny, horror. There are other talking skulls out there, I know. Other spooky castles. Other lightning-filled midnight skies and cackling villains. But the thing I learned from watching all those black-and-white movies is that it doesn’t matter if you use the same props or the same sets so long as you do something different with them. Mallory Vayle and the Curse of Maggoty Skull is — I hope — a little bit different. That’s what I was aiming for.

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The inspiration behind Maisie vs Antarctica – a blog by Jack Jackman!

Last month we were absolutely delighted to have published Maisie vs Antarctica– the first book in a brilliant new series that takes you on a non-stop adventure in Antarctica written by debut author Jack Jackman. Today we are very excited to be sharing a blog from Jack, himself, about his inspiration behind Maisie, Antarctic adventures and more!

Twenty years ago, an ice-breaker pulled into Ushuaia, the southernmost city in the world. It was taking a group of tourists through the Weddell Sea to Antarctica and was one waiter short. Was there a native English speaker in the city who could wait tables for a month?

Now, I’ve had a few interesting jobs in my time: computer games tester, pianist in a punk rock band, football demonstrator in a toy shop, tour guide in a defunct prison. I dug out a septic tank underground in Greece. But waiting tables on an ice-breaker in Antarctica would be the adventure of a lifetime and wouldn’t involve sewers, mass murderers or repeatedly pressing the space bar.

And I was the only native English speaker for at least 200 miles so they didn’t have any choice.

The month I spent on the ship was a whirlwind of experiences: flying in helicopters across the sea ice, walking through emperor penguin colonies no one had ever been to before, carrying soup to sick passengers on a ship rolling at 45 degrees, climbing deep underground (under-ice?) to the German base, riding a Sno-Cat to the British base, translating talks into Italian, reading books in the midnight sun. There were only two downsides: not being able to share it with my wife and the endless polishing of the cutlery.

Fast forward to the end of the pandemic, and I’m now a primary school teacher in Scotland. My theatre company had been killed by Covid, so I turned from writing playscripts back to my first love, writing novels. I wanted to write a story about a dad and his child being stranded somewhere. But where? In a septic tank? In a ruined prison?

Looking back now it seems obvious that Antarctica was the perfect setting. It took me way longer to realise that than it should have done.

Next step: how to capture the voice of an 11-year-old? That’s when I enlisted the help of my elder daughter. She’s a fantastic writer and was the same age as my protagonist. So we bashed out a rough plot in a cafe and then sketched a few chapters together. Maisie’s voice, with all its snarkiness and warm self-deprecating humour, grew out of that, and I am indebted to my daughter for lending me her voice. Unfortunately, she knows it. The debt is being repaid directly into her wardrobe.

So that’s how Maisie vs Antarctica took root. It’s the story of a girl and her incredibly boring dad who end up stranded in Antarctica. I’ve been asked several times if the characters are based on my daughter and me. I have to admit, there are some similarities. But of course it’s not as simple as that. Every character in every book has an element of the autobiographical, as the author filters their observations through the cafetiere of their own lived experiences. And the boundary between creation and observation is blurry at best. But throughout Maisie vs Antarctica, there’s an undercurrent of love that binds Maisie and her dad together, and that is entirely based on truth.

And now the book has been chosen as the Indie Book of the Month, and is winging its way into all those shops, small and large, where reading is an adventure more than a business. Sending Maisie out into the world has been a whole new adventure for me too, and it’s more exciting than ever because this time, I’m not by myself. This time I’m accompanied by my wife, by my three children, by friends and fellow authors, and now, at last, by children across the country and across the world who are joining Maisie on her travels. It’s the adventure of a lifetime. And it doesn’t involve sewers, mass murderers or repeatedly pressing the space bar.

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Read an exclusive extract of Murder at Wintertide by Fleur Hitchcock!

We’re very excited to publish Murder at Wintertide in October – a perfect thriller to keep you gripped this festive season by Fleur Hitchcock.

And today we’re delighted to be sharing a preview of the book – you can read the first few pages below!

George and his family are celebrating Christmas by the sea. But when a body washes up on the beach, George can’t stop thinking about the strange lights he saw on the cliff top… Neither can his cousin, Isla. Together, they follow the clues, and as they draw nearer to the truth, they step further into danger. On land, or at sea, someone is desperate to stop them, whatever it takes. And that someone may be closer to home than they realise…

Read an extract of Murder at Wintertide here:

Murder at Wintertide will be published on October 10th – you can order a copy from Waterstones, from Bookshop.org, or from Amazon. Do let us know on socials what you thought of the first few pages when you’ve finished reading!

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Read an exclusive extract of A Story of the Seasons by Anna Wilson and Carolina Rabei!

We’re very excited to publish A Story of the Seasons in October in partnership with the National Trust – an enchanting and fact-filled guide to nature book by Anna Wilson and illustrator Carolina Rabei.

And today we’re delighted to be sharing a preview of the book – you can read the first few pages below!

Follow wildlife season by season, finding out about the exciting – and sometimes surprising – stories of the animals, plants and places you see around you.

Meet tiny tadpoles growing into frogs in spring and colourful butterflies clustering around the summer wildflowers. Follow hedgehogs as they find safe places to hibernate among the falling autumn leaves, and birds searching for berries to eat during the coldest winter months.

A seasonal nature story for the whole family to treasure.

Read an extract of A Story of the Seasons here:

A Story of the Seasons will be published on October 10th – you can order a copy from Waterstones, from Bookshop.org, or from Amazon. Do let us know on socials what you thought of the first few pages when you’ve finished reading!

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