Cogan Heroes Picture Book Award 2023

Such wonderful visitors at @CoganPrimary yesterday: @IanBrownTV author of prizewinning ALBERT SUPERSIZE/ALBERT ANFERTH, our Penarth Mayor, Councillor Melissa Rabaiotti and Alexa and Bethan from @graffeg_books. It was so lovely to meet you all! 🐢🏆📚

Love this. SUPERSIZE Thanks to all at Cogan and especially for our @DiversityCogan #picturebook #award... Happy holidays.. #diolch Alberttortoise.com

Our hero @AlbertTortoise preparing for his school summer holiday! 🌞Happy memories of a great visit by @IanBrownTV and @graffeg_books to us all at @CoganPrimary 🐢

This afternoon we were DELIGHTED to welcome wonderful @IanBrownTV, author of ALBERT SUPERSIZE/ ALBERT ANFERTH, who came to collect his and Eoin Clarke's awards as WINNERS of the Cogan Heroes Picture Book Award 2023. GWYCH! We're glad you love your trophies! 🐢🏆 @graffeg_books

We LOVED finding out about ALBERT THE TORTOISE at @CoganPrimary today, with the visit of award-winning author @IanBrownTV who presented us with our very own coconut tortoise to look after and treasure. Thank you Ian! 🐢😍 @graffeg_books

A super-successful end to a year-long quest to choose the @CoganPrimary 'Heroes' Picture Book Award 2023 winner! Here's @IanBrownTV author of winning title ALBERT SUPERSIZE/ ALBERT ANFERTH, who kindly came to school, to collect his and Eoin Clarke's awards today @graffeg_books 🐢

Such wonderful visitors at @CoganPrimary yesterday: @IanBrownTV author of prizewinning ALBERT SUPERSIZE/ALBERT ANFERTH, our Penarth Mayor, Councillor Melissa Rabaiotti and Alexa and Bethan from @graffeg_books. It was so lovely to meet you all! 🐢🏆📚

The winner of the St Fagans Diversity Picture Book Award 2023 is ‘Timid’ by @harryewoodgate @LittleTigerUK @MacmillanKidsUK Congratulations!

@stfagansbooks @harryewoodgate @LittleTigerUK @MacmillanKidsUK @WG_Education @CSC_langlitcomm @BookTrustCymru @LitWales @bookwormswales @OpenUni_RfP @Jo_Bowers @Alibrarylady @MrEPrimary Massive congratulations! 🎊

Our #ALBERTthetortoise colouring sheets are #FUN and #FREE.. Eight #designs based on ALBERT #picturebook #illustrations. Find and print them at the FAQs page at AlbertTortoise.com #drawing #activities #mindful #art #tortoise #turtle

Mini tour of #Wales so far. Wow. Ace #schools, #Awards + Award-winning #bookshops. Plus a new #ALBERTthetortoise fan in the #Mayor of #Penarth. Our ALBERT & #HuggnBugg #picturebooks tour continues. Thanks so far @GriffinBooksUK @rhwsprimary @DiversityCogan Alberttortoise.com

@stacymcanulty Wonderful! 🌍😎

Look at the gang all together!!!

@Laureate_Wales @PublishingWales @Arts_Wales_ @ShonedD @DafyddLlinos @alymac79 @AlexandraDukes @TrishaJayne1167 @SuzieGoodwrites @sue_gadget @RegencyBookshop @PeterBently @StevenLenton @stacymcanulty @dc_litchfield @LaceyPR @JennyLovlie @lisburnett @CoganprimaryPTA 🐢🏆📚

@AlbertTortoise @graffeg_books @GraffegBach @PenarthTimes @Books_Wales We had such an amazing afternoon with you Ian. The children were mesmerised! Thank you so much for coming to visit us, to collect your award in person 🐢🏆👏😍📚

What a day. Thrilled to collect Cogan Heroes #Picturebook #Award @DiversityCogan judged by the children at Cogan #PrimarySchool #Penarth #Wales for #ALBERTthetortoise #picturebook ALBERT SUPERSIZE. Thanks, #diolch to all involved. Alberttortoise.com #tortoise #bookseries

@Books_Wales @toppsta @LauraSheldon76 @lauraannebaker @KLovesbooks1 @Mat_at_Brookes @bookwagonuk @BookSuperhero2 @Alibrarylady @MyBookCorner @KenilworthBook @talesonmoonlane @BooksTales @LleucuArianrhod @lleisiaubach @scottishbktrust @TanyaEfthymiou @PowysSensory @OPBblog 🐢🏆

@LlyfrDaFabBooks @LitWales @GriffinBooksUK @JohnMamakj @Jo_Bowers @AnnAlston17 @Meggyf @WG_Education @CSCJES @CSC_langlitcomm @bookwormswales @MrEPrimary @The_UKLA @PenarthTimes @penarthlibrary @childcomwales @melissacreate15 @StrawberryAsd @gethinwallace @stfagansbooks 🐢🏆

@CoganPrimary @AlbertTortoise @PenarthCouncil @graffeg_books @IanBrownTV

A massive thank you to our lovely guests today- Ian Brown author @AlbertTortoise Penarth Town Mayor Mrs Rabiaotti @PenarthCouncil and Bethan and Alexa from @graffeg_books - a wonderful occasion of giving of awards, sharing books and celebrating Reading and Writing ✍️

Cheers. Here I am toasting a lovely #award voted by #schoolchildren for an Albert #book. This is #ALBERTthetortoise reporting an ace day to remember. Despite rain & colder conditions. Fair feed, good patrol. And here comes #July. Hope it's a good month. Happy weekends. #TakeCare