Fritha Lindqvist

Very proud to be part of this digital festival. Magical line up of free, accessible & inclusive events for 5-16yos. broadcasting this autumn, incl. shiny new events from awesome authors&illustrators & some top events from the (3 years of) archives! Check out full line up below👇

We are thrilled to announce that STRIKE, the thrilling standalone sequel to Mitch Johnson’s debut Kick, will be hitting bookshelves in June 2026! ⚽⚽⚽ #Strike #MitchJohnson

I always look forward to my reading recommendations page on my weekly newsletter to our community - this week we’re all about #FelixAndTheFutureAgency and #PiasPetClub 📚 @simonkids_UK @SerenaKPatel @Usborne

Publishing 3/7, Cruise Ship Kid is the debut novel by @emmaswanauthor that brilliantly combines adventure, mystery & humour, & it's going to make the perfect summer holiday read. @illustratormum @Usborne @FrithaL kandobonkersaboutbooks.blogspot.com/2025/04/cruise…

We are thrilled to have signed up @jamiehammondd's imaginative’ #Dragonflare, an illustrated adventure for readers aged eight and up set in the same world as his bestselling debut #Grumpfort! Coming June 2026! tinyurl.com/34wf339t

We've been shortlisted for Children's Publisher of the Year at The Bookseller British Book Awards 2025! Well done to everyone at Usborne, and congratulations to the other brilliant publishers on the shortlist: tinyurl.com/yw6ws53j #BritishBookAwards @thebookseller

Finished. Brilliant. ⁦@J_C_Pearson⁩ best book yet! ⁦@Usborne⁩ #ShrapnelBoys easily 5 stars! Online review to follow.

Shrapnel Boys takes @J_C_Pearson in a new direction with her first historical novel. Just as heartwarming as her other stories, this book packs a dangerous punch. It's out in May 2025 to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day. Thank you @Usborne & @FrithaL! scopeforimagination.co.uk/2025/03/12/shr…

Thank you @FrithaL and @Usborne my weekend is sorted.

Wonderful book post today. Publishing 8/5, Shrapnel Boys @J_C_Pearson Publishing 10/4, Under A Red-Fire Sky @GMcCaughrean Huge thanks @Usborne @FrithaL for feeding my passion for MG WWII books.

Truly grateful to @FrithaL and the team @Usborne for these stunning proof copies of #UnderAFireRedSky @GMcCaughrean and #ShrapnelBoys @J_C_Pearson Absolutely cannot wait to read these stunning books 🙏🏻📚😊🎉

A brace of brilliant #WWII stories today from 2 wonderful writers. Super-excited to read #ShrapnelBoys by @J_C_Pearson and #UnderAFireRedSky by @GMcCaughrean. Out 08/05 and 10/04 for 9+ and 12+ readers respectively. The most enormous thanks go to @FrithaL @Usborne 🥰

Coming this May from the brilliant @J_C_Pearson, an emotionally thrilling, historical tale set during the London Blitz, with stunning illustration by Tom Cole! A story of friendship, bravery and explosive secrets... preorder here: waterstones.com/book/shrapnel-… @Usborne

@cooliobeanz @jacquiS21 @Usborne @SerenaKPatel Hi Emma, In the post to you apologies it’s not reached you yet 😊

@jacquiS21 @FrithaL @Usborne @SerenaKPatel Wow! I haven’t seen all this amazingness! Looks so good all together! Fritha, could I have a copy, please?

Huge thanks to @FrithaL @Usborne for this fab sample chapter of #PiasPetClub #PuppyProblem by @SerenaKPatel & @cooliobeanz. Out 08/05, for 7+ readers, scan the QR code to listen to Serena introduce this new series which kicks off in January with #TheSecretKitten 🐈

FINISHED: I started this only today and it was a JOY from the first page. Gorgeous characters: a brave lad who doubts himself more than anything and bevvy of monsters more wonderful and strange than you can imagine! @jamiehammondd’s story and illustrations made me smile so much!

Grumpfort by @jamiehammondd is a one-of-a-kind story and monstrously fun! Coming in March 2025, it's sure to be a huge hit next year! @Usborne @FrithaL scopeforimagination.co.uk/2024/11/12/gru…

@Louiestowell @KarenLawler Lovely Buffy. So sorry to you and Karen for your loss. Best dressed dog ever too. She will be remembered so fondly💙

Thanks @FrithaL @Usborne for a sneaky peek at Pia’s Pet Club: Puppy Problem out 8/5/25 for 7+ - I loved reading it 🤩Scan the QR code to listen to @SerenaKPatel introduce this new series. Always good to find quality chapter books for KS1 👍 @cooliobeanz

@TJGriffiths @jamiehammondd @Usborne @SlatteryMr @PaulWat5 @KateHeap1 @jacquiS21 @karen_wallee @erinlynhamilton @jonnybid @Mat_at_Brookes @RobCrossley4 @Book_Craic So glad you loved this! I’ll be emailing soon about a visit 😊

More than a story, @jamiehammondd’s debut Grumpfort is a work of art - a zany, intricate & mysterious world with such endearing characters. No doubt going to be 1 of 2025’s best books 🤩 Out 13/3/25 for 7+. Thanks @Usborne @FrithaL 📖 checkemoutbooks.wordpress.com/2024/10/26/gru…