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📚🎨 Calling aspiring children's book illustrators! Are you heading to the Bologna Children's Book Fair? We'd love to meet you! Book an appointment for our portfolio clinic. #BCBF26

Have you ever wondered which came first – the chicken or the egg? 🐓🥚 🏁 Get ready for the ultimate showdown in this laugh-out-loud action-packed riot of a picture book from award-winning author @jonesgarethp, illustrated by Craig Shuttlewood Chicken vs Egg is out now!

#Shakespeare Week is around the corner! Check out Will Shakespeare Mysteries: The Stinky Stolen Toenails by Kaz Penney, illus Sammy Elgie. Ages 8+: "A fantastic introduction to the world of the Elizabethan bard". 5🌟review, plus a sneak peak chapter here: ➡️readingzone.com/books/will-sha… @AndersenPress

I can confirm that all the good things I'd heard about Anya & The Light Above The Ocean are completely true: it's wonderful! @AndersenPress kandobonkersaboutbooks.blogspot.com/2026/03/anya-a…

As we enter our 50th year of publishing, we are thrilled to have been recognised for our tremendous success as an independent children’s publisher at the 2026 British Book Awards. 🎉 Congratulations to everyone who has made this possible. #BritishBookAwards #Nibbies

Today we have an exciting chance to win a copy of 'Different' by @EvaEland, published by @andersenpress. To enter drop a 🙃 below. Good luck! T&C's on our website

#EscapeFromTheChildSnatchers by @sufiyaahmed Pub: @AndersenPress Just one of the MANY excerpts your 8-12 yr olds can read in this issue. #WRDMag is *FREE to download* or subscribe to buy a printed copy - Weblink in bio A great way to discover new books… & there's WRDXtra for teens too! Proud to Support #GoAllIn2026 #NationalYearOfReading2026

Author @JoshLaceybooks introduces the brand-new book in the Time Travel Twins series, The Victorian Revolution, illustrated by Garry Parsons ⏳ Time Travel Twins: The Victorian Revolution is out now! #TimeTravelTwins #JoshLacey #childrensbooks #KidsBooks #BooksForKids

🔍 Great graphic novel pages & bold illustrations throughout, which make each page exciting for readers. 🔍 A hilarious, intriguing tale told by Monsieur Mustard… soon-to-be our favourite French export now investigating in Bath. Thanks @AndersenPress @roberrrrto for this treat.

Head to the library or your local bookstore to read THE FLYING FEMINIST by @boonewrites #AndreaTurk @AndersenPress Let's celebrate #WomensHistory all year long! #WomensHistoryMonth #picturebooks #kidlit

#Schools! #Teachers! #Librarians! Meet robots, mammoths, lost treasures, gladiators! Join me, FREE #KS1–#KS2 livestream with @MGLnrd @jackdraws @misspowellpeeps @TomAdams2022 + #KazPenney #SJPoyton 📅 Tue 24 Mar • 1:30pm👉Book: tinyurl.com/427athkf #GoAllIn2026 #primaryrocks

Happy publication day to these brilliant new picture books, out today! 📖✨ 🐓 Chicken vs Egg by @jonesgarethp & Craig Shuttlewood 💙 Different by @EvaEland 🚍 Ten on the Bus by Clare Fennell 👀 It's Behind You by Jeanne Willis & Momoko Abe Out now!

We had a wonderful school event at the Andersen Press office last week for #WorldBookDay with Amelia Giudici to celebrate the recent publication of Anya and the Light Above the Ocean 💫

The Shortlist for the #Carnegies2026 Medal for Writing is here! 📖 With subversive storytelling, reimagined folklore, and inventive verse and chronology, this shortlist has a story for everyone. 📚 Congratulations to the talented writers. carnegies.co.uk/2026-shortlist…

So delighted that my book Birdie has been shortlisted for the @CarnegieMedals it's a dream come true, & I'm so grateful for all the librarians who have championed & shouted about her. Thank you also to @AndersenPress and my wonderful agent Clare at @DA_Childrens #Carnegies2026

Not surprised. It's been the favorite of all the kids I've read it to, too!

We are thrilled to share that Birdie by @jprosewriter has been shortlisted for The Carnegie Medal for Writing, a huge congratulations to all the authors on the shortlist!📚🎉 @CarnegieMedals @CILIPinfo #Carnegies2026

We are delighted to share that The Boy I Love by @WHusseyAuthor has been shortlisted for The Carnegie Medal for Writing, a huge congratulations to all the authors on the shortlist! 📚🎉 @CarnegieMedals @CILIPinfo #Carnegies2026

We’re reel-ly excited to reveal that the Peters Picture Book of the Year 2026, voted by teachers and librarians across the UK is Don’t Trust Fish! by Neil Sharpson and illustrated by @dsantat 🎉 A huge congratulations to Neil and Dan! 🏆🐟

Why do young people and group leaders love Carnegie shadowing? 📚 Hear from them directly about what makes the experience so special. The shortlists are announced tomorrow afternoon — and then shortlist shadowing begins! #Carnegies2026