Mum & kids books PR (she/her). Head of Publicity @Usborne & volunteer @EmpathyLabUK. Views own.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Finished. Brilliant. @J_C_Pearson best book yet! @Usborne #ShrapnelBoys easily 5 stars! Online review to follow.
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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!
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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.
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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 🥰
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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/shrapne… @Usborne
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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!
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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
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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 🐈
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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 👍
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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 📖
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It’s a scream that Spooksmiths Investigate: The Cinderman has been included in the #PrimarySchoolBookClub October 2024 vote this evening. Head to @PrimarySchoolBC and vote for it using the pinned tweet 👻
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Just look at it! 👀Welcome to an adventure jam-packed with monsters, slime and sausage rolls, all brilliantly written and illustrated by the genius that is @jamiehammondd Young readers are going to LOVE it! #Grumpfort is coming...
Get ready for Grumpfort, in which a timid Warden charged with protecting his village from monsters finds himself on an unexpected quest with a troll, a gnome and a fire-breathing snotwoggle! Preorder @jamiehammondd's charming and hilarious debut now: waterstones.com/book/grumpfo…
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A little bit of news from us 🥰📚
Grateful as always to the amazing team I get to work with @Usborne @cooliobeanz and @KateJShaw
🐶🐹🐈📚💛 Roll on 2025!
.@Usborne has bagged a five-book deal with Serena Patel for Pia's Pet Club, a "funny" animal adventure series, illustrated by Emma McCann 👇 thebookseller.com/rights/usb…
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We are thrilled that #MyNameisSunshineSimpson has won the Children's Book of the Year: Breakthrough award! Congratulations @glintinhereye! ☀️
#TWJBookAwards
🏆🎊 Congratulations to the winner of the Children’s Book of the Year: Breakthrough in partnership with @WorldBookDayUK. My Name is Sunshine Simpson by @glintinhereye with illustrations by Fuuji Takashi and published by @Usborne takes home the trophy. #TWJBookAwards #breakthrough
