Joanna Oldman
@joannaoldman.bsky.social
Children’s Author | Rep'd by David Higham Associates @david-higham-books.bsky.social
www.joannaoldman.com
www.joannaoldman.com
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#NewIllustrationOfTheDay. Unusual collaboration between two illustrators, Oliver Jeffers and Kevin Waldron. From their picturebook A Day Off School, about FOMO when you stay at home. This colourful explosion suggests they had fun egging each other on. HarperCollins 16 July @harpercollins.bsky.social
July 12, 2026 at 7:44 AM
#NewIllustrationOfTheDay. Unusual collaboration between two illustrators, Oliver Jeffers and Kevin Waldron. From their picturebook A Day Off School, about FOMO when you stay at home. This colourful explosion suggests they had fun egging each other on. HarperCollins 16 July @harpercollins.bsky.social
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#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Ruchi Mhasane: The Beautiful Layers of Me. Engaging visual storytelling about a child made to feel bad about traditional dress. On yesterday’s Inclusive Books for Children shortlists. Text by Sophia Payne, Walker Books. @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social @ibc-reads.bsky.social
January 13, 2026 at 10:32 AM
#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Ruchi Mhasane: The Beautiful Layers of Me. Engaging visual storytelling about a child made to feel bad about traditional dress. On yesterday’s Inclusive Books for Children shortlists. Text by Sophia Payne, Walker Books. @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social @ibc-reads.bsky.social
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In the rather unlikely event that you are eager to know more about what I'm up to, check out my relaunched website www.nicolettejones.com for books, blog, bio, events and gallery. Many thanks to those who can be bothered.
This photo shows me dipping George Eliot's pen. @rsliterature.bsky.social
In the rather unlikely event that you are eager to know more about what I'm up to, check out my relaunched website www.nicolettejones.com for books, blog, bio, events and gallery. Many thanks to those who can be bothered.
This photo shows me dipping George Eliot's pen. @rsliterature.bsky.social
January 5, 2026 at 6:15 PM
In the rather unlikely event that you are eager to know more about what I'm up to, check out my relaunched website www.nicolettejones.com for books, blog, bio, events and gallery. Many thanks to those who can be bothered.
This photo shows me dipping George Eliot's pen. @rsliterature.bsky.social
In the rather unlikely event that you are eager to know more about what I'm up to, check out my relaunched website www.nicolettejones.com for books, blog, bio, events and gallery. Many thanks to those who can be bothered.
This photo shows me dipping George Eliot's pen. @rsliterature.bsky.social
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Look at this amazing shortlist of books - we are so happy to be included, thank you Oscar’s Book Prize! @mariesadulak.bsky.social @faberbooks.bsky.social
May 1, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Look at this amazing shortlist of books - we are so happy to be included, thank you Oscar’s Book Prize! @mariesadulak.bsky.social @faberbooks.bsky.social
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Happy Publication Day @mariesadulak.bsky.social and Alea Marley! ❤️🩷💚🩵
📚 COVER REVEAL 📚 I'm so excited to share the cover of my new picture book, The Silver Shadow (out 1st May 2025). Published by @walkerbooks written by me and illustrated by the brilliant @aleamarley. Trailer design @sally_felton.
May 1, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Happy Publication Day @mariesadulak.bsky.social and Alea Marley! ❤️🩷💚🩵
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#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Helene Druvert, from her wow picturebook with laser-cut pages, The Glasshouse, about children who cultivate and enjoy nature in a glasshouse in a grey city. A precise, layered scene with a profusion of natural forms. Thames & Hudson 18 April. @thamesandhudson.bsky.social
April 21, 2025 at 6:33 AM
#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Helene Druvert, from her wow picturebook with laser-cut pages, The Glasshouse, about children who cultivate and enjoy nature in a glasshouse in a grey city. A precise, layered scene with a profusion of natural forms. Thames & Hudson 18 April. @thamesandhudson.bsky.social
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#NewIllustrationOfTheDay. Detail of a spread by Sarah Warburton from Basil Dreams Big by Lu Fraser. Basil the bat learns to believe in himself. Comic characterisation does not detract from the decorative pattern and the evocative atmosphere. Simon & Schuster 24 April. @simonandschuster.bsky.social
April 22, 2025 at 6:52 AM
#NewIllustrationOfTheDay. Detail of a spread by Sarah Warburton from Basil Dreams Big by Lu Fraser. Basil the bat learns to believe in himself. Comic characterisation does not detract from the decorative pattern and the evocative atmosphere. Simon & Schuster 24 April. @simonandschuster.bsky.social
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There’s something new on every page!
I’ve written often about reading with your baby, noting that - at the very earliest stages - it’s okay to start small (a minute or less)…
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I’ve written often about reading with your baby, noting that - at the very earliest stages - it’s okay to start small (a minute or less)…
(Thread 🧵)
March 13, 2025 at 11:34 AM
There’s something new on every page!
I’ve written often about reading with your baby, noting that - at the very earliest stages - it’s okay to start small (a minute or less)…
(Thread 🧵)
I’ve written often about reading with your baby, noting that - at the very earliest stages - it’s okay to start small (a minute or less)…
(Thread 🧵)
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#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Mexican illustrator Juan Palomino from Letters in Charcoal, 1 of 8 books shortlisted for the Carnegie Prize for Illustration as announced yesterday afternoon. Text by Irene Vasco about a pueblo that learns to read. Publisher: Lantana. Folk art with a modern sensibility.
March 12, 2025 at 7:50 AM
#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Mexican illustrator Juan Palomino from Letters in Charcoal, 1 of 8 books shortlisted for the Carnegie Prize for Illustration as announced yesterday afternoon. Text by Irene Vasco about a pueblo that learns to read. Publisher: Lantana. Folk art with a modern sensibility.
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#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Richard Jones. Sweetness, softness, airiness & gorgeous colour from The Biggest Breakfast, a picturebook that promotes maths, memory and love of nature, with an accumulating crowd of animals and a foldout. From Simon & Schuster on 13 March. @simonandschuster.bsky.social
March 14, 2025 at 7:20 AM
#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Richard Jones. Sweetness, softness, airiness & gorgeous colour from The Biggest Breakfast, a picturebook that promotes maths, memory and love of nature, with an accumulating crowd of animals and a foldout. From Simon & Schuster on 13 March. @simonandschuster.bsky.social
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It's here! Thrilled to reveal 'The Scream of the Whistle' cover by the incredible Micaela Alcaino. It's May Eve, and the veil between worlds is thin. Join Ruby Darke on the ghost ride of her life...
Out 5th June.
Pre-order: shorturl.at/E5aXz
shorturl.at/oLTwA
Out 5th June.
Pre-order: shorturl.at/E5aXz
shorturl.at/oLTwA
January 13, 2025 at 1:25 PM
It's here! Thrilled to reveal 'The Scream of the Whistle' cover by the incredible Micaela Alcaino. It's May Eve, and the veil between worlds is thin. Join Ruby Darke on the ghost ride of her life...
Out 5th June.
Pre-order: shorturl.at/E5aXz
shorturl.at/oLTwA
Out 5th June.
Pre-order: shorturl.at/E5aXz
shorturl.at/oLTwA
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I've finally made it on here! I'm a proudly neurodivergent children's author so come connect if you don't mind babbles and rambles on all things books and whatever my special interest happens to be at the time. Also...
COVER REVEAL AT 1PM TODAY!
COVER REVEAL AT 1PM TODAY!
January 13, 2025 at 10:26 AM
I've finally made it on here! I'm a proudly neurodivergent children's author so come connect if you don't mind babbles and rambles on all things books and whatever my special interest happens to be at the time. Also...
COVER REVEAL AT 1PM TODAY!
COVER REVEAL AT 1PM TODAY!
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#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Sydney Smith. From Ten-Word Tiny Tales of Love by Joseph Coelho & Friends, which uses 10 illustrators, one spread each. More to come from this book but the observation and the light in this picture! The stance of the little brother catches my heart. Walker Books 16 Jan.
January 10, 2025 at 9:54 AM
#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Sydney Smith. From Ten-Word Tiny Tales of Love by Joseph Coelho & Friends, which uses 10 illustrators, one spread each. More to come from this book but the observation and the light in this picture! The stance of the little brother catches my heart. Walker Books 16 Jan.
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It is my goal as a librarian to get more people to realize that you can actually ASK us to buy books that you want to read! It helps us broaden our collections while helping authors get their books into the world.
January 6, 2025 at 2:38 PM
It is my goal as a librarian to get more people to realize that you can actually ASK us to buy books that you want to read! It helps us broaden our collections while helping authors get their books into the world.
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#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Alex Latimer in Kikaseya Keitaro’s search-and-find book Dinosaur Hide-and-Seek. Can you spot the brachiosaurus? Throughout the book, the rich patterns of different landscapes camouflage the creatures. From OUP, 2 Jan. @alexlatimer.bsky.social @oxfordchildrens.bsky.social
January 6, 2025 at 7:11 AM
#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Alex Latimer in Kikaseya Keitaro’s search-and-find book Dinosaur Hide-and-Seek. Can you spot the brachiosaurus? Throughout the book, the rich patterns of different landscapes camouflage the creatures. From OUP, 2 Jan. @alexlatimer.bsky.social @oxfordchildrens.bsky.social
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I’m approaching 1000 followers on Bluesky. To celebrate, when I reach 1000 I shall give away one of the following (au choix) to the 1000th follower. Then I might do it again a few more times before I reach the 7364 followers I used to have on Twitter.
December 10, 2024 at 10:35 AM
I’m approaching 1000 followers on Bluesky. To celebrate, when I reach 1000 I shall give away one of the following (au choix) to the 1000th follower. Then I might do it again a few more times before I reach the 7364 followers I used to have on Twitter.
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As we move into the holidays, please remember: READING FOR PLEASURE has the biggest impact of any factor on children's life chances. So never stop sharing books with kids, talking about books, making books central to everything you do. Never stop changing their lives! #literacy #EduSky #books
December 18, 2024 at 10:42 PM
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Hello, Bluesky. My debut picture book, Pandora and the Story Forge, was published in September. I write children's stories and poems (lots on the Dirigible Balloon website). Looking forward to finding my kidlit people here.
November 17, 2024 at 1:30 PM
Hello, Bluesky. My debut picture book, Pandora and the Story Forge, was published in September. I write children's stories and poems (lots on the Dirigible Balloon website). Looking forward to finding my kidlit people here.
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As it’s Nonfiction November, I’m resharing some posts I wrote for BookTrust back when I was Writer in Residence, starting with this piece on how factual books can be a powerful form of storytelling that can grip young readers.
www.booktrust.org.uk/news-and-fea... #KidLitUK
www.booktrust.org.uk/news-and-fea... #KidLitUK
How non-fiction is a powerful form of storytelling that can grip child readers
BookTrust Writer in Residence Rashmi Sirdeshpande explains why non-fiction is so crucial to share with children.
www.booktrust.org.uk
November 22, 2024 at 8:12 AM
As it’s Nonfiction November, I’m resharing some posts I wrote for BookTrust back when I was Writer in Residence, starting with this piece on how factual books can be a powerful form of storytelling that can grip young readers.
www.booktrust.org.uk/news-and-fea... #KidLitUK
www.booktrust.org.uk/news-and-fea... #KidLitUK
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Hello Bluesky 👋
📒 My debut children’s book, ALL BRAINS ARE WONDERFUL, is publishing in February 2025! 🧠
🌟Huge thanks to Dr Rachel Williams, The Boy Fitz Hammond and b small publishing for bringing it to life so beautifully!
🔗 Pre-order it here: bsmall.co.uk/product/all-...
#AllBrainsAreWonderful
📒 My debut children’s book, ALL BRAINS ARE WONDERFUL, is publishing in February 2025! 🧠
🌟Huge thanks to Dr Rachel Williams, The Boy Fitz Hammond and b small publishing for bringing it to life so beautifully!
🔗 Pre-order it here: bsmall.co.uk/product/all-...
#AllBrainsAreWonderful
November 22, 2024 at 10:44 AM
Hello Bluesky 👋
📒 My debut children’s book, ALL BRAINS ARE WONDERFUL, is publishing in February 2025! 🧠
🌟Huge thanks to Dr Rachel Williams, The Boy Fitz Hammond and b small publishing for bringing it to life so beautifully!
🔗 Pre-order it here: bsmall.co.uk/product/all-...
#AllBrainsAreWonderful
📒 My debut children’s book, ALL BRAINS ARE WONDERFUL, is publishing in February 2025! 🧠
🌟Huge thanks to Dr Rachel Williams, The Boy Fitz Hammond and b small publishing for bringing it to life so beautifully!
🔗 Pre-order it here: bsmall.co.uk/product/all-...
#AllBrainsAreWonderful
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THE HISTORY OF INFORMATION by @chrishaughton.bsky.social is top tier children’s nonfiction - stunning, insightful, and thought-provoking. A must for every classroom and library and in this age of disinformation, it’s the most important book you’ll read this year. #KidlitUK #KidBooksUK
November 20, 2024 at 2:11 PM
THE HISTORY OF INFORMATION by @chrishaughton.bsky.social is top tier children’s nonfiction - stunning, insightful, and thought-provoking. A must for every classroom and library and in this age of disinformation, it’s the most important book you’ll read this year. #KidlitUK #KidBooksUK
Huge congratulations, Lucas! What brilliant news ⭐️💫✨
I really cannot believe that I won The Times - Chicken House Children’s Fiction Competition today! I am very excited for everyone to read my novel, I am absolutely blown away by this! #booksky
November 21, 2024 at 7:27 PM
Huge congratulations, Lucas! What brilliant news ⭐️💫✨
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Really recommend this set of short essays about children’s fiction by the brilliant Katherine Rundell on BBC Sounds 👏
November 16, 2024 at 2:21 PM
Really recommend this set of short essays about children’s fiction by the brilliant Katherine Rundell on BBC Sounds 👏
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The history of information. A history of graphics told through graphics. Out now
November 16, 2024 at 3:00 PM
The history of information. A history of graphics told through graphics. Out now