Happy Reading Children’s Bookshop
EST. 2024 by award-winning specialist Children’s bookseller, Nicci.
🔝STAPLE ☕️, Reading Street, Broadstairs, Kent 🇬🇧
www.happyreading.uk
@sarahmassini.bsky.social
Doodles and Scribbles Children's Picture Books https://linktr.ee/sarah_massini https://www.instagram.com/sarah_massini/ https://www.springliterary.com/sarah-massini
@floellabenjamin.bsky.social
Baroness/Actress/Writer/Campaigner. Best known as iconic presenter of Playschool and Play Away
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Follow us for the best Children's, Young Adult and Harry Potter book updates plus even more author and event news! 📚 Children’s Publisher of the Year 2024🏆
@paulabowlesdraws.bsky.social
Children’s book illustrator, bird watcher, biscuit muncher, tea drinker. Agent: The Plum Agency www.paulabowles.co.uk
@elnorrywriter.bsky.social
⛅️ Wellbeing/Safeguarding at an FE college 🌛 Writer 📚 2025/26 Bloomsbury contemporary MG #UKkidlit ✒️ Philippa Milnes-Smith, The Soho Agency 📝 Freelance mentor/editor 🏫 Yr 5/6/7 Author visits https://linktr.ee/elnorry_writer www.elnorry.com
@ericlide.bsky.social
I draw comics! | DragonForged (2025) | Minnie Pouches in the MicroRealm (2026) | Play Real Fast | IDW Sonic the Hedgehog | Ozzie the Vampire | Station Square | email: ericmatthewlide[at]gmail.com | Rep: Tori Sharp
@jonnybid.bsky.social
Year 5/6 teacher and English lead. Children's books and reading mostly, Blake's 7 sometimes. Currently reading: Shrapnel Boys by Jenny Pearson.
@emlynas.bsky.social
Kidlit author UK. Mostly writing funny picture books and MG. Repp'd by @ambercaraveo at Skylark.
@sarahmcintyre.bsky.social
Artist, illustrator and writer of children's books, based in Devon. You might know my Grumpycorn picture books, or the Adventuremice series with my co-author Philip Reeve: jabberworks.co.uk/books / Adventuremice.com / youtube.com/@jabberworks
@littletollerbooks.bsky.social
Award winning indy publisher of new and classic writing on place, nature and culture + The Clearing our online journal. Based in West Dorset www.littletoller.co.uk Instagram / @littletollerbooks
@aliceharman.bsky.social
Children’s author of 50 non-fiction books and counting! 📕💕 Rep’d by Lydia Silver at @da-childrens.bluesky.social. Website: aliceharman.com Just setting myself up here! 👋 She/her
@sarahhaggerholt.bsky.social
Award-winning children's author and freelance writer/editor. School visits. Empathy Lab trained. She/her. www.sarahhaggerholt.com
@fleurhitchcock.bsky.social
Author of crime for kids. #MurderatChristmas coming out in October 25 with @nosycrow.bsky.social West Country UK Expert Children's Bookseller - she/her. #kidlituk @AgentKateShaw.bsky.social
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Children’s Author 🌲 LITTLE SPRUCE 🎈 KINDNESS COMES BACK ⛵️ THE BEDTIME BOAT 🤖 THE MATHS ADVENTURERS 🪔 DIWALI Rep'd by Becky Bagnell sitalgorasiachapman.com
@louisegooding.bsky.social
Neurodivergent Kidlit writer fuelled by coffee and sugar, and F/T youth worker at Break Charity 🙌. Also, the very recently made captain of Dragon’s Fury, the women’s buhurt team in Norwich😅 She/her. Rep’d by Creative Roots
@annalieseavery.bsky.social
Children’s and YA Author The Celestial Mechanism Cycle & The Immortal Games out now! The Wycherleys - coming 22nd May 2025
@headofzeus.bsky.social
London based independent publishing house. Dedicated to new authors, great storytelling & fabulous ideas 📚
@lthompsonwrites.bsky.social
Author of mainly contemporary mystery books for younger readers. (The Goldfish Boy and more). (And dogs. I love dogs.) lisathompsonauthor.com Agent: Adam Gauntlett at PFD
@paulabooks.bsky.social
Bestselling children’s author with books in 30+ languages. Passionate about promoting children’s reading for pleasure. Kitty series (OUP) Fairytale Ninjas (HarperCollins) The Rescue Princesses (Nosy Crow) and more! Repped by Jodie Hodges.
@cathhowe.bsky.social
Children's author, creative arts, London, rep'd by Anne Clark, @nosycrow, @pearson, BloomsburyEd, HachetteKids
@lydiamonks.bsky.social
Children’s book writer & illustrator best known for illustrating Julia Donaldson’s books. #kidlit www.lydiamonks.com
@lesleyparr.bsky.social
Author: Bloomsbury Children's, Barrington Stoke Rep: Sam Copeland at RCW Made of Port Talbot steel Chopsy lesleyparr.com
@lindsaygalvin.bsky.social
Author 🐙🐉🚢 MG historical adventures: @chickenhsebooks chapter books: @bigcatreading and more! Rep: @litagentclare She/her
@eveainsworth.bsky.social
Award winning working class author. Writes children’s books and adult romance/suspense. Safeguarding Lead. Part time Lady Stardust. Somebody I Used To Love - 2024 Pieces of Us - 2025 Loves football, fudge and fascinating fascinations.
@pgbellwriter.bsky.social
Children's author and screenwriter. New fairytale whodunnit, The Beanstalk Murder, out now! The Train To Impossible Places trilogy. Waterstones Children's Book Award and Edgars shortlisted. Wales based. My stuff: https://linktr.ee/pgbell
@lucyhope.bsky.social
Children’s author. FLEDGLING and WREN, both published by Nosy Crow. Dog lover without a dog. Cat lover without a cat. Writing the next book and eating cake to fill the whiskery void. Rep @joannamoult
@tamsinmori.bsky.social
MG #UKkidlit writer - author of the Weather Weaver trilogy and Gargoyles. Discovering magic in the everyday. Endlessly curious. Book worm tending towards book dragon. Loves: cats, crochet, creative people.
@balirai.bsky.social
Writer, author, founding member of King Flame Sound System, reggae fanatic, Liverpool FC fan, from Leicester, GB. Made in (Multicultural) England.
@juditheagle.bsky.social
Children’s author: The Secret Starling; The Pear Affair; The Accidental Stowaway; The Stolen Songbird. Published by Faber; rep’d by Lucy Irvine at PFD
@mglnrd.bsky.social
Author who loves beetles, birds, trains, history and the muppets. Posting about author-y book-y nature-y stuff. Use my website for ALL enquiries: www.mgleonard.com She/Her Agent: Kirsty McLachlan
@thomastaylor.bsky.social
Author of Malamander, and the Eerie-on-Sea Mysteries. Secret new book on the way…
@peterbunzl.bsky.social
Bestselling UK Children’s author writing about clockwork, hope and magic. #COGHEART etc. New book #GLASSBORN out now! 🏳️🌈 (he/him)
@joannanadin.bsky.social
Professor of writing books, Sunday Times bestseller, Essex Girl. Autistic. Never knowingly underdressed. She/her. Here for ALL the witches. And the pigeons. https://joannanadin.com/ https://instagram.com/jonadin
@sineadohart.bsky.social
She/Her/Sí/Í; children's author, podcaster (shows.acast.com/storyshaped), dormant medievalist. linktr.ee/sinead.ohart. Rep: Clare Wallace. Art: Manuel Sumberac. Free Palestine.
@worldbookdayuk.bsky.social
📚 World Book Day® - Thursday 5 March 2026 📚 World Book Day is a charity, sponsored by National Book Tokens. Follow here for news, bookish fun and more!
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A gift beyond words. National Book Tokens and Bookily gift cards can be spent in bookshops and online. https://www.nationalbooktokens.com
@gardnersbooks.bsky.social
Britain and Europe's leading and largest independent wholesaler - has been involved as an integral link in the book supply chain for over 39 years. 🔗 gardners.com – 📍 Eastbourne, UK
@lantanapub.bsky.social
An award-winning children's book publisher and social enterprise with a mission to see all children reflected in the books they read.
@deborahmarcero.com
Author & Illustrator. IN A JAR, OUT OF A JAR, HOPE IN A JAR (25), THE GREAT ESCAPE (26), THE LONE WOLF (27), & more. Rep’d by Laura Rennert, ABLA.
@lui-land.bsky.social
Kids MG author. Debut MG: Land of the Last Wildcat out May 1, 2025. MG with Storymix (as Scarlett Li): The Lucky House Detective Agency out June 5, 2025. Pre- orders & other bits here: linktr.ee/lui_sit
@walkerbooksuk.bsky.social
For the best children's books, look for the bear! www.Walker.co.uk
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✨Where good stories begin... 📚We're an independent publisher of superb books for readers of all ages. Join the adventure here!
@nicolakent.bsky.social
Author/illustrator of books for young children. Rep'd Jodie Hodges, United Agents Latest: Croc's Cooking Day, Bear's Wash Day, Measuring Me www.nicolakent.co.uk