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Moira Butterfield
@moirabutterfield.bsky.social
I am an internationally published children's author who writes books to spark the imagination of kids.
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The Secret Life of Bugs, Bees & Trees by Moira Butterfield, Illustrated by Vivian Mineker

One of my favourite books of the year!

Review by @sareenmclay.bsky.social
@moirabutterfield.bsky.social
@quartokids.bsky.social
#vivianmineker#nonfiction#childrensbooks#childrensbooksillustration
June 2, 2025 at 2:20 PM
A special mention to all the girder-strong support bras this eve. #eurovision
May 17, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Grayson Perry was giving it large #eurovision
May 17, 2025 at 10:01 PM
So glad it stopped #Eurovision
May 17, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Dear God this is the favourite? #eurovision
May 17, 2025 at 9:08 PM
BANGING MALTA! #Eurovision
May 17, 2025 at 8:53 PM
I like a manic laugh in a song - Delilah style #eurovision
May 17, 2025 at 8:45 PM
#Eurovision specsavers does game of thrones
May 17, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Poland instantly forgettable. Time to put the kettle on #eurovisionn
May 17, 2025 at 8:27 PM
I quite liked Latvia. It will have no chance against the dull electronic AI stuff though (eg:Spain) #eurovision
May 17, 2025 at 8:12 PM
I always love Iceland! Love their fun every year #eurovision
May 17, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Austria! Crikey! #eurovision
May 17, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Out and about this morning collecting some bits and pieces for my woodland walk shows next Friday at Petworth House Sussex. @nationaltrust.bsky.social @nosycrow.bsky.social #sussexliteraryfestival #petworthhouse #sussexkids
April 5, 2025 at 11:06 AM
April 3, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Lovely-looking Chinese editions of my @ bloomsburybooks.bsky.social books. My name is a complicated feat of writing though! Does bear wash its hair? Does monkey get grumpy? @adamming.bsky.social
March 29, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Publishing today in the UK, for 4 to 7/8s. Enjoy! @anneclarklit.bsky.social #happyysk #quartokids #natureforkids
March 20, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Come on a woodland walk with me at Petworth House, West Sussex, on April 11th. We'll be spotting all sorts of things, using my book Look What I Found in the Woods. @nosycrow.bsky.social @nationaltrust.bsky.social #westsussex #westsussexkids
March 10, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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Thrilled to see THREE books by brilliant agency authors in this selection. Congrats @moirabutterfield.bsky.social @pippagoodhart.bsky.social @mikebarfield.bsky.social - all experts in making books kids love to read.
At Beanstalk we spend a lot of time finding books which we think are 'Beanstalk brilliant' for children who 'don't like reading'
Each school we work with gets a pack of brilliant Beanstalk books & we've just chosen 20 new titles for our 25/26 packs
www.corambeanstalk.org.uk/beanstalk-brilliant-books
February 25, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Starting to write a new book and there's always a familiar feeling, like being at the bottom of a mountain with a long path ahead. I recognise this place, though. So - Head down. Foot forward. I need a bit of grit and focus and I will soon be halfway up. #kidslit #kidsbooks #kidlit #writing
February 13, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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“The government is suggesting a wholesale transfer of wealth from a hugely successful sector that invests hundreds of millions in the UK"

Baroness Kidron criticises Government's prioritising of the tech sector over the creative industries.

www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
UK copyright law consultation ‘fixed’ in favour of AI firms, peer says
Exclusive: Beeban Kidron says plans will lead to ‘wholesale’ transfer of wealth from creative industries to tech sector
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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We reached over 1.4 million children through our programmes in 2023/24, helping families to discover the lifelong benefits of reading together.

Find out more about the difference our wonderful supporters have made here:

www.booktrust.org.uk/support-us/h...
February 11, 2025 at 8:16 AM
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Baroness Kidron likens the Government proposals requiring creators to opt their works out of AI training to "a corner shop from which you can steal, unless they post a message saying you must not."

www.thebookseller.com/comment/a-cr...
A crossroads for copyright
The government’s consultation on AI is economically and strategically disastrous, and we must fight back.
www.thebookseller.com
February 7, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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February 9, 2025 at 3:12 PM