Josh Lacey
@joshlacey.com
Author of children's books: A Dog Called Grk, The Dragonsitter, The Pet Potato, Hope Jones, etc http://joshlacey.com
The brilliant Lydia Monks @lydiamonks.bsky.social has drawn this logo for the campaign - you can read all the details on the @societyofauthors.bsky.social website or in the @thebookseller.com
October 26, 2025 at 9:34 AM
The brilliant Lydia Monks @lydiamonks.bsky.social has drawn this logo for the campaign - you can read all the details on the @societyofauthors.bsky.social website or in the @thebookseller.com
For the past three years, I’ve been a member of the CWIG committee of the Society of Authors - we’re the Children’s Writers and Illustrators Group - and we’ve been working on a campaign to come up with guidelines for publishers, agents, etc, for ghostwriters.
October 26, 2025 at 9:34 AM
For the past three years, I’ve been a member of the CWIG committee of the Society of Authors - we’re the Children’s Writers and Illustrators Group - and we’ve been working on a campaign to come up with guidelines for publishers, agents, etc, for ghostwriters.
...which isn’t exactly relaxing, and has boosted my veins with fear and fury, but is absolutely worth reading, particularly on a day when people are thinking about books.
@literacy-trust.bsky.social
@andersenpress.bsky.social
#take10toread
@literacy-trust.bsky.social
@andersenpress.bsky.social
#take10toread
October 10, 2025 at 1:11 PM
...which isn’t exactly relaxing, and has boosted my veins with fear and fury, but is absolutely worth reading, particularly on a day when people are thinking about books.
@literacy-trust.bsky.social
@andersenpress.bsky.social
#take10toread
@literacy-trust.bsky.social
@andersenpress.bsky.social
#take10toread
Today the National Literacy Trust is running a lovely campaign, suggesting we all take 10 minutes to read for the sake of our mental health, because reading is relaxing and will boost my mood.
I’ve taken 10 minutes to read Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury...
I’ve taken 10 minutes to read Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury...
October 10, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Today the National Literacy Trust is running a lovely campaign, suggesting we all take 10 minutes to read for the sake of our mental health, because reading is relaxing and will boost my mood.
I’ve taken 10 minutes to read Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury...
I’ve taken 10 minutes to read Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury...
For any teachers who are teaching the Maya this year...
My publishers @andersenpress.bsky.social have produced some amazing free teaching notes connected to The Maya Sacrifice, full of infomation and ideas
My publishers @andersenpress.bsky.social have produced some amazing free teaching notes connected to The Maya Sacrifice, full of infomation and ideas
September 11, 2025 at 5:25 PM
For any teachers who are teaching the Maya this year...
My publishers @andersenpress.bsky.social have produced some amazing free teaching notes connected to The Maya Sacrifice, full of infomation and ideas
My publishers @andersenpress.bsky.social have produced some amazing free teaching notes connected to The Maya Sacrifice, full of infomation and ideas
There are now 4 books in the Time Travel Twins series -
the Stone Age
the Maya
the Romans
the Vikings
- ideal for any primary school children learning about history
the Stone Age
the Maya
the Romans
the Vikings
- ideal for any primary school children learning about history
May 14, 2025 at 8:22 AM
There are now 4 books in the Time Travel Twins series -
the Stone Age
the Maya
the Romans
the Vikings
- ideal for any primary school children learning about history
the Stone Age
the Maya
the Romans
the Vikings
- ideal for any primary school children learning about history
The Maya Sacrifice arrives in bookshops this week - with brilliant illustrations by Garry Parsons
This is the 4th book in the Time Travel Twins series, following the Stone Age, the Romans, and the Vikings
All published by @andersenpress.bsky.social
This is the 4th book in the Time Travel Twins series, following the Stone Age, the Romans, and the Vikings
All published by @andersenpress.bsky.social
April 14, 2025 at 4:14 PM
The Maya Sacrifice arrives in bookshops this week - with brilliant illustrations by Garry Parsons
This is the 4th book in the Time Travel Twins series, following the Stone Age, the Romans, and the Vikings
All published by @andersenpress.bsky.social
This is the 4th book in the Time Travel Twins series, following the Stone Age, the Romans, and the Vikings
All published by @andersenpress.bsky.social
The cover for my new book, coming in May
Full of delicious hot chocolate and human sacrifice
THE MAYA SACRIFICE - illustrated by Garry Parsons and published by @andersenpress.bsky.social
Full of delicious hot chocolate and human sacrifice
THE MAYA SACRIFICE - illustrated by Garry Parsons and published by @andersenpress.bsky.social
January 30, 2025 at 8:07 AM
The cover for my new book, coming in May
Full of delicious hot chocolate and human sacrifice
THE MAYA SACRIFICE - illustrated by Garry Parsons and published by @andersenpress.bsky.social
Full of delicious hot chocolate and human sacrifice
THE MAYA SACRIFICE - illustrated by Garry Parsons and published by @andersenpress.bsky.social
The Stone Age Clash is the perfect book for any KS2 children studying the stone age, and will transport them back to a simpler, colder era of human history
Illustrated by Garry Parsons & published by @andersenpress.bsky.social
Illustrated by Garry Parsons & published by @andersenpress.bsky.social
January 12, 2025 at 9:27 AM
The Stone Age Clash is the perfect book for any KS2 children studying the stone age, and will transport them back to a simpler, colder era of human history
Illustrated by Garry Parsons & published by @andersenpress.bsky.social
Illustrated by Garry Parsons & published by @andersenpress.bsky.social
In the bleak midwinter, I wonder how I would have fared in the Stone Age, huddling around a fire with my family, wearing animal skins for warmth, dreaming of the summer…
January 12, 2025 at 9:25 AM
In the bleak midwinter, I wonder how I would have fared in the Stone Age, huddling around a fire with my family, wearing animal skins for warmth, dreaming of the summer…
It’s a world in which one place is no different to another, and all human connection is mediated by The Machine.
January 6, 2025 at 7:36 AM
It’s a world in which one place is no different to another, and all human connection is mediated by The Machine.
This short story, first published in 1909, is full of prophetic words about the dangers of our modern isolated existence.
January 6, 2025 at 7:36 AM
This short story, first published in 1909, is full of prophetic words about the dangers of our modern isolated existence.
If you’re searching for the perfect gift for a young child, I recommend a potato
December 13, 2024 at 11:13 AM
If you’re searching for the perfect gift for a young child, I recommend a potato
I only took one photo, and it’s terrible, but you can just make out Klaus sitting and listening to Julia.
December 6, 2024 at 2:14 PM
I only took one photo, and it’s terrible, but you can just make out Klaus sitting and listening to Julia.
I spent a very enjoyable couple of days in Newcastle and Newton Aycliffe, speaking to hundreds of schoolchildren with @DurhamLibraries and @NorthTyneLibs
November 29, 2024 at 6:10 PM
I spent a very enjoyable couple of days in Newcastle and Newton Aycliffe, speaking to hundreds of schoolchildren with @DurhamLibraries and @NorthTyneLibs
The Northern Children’s Book Festival has been running for forty-two years, which is an extraordinarily impressive pedigree.
Every year, the fortnight-long festival brings writers and illustrators to schools and libraries in the North-East.
Every year, the fortnight-long festival brings writers and illustrators to schools and libraries in the North-East.
November 29, 2024 at 6:09 PM
The Northern Children’s Book Festival has been running for forty-two years, which is an extraordinarily impressive pedigree.
Every year, the fortnight-long festival brings writers and illustrators to schools and libraries in the North-East.
Every year, the fortnight-long festival brings writers and illustrators to schools and libraries in the North-East.
I was on a panel with @evawongnava.bsky.social and Sam Sedgman about the role of the editor, how we edit ourselves and other people’s work, how to escape self-censorship during the creative process, and how teachers can encourage their students to edit their own work and one another’s.
November 27, 2024 at 6:13 PM
I was on a panel with @evawongnava.bsky.social and Sam Sedgman about the role of the editor, how we edit ourselves and other people’s work, how to escape self-censorship during the creative process, and how teachers can encourage their students to edit their own work and one another’s.
Yesterday I had a fascinating and inspiring day at the Shropshire Bookfest Conference & CPD training day for primary school teachers
November 27, 2024 at 6:08 PM
Yesterday I had a fascinating and inspiring day at the Shropshire Bookfest Conference & CPD training day for primary school teachers
A day full of inspiration, creativity and discussion!
For any primary school teachers in Shropshire (or nearby) - this should be very interesting - next week
Organised by Shropshire Bookfest
With @emcarrollauthor.bsky.social @evawongnava.bsky.social Sam Sedgman & me
For any primary school teachers in Shropshire (or nearby) - this should be very interesting - next week
Organised by Shropshire Bookfest
With @emcarrollauthor.bsky.social @evawongnava.bsky.social Sam Sedgman & me
November 20, 2024 at 10:30 AM
A day full of inspiration, creativity and discussion!
For any primary school teachers in Shropshire (or nearby) - this should be very interesting - next week
Organised by Shropshire Bookfest
With @emcarrollauthor.bsky.social @evawongnava.bsky.social Sam Sedgman & me
For any primary school teachers in Shropshire (or nearby) - this should be very interesting - next week
Organised by Shropshire Bookfest
With @emcarrollauthor.bsky.social @evawongnava.bsky.social Sam Sedgman & me
Reading Alison Lurie, who was such a brilliant critic of children’s books - funny, fierce, surprising, loving, sensitive, knowledgeable. Is there anyone like her writing about children’s literature today?
November 19, 2024 at 5:43 PM
Reading Alison Lurie, who was such a brilliant critic of children’s books - funny, fierce, surprising, loving, sensitive, knowledgeable. Is there anyone like her writing about children’s literature today?
