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Nosy Crow
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⭐️ Award-winning children's books publisher.
📚 Picture books, baby books, fiction, non-fiction.
🐦 Find us on #nosycrow, nosycrow.com, + linktr.ee/nosy_crow
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Time for some good news! Both Destiny Ink: Birthday Secret by Adeola Sokunbi (@adeolasokunbi.bsky.social) and Supa Nova by Chanté Timothy (@heychante.bsky.social) have been longlisted for the 2026 IBC Awards (@ibc-reads.bsky.social).

Congratulations to everyone involved! 👏
Graphic showing the header: Inclusive Books for Children Awards 2026 above an image of the children's book "Destiny Ink: Birthday Secret" by Adeola Sokunbi Graphic showing the header: Inclusive Books for Children Awards 2026 above an image of the children's book "Supa Nova" by Chanté Timothy
December 8, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Big news! The fantastic This Book Will Make You An Artist by Ruth Millington and Ellen Surrey was awarded a double win at the SLA Information Book Awards. 🎨

The imaginative non-fiction book received both the Judges' Winner and Children's Choice award for 0-7 years. Congratulations! 🥳

#NosyCrow
A promotional graphic celebrating This Book Will Make You An Artist by Ruth Millington and Ellen Surrey, published by Nosy Crow which won the Information Book Award Children's Choice 2025 in the 0-7 years category. A promotional graphic celebrating This Book Will Make You An Artist by Ruth Millington and Ellen Surrey, published by Nosy Crow which won the Information Book Award Judges' Winner 2025 in the 0-7 years category.
November 29, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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We're so excited to share that the awesome #JessieJ will read #JanaCurll 's picture book, My Path, on Cbeebies Bedtime Story TONIGHT. Join us on this adorable adventure with a determined snail on a journey of discovery and self-love as they find their path. 🐌

Tune in tonight on #Cbeebies. 🥳
A photograph of singer Jessie J holding the children's picture book My Path by Jana Curll, published by Nosy Crow. She sits on a sofa next to a snail standee and a smiling plushee. Jessie J reads My Path for November 28th's Cbeebies Bedtime Story.
November 28, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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Something lovely is happening today – The Children's Bookshow's Art and llustration Auction: Winter 2025!

Featuring original artwork by some incredible illustrators, every penny will go towards supporting free creative workshops in schools in 2026. 🎨

Learn more here: buff.ly/9wYpWuC ❄️
A promotional graphic by children's publisher Nosy Crow for The Children’s Bookshow Art and Illustration Auction: Winter 2025, of which two original prints from illustrator Axel Scheffler, have been donated. Bold white text reads 'Support free creative workshops in schools' with two images of the original prints, showing characters from Pip and Posy (top right) and Room On The Broom (bottom left). Copy in a yellow roundel reads 'Two original prints from Axel Scheffler.'
November 28, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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We're so proud that our BRILLIANT Production team is shortlisted for the Bookseller FutureBooks Production Professionals of the Year awards! 🎉

Congratulations to everyone in the team! 👏

Find out more: buff.ly/HRKBvvZ
The Bookseller Future Book Awards logo appears in the corner. The graphic has the header "Shortlisted: Production Professional(s) of the Year, and the Nosy Crow logo is displayed in the centre. Nosy Crow, the Award-winning children's publisher, have a bold logo showing a hand-drawn crow on a red background.
November 26, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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We're thrilled to support Glasgow Children's Hospital Charity and Ross Collins to bring the joy of reading to children in hospital with a new scheme. Launching today at the start of Book Week Scotland, children will be given their very own bookbag to cherish and get lost in during difficult times. ✨
A photograph showing a collection of bookbags containing an array of stories for children attending Glasgow Children's Hospital, an iniative run together with children's publisher Nosy Crow. The initiative kicks off to coincide with Book Week Scotland.
November 17, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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We're excited to be at Shanghai Children's Book Fair until Sunday. Come and say hi! 🐦‍⬛

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November 14, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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Jump into a new tale from @piudg.bsky.social, the Waterstone’s Children’s Book Prize shortlisted author of Secrets of the Snakestone.

The Golden Monkey Mystery is a jungle adventure filled with bandits, tigers and a strange jewel called the Snakestone... 💎

Request now on NetGalley: buff.ly/No3pmno
An orange promotional graphic for middle-grade jungle adventure The Golden Monkey Mystery by Piu DasGupta, published by Nosy Crow. White copy reads 'Request to read The Golden Monkey Mystery of Net Galley UK!' to the left of a picture of the black and orange front cover. The cover features bright pink and green illustrations inside of an orange illustrated monkey holding a green jewel.
November 6, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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We're thrilled to share the cover for Animagicals: Mia's Tiger - an exciting new fantasy adventure series by bestselling author @paulabooks.bsky.social about children who transform into animals. Illustrated with dynamic artwork from Erwin Madrid. 🐅
November 5, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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We are thrilled to have been nominated for The Carnegies Illustration Award @carnegiemedals.bsky.social 🌳🥳

Once I Was a Tree takes readers on a hilarious journey of a seed that turns into a tree, then into a book... THIS book! 🌱A huge congratulations to Eoin McLaughlin and Guilherme Karsen. 🎉
November 3, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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You can also explore the ✨free✨ Escape Room Puzzle Trail at the Cheltenham Literature Festival while you're visiting. It is SO. MUCH. FUN!

The Escape awaits - can you complete the trail in time?
October 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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We had a brilliant day at #CheltLitFest yesterday with @alastairchisholm.bsky.social where he talked to schools about #IAmRaven, the epic sequel to #IAmWolf!

And even better... he's back for a second event today! Join him at 5pm to talk about science fiction and how empathy is a superpower!
Author Alastair Chisholm during an event for his book I Am Wolf. Author Alastair Chisholm standing in front of the welcome sign for the Cheltenham Literature Festival, holding his books I Am Wolf and I Am Raven.
October 11, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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We're so excited that The Doughnut Club by the wonderful Kristina Rahim has been shortlisted for this year’s Books Are My Bag Readers Awards in the Children’s Fiction category! Congratulations @krahim.bsky.social 👏

View the full shortlist and get voting: buff.ly/ys6p9Fp
Children's middle grade fiction book The Doughnut Club, written by Kristina Rahim and published by Nosy Crow, is photographed on a wood desk surrounded by colourful stationery and a bright red lamp, in a cosy scene. There is a sticker which says Books Are My Bag 2025 Readers Awards Shortlisted, sponsored by National Book Tokens. The book has been nominated in the Children's Fiction category.
October 9, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Last chance to request Simon Fox's ice cold new thriller, Avalanche, on NetGalley. Get exclusive access to your new favourite chilling adventure: buff.ly/hzxl54H ❄️

#NosyCrow #BookSky #ChildrensBooks
A graphic promoting the thrilling new middle-grade book Avalanche by Simon Fox, published by Nosy Crow, with copy explaining it is now available to read on Net Galley.
October 2, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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Dungeon Runners Level 1: Hero Trial, written by @kieranlarwood.bsky.social and illustrated by Joe Todd-Stanton, has won the Children's Book of the Year in the Younger Fiction (5-9 year olds) category at the Week Junior Book Awards. Congratulations! ⚔️🧩
A promotional red and gold graphic for fiction chapter book Dungeon Runners: Hero Trial by Kieran Larwood and Joe Todd-Stanton, published by Nosy Crow. The book won Children's Book Of The Year: Younger Fiction (5-9 Year-Olds), as explained in bold white copy and in a gold roundel.
September 30, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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This Book Will Make You an Artist, written by @ruthmillington.bsky.social and illustrated by Ellen Surrey, has won the Children's Book of the Year in the Hobbies and Interests category at the Week Junior Book Awards. Congratulations! 🎨 ✏️
A promotional red and gold graphic for non-fiction book This Book Will Make You An Artist by Ruth Millington and Ellen Surrey, published by Nosy Crow. The book won Children's Book Of The Year: Hobbies & Interests, as explained in bold white copy and in a gold roundel.
September 30, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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University of Cambridge: Beasts From The Deep, written by Matt Ralphs and illustrated by Kaley McKean, has won the Children's Book of the Year: Animals and Nature category at the Week Junior Book Awards! Congratulations! 🐡🪼
A promotional red and gold graphic for non-fiction book Beasts From The Deep by Matt Ralphs and Kaley McKean, published by Nosy Crow. The book won Children's Book Of The Year: Animals & Nature, as explained in bold white copy and in a gold roundel.
September 30, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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We are so delighted that THREE of our books are winners in the #TheWeekJuniorBookAwards 2025! 🎉
An image of three authors published by Nosy Crow who took home awards at The Week Junior Book Awards 2025. Each holds their book and a trophy. A gold roundel at the bottom reads 'The Week Junior Book Awards 2025 WINNER'.
September 30, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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We are thrilled that four of our wonderful books have been recognised in the final of the Junior Design Awards 2025. 🥳

🥇 One Cat, Two Cats
🥉 Animal Actions: Snap Like A Crab
🥉 Supa Nova
🥉 Choose Your Own Evolution

Congratulations to all our amazing authors and illustrators!
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A photo displaying 4 books by Nosy Crow on a blue background that have been recognised in the Junior Design Awards 2025. From left to right: Animal Actions: Snap Like A Crab by Guilherme Karsten, One Cat Two Cats by Jonathan Emmett and Rob Hodgson, Choose Your Own Evolution by Jules Howard and Gordy Wright and Supa Nova by Chanté Timothy. A black roundel with bold writing reads 'Junior Design Awards 2025'.
September 22, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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The new action-packed adventure for older readers, Avalanche by Simon Fox is available to request now on NetGalley. Escape to the mountains in this pulse-raising thriller. Out on 9 October.

buff.ly/hzxl54H

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A graphic promoting the thrilling new middle-grade book Avalanche by Simon Fox, published by Nosy Crow, with copy explaining it is now available to read on NetGalley UK.
September 19, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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The secret is out! 🦄✨

Unicorn Academy: My Secret Diary is one of the amazing @worldbookdayuk.bsky.social 2026 £1/€1.50 books. Children can choose this sparkly and magical book for FREE with their book token from 12 February 2026.
A blue graphic celebrating an exclusive £1/€1.50 children's book for World Book Day entitled 'Unicorn Academy: My Secret Unicorn Diary' published by Nosy Crow and Spin Master Ltd. The book cover is purple and gold with a picture from the Netflix series Unicorn Academy of characters Sophia and Wildstar. Part of World Book Day's selection for early readers, sponsored by National Book Tokens.
September 16, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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Discover the hilarious audiobook, Baby Aliens Got My Teacher, by Pamela Butchart - the first in a smash hit series.

Available in the xigxag Listen For Less selection this month. The x-book is a hybrid format that integrates text and audio for an immersive reading experience.

🎧 buff.ly/pENoT5z
Front cover of the x-book Baby Aliens Got My Teacher by Pamela Butchart, read by Susan Calman and published by Nosy Crow. Copy underneath reads Listen For Less this month on XigXag.
September 13, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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An incredible pick-your-own-path adventure through the story of life on Earth. Choose Your Own Evolution is an interactive audiobook by @juleshoward.bsky.social and @gordywright.bsky.social.

Grab this innovative audiobook in the xigxag Listen For Less selection this month.

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Front cover of the audiobook Choose Your Own Evolution by Jules Howard and Gordy Wright, read by Glen McCready and published by Nosy Crow. Copy underneath reads Listen For Less this month on XigXag.
September 13, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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Discover the audiobook for I Am Wolf, the gripping dystopian thriller by @alastairc.com.

Available in the xigxag Listen For Less selection this month. The x-book is a hybrid format that integrates text and audio for an immersive reading experience.

🎧 buff.ly/akev0A8
Front cover of the x-book 'I Am Wolf' by Alastair Chisholm, read by Nadia Albina and published by Nosy Crow. Copy underneath reads Listen For Less this month on XigXag.
September 12, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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It's your last chance to experience the magic of the new middle-grade read from Kirsty Applebaum, The Strange Disappearance of Imogen Good, before its release on September 11th. 🔮

A tale of wonder, magic and a missing girl, you can request your copy now on NetGalley 👉 buff.ly/aI8NHao...
A promotional graphic for middle-grade fiction book The Strange Disappearance of Imogen Good by Kirsty Applebaum, published by Nosy Crow. It is available to read before publication now on NetGalley.
September 4, 2025 at 2:04 PM