Great pre-order offer from Waterstones on my next A Day in the Life Book with Jess Bradley. Hurry, only until the end of the month! www.waterstones.com/campaign/jul...

Honoured and delighted that me and the fabulous @franzihoellb.bsky.social have just won this fantastic award. Huge thanks to the CLF and to everyone who voted for us. Go Team Templar!

Spark! School Book Awards Welcome to the Spark! School Book Awards channel, We are small charitable organisation looking to develop a lasting love of reading in all children across the country. At Spark! we want to build ex...

Honoured and very excited to have The World's First Rollercoaster by me and @franzihoellb.bsky.social shortlisted in the non-fiction category for today's Spark! Book Awards Big Final! You can watch along here from 1.45pm: www.youtube.com/@sparkbookaw...

Such an honour. The World's First Rollercoaster by me and @franzihoellb.bsky.social (and 62 other great books) on the front of the brilliant The Week Jr for their brilliant book awards 2025! Wowsers!

The Week Junior Book Awards 2025 shortlist unveiled

ICYMI: The Week Junior Book Awards shortlist for 2025 has been unveiled. Awards will be given for the best in children’s literature across 13 categories, and shortlistees include Ramzee, Deborah Meaden, Elle McNicoll and Nadia Shireen 👇

So proud and honoured to have a book on the STEM shortlist. HUGE thanks to all involved. Wow!

Children's Book of the Year: STEM Announcing The Week Junior Book Awards: Children's Book of the Year: STEM

Honoured to be in such esteemed company for the The Week Junior Book Awards 2025 in the STEM category. Big thanks to everyone involved! Including brilliant illustrator @franzihoellb.bsky.social @templarbooks.bsky.social and @anneclarklit.bsky.social www.theweekjuniorbookawards.co.uk/2025/stem25

YouTube video by Spark! School Book Awards Spark! 5 Author Visit: The World's First Roller Coaster, Mike Barfield

Honoured to have The World's First Rollercoaster by me and Franzi Hollbacher shortlisted for the Spark Book Awards in the non-fiction category. The author visit video made today live from my work room is now available here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=J14z... Big thanks to all involved!

Great day in Manchester. Thanks for inviting me along!

Happy book birthday to The World's First Human Cannonball by me and Franzi Hollbacher. I'll be signing copies at White Rose Bookcafe in Thirsk from 10am on Saturday, and Blue House Bookshop on Bootham in York from 2.30pm. Come and launch a paper human cannonball and collect a free fartwhistle!

A frog I worried I had accidentally disturbed from hibernation a month or so ago, reappeared in the garden. I was both relieved and very happy.

Who is this? What do you want? Where are my glasses?

So excited and honoured to be doing four shows this weekend as part of Hull's amazing Colliderfest 2025 celebration of science. I'm at Hull History Centre on Sat, and Hull City Hall on Sun. Check the times and book at www.colliderfest.co.uk See you there!

Great stuff. Well done everyone!

YouTube video by Spark! School Book Awards The World’s First Rollercoaster: and Other Amazing Inventions - Mike Barfield - Shortlist Spotlight

Very excited and honoured to have a book on the shortlists for this year's @sparkbookaward.bsky.social awards. With the help of my son Jake filming, here's a video of me promoting The World's First Rollercoaster, with pictures by brilliant @franzihoellb.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=R78C...

Very excited that my new title with Franzi Hollbacher for April 2025 from Templar Books is on a preorder offer with Waterstones this weekend and Monday! Use the code below at the checkout. #WPreorder waterstones.com/campaign/feb...

Wow! Well done. Very impressive!

Congratulations, Scott.

These are lovely people to work for and with.

Violin practice? Thoughts and prayers.

Thank you so much to everyone involved in @sparkbookaward.bsky.social and to my co-creator @franzihoellb.bsky.social, all at Templar Books and my agent @anneclarklit.bsky.social . Such an honour to be short-listed, and big thanks to the young people in the video too! Yay!

Discover the amazing story of our home planet – as told by Earth itself 🌎

Uncover everything you need to know by award-winning duo Mike Barfield and @jessbradley.bsky.social.

Planet Earth is out now!

#planetearth #childrensbook #bookstagram #middlegradereference #comicstrip #geography

Willie's cousin Tony was the Eye's art editor for many years. I do wish someone would do a retrospective book of his art but Tone himself has always declined, sadly.

A great cartoonist with a unique style. I am a huge fan too. Sadly so overlooked. Such a clever, funny person.

Excellent. A proper bit of Eye history. How wonderful to see the original. My late father-in-law used to sell Willie's work, having also directed him years before in TW3.

Always pleased to hear that people read the Eye!

Hello. If you use cartoonists' work please can you credit them by name and the original publication? Thanks. This is by the brilliant Nick Newman.

Hello. New to here. I'm afraid I don't understand your message. Sorry. If you'd like to win the free books, just put Happy Christmas . Thanks!

I am so bowled over when foreign editions of my books turn up in the post, especially as they get written in a small untidy study in rural North Yorkshire. These are Indonesian 'Day in the Life's! @busterbooks.bsky.social @anneclarklit.bsky.social @jessbradley.bsky.social

Very clever.