@danhobdenwrites.bsky.social
Author in progress. Golden Egg alumni. When I’m not writing, I’m outdoors enjoying the countryside. Or watching rugby.
Cover of picture book Super Uma. Features a little South Asian girl, a small unicorn doing a flying kick and a South Asian grandma figure with a helmet and motorbike with fire motifs, all set against the sparkly colourful background of a magical world.
Cover reveal - So proud to be paired with the amazing Nakul P for our new picture book SUPER UMA, a story about sensory overload, teamwork and empathy. Out in April 2026 with @puffinbooksuk.bsky.social
06.10.2025 10:31 — 👍 8 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 0
Thrilled to learn that #TheWoodWhereMagicGrows has been chosen as Editor’s Pick for August on @SpotifyUK !
I’m such a huge fan of audiobooks & @bonnierbooks_uk have done an amazing job
Narrated by the incredible Julian Rhind-Tutt!
It's perfect for holiday journeys!
COVER REVEAL!
I feel like this cover needs the mightiest dragon roar drum roll ever
Please welcome Tomas and Lolli in
The Boy Who Grew Dragons - A Christmas Delivery
Written by me & illustrated by amazing SARAH WARBURTON !!!
Out Oct 9th with the fabulous team at @templarbooks.bsky.social
Saw a mock-up cover for my debut MG Hari Kumar Ultimate Superstar, which is out in February 2026, and I LOVE this art director and illustrator so much. *EXCITED SILENT SCREAMING*
27.06.2025 08:42 — 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
Hello! I’m at Bedford Place Summer Festival today in Southampton from 11-6! Come say hi, chat books, and pick up a signed copy of Fyn Carter! 🥳😎
#summer #books #festival #kidlit #books #childrensbooks
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21.04.2025 08:33 — 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Book cover (front and back) featuring a girl, an old lady and a black cat under an apple tree in a garden. The book is called The Last House in the Row.
My girls are officially out in the world! So I hope the world is ready for these strong-minded females (even the cat has sass).
Thank you, @barringtonstoke.bsky.social and Richard Johnson!
The green cover of Tidemagic: Ista Flit and the Impossible Key
Ahhhh, such exciting post yesterday!!
I LOVED the first in this series & I'm so looking forward to diving back into this magical world.
"...where a beautiful queen tricks unwary humans into joining her endless revels" - so enticing!
Publishes 1st May
@clareharlow.bsky.social
Join us on Bluesky on Tues 8th April 8-9pm BST for #ukteenchat with the fabulous @tamsinmori.bsky.social who will be chatting all about her new #Gargoyles book - The Watcher. All welcome to come and join in the chat 🙂
#MG #kidlit #writerslife
It’s International Children’s Book Day! I love reading children’s books. For me, they are the perfect way to escape the mehs coming at us all the time. As a kid I loved to read, and I want to provide that escapism for children today. #ICBD #InternationalChildrensBookDay
02.04.2025 10:53 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
A children's book with a girl, an old lady and a cat on the cover. The book is set against a backdrop of praise quotes from other authors.
🌟TWO WEEKS UNTIL🌟
@barringtonstoke.bsky.social
Artwork by Richard Johnson
Pre-order from your favourite indie here (also available in other bricks & mortar bookshops, and that other place). Thanks!
uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
Loving my new roller banner for upcoming virtual events for #thewoodwheremagicgrows . Thank you @piccadillypress ❤️
& huge thanks for this beautiful cover artwork from amazing @snowdon_illo
Seeing Iggy, Mae, Cal and Groak - the great oak - so big is fabulous!
Anyone got a kid’s book in them? Anyone? Anyone? #UKKidlit #writingcompetition
19.03.2025 15:41 — 👍 6 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0What. A. Name! 😁
19.03.2025 19:19 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Fantastic! 😂
07.03.2025 15:12 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Five middle-grade children's books with different covers displayed on a website (screenshot).
My books now take up ⭐a whole row⭐ on @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social. Fancy that!
@kidsbloomsbury.bsky.social @barringtonstoke.bsky.social
Looking forward to this. 😊
@writersandartists.bsky.social
Not long now!
#starquestacademy
Fantastic preorder offer!
You can get 25% off your copy of my new book #TheWoodWhereMagicGrows
@Waterstones online!
Hurry because it’s just from 22-24 Feb
Remember to enter PREORDER25 at checkout
#WPreorder
Brilliant! 😂
13.02.2025 08:41 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Huge congratulations to #TomPercival 🎉🎉🎉
Fabulous to see #TheWrongShoes on this list! It's such a heart wrenching, poignant story about the challenges faced by a child living in extreme #poverty 👟
storysnug.com/2024/07/the-...
#Carnegies2025 #UKKidLit #KidLitUK
It’s a big Thursday for #kidlit today but special congrats to @laurabakerbooks.bsky.social and Nathan Reed on publication day for this hilarious story (with secretly hidden learning stuff in it too 😉)
🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Urgent and essential. Read and act.
10.02.2025 17:13 — 👍 6 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0
There are some things that I wish I could go back and tell younger me. Like the fact that the scribbling of stories in my room would one day end up with a school putting my book on their stairs - alongside such classics. What a lovely way to end the week. Thank you St Columbkille!
07.02.2025 19:17 — 👍 7 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
Book cover with girl, old lady and black cat in a garden under an apple tree. Writing shows quotes from authors praising the story.
Lovely quotes from lovely authors. THANK YOU! 💚🍎
@barringtonstoke.bsky.social #RichardJohnson
The spectacular shortlist for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize 2025 is here! 🥳
Chosen by booksellers across the country, there's magic on every page, whatever their age. Discover the amazing shortlisted authors and illustrators here: bit.ly/3w9ZuZb #WCBP25
All ok here thanks, Lesley. We won’t talk about the 6N rugby at the moment. Hopefully better results for us both this weekend. 🤞🏼
05.02.2025 13:56 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0It's Wednesday, so it's "Buy A Stranger a Book" day on Bluesky!
I'll give away two books.
FOR FREE.
If there's a book you want let me know.
If YOU want to "Buy a Stranger a Book" too get in touch!
#buyastrangerabook
Here's what it's all about.
www.biggreenbookshop.com/stuff-you-mi...
UK only.
