Nicky Smith-Dale

I am OVER THE MOON that Betty Steady is nominated for a Week Junior Book Award!

@sarahhorne.bsky.social Whoop!

My five year old son has informed me that three people in his class were sick today. Well, this foreshadows a fun half term!

When I worked in bookshops, I used to read The Bookseller in the staff room, and the most frightening and revealing thing you can be exposed to is the supplement at the back, almost as big as the rest of the magazine, endless columns of 8-point text, listing all the books being published THAT WEEK.

I am so so delighted to be longlisted for the @carnegiemedals.bsky.social 🥂🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Huge congratulations Margaret! 🙌

So excited to reveal the cover for I’M GONNA EAT A MONSTER!

Written by me, illustrated by Scott Wilson, and publishing with Puffin Books.

We’re super excited for you to meet Little Rabbit and Grey Wolf and follow them on their adventure on March 6th!

Pre-order link in my bio!

That there are SO MANY (awesome) books being published every week. So, even if you’re lucky enough to be published with a brill publisher with a great marketing team, you’ll still be waving your hands like a loon, shouting ‘Helloooo, have you seen my book?’

Hi Sam!

What a lovely idea. I’m a children’s author with a funny illustrated MG series called Betty Steady.

New to BlueSky and looking for lots of bookish buddies!

We have a MASSIVE 50% off sale on at the moment, online and in store. We’re preparing for a challenging year as we approach our 5th anniversary and we have some excellent bargains for you!

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Just a reminder that the books we call "children's books" are really books written for an audience that includes children, but excludes absolutely no-one at all. They are BOOKS FOR EVERYONE - and you can never, ever be too old to read them, and to love them!

Wondering if I’d get an instant bestseller if I wrote BETTY STEADY AND THE EASY AIR FRYER RECIPES

This Poem is Not About Bees 🐝

…from the new Betty Steady book. Don’t ask me why I decided to write a bunch of random bee poems. I have no logical answer. 🐝 But it was immensely fun 🐝

#IllustratedFiction Review: Betty Steady and the Queen’s Orb by Nicky Smith-Dale, illustrated by Sarah Horne Cover art by Sarah Horne, published by Farshore, 16 January 2025, ISBN: 978-0008600372 Betty Steady and the Queen’s Orb is exactly the sort of book that primary school librarians and teachers…

Out now for readers aged 6/7+ #BettySteadyAndTheQueensOrb is a fun-filled, action & vegetable -packed adventure written by @nickysmithdale.bsky.social & illustrated by @sarahhorne.bsky.social
Thanks @farshorebooks.bsky.social
#KidLitUK #UKKidLit

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🚨Attention bookworms! 🚨

Betty Steady and the Queen’s Orb is out TOMORROW

Here’s my son, bribed into reading it with the promise of snacks

Thank you so much Jacqui! X

Betty's back and off to the Turnip Festival, where new friend Misty Jamjar leads her into all sorts of shenanigans in #BettySteadyAndTheQueensOrb, her 2nd hilarious outing from @nickysmithdale.bsky.social & @sarahhorne.bsky.social Out 16/01 for 7+ readers @farshorebooks.bsky.social #KidlitUK

Like a bright yellow beacon in the dark winter, the second book in the Betty Steady series comes out next week!

I hope you like it. I’m very proud of this book, partly because I wrote it while my little girl was a tiny newborn in my arms.

Woohoo! Thanks so much! I’m so glad you enjoyed Betty’s bonkers adventure

I missed the 1st #BettySteady adventure but Betty Steady & the Queen’s Orb @nickysmithdale.bsky.social is hilarious. Fantastical, unpredictable fun where anything is possible. With ace illustrations, it’ll engage the most reluctant of readers. Out 16/1/25 for 7+. Thanks @farshorebooks.bsky.social

Ha! I knew it instantly. That’s my brain on loop for the day now 🤣

Our elf left an early Christmas present this morning… an advance copy of Betty Steady and the Queen’s Orb! (Book 2 of the silliest series in town.)

Out Jan 16th, ready to cheer your post-festive blues. (Fab illustrations by Sarah Horne included!)

Thank you!

Copy of Betty Steady and the Queen’s Orb by Nicky Smith-Dale, illustrated by Sarah Horne, and associated press release. The book’s cover shows a young girl with a cloud of red hair holding a glowing orb aloft and riding a horse that is wearing animal-print shorts and cowboy boots.

Huge thanks to #FarshoreBooks for sending #BettySteadyAndTheQueensOrb, the 2nd brilliant title in this series by @nickysmithdale.bsky.social, illustrated by Sarah Horne, my way. Out 16/01, this looks like enormous fun! 🤩 #UKKidlit #KidlitUK #Kidlit #KidsBooks #ChapterBooks #FunnyKidsBooks

Librarians, parents, teachers! You’ll be swamped with Wicked book requests. BUT the 📖 is very different from the📽️ & contains mature content unsuitable for kids ⚠️So here are some kid-friendly, witchy recs to go with their fave songs. Why not put on a wickedly cool shelf? 👀✨👇🏽

a doge is peeking out of a window and says hello ALT: a doge is peeking out of a window and says hello

Hi #kidlit and bookish community! Made the jump to the Blue side. Please be my friend 🦋