Wednesday 28 August 2013

Help! We Need a Title!

The brand new picture book by Hervé Tullet, author of bestselling Press Here.

This month we are EXTREMELY excited about the brand new picture book by French author-illustrator Hervé Tullet. This is a book FULL of surprises and we can guarantee that it's like no book you have ever read before...

To start with, there’s LOTS of characters. And when you open the book, they’re not quite ready for you yet … in fact. there’s not even a STORY because – guess what?! – this book isn’t FINISHED! But with the help of a certain author, the characters manage to find one for you...

Listen to Hervé reading from the book and find out more in this interactive video:


Find the book at your local bookshop.
Find out more about the book here.

Tuesday 27 August 2013

5 parties, 5 books, 5 blogs, 5 days!

Over the next 5 days, join us for a marathon of parties as we take the Picture Book Party on tour across 5 fantastic blogs!

Each blogger will be holding their very own party complete with balloons, bunting, and of course lots of lovely books! So join in the fun and pick up some ideas for your own summer party - to get you started, you can get creative with the kids and design your own bunting by downloading this template.

The blog tour kicks off today with Playing by the Book, with delicious Silver Button biscuits, Peck Peck Peck jelly beans, turkish delight treasure treats and a good old romp with Romping Monsters, Stomping Monsters!

Join the blog tour here:

27 August:  www.playingbythebook.net
28 August: www.readitdaddy.blogspot.com 

Thursday 22 August 2013

IT'S PARTY TIME!


This summer, independent bookshops nationwide are blowing up balloons and breaking out the bunting to take part in our Picture Book Party promotion. Over the months of August and September booksellers will be throwing Picture Book Party storytelling events up and down the country, giving away free height charts with Picture Book Party books! We’re also running a window display competition, giving the indie with the best window the chance to win a Fortnum & Mason Celebration Hamper. Here are a few of our favourites so far...


The Book Centre, Kilkenny (above left) and Dulwich Books, London (above right)


 Chicken & Frog's Picture Book Party, complete with squash, sandwiches and lots of stories! (above)


So party on down to your local indie and join in the picture book fun - let the parties begin!

Friday 9 August 2013

Listen to your favourite Walker picture books on CBeebies Radio!


This summer, you can listen to our range of Walker audio picture books on CBeebies Radio! Take your pick from 21 popular stories, including favourites We’re Going on a Bear Hunt, Guess How Much I Love You and Owl Babies – to name but a few! You can tune in to CBeebies Radio every Sunday over the summer holidays at www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/radio