Win a signed copy of two amazing picture books!

The weather may be changing but don't let the end of summer ruin your fun! This is a bumper month for picture books at walker, and to celebrate we've got a signed copies of Help! We Need a Title! and The Promise up for grabs. Simply enter your details below, and five lucky winners will receive a signed copy of each of these amazing books.

Competition closes 31 October 2013, 5 p.m. Open to residents of the UK and Ireland only. Terms and Conditions apply.

   

       

Want to know more about these books?

Hear about Help! We Need a Title! from author–illustrator Herve Tullét.

Nicola Davies talks about The Promise, and Laura Carlin talks about illustrating it, at thepromise.uk.com

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New back to school activity sheets

This September we have a bumper selection of brand new activity sheets perfect for end of summer fun with you little ones. Help Goldilocks escape the dinosaurs in our Mo Willems maze, draw your own romping, stomping monster, count Inga Moore's cats, or create your very own story - there's something for everyone! Download them for free here.

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.

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 

29 August: www.rainydaymum.co.uk
30 August: www.mummymishaps.blogspot.com

31 August:  www.arushoflove.blogspot.co.uk

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)

 

West End Lane Books, London (above)

 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!

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

A Walker welcome to baby George!

We couldn’t be happier that Kate and William have named their baby George! Here at Walker, George is a very popular name among our picture book characters – our favourite being naughty George the chocolate cake-loving dog from Chris Haughton’s Oh No, George!  Join in the celebrations and download these free Oh No, George! activity sheets,  perfect for all your little prince and princesses out there. 

To celebrate, we’re running a competition on Twitter to win a gorgeous Oh No George! book and poster – just retweet and follow @BIGPicturebooks by 5pm today for your chance to win!