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Otter-Barry Books Independent publisher of exciting, diverse children's books and poetry.

✨ Join two of our wonderful authors at the Chiswick Book Festival This Weekend! 📚 Saturday: ‘Mo’s Best Friend: A Stone-...
12/09/2024

✨ Join two of our wonderful authors at the Chiswick Book Festival This Weekend! 📚

Saturday: ‘Mo’s Best Friend: A Stone-Age Story’, by Bridget Marzo

Award-winning author-illustrator Bridget Marzo introduces ‘Mo’s Best Friend: A Stone-Age Story’ — a delightful tale of Mo, a curious Stone Age girl, and the first-ever dog to befriend humans! 🐕

📍 Location: The Chiswick Catholic Centre, W4 2AE
🕛 Time: 14 September, 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
🎟️ Tickets: £5

Sunday: ‘Aqua Boy’, by Ken Wilson-Max
🌊 Join award-winning children’s author-illustrator Ken Wilson-Max for an under-the-sea journey with ‘Aqua Boy’. Fantastic storytelling and live drawing are always a treat to behold in Ken’s sessions. 🐠 (Ages 3+)

📍 Location: The Chiswick Catholic Centre, W4 2AE
🕧 Time: 15 September, 12:30 PM - 1:15 PM
🎟️ Tickets: £5

👉 Check the last slide for location!
✨ Link in bio for event tickets

Happy Orangutan Day 🦧 Celebrate Orangutans in the wild with ‘The Emerald Forest’ an inspiring story by 🌱 Here is a snea...
19/08/2024

Happy Orangutan Day 🦧

Celebrate Orangutans in the wild with ‘The Emerald Forest’ an inspiring story by 🌱 Here is a sneak peek of the beautiful illustrations by 💚

Available to buy via our otterbarrybooks.com ✨

Happy Book Lovers Day!📚 Check out some of your favourite Otter Barry Books, which ones have you read?1. ‘The Final Year’...
09/08/2024

Happy Book Lovers Day!📚

Check out some of your favourite Otter Barry Books, which ones have you read?

1. ‘The Final Year’ story by and illustrated by ✨ (.author 📷)

2. ‘The Boy Lost in the Maze’ story by and illustrated by 🔲 ( 📷)

3. ‘Prehistoric!’ book by .rca and 🦖 (.midnight.reads 📷)

🐈‍⬛ Happy International Cat Day! 🐈Celebrate our beloved feline friends with these amazing books:- “A Cat Called Waverley...
08/08/2024

🐈‍⬛ Happy International Cat Day! 🐈

Celebrate our beloved feline friends with these amazing books:

- “A Cat Called Waverley” by : A poignant and unforgettable story about homelessness and the enduring power of friendship.


- “The Last Tiger” by .horacek_ : A thought-provoking tale about the last tiger captured by human hunters, discovering that true power lies in freedom.

- Pre-order “I Am Cat,” a wonderful gift edition of classic cat picture book. Coming to Otter Barry Books this September! (pub date 5/9/24)

Discover these heartwarming stories on our website and let’s celebrate our furry companions!

Congratulations to .rca and on their publication day for the amazing new edition of ‘Prehistoric!’ 🦖Republished by popu...
08/08/2024

Congratulations to .rca and on their publication day for the amazing new edition of ‘Prehistoric!’ 🦖

Republished by popular demand, this beautifully redesigned paperback edition features a new front cover and title (originally known as ‘The History of Prehistory: An Adventure Through 4 billion Years of Life on Earth’).

Become a time-traveller and go back 4 billion years to explore our amazing prehistoric planet. See volcanoes, asteroid and the fiery beginning of our Earth.Witness the explosion of life on our planet and more…🌎

Swipe right for a sneak peek of the amazing prehistoric illustrations!➡️

The Emerald Forest is now available in paperback!🦧 is a powerful and moving picture book showing how wildlife campaigne...
08/08/2024

The Emerald Forest is now available in paperback!🦧

is a powerful and moving picture book showing how wildlife campaigners can help endangered Orangutans 🌿

Congratulations to and on this new edition of .

Swipe right to see some of the beautiful illustrations! ➡️

Happy Publication Day to Big Red Dragon! 🐉Congratulations to .newberry.3 and .illustration for their new andexciting pla...
08/08/2024

Happy Publication Day to Big Red Dragon! 🐉

Congratulations to .newberry.3 and .illustration for their new and
exciting play rhyme book, 🤩

Find hamsters, dogs, robins and unicorns, little cars and big diggers – and of course Big Red Dragon, in this brilliant collection of 15 action rhymes for young children and babies.

Enjoy fun and playful rhymes by Jane Newberry and beautiful illustrations by .illustration ✨

Big Red Dragon is avaliable hardback via our website!

Swipe right to see a sneak peak of some of the wonderful illustrations ➡️

We’re excited to announce that and have been longlisted in the Children’s Book category for The Diverse Book Awards!...
31/07/2024

We’re excited to announce that and have been longlisted in the Children’s Book category for The Diverse Book Awards! ⭐️

Congratulations to and for “The Final Year”, a powerful story about finding your place and your people in the world. 🌎

And a special congratulations to and for “Nikhil and Jay Off to India”, an exciting and heartwarming book about two siblings visiting their grandparents in India for the Christmas holidays.

Well done to all the other authors and illustrators who were also longlisted for this award!

Both books are available in paperback on our website. Check the link in our bio! 🤩




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We’re excited to announce that and have been longlisted in the Children’s Book category for The Diverse Book Awards! ⭐️

Congratulations to and for “The Final Year”, a powerful story about finding your place and your people in the world. 🌎

And a special congratulations to and for “Nikhil and Jay Off to India”, an exciting and heartwarming book about two siblings visiting their grandparents in India for the Christmas holidays.

Well done to all the other authors and illustrators who were also longlisted for this award!

Both books are available in paperback on our website. Check the link in our bio! 🤩




We are still over the moon about last week’s awards! ✨A huge congratulations to and for winning the 2024 CLiPPA Poetry...
17/07/2024

We are still over the moon about last week’s awards! ✨

A huge congratulations to and for winning the 2024 CLiPPA Poetry Award for 🤩

And congratulations to the other authors and illustrators who were shortlisted including and for ✨
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Congratulations to and on being shortlisted for the Branford Boase Award for ⭐️ A powerful story about finding your ...
12/07/2024

Congratulations to and on being shortlisted for the Branford Boase Award for ⭐️ A powerful story about finding your place and people in the world.

A further big congratulations to all the other authors and editors who were shortlisted for this award!

The Final Year is available to buy in paperback from our website. Check the link in bio! 🤩



Congratulations to and 🐼 We are so proud that is longlist for the prestigious Wainwright Prize for Nature and Conser...
11/07/2024

Congratulations to and 🐼

We are so proud that is longlist for the prestigious Wainwright Prize for Nature and Conservation Writing 🌱

And a big congratulations to all the other authors and illustrators!

Tomorrow, join from 2-3pm at the in Clapham for a special “Storm Dragon” reading session as part of their Summer Festi...
05/07/2024

Tomorrow, join from 2-3pm at the in Clapham for a special “Storm Dragon” reading session as part of their Summer Festival.

Enjoy an afternoon filled with storytelling, acting and looking for your own storm dragon 🐉

Storm Dragon is the perfect picture book for the summer! Get ready to follow Grandpa, a little girl and a dog on a rollicking adventure chasing a sea dragon.

Illustrations by andwritten by 🌊

Storm Dragon by Dianne Hofmeyr with illustrations by Carol Thompson is a joyful celebration of play and imagination, per...
27/06/2024

Storm Dragon by Dianne Hofmeyr with illustrations by Carol Thompson is a joyful celebration of play and imagination, perfect for sharing and reading aloud. A brilliant picture book for summer reading.

Grandad and Grandson find dragon footprints, dragon jewels and even a dragon baby, but what will happen when they find the REAL Storm Dragon?

Available in paperback from otterbarrybooks.com. Check it out 👉
https://www.otterbarrybooks.com/books/storm-dragon

Congratulations to The Boy Lost in the Maze by Joseph Coelho with illustrations by Kate Milner for winning the Yoto Carn...
26/06/2024

Congratulations to The Boy Lost in the Maze by Joseph Coelho with illustrations by Kate Milner for winning the Yoto Carnegies medal for writing! We couldn’t be prouder.

A spellbinding novel told in poems, blending the ancient legend of Theseus and the Minotaur with the quest of a modern-day teenage boy to find his biological father.

Available in hardback from otterbarrybooks.com
Check it out 👉
https://www.otterbarrybooks.com/books/the-boy-lost-in-the-maze

Today marks the start of Refugee Week! (17-23 June)Check out Hello! A Counting Book of Kindnesses by Hollis Kurman with ...
17/06/2024

Today marks the start of Refugee Week! (17-23 June)
Check out Hello! A Counting Book of Kindnesses by Hollis Kurman with illustrations by Barroux.

Exploring themes of migration, refuge and acceptance, it gently follows a family’s journey to a new home. Along the way, kindness, generosity and sharing are the order of the day! Available in paperback 👉
https://www.otterbarrybooks.com/books/hello!-

14/06/2024

Happy Pride!

Check out Love Is All We Need by Krina Patel-Sage. The everyday meaning of love is revealed through six diverse families.

Available in hardback from otterbarrybooks.com. Link in bio for more information.

Celebrate this Father’s Day with the perfect gift!My Daddy is a Silly Monkey by Dianne Hofmeyr with illustrations by Car...
12/06/2024

Celebrate this Father’s Day with the perfect gift!
My Daddy is a Silly Monkey by Dianne Hofmeyr with illustrations by Carol Thompson
The Dictionary of Dads by Justin Coe with illustrations by Steve Wells
We Are Family: Six Kids and a Super-Dad by Oliver Skyes with illustrations by Ian Morris

Find out more about our Father’s Day books here 👉
https://www.otterbarrybooks.com

Celebrate with Sea Change - A collection of original postcards and messages from 50 illustrators across the world, worki...
08/06/2024

Celebrate with Sea Change - A collection of original postcards and messages from 50 illustrators across the world, working to celebrate and protect the precious life in our oceans.

Available in hardback here 👉
https://www.otterbarrybooks.com/books/sea-change

Happy publication day to Mabel and the Big Wide World.Congratulations Paul Stewart and Jane Porter!Mabel is a tiny mouse...
06/06/2024

Happy publication day to Mabel and the Big Wide World.
Congratulations Paul Stewart and Jane Porter!

Mabel is a tiny mouse who's afraid of going out. The story of how she overcomes her fear will entertain all children – and be encouraging for any who share Mabel's feelings.

Available in hardback here 👉
https://www.otterbarrybooks.com/books/mabel-and-the-big-wide-world

Happy publication day to This is Happy!Congratulations Anna Ross and Debi Gliori Happiness is a big feeling but this boo...
06/06/2024

Happy publication day to This is Happy!
Congratulations Anna Ross and Debi Gliori
Happiness is a big feeling but this book shows how it can be found in small things.

Available in hardback here 👉
https://www.otterbarrybooks.com/books/this-is-happy!

Happy Empathy Day 2024!Otter-Barry Books is proud to support Empathy Day and you can too. Plan your Empathy Day activiti...
06/06/2024

Happy Empathy Day 2024!
Otter-Barry Books is proud to support Empathy Day and you can too.

Plan your Empathy Day activities and take part in the 2024 Mission Empathy challenge. Empathy matters. Get involved.
Find out more here 👉
https://emojipedia.org/backhand-index-pointing-right

Happy World Environment Day! Check out Counting in Green: 10 Little Ways to Save our Big Planet by Hollis Kurman with il...
05/06/2024

Happy World Environment Day!
Check out Counting in Green: 10 Little Ways to Save our Big Planet by Hollis Kurman with illustrations by Barroux.

From one new tree and two breezy bicycle wheels to seven beach pick-ups, nine wild flowers and ten friendly neighbours, follow a group of children as they discover how every small action can make a big difference and help to save our Earth.

Available in hardback here 👉
https://www.otterbarrybooks.com/books/counting-in-green

Now in paperback!A Ticket to Kalamazoo! Zippy Poems to Read out LoudAll aboard for Kalamazoo!One ticket will let you… ri...
30/05/2024

Now in paperback!
A Ticket to Kalamazoo! Zippy Poems to Read out Loud

All aboard for Kalamazoo!
One ticket will let you… ride on an elephant, stay in a bug hotel, travel by train boat and plane, mingle with bears and minibeasts – and even meet an alien! All this and more, in 19 zippy poems to read aloud.

Order the paperback here 👉
https://www.otterbarrybooks.com/books/a-ticket-to-kalamazoo!

Happy World Turtle Day!Check out Turtle Bay by Savior Pirotta with illustrations by Nilesh Mistry.How can Taro and Yuko ...
23/05/2024

Happy World Turtle Day!

Check out Turtle Bay by Savior Pirotta with illustrations by Nilesh Mistry.
How can Taro and Yuko help to protect the sea turtles? This new edition of a classic, pioneering story about turtle conservation is needed today more than ever.

Available in paperback here 👉
https://www.otterbarrybooks.com/books/turtle-bay

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Happy Pride! Check out Love Is All We Need by Krina Patel-Sage. The everyday meaning of love is revealed through six diverse families. Available in hardback from otterbarrybooks.com. Link in bio for more information. @bouncesalesandmarketing @krina_makes_books #Pride2024

Wildlife Crossings: Protecting Animal Pathways Around the World spotted in The Week Junior Book Club. Congratulations Catherine Barr and Christiane Engel! Wildlife Crossings is available to order here 👉 https://www.otterbarrybooks.com/books/wildlife-crossings #WildlifeCrossings #BookReview

Listen to John Dougherty reading from his latest collection of poems Zooming the Zoo! Zooming the Zoo is available in paperback from our website now 👉 https://www.otterbarrybooks.com/books/zooming-the-zoo #ZoomingTheZoo

Welcome to Wild Town is out now! Order your copy here: https://www.otterbarrybooks.com/books/welcome-to-wild-town #WelcometoWildTown

Check out #SalaMountainWarrior by Wakanyi Hoffman Out now in hardback, order your copy here 👉https://www.otterbarrybooks.com/books/sala%2C-mountain-warrior #OutNow #SalaMountainWarrior

Listen to Matt Goodfellow read from his latest book The Final Year, available September 7, 2023. The first novel, told in verse for middle-grade readers, by a leading children’s poet, with atmospheric pictures by a Carnegie-shortlisted illustrator. Pre-order the paperback here 👉https://www.otterbarrybooks.com/books/the-final-year

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