@scallywagpress
UK children's books publisher. We publish entertaining & memorable books to a worldwide audience, reprinting old classics and discovering new ones, from fiction to narrative nonfiction and illustrated poetry. π π http://scallywagpress.com
Wonderful to be a Regional & Country Finalist (London) again in the Small Press of the Year category of the #BritishBookAwards! π
Huge congratulations to all the other independent publishers who have also been selected!
#Nibbies #ScallywagPress
Huge congratulations to Brendan Wenzel who has been longlisted for The Carnegie Medal for Illustration for Good Golden Sun! #Carnegies2026
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From all of us at Scallywag Press, if you're celebrating, we wish you a very merry Christmas!
May your stockings be filled with books, books and MORE BOOKS ππ
It's December 1st! The Christmas countdown is ON!! π
Get in the festive mood now with the ultimate Santa origin story in Little Santa by Jon Agee π
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Get your copy in time for Christmas: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/litt...
#earlyyears #picturebooks #advent
For a book to see you into the New Year, try The After Christmas Tree by Bethan Welby; a story with a sustainable twist that will inspire children to care for the environment.
Find all three on Bookshop.org: uk.bookshop.org/lists/christ...
#christmasbooks #ScallywagPress
β¨ Christmas Eve read? Go traditional with The Night Before Christmas, illustrated by Roger Duvoisin, or the only Santa origin story you'll ever need with Little Santa by Jon Agee.
It's tiiiiiiime!! ππ
With 30 days to go, whatever you're looking for this Christmas, we've got you covered.
βοΈ COVER REVEAL βοΈ
I am Ray's Imaginary Friend by Brian Moses, illus. by Bethan Welby, publishes in March '26! This verse chapter book (7+) is narrated by the imaginary friend that Ray invents to help him cope with moving home...
Pre-order your copy: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/i-am...
The lovely people @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social have picked Mat o' Shanter by Simon Lamb as their Junior Book of the Month, and are giving away 5 copies!
Learn more and enter their #comp: www.scottishbooktrust.com/competitions...
#poetry #kidsbooks #scottishbooks
We're thrilled to have 3 books nominated for the #Carnegies2026 Medal for Illustration!
π» Hannah and the Violin by Satoshi Kitamura
π» George & Lenny are Always Together by Jon Agee
βοΈ Good Golden Sun by Brendan Wenzel
More: carnegies.co.uk/nominations-...
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Happy #Halloween! Need some spooky baking inspiration? Try the #IvyNewt inspired broomstick buns! Find the recipe free to download on our website: www.scallywagpress.com/resources.ht...
We're supporting the National Year of Reading in 2026 & the #GoAllIn campaign
The initiative from the Dept for Education, delivered with @literacy-trust.bsky.social aims to increase the number of people who are reading regularly... So if youβre into it, read into it. π
More: www.goallin.org.uk
β¨π§PERFECT FOR #HALLOWEEN! Get ready for magical mischief w/ author Derek KeiltyΒ as he chats about the latest book in his #middlegrade series featuring the loveable Sand Witch, IVY NEWT β IVY NEWT AND THE STORM WITCH: www.kidlit.tv/StoryMakersD...
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A fabulous poem, based on a Robert Burns classic, Mat oβ Shanter by Simon Lamb, illustrated by Ross MacRae is out now from @scallywagpress.bsky.social @laurasmythepr.bsky.social
#KidlitUK #UKKidlit
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"Every #Halloween, a spooky haunted house appears near Newt Castle ο»Ώfor one day only..." Download a free e-galley of IVY NEWT AND THE TIME THIEF from @scallywagpress.bsky.social www.netgalley.com/widget/96097...
Heading to a pumpkin patch soon? π Read We Planted a Pumpkin by @robramsden.bsky.social to help little ones understand how a pumpkin grows from a seed, and try our free pumpkin spinner activity: www.scallywagpress.com/images/pumpk...
#Halloween #Autumn #PumpkinPatch #HlfTerm #InTheGarden
We're proud to be supporting #IrishBookWeek! Let's show some love for your favourite Irish bookshops, Irish authors or anything you're doing to celebrate!
We'll go first and take a moment to appreciate our Irish talent - Derek Keilty and Brian Fitzgerald!
#IrishBookADay #DiscoverIrishKidsBooks
Scallywag Press are at Frankfurt Book Fair!
If youβre at the Fair this week, pop by 6.1 C114 and say hello π
"There are so many wonderful things that are happening in bookshops."
Bookshop Day ambassador and Scallywag poet Simon Lamb spoke to the ScottishSun about the importance of bookshops for this year's #BookshopDay. Have a read π
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www.thescottishsun.co.uk/health/15438...
It's #BookshopDay! πποΈ
Booksellers are superheroes without capes - connecting us to new worlds and opening doors to new ideas. We LOVE THEM. Show your support and find your local bookshop (UK) here: booksaremybag.com/bookshopsearch
#ChooseBookshops
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One Button and the Sea by @saralstan.bsky.social and Viviane Schwarz is a White Raven 2025!
Selected by the International Youth Library the #wrlist2025 includes books from ~50 countries and > 40 languages.
Find out more: www.ijb.de/en/home/the-...
The space portal to Zrk and Blrg has opened! π
To Activate Space Portal Lift Here by Antoinette Portis publishes today! Described by @publisherswkly.bsky.social as 'wonderfully weird and slyly relevant', it's ideal for fans of interactive books.
uk.bookshop.org/p/books/to-a...
In #NationalPoetryDay, we're excited to announce a new offering from @brianmosespoet.bsky.social
publishing in March 2026!
I Am Ray's Imaginary Friend, illustrated by Bethan Welby is a verse chapter book written by an imaginary friend, with a theme of moving home, for ages 7+. Stay tuned for more!
Simon Lamb spoke to BBC Radio Scotland about new book, Mat o' Shanter, launched at Tidelines Book Festival today!
Simon talks about his childhood experiences of reading Robert Burns, and why Mat o' Shanter is called 'A Cautionary Tale'... π
Listen from 10 mins: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
The 2 books. The first has the title in large print against a background of a starry sky and the second shows a boy trapped in the upper half of an egg timer that is bobbing about in a stormy sea.
Looking forward to reading To Activate Space Portal Lift Here by Antoinette Portis and Mat o' Shanter by Simon Lamb, illustrated by Ross MacRae. Out 09/10 & now for 3+/9+ readers, huge thanks go to @laurasmythepr.bsky.social @scallywagpress.bsky.social
#KidlitUK #UKKidlit
It's time - Mat o' Shanter by @simonlambcreative, illustrated by @ross.macrae.art is out now!
A modern day reimagining of Robert Burns' famous poem Tam o' Shanter, Mat o' Shanter is for the ears, and eyes, and hearts of today.
www.waterstones.com/book/mat-o-s...
#kidslit #poetry #robertburns
We love this photo from Ross MacRae showing his workspace for Mat o' Shanter, from initial sketches to the finished book itself π
Mat o' Shanter: A Cautionary Tale by Simon Lamb, illus. by Ross, publishes tomorrow!!
www.waterstones.com/book/mat-o-s...
@bouncemarketing.bsky.social #poetry
Find out more and discover the series: uk.bookshop.org/search?keywo...
Argh me hearties! It's #TalkLikeAPirateDay and have we got some scurvy stories for you! π΄ββ οΈ
Step on board the Black Hound, and join a ship full o' the cleverest pirate investigators in Flyntlock Bones - a chapter book series by Derek Keilty. βοΈ
π· : bookishwaytoplay (Insta)
#kidsbooks #youngfiction
