Fiona Barker
@Fi_BGB
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#Audiologist bit dizzy bit deaf. More #picturebooks #pantos #plays #lessplastic rep @alicelovesbooks A Swift Return out now!
Windsor or seaside
Joined June 2015
I am raising money for the Ghassan Abu Sittah Children’s Fund by donating all my royalties from the sale of A Swift Return - a beautiful story of hope If you’d like a 30 minute FREE virtual school visit and can guarantee book sales, please get in touch 🙏
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A brilliant session from @AliceHemming1 about working with EYFS @NaweWriters #NAWEConf2024 #WritingToConnect 🙌
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Huge fun with my bestie today ignoring the news and making something lovely Thank you to the wonderful @LickyCowGallery for your patience and careful instruction 🤗
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If you’re feeling helpless, like you can’t make a difference, perhaps consider the path I’m taking: go more local I doubt I can make an impact globally or even nationally - especially here on the Internet - but I hope I can cheer up a few people in my community from time to time
Some reflections on AI, our work as artists and illustrators, and trying to answer the question 'what do we do now'? https://t.co/lNlfi4zEHV (First published in The Author magazine by @Soc_of_Authors, commissioned by @j_mcconnachie)
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Are you an author looking to engage with bloggers and reviewers here on #booktwitter? May I offer a few tips on how to encourage us to review your book? A thread. 1/7
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I am talking about this and how we could approach investigating and reversing this at the upcoming @NaweWriters conference this weekend 👍 It's online so you can bring along a cup of tea and a choccie biccie while you listen! https://t.co/d5WVCu1zoa
Report finds ‘shocking and dispiriting’ fall in children reading for pleasure
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As @frankcottrell_b says in the article, the solution is in our hands. Stop closing libraries. Retain school librarians and employ many more. Fund author visits to schools. Publishers, stop throwing cash at celebrities and focus instead on engaging young readers. We can fix this.
Report finds ‘shocking and dispiriting’ fall in children reading for pleasure
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Just a bookseller, standing here, pleading journos to remember that children's books can and should be included in your book of the year round ups 💕
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This is a fabulous thread for November from @smithsmm if you love #picturebooks
Longlisted my #FavePicturebooks24 It’s been a stunning year for picturebooks. I’ve shared a lot less this year. I very rarely get sent books so most of these have been purchased. Down to a favourite 106. Top 40 starts 1/11/24. #PicturebookPage 1/4…
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If your school/library would like to win a copy of both books in the London Falling series AND a free virtual visit from me, please RT & tag 2 fellow teachers/librarians. UK only. Closes 8/11 midnight Good luck @TinyTreeBooks
#Giveaway #Competition #edutwitter #library #schools
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Did you know? The story of Setsuko and the Song of the Sea was partly inspired by the Ama-San — Japanese women renowned for their diving skills. Written by @fi_BGB and illustrated by @hwigray the book is available now 👉 https://t.co/OI7FBfAigf
#JapaneseCultureDay
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Kicking off #NNFN2024 with a competition to win a whole-school #ImpossibleQuestions assembly! Teachers, governors, parents... pass this postcard to the most curious class you know, to enter their questions! (Click here for a live link version!) https://t.co/kHOdPcGi41
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Just sent off some edits for a new thing which I think might be the best thing I've ever worked on - can't wait to share it!!
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It was lovely to chat to The Reading Realm about #ASwiftReturn ☺️ If you haven't seen our book, you can get hold of a copy here https://t.co/0sQq6JXiSK It's reduced at the moment too!
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Check out A Swift Return - Aria has her head in the clouds. Yusuf keeps his feet on the ground. But when they work together to save a bird who has lost her way, something magical happens. When Swift...
Today we welcome superstar author @Fi_BGB into The Reading Realm to talk about her beautiful new picture book, A SWIFT RETURN, which is stunningly illustrated by Howard Gray and published by @TinyTreeBooks! https://t.co/NQGoTj6qVx
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Only 13 original pieces left from this book, get in quick if you’d like something 🙂
Still 18 paintings in the shop from 'Adventuemice: The Ghostly Galleon'; an original illustration is a perfect gift paired with the book it appears in! https://t.co/beQtQZuQu6 (Next book doesn't launch 'til March, so get in there if you're looking for Christmas prezzies) 🙂🎁
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UK Schools, international schools, libraries, festivals, it's hard to put into words how available I am next January & February, but I'm a writer so I've had a go anyway. This is what I've come up with.
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It's the first squirrelly post of the season 💙🧡 See this Instagram post by @aurelieclement
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