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Rocket Bird Books

@rocketbirdbooks.bsky.social

The Rocket Bird crew has one mission: to turn children into booklovers before they’re able to read a single word. We work with the most amazing authors and illustrators to create picture books that live beyond the page.

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The Carnegies @carnegiemedals.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Announcing the longlist for the Carnegie Medal for Illustration 2025!🏅🎨 Featuring vibrant colours and innovative mediums, these 16 works delightfully portray themes like caring for nature and the power of reading. 📚🌟 #Carnegies2025 carnegies.co.uk/2025-longlis...

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Rocket Bird Books @rocketbirdbooks.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Exciting day for us - Grandad's Star has been long-listed for the Carnegie Medal for Illustration! Rhian Stone is a self-taught artist and this is her debut project - we're in awe of her. #Carnegies2025

The Carnegies Medal for Illustration Longlist 2025 Grandad's Star picture book!

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Rocket Bird Books @rocketbirdbooks.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Sobering reading. All publishers should be doing this analysis in-house every year. Here's ours: Rocket Bird Books 2023 14% racially minoritised lead character 42% presence of racially minoritised character 57% majority characters animals 2023 was our 1st year, so we'll do a comparison next year.

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The Rocketship Bookshop @rshipbshop.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

Pandora and the Story Forge by Gaynor Andrews and Marie-Alice Harel. The artwork is exquisite, the story is beautiful, ah this book! It is a breathtaking creation. You can find it here in our 2024 Gift Guide rocketshipbookshop.co.uk/product-cate... Published by Rocketbird Books

The front cover of Pandora and the Story Forge by Gaynor Andrew’s and Marie-Alice Harel.

The back cover: Discover the magical world of storyteller Pandora, adorer of brave and beautiful words, weaver and forger of tales. Pandora is an explorer, a collector of words (even ones that misbehave). Once she has the words she needs, she watches them flower and then forges them into the most magical stories.

Friend to all the story-starved children, Pandora knows a secret: once read, a story unfurls in your heart. Enter her world and you’ll never see words in quite the same way again.

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Rocket Bird Books @rocketbirdbooks.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Who doesn't love an advent calendar?! (This book is better than chocolate.)

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