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Amy McGrath @smallmegapixel.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

This just in: my copy of A Home For Spark The Dragon has made its way to the U.S. - the illustrations by @sarahmassini.bsky.social are even lovelier in person!

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Cait Darfler..... is on SUBMISSION! @caitdarfler.com · 04/01/2026

📚👍 So many good books. #kidlit #kidlitart #picturebooks The Witchling's Wish Lu Fraser & Sarah Massini @sarahmassini.bsky.social Another witchy MC, but not just for halloween. A story of friendship. It's soft and sweet and just what you want to read and night. Masterful in both prose and art.

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Helen Cooper @helencooperbooks.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

I reviewed ‘The Girl and the Mermaid’ by #HollyHughes and @sarahmassini.bsky.social in more detail over on IG where I had more space. A gorgeous lyrical undersea fantasy, woven in with a meditation about memory loss for grandparents. Massini’s tender luminous illustrations are a triumph. #booksky

Cover for ‘The Girl and the Mermaid’ illustrated by Sarah Massini.

Part of an undersea illustration from ‘The Girl and the Mermaid’ by Sarah Massini

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Belle Media Scotland @bellemediascotland.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Am Prionnsa Beag is the perfect #Gaelic picture book to share with little ones, whether it’s bedtime, storytime, or anytime in between. 📚 Now available from @waterstones.bsky.social & @leughleabhar.bsky.social!

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Heike Schlathölter (Shen) @shendewynst.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

My copy of “A Home for Spark the Dragon “ just arrived (Germany) and it is absolutely beautiful! Thank you @mchshe.bsky.social #JessWebb and @sarahmassini.bsky.social for this wonderful project!

A child’s book “A Home for Spark the Dragon “ standing on a brown bookshelf.

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NinaAlex @yesnightingales.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

@mchshe.bsky.social, Jess Webb and @sarahmassini.bsky.social's 'A Home for Spark the Dragon' is such an adorable and moving book! A lovely read for little ones and grown-ups as well!💖 Matching socks thanks to @appleseeds.bsky.social! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Photo shows a reader holding the book 'A Home for Spark the Dragon'. She is wearing socks with images of red dragons on green as they appear on the Welsh flag.

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Sarah Massini @sarahmassini.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

These 2 SPARK books are looking for new homes. Signed by everyone ON the books during the Hay Festival, which is a bit special. To win one please: LIKE 🏠 COMMENT 🏠 SHARE 🏠 FOLLOW Winners randomly selected Fri 20th 19.00 GMT GOOD LUCK 💚 #MichaelSheen #childrensbooks #bookgiveaway #giveaway

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Kerstin Rieder @drkerie.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Your book arrived today, and I'm incredibly happy! You even sent it to me in Germany, 💌 and it's so heartwarming and beautiful! Thank you so much! @mchshe.bsky.social @sarahmassini.bsky.social

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Amy McGrath @smallmegapixel.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

@bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social has chosen A Home for Spark the Dragon as their Children's Book of the Month for June. Written by @mchshe.bsky.social and Jess Webb, illustrated by @sarahmassini.bsky.social, £1 from the hardback & 50p from the paperback in the UK and Ireland goes to Shelter. 📚

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EJ @e-janth.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

This new book from @mchshe.bsky.social @sarahmassini.bsky.social and Jess Webb is a delight. Very sweet and engaging. The illustrations are so much fun. I'll be reading it to my little cousins and niece first chance I get ❤️

Image of a children's book, front cover. A Home for Spark the Dragon, by Michael Sheen and Jess Webb. Illustrated by Sarah Massini.

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Sarah Massini @sarahmassini.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Newly published! 🐳 To celebrate I'm giving away 3 of these paperbacks, signed and doodled in. Please... LIKE 🐚 COMMENT 🐚 SHARE 🐚 FOLLOW Winners will be randomly selected on Friday at 19.00 GMT. Good luck! 🐬 #bookgiveaway #Competition #Giveaway #childrensbooks @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social

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David Daily @daviddaily.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Writing can feel very lonely at times. But whatever you’re feeling or experiencing right now, you’re not alone. Even the greatest authors made mistakes, hit mental barriers, felt rejected, and missed deadlines. Fortunately, those deadlines make a fun whooshing sound. 😂 #writingcommunity #booksky

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Sarah Massini @sarahmassini.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

It's #NationalMermaidDay! So of course.... Swimming with the fishes! And celebrating the paperback release last week too 🐳 🐚 #TheGirlAndTheMermaid @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social #childrensbooks

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Amy McGrath @smallmegapixel.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

#MichaelSheen people: Stay tuned to this space for my review of A Home for Spark the Dragon, illustrated by @sarahmassini.bsky.social – pre-order below. £1 from the sale of each hardback & 50p from the sale of each paperback goes toward UK homelessness charity Shelter. Cartref yw lle mae'r galon 💖

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A Home for Spark the Dragon

A heartwarming picture book for children of three and up about the importance of home, by much-loved actor and activist Michael Sheen and co-author Jess Webb. When Spark the dragon wakes up to find a...

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Sarah Massini @sarahmassini.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

So happy to share the cover and title of my newest book. A HOME FOR SPARK THE DRAGON will be published in association with @sheltercharity.bsky.social and donations will be made for each book sold. Co-written by Jess Webb and national treasure Michael Sheen @mchshe.bsky.social 🏠 Very excited!

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Michael Sheen @mchshe.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

I'm delighted to introduce A Home for Spark the Dragon, my new picture book for young readers, co-written by Jess Webb, with illustrations by Sarah Massini published in association with homelessness charity @Shelter. Available to buy at bit.ly/SparkBookshop

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Sarah Massini @sarahmassini.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

I'm not very good at posting stuff, but I'm trying to be more proactive over on Instagram, so I figured... why not just share what's occurring over there. So here goes: www.instagram.com/p/DExHb-TqCv... It's all about drawing THE LITTLE PRINCE today - which I seem to have forgotten how to do!

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Debbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com · 09/07/2024

Posting a #CoverReveal or #BookBirthday? Credit the ILLUSTRATOR. Not only are you helping boost the artist but it shows people that you or your publisher hired a HUMAN artist. Esp for cover reveals, also credit book designer. #PicturesMeanBusiness art by @sarahmcintyre.bsky.social #KidLit 🧵👇🏼

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Sarah Massini @sarahmassini.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

STAR IN THE JAR is reborn today 🌟 A recover and a revamp for the 8th edition. I'm so pleased with how it's turned out, and I LOVE the strapline - 'True friends are the ones who help us shine' - which applies whether you're 4 or 44 or 104! @farshorebooks.bsky.social #childrensbooks #kidlit

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Helen Cooper @helencooperbooks.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Yes- it’s fantastic. Do listen if you’re interested in #kidlit and haven’t already.

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Hillsborough Bookshop @hillsboroughbooks.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Hello (is anyone out there?!) We're an indie bookshop based in Sheffield, promoting reading for pleasure & making sure everyone in our community feels seen through the books in our shop! How beautiful is our new window by @lorettaschauer.bsky.social for her and @katethompson.bsky.social new book!

A picture of the front of our bookshop which is painted green. On the window Loretta has painted 'Yeti's Don't Exist' and there is a painting of Iggy the Yeti. He has a red hat on.

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John Shelley - Illustrator @studionib.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

I've put together a #starterpack of illustrators based in, or focused on, UK publishing bsky.app/starter-pack... Do let me know if your name should be there :) #kidlit #kidlitUK #UKkidlit #kidliART #illustrator #illustrators

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Tim Budgen @mrtimdraws.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Here’s a starter pack for picture book and young fiction book creators in the UK - please ask to be added 😄 go.bsky.app/Eopnbgm

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Jon Biddle @jonnybid.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

My map of children's independent bookshops is updated regularly. Most provide an online service and they're all run by people who can make well-informed book recommendations. Make sure you support your local one if you want to keep it. Any missing, please let me know. padlet.com/Jon_Biddle/r...

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