Hello and welcome to the very latest from ALBERT the tortoise HQ – with our friends Hugg ‘n’ Bugg.
And we are delighted to start with Hugg ‘n’ Bugg this time… The messy yeti and his friend the tidy flea, living in the cold, snowy Himalayas… The third adventure of the unlikely duo is OUT NOW…
Book 3 Hugg ‘n’ Bugg is THE SURPRISE ..
The comical, rhyming adventure joins previous HnB stories Hugg ‘n’ Bugg FINDING HOME and THE COMB. We could not be more excited. A planned suprise goes a bit wrong.
You can buy the books – like all the HnB books as paperback, ebook and animated ebook here at the dedicated Hugg ‘n’ Bugg pages …
Or on that Amazon ..
Or from bookshops. And other online places….
We were delighted to gift two copies of the new book to our local library – where it joins all our other books.. the two other Hugg ‘n’ Buggs plus eight ALBERT books.. six picturebooks, Board Book ALBERT and his Friends, Activity Book ALBERT PUZZLES AND COLOURING…
It is amazing to think we have brought out 11 books in under three years with publishers Graffeg. It’s been quite a ride for writer bloke Ian Brown and illustrator Eoin Clarke.
With the launch of a new book .. and a top up of all our titles, it was a delight to visit local book store Jo’s Bookshop in Chingford to sign a stack of Hugg ‘n’ Bugg and ALBERT books. Thanks to Jo and all the team.
We’ve been busy visiting more schools.. It was a joy to make a return visit to John Stainer Community Primary in Brockley, Lewisham. Marvellous multiple sessions and a full assembly… More pictures are coming from the school… Thanks to everyone involved in our ALBERT and Hugg ‘n’ Bugg storytime sessions.
It was a real treat as well to hear from our pals at Falcon Boats shop in St David’s, Pembrokeshire. They filmed a tour of their shop and featured our books. We very much hope to make a return there this year to hold more storytime events and to sign more books. Thanks all our Falcon chums!
Other have shared images of our books this week too… as part of London Book Fair. Some friends swung by the stand of our publishers Graffeg and spotted some Albert and Hugg n Buggs on display. Lovely to see.
We made more headlines too… with another super write-up in a series of articles and Book reviews in South London Press newspaper. Thanks to Pauline Atkins for this latest piece.
You all know how we love to receive YOUR Albert or Hugg n Bugg pictures .. of you posing with our goodies.. Be it books, t shirts, tote bags or your art work … We were delighted to receive these stuPONDOUS shoits of Kaiden with his copy of ALBERT picturebook ALBERT AND THE POND. Please keep shariung YOUR pictures.
Now a Date for the Diary… Easter Holidays are not too far off…
Make a Date… for ALBERT the tortoise and Hugg ‘n’ Bugg picturebooks storytime ..
On Thursday April 4 at Waterstones bookshop in Orpington, Kent…
Then on Friday April 5 at Waterstones bookshop in Bluewater shopping centre, Greenhithe, Kent…
Finally for now.. an update on real Albert.. who woke very early from his winter sleep this year. He’s doing OK. It seems to be warming a little each day now and he’s have regular warm baths.
Here he is on patrol…
Thank you as always for all YOUR support. We are all most grateful.
More news next time.. til then…