Hello – welcome to the very latest from ALBERT the tortoise HQ and our friends Hugg ‘n’ Bugg.
As you know we love to see pictures of our books out “in the wild”.. No more so than in schools.
So, we were thrilled to receive these pictures from Wood End school in Harpenden, Herts – where we will be making our third storytime visit very soon.
We might be hogging some shelf space here .. But we LOVE to see so many of our books and we love the poster the school has sent to parents about our visit. Thanks to all involved – especially the school librarian who previously shared pictures of her own tortoises admiring our books.
Harpenden is on our writer bloke’s old patch when he used to be a journalist.. covering Harpenden, St Albans, Radlett, Borehamwood, Shenley, Redbourn, Elstree and all points in between. It’s where he started his writing career.. on the local paper group the Herts Advertiser.
So, it was nice to make some headlines in that very paper about our visit to Wood End school. Thanks to the team there.
We’re off on our travels again soon… Heading to High Wych near Sawbridgeworth for a return visit to our friends at High Wych pre school and nursery… then to Pontypridd, Wales to visit schoolchildren with our ALBERT and Hugg ‘n’ Bugg picturebooks storytime events… and then we are making a return visit to The Ivybridge Bookshop in Ivybridge, Devon. We are looking forward to reading our new ALBERT picturebook ALBERT AND THE FLOOD to youngsters on their school break. Thanks to the folk at the bookshop.. They made a poster too.. We love it.
ALBERT AND THE FLOOD is already making a bit of a splash before its official publication in paperback on June 11. We managed to get some “publicity” pictures with real Albert before bad weather returned in the real garden. … Apt for the story… When rain stops play at the Garden Games, it becomes a race against time to get Albert’s garden pals to safety. We are already hearing nice things about the book and about the images by our fab illustrator Eoin Clarke.
Although not officially OUT til June 11, you can pre order the book now. Click the link below….
We’re delighted to say ALBERT AND THE FLOOD is not the only NEW BOOK from us you can Order Now… After some lovely Praise for our first Albert Board Book, ALBERT and his Friends, we are bringing out a second board book, again aimed at 0-3 years.. ALBERT ABC… A is for ALBERT.. B is for Board Book… Join Albert and his picturebook friends on a colourful journey through the Alphabet…
Officially OUT on June 18.. But you can order Now.. Click the link below…
Ahead of publication of ALBERT AND THE FLOOD there was a nice day – and, as we said above, we had a chance to grab some new images of books, Albert and author bloke. And – of course – with our Hugg ‘n’ Bugg books too, FINDING HOME, THE COMB and THE SURPRISE.
Loads occurring in coming weeks. We will keep you posted. Thank you as ever for all the support you show us.
More soon. Til next time…