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Peter Rolland Lauchlan @peterrolland.bsky.social · 4h

Vintage Illustration from
"The White Egret"by Anya Lauchlan
#Art #book #Fairytales #womeninart

Peter Rolland Lauchlan @peterrolland.bsky.social · 5h

Just donated 20 copies of our new book to Glasgow Children's Hospital Charity as part of our fundraising drive for this worthy cause. Hopefully we can raise some cash for them by sales of
"Toys at Night"at #Waterstones in #Scotland.
@glasgowbell.bsky.social
@waterstones.bsky.social #blueskybooks

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Peter Rolland Lauchlan @peterrolland.bsky.social · 6d

www.heraldscotland.com/news/2550723...

How on earth have Lulu and Stalin shaped a new children's book?

It was mid-winter in post-war Glasgow, when smog hung thick over the city’s slums and the sounds of heavy industry echoed from the Clyde to the…

www.heraldscotland.com

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Peter Rolland Lauchlan @peterrolland.bsky.social · 15h

Look out, Kitty crossing!
Painting oil/canvas #AnyaLauchlan.
Luckily no traffic that day.
Have a peaceful #Caturday everyone.
Time to order our charming new children's book Toys at Night, by Faye R DesPres/Anya Lauchlan, an ideal present for children age 3-9, featuring #Tomcat
goldfishbooksuk.com

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Peter Rolland Lauchlan @peterrolland.bsky.social · 6h

"Cold Bear and the Reindeer" #illustration from #ToysatNight a delightful new book by Faye R DesPres, illustrated by Anya Lauchlan. Now available via Blackwell's North America. Order now for #Christmas.
#blueskybooks #kidslit #friendship #kindness
@fayerd.bsky.social
@anya-lauchlan.bsky.social

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Peter Rolland Lauchlan @peterrolland.bsky.social · 6h

Delighted to say that our new book
"Toys At Night" is available to order in USA and Canada, via Blackwell's Books North America.
It may take a little time to arrive from UK, so if you would like it for #Christmas best order now.
#blueskybooks #Gift
@fayerd.bsky.social
@anya-lauchlan.bsky.social

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Peter Rolland Lauchlan @peterrolland.bsky.social · 15h

Look out, Kitty crossing!
Painting oil/canvas #AnyaLauchlan.
Luckily no traffic that day.
Have a peaceful #Caturday everyone.
Time to order our charming new children's book Toys at Night, by Faye R DesPres/Anya Lauchlan, an ideal present for children age 3-9, featuring #Tomcat
goldfishbooksuk.com

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Peter Rolland Lauchlan @peterrolland.bsky.social · 6d

www.heraldscotland.com/news/2550723...

How on earth have Lulu and Stalin shaped a new children's book?

It was mid-winter in post-war Glasgow, when smog hung thick over the city’s slums and the sounds of heavy industry echoed from the Clyde to the…

www.heraldscotland.com

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Faye Rapoport DesPres @fayerd.bsky.social · 7d

Wonderful news about my latest collaboration with artist Anya Lauchlan. #books #childrensbooks #booksky

Peter Rolland Lauchlan @peterrolland.bsky.social · 8d

It's good to see that our new children's picture/story book #ToysatNight is now available from bookshops across the UK including #Waterstones and #TGJones
GoldfishbooksUK.com
#Blueskybooks #kidslit

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Peter Rolland Lauchlan @peterrolland.bsky.social · 8d

It's good to see that our new children's picture/story book #ToysatNight is now available from bookshops across the UK including #Waterstones and #TGJones
GoldfishbooksUK.com
#Blueskybooks #kidslit

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Peter Rolland Lauchlan @peterrolland.bsky.social · 11d

A limited number of US author Faye R DesPres' charming new children's book Toys at Night, Illustrated by British artist Anya Lauchlan is now for sale in the USA.
Contact fayerapoportdespres.com and I'm sure she will be pleased to receive your order.
#children #reading #fables #USA #UK
#illustration

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Peter Rolland Lauchlan @peterrolland.bsky.social · 11d

A limited number of US author Faye R DesPres' charming new children's book Toys at Night, Illustrated by British artist Anya Lauchlan is now for sale in the USA.
Contact fayerapoportdespres.com and I'm sure she will be pleased to receive your order.
#children #reading #fables #USA #UK
#illustration

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Peter Rolland Lauchlan @peterrolland.bsky.social · 13d

Anya Lauchlan's painting "Folk Dancers" in France, always brings a smile.
Still smiling on The #IsleofWight
Lovely new children's book
"Toys at Night" on sale in #Cowes and Waterstones UK

For US sales email: [email protected] for details
#Art
@onthewight.com
@waterstones.bsky.social

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Peter Rolland Lauchlan @peterrolland.bsky.social · 13d

"Kitty Crossing" oil/canvas #AnyaLauchlan
Quiet afternoon in a small town in Normandy.
#Art #Travel #kitty #Peace #Trees #Church #Beauty #painting #autumn #Fall #streetlife
GoldfishbooksUK.com

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Peter Rolland Lauchlan @peterrolland.bsky.social · 13d

"Kitty Crossing" oil/canvas #AnyaLauchlan
Quiet afternoon in a small town in Normandy.
#Art #Travel #kitty #Peace #Trees #Church #Beauty #painting #autumn #Fall #streetlife
GoldfishbooksUK.com

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Peter Rolland Lauchlan @peterrolland.bsky.social · 21d

Nice piece by journalist Alex Cooper about our new children's book "Toys at Night" Thanks also to The Supporters' of Cowes Library for their input.
We welcome all the support we can get for this worthwhile project.
GoldfishbooksUK.com #blueskybooks
#Art #Literature #children #charity

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Lally Brown @lallyb.bsky.social · 13d

All now available as audiobooks ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
CARIBBEAN MEMOIRS OF AN EXPAT
#BVI #Montserrat #TurksandCaicos 🏝️

High and Dry in the BVI amzn.to/3sSDfAP
Treefrogs Can't Sing amzn.to/390O7Vb
Don't Drop the Dolphin amzn.to/3Q6KsJl
The Volcano, Montserrat and Me amzn.to/35IMZ6v

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Peter Rolland Lauchlan @peterrolland.bsky.social · 13d

Lovely. We probably had the oldest geese in Normandy, didn't have the heart to market any. Cookie, the mother of about twenty goslings, is still going strong at 16 years,living on the same land.
You might like this cute painting by Anya of a mother hen with chicks, painted in our garden in France.

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Peter Rolland Lauchlan @peterrolland.bsky.social · 13d

Hi Lally. Brings back happy memories of our former home in rural Normandy where we had lots of beautiful geese and goslings. Now in Cowes. Still enjoying life

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Peter Rolland Lauchlan @peterrolland.bsky.social · 13d

Anya Lauchlan's painting "Folk Dancers" in France, always brings a smile.
Still smiling on The #IsleofWight
Lovely new children's book
"Toys at Night" on sale in #Cowes and Waterstones UK

For US sales email: [email protected] for details
#Art
@onthewight.com
@waterstones.bsky.social

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Peter Rolland Lauchlan @peterrolland.bsky.social · 21d

Nice piece by journalist Alex Cooper about our new children's book "Toys at Night" Thanks also to The Supporters' of Cowes Library for their input.
We welcome all the support we can get for this worthwhile project.
GoldfishbooksUK.com #blueskybooks
#Art #Literature #children #charity

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Faye Rapoport DesPres @fayerd.bsky.social · 27d

Today, thanks to book purchases of “Toys at Night,” I made a significant donation to a Greater Goods Charity assisting stray animals, pets, and pet families in #Ukraine. Thank you! (book info: www.goldfishbooksuk.com or [email protected]). DM for a U.S. copy. #books #booksky #animalrescue

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Peter Rolland Lauchlan @peterrolland.bsky.social · 27d

I bought a copy of Paul 's new CD "Between the Covers" from Medina Books in Cowes High Street yesterday. Loved it. My kind of music.

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Peter Rolland Lauchlan @peterrolland.bsky.social · 29d

Just published
"The Monkey and the Blue Unicorn"
Illustration from "Toys at Night"
by Faye R. Despres illustrated and designed by Anya Lauchlan.
"The Fables in this book will delight any child and inspire kindness, friendship, and creativity."
Goldfishbooksuk.com
#blueskybooks #Art #literature

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Faye Rapoport DesPres @fayerd.bsky.social · Sep 9

Read about “Toys at Night,” my beautifully illustrated children’s book collaboration with artist @anya-lauchlan.bsky.social — featured in “On the Wight,” an Isle of Wight news site.
#books #booksky #writingcommunity #childrensbooks #ukraine

New book combines illustration and storytelling to support Mountbatten and Ukraine

New children's book features art by Anya Lauchlan and helps fund hospice care

onthewight.com

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