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Elena Arévalo Melville
@earevalomelville.bsky.social
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Award winning Latin American author illustrator of children’s books in UK. School visits, libraries, festivals. Professional outsider, migrant, loiterer. she/her Los Nombres Secretos Elki is not my dog Umbrella https://linktr.ee/Elena_Arevalo_Melville
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Hello teachers, librarians and festivals!
I’m an author and illustrator who loves to share her love of reading and writing words and pictures!
Book me for your children’s books events live (in the UK) and on line (anywhere)
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The latest Read for Empathy collection has been launched. As always, it's full of absolutely superb books, including graphic novels, poetry, picturebooks and non-fiction. The work @empathylabuk.bsky.social are doing is incredibly important. More information here: www.empathylab.uk/rfe
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The world needs empathy now more than ever. We're thrilled that Elki is Not My Dog by @earevalomelville.bsky.social & Tonka Uzu has been chosen by EmpathyLab for the #ReadForEmpathy collection 2025! 💫

Download the guides here: buff.ly/33scbwN
@empathylabuk.bsky.social @bouncemarketing.bsky.social
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A handwritten letter on my illustration work desk to my local MP, Mel Stride, asking him to help UK children's book illustrators keep our copyright during the current AI policy consultation ✍️

@mrsteveantony.bsky.social
@alcs-uk.bsky.social
@societyofauthors.bsky.social
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Here are all our book reviews from the month of January. Thank you to all our wonderful reviewers! Link here to read them:

justimagine.co.uk/childrens-bo...
Yesterday I met someone (work wise?) and we chatted about nothing practical for two hours but was the best two hours and I feel like my soul had a plunge in some ancient near frozen river or something, and I am fizzy with possibilities, although it could also be bacteria...
Teachers, I would love to visit your school for World Book Day Week!
If your school is in London (Tuesday4th) or near Leicester (Friday7th) please get in touch via Authors Aloud
authorsalouduk.co.uk/speaker/elen...

#author #schoolVisit #teachers #WBD
Yes, it will be a pleasure. By when do you need the bookmark?
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Thought I was 10 minutes late picking daughter from school trip.

I was a whole day early.
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Fellow UK children's writers; let's make sure our MPs get back from the Christmas holiday to an absolute flood of letters and e-mails protesting these proposals. #KidLitUK
Today, the UK government announced a proposal to change copyright law - for the benefit of AI companies - that would cause huge, irreversible harm to creators.

More info below, but most importantly here's what you can do (wherever you live):

1. Email your MP. Template letter in 🧵 👇

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Today, the UK government announced a proposal to change copyright law - for the benefit of AI companies - that would cause huge, irreversible harm to creators.

More info below, but most importantly here's what you can do (wherever you live):

1. Email your MP. Template letter in 🧵 👇

1/10
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Awful to see this. Please rally round if you can!

thebookishtype.co.uk
Sorry to say we're closed today (Tuesday) 😔
Someone has bricked our window, robbed the cash drawer and, bizarrely, the Bluetooth speaker 🎶

All the books are safe! Turns out robbers dont read. If you wanna help out this struggling queer bookshop our website is still open

Merry bloody Christmas 😥
The definitive answer to that is in your tongue.
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READING ALOUD CHANGES CHILDREN'S LIVES FOREVER! Just 10 minutes a day can be enough to help them find the love of books, and become lifelong readers. So whatever else you do, always find the time to read aloud – and the more you do, the better! #literacy #reading #books
Good morning.
I’m finding it hard to get going these last few days, not uncommon for me in winters.
If you got up depleted of beans, well, you are not alone. Let’s go forth and somehow get through today.
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Pardon me a little bit of self promotion, but I’m very proud of these two babies, the latest books by dpr-barcelona.

‘Curating Ecologies on Architecture’ and ‘Tender and Toxic Tales’ are beautiful pieces of printed matter bringing more colours to our LINA Writing Award rainbow 📚🌈📚
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“Picture books are one of the few places where adults and kids can meet as equals. And where sometimes kids, unbound by convention and alive to the possibilities of language and art, can show adults how to read.”
—Mac Barnett

#kidlit
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Boosting - reply to Fleur to enter!
I'm going to try a Bluesky giveaway.
Don't know how it's going to go - but I'm giving all three of these books to a school or a family. Cozy crime for 9 - 13 year olds.
One winner, UK only.
To enter tell me something about Christmas that makes you happy.
@nosycrow.bsky.social
#Ukkidlit
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Generous sharing ! @whatsfsaid.bsky.social Drafting is messy! Thanks 👇👇👇
For anyone who's read VARJAK PAW and wants to know how it was written - or anyone interested in the #writing process - here's a free resource I made for the British Library, sharing pages from 7 different drafts. You can have a lot of fun showing this to a class!
www.sfsaid.com/2024/06/the-...
Delighted that ‘Elki is not my dog’ has been included in the picturebook category!!
If you’ve read it and liked it would you like to give it your vote?
In any case check out all the amazing books selected. We are thrilled for our book to be in such amazing company!
@scallywagpress.bsky.social