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Fiona Woodcock

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Author & illustrator of Hiding Heidi, Poppy and the Blooms, Look, Hello and Silver Linings. Little Lion Girl written by Olivia Hope out now! Represented by The Bright Agency. London https://linktr.ee/FionaWoodcock

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Fiona Woodcock @fionawoodcock.bsky.social · Nov 17

A little Bluesky intro from me - I'm an author & illustrator of picture books, with a background in animation.
'Little Lion Girl' by @oliviahopewriter.bsky.social and 'Silver Linings' are my latest books.
I enjoy sending out occasional Substacks in the form of The Woodcock Dispatch (link👆in bio 👀)

Little Lion Girl cover by Olivia Hope and Fiona Woodcock. A happy blond curly haired girl wearing a lion tail and a lion ear hairband runs along, creating a shadow on an orange brick wall that resembles a large roaring lion.

Fiona Woodcock - a white woman with dark hair is holding a copy of her book Silver Linings. The book cover has an illustration of a white girl character in a blue raincoat and a black boy character in an orange raincoat.

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Fiona Woodcock @fionawoodcock.bsky.social · 1d

Such a playful celebration of #NationalPoetryDay at Bromley Central library! Sharing Five Little Friends! (Written by Sean Taylor) @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social

Jenny Hawke @jennyhawke.bsky.social · 1d

Two brilliant author events over the past couple of days. Yesterday with @fionawoodcock.bsky.social who ran a wonderful Storytime & today with Christopher Edge who was amazing with Years 5 & 6!

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Fiona Woodcock @fionawoodcock.bsky.social · 6d

Thank you to @booktrust.org.uk for including Five Little Friends! : )

BookTrust @booktrust.org.uk · 7d

We're so excited to share the Books We Love this October!

Every month, we pick out our favourite new reads to support families and practitioners to choose great books for children.

Find October's selection here 👇

https://www.booktrust.org.uk/book-recommendations/best-new-books/

The front covers of our recommended books this month plus the words: "Books We Love in October"

Fiona Woodcock @fionawoodcock.bsky.social · Sep 7

Thank you! : )

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Fiona Woodcock @fionawoodcock.bsky.social · Aug 15

Hello! 👋 Ahead of the US release of Five Little Friends next week - here's Sean acting out 'On My Phone' as requested.
Happy finger rhyming! : )
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Fiona Woodcock @fionawoodcock.bsky.social · Aug 14

I had a wonderful chat with @whackochacko.bsky.social
on his Fruitful Life podcast.

We had a great big natter about all sorts, inc. my early creative life, animation, picture books, and the importance of play.

Available on Spotify, Apple podcast & YouTube.

open.spotify.com/episode/1mHb...

A photo of Fiona Woodcock - A white woman with dark hair and glasses - surrounded by Fruitful Life Podcast colourful branding. And Fiona illustrated as a happy apple! : )

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Jill Bennett @jillshanti.bsky.social · Jul 22

A must have for anyone wanting to get young children moving their fingers, arms & even whole bodies #FiveLittleFingers Sean Taylor illus. @fionawoodcock.bsky.social @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social - it’s #RedReadingHub’s book of the day reviewed on the blog wp.me/p11DI5-dk8

Five Little Friends

Five Little FriendsSean Taylor and Fiona WoodcockWalker Books What a treat for anybody who wants to get young children moving their hands, arms and sometimes their whole bodies, and using their ima…

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Fiona Woodcock @fionawoodcock.bsky.social · Jul 22

Thank you so much for the generous review Jill! 'On my Phone' really makes me laugh too! Oh the irony! (I've been on my phone way too much of late! 🤣)

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Nicolette Jones @nicolettejones.bsky.social · Jul 12

#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Fiona Woodcock. From Five Little Friends, a collection of finger rhymes for the very young by Sean Taylor. Simple impact using a blow pen to show hand and arm gestures, and the ideas they signify. Walker Books 3 July. @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social @fionawoodcock.bsky.social

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Fiona Woodcock @fionawoodcock.bsky.social · Jul 14

Thank you so much for sharing Five Little Friends! It was such a fun project to work on. (hopefully you can tell!?)

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Walker Books @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social · Jul 3

We're publishing an amazing range of beautiful books in July!

Learn more about all of our July books at www.walker.co.uk

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Fiona Woodcock @fionawoodcock.bsky.social · Jul 3

Hi Bluesky!
TODAY is PUBLICATION DAY for Five Little Friends by Sean Taylor and me.
It's a great big interactive collection of finger rhymes and it's a fun one! : )
Published by @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social
(That's me happily painting the window of The Paper Cat Bookshop!)

A photo of the hard back UK version of FIVE LITTLE FRIENDS: A Collection of Finger Rhymes, by Sean Taylor and Fiona Woodcock. A dark orange cover with a happy girl with pink glasses holding up a hand wearing a colourful glove. Each of the five fingers of the glove has a happy smiley face on it.

Fiona Woodcock is happily working on a colourful painted bookshop window. The painting features the big hand from the front of the book cover - each finger has a happy smiley face on it.

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Kirsten Allen (@kidsstoryworld) @kidsstoryworld.bsky.social · May 27

Let’s have some lovely children’s book suggestions to cheer up a grey day! What’s your feel good read read? What makes you smile? Here are a few to get started…

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Fiona Woodcock @fionawoodcock.bsky.social · May 28

Aah, thank you! : )

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Richard Jones @apaintedmouse.bsky.social · Apr 3

Publication day for Safe at Last! x

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Kirsten Allen (@kidsstoryworld) @kidsstoryworld.bsky.social · May 23

Hello all -my lovely #kidlit friends please please can you help by sharing? 🙏🙏🙏
Minty has been in our friendship group since uni (over 20 years. In Jan he was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer.
www.gofundme.com/f/stuart-minty
Please please please share (and/or donate but only if you are able to)

Donate to Help Stuart Minty get Treatment in Germany, organized by Aileen Minty

In January of this year our world was turned completely upside down when devas… Aileen Minty needs your support for Help Stuart Minty get Treatment in Germany

www.gofundme.com

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BookTrust @booktrust.org.uk · May 21

📢 NEW: Our #ReadingRights report with Waterstones #ChildrensLaureate @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social is out now!

It shares 5 focus areas that will turn the tide on reading inequality and unveils plans for our City of Stories place-based pilot:

www.booktrust.org.uk/about-us/rea...

The front cover of the Reading Rights report plus the words: "Reading Rights - Books build a brighter future - Read the report". The URL booktrust.org.uk/readingrights and logos for Waterstones Children's Laureate, Arts Council England, and BookTrust

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · Apr 10

Kurt Vonnegut man

Kurt Vonnegut tells his wife he's going out to buy an envelope:
"Oh, she says, well, you're not a poor man.
You know, why don't you go online and buy a hundred envelopes and put them in the closet?
And so I pretend not to hear her. And go out to get an envelope because I'm going to have a hell of a good time in the process of buying one envelope.
I meet a lot of people. And see some great looking babies. And a fire engine goes by.
And I give them the thumbs up. And I'll ask a woman what kind of dog that is. And, and I don't know. The moral of the story is — we're here on Earth to fart around
And, of course, the computers will do us out of that. And what the computer people don't realize, or they don't care, is we're dancing animals. You know, we love to move around.
And it's like we're not supposed to dance at all anymore."

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Mark Hoffmann @studiohoffmann.bsky.social · Apr 10

🥳 TONIGHT 8pm ET is the 3rd anniversary episode of Gab 'n' Doodle with the amazing @scottlava.bsky.social on Insta Live!

🤯WOW thank u SO much to the well-wishers & thank u @mrshoffy for putting this together(Longer vid on Insta)

List of these illustrators in the comments⬇️

#kidlitart #illustration

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Fiona Woodcock @fionawoodcock.bsky.social · Apr 10

Yesterday was a good day!
Thank you @jennyhawke.bsky.social , the Bromley Libraries team and all the little roaring lions who came along! : )
Always a joy reading Little Lion Girl by @oliviahopewriter.bsky.social 🦁💛

Jenny Hawke @jennyhawke.bsky.social · Apr 9

Brilliant event today with @fionawoodcock.bsky.social thank you so much Fiona and wonderful Little Lion Girl masks!! @cilip-ylgse.bsky.social

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Olivia Hope @oliviahopewriter.bsky.social · Mar 29

There's a tiny secret detail in Little Lion Girl by myself and @fionawoodcock.bsky.social @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social @kidsbloomsbury.bsky.social that you might not know.

The ever wonderful Fiona added me & my three sons into the story!

Happy Mother's Day to all the caring women in our life 💗

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Fiona Woodcock @fionawoodcock.bsky.social · Mar 28

It was an interesting challenge to make the actions work in a varied and and fun way. I'll pass your request on to Sean! : ) 👍

Fiona Woodcock @fionawoodcock.bsky.social · Mar 27

Thank you! @fuse8.bsky.social for totally getting FIVE LITTLE FRIENDS by Sean Taylor and me. : )

This Review of the Day gives such a great insight into what this book is all about and a few sneak peeks too! 👀

Out in the summer with @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social @candlewickpress.bsky.social

Betsy Bird @fuse8.bsky.social · Mar 26

Is it just me or is it weird that no one ever invents new finger rhymes? That all changes today with a book that's not only useful, it's surprisingly beautiful to boot! I review Five Little Friends by Sean Taylor and @fionawoodcock.bsky.social #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2025/03/26/r...

Review of the Day – Five Little Friends: A Collection of Finger Rhymes by Sean Taylor, ill. Fiona Woodcock

Is it just me or is it weird that no one ever invents new finger rhymes? That all changes today with a book that's not only useful, it's surprisingly beautiful to boot!

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Fiona Woodcock @fionawoodcock.bsky.social · Mar 27

I LOVE this! Thank you Betsy for such an enthusiastic response to our book! To answer your question... Sean Taylor has been perfecting the actions for years and sent me a video of him performing them, which I adapted onto the page. With a lot of help from wonderful @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social : )

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Fiona Woodcock @fionawoodcock.bsky.social · Mar 27

👋 COVER REVEAL! 👋

FIVE LITTLE FRIENDS by Sean Taylor is unlike any book I’ve worked on before. It’s a great big book of interactive Finger Rhymes. : )

Out in the UK in July with @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social
And out in US in August with @candlewickpress.bsky.social

Available for pre-order! 👍💛

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Dapo Adeola @dapsdraws.bsky.social · Mar 9

Libraries are so important for ALL children to have access to. Yet Lambeth council are about to cut £1M from the budgets of the libraries in their borough.
We need your help to STOP this.

I wrote an open letter to the council to try and get them to see the error of their decision.
Please repost.

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