Dinosaur Books Ltd

16/06/2026

29/04/2026

20 likes. "How to become a Children's Booker Prize 2027 judge | The Booker Prize"

17/03/2026

Fabulous news! Well done Cheryl Diane Parkinson - Author

18/09/2025

We love it when resources specialists make lovely activities to accompany our books to help out teachers – and that’s just what KS2Gems has done! These resources are fantastic and target reading skills as set out in the English National Curriculum – you can even sample some of the resources for free – link to their page is in the comments.

18/09/2025

Do you live or work in the South West, South East, London, West Midlands, North East or Yorkshire and Humber? The Carnegies are recruiting librarian judges from these regions for 2027-28.

The Carnegie Medals are awarded annually by CILIP and the Youth Libraries Group to books for children and young people that create outstanding reading experiences through writing or illustration.

Find out more and apply by 10 October at: https://informationprofessionaljobs.com/jobs/regional-judge-vacancies-for-the-carnegies-south-west-south-east-london-west-midlands-north-east-yor/2776-1/

08/03/2025

Fantastic World Book Day action from Cheryl Diane Parkinson - Author whose debut middle grade was longlisted for the prestigious Branford Boase Award and shortlisted for the wonderful Little Rebels Award. More to come from Cheryl later this year! 🙂

05/02/2025

It's in some parts of the world. In the UK, the West African historical Kingdom of Benin is rightly included as a topic by many primary teachers. An amazing civilisation - that excelled in art - discovering more about this historical kingdom is a fantastic way to explore Black History at any time of year!

13/08/2024

Micro publishing at it's finest! (And we love it)🙂

04/03/2024

Looking forward to hearing from these three talented authors this week!

I will be live on Instagram on World Book Day! 7th March. 6pm! Join me to talk about how diversity engages young readers. :-)

20/02/2024

As the founder, publisher, editor (and tea lady) at Dinosaur Books Ltd, I was beyond thrilled to be longlisted, alongside Cheryl Diane Parkinson, for this year’s prestigious Branford Boase Award. Dinosaur Books Ltd was the smallest press to be listed in the awards – which was entered by 30 different publishing houses. The award was set up in 2000 to celebrate the most promising book for readers aged seven and upwards. It recognises a first-time children’s novelist and the importance of the editor in the development of new writers.
The co-founder of the award, Julia Eccleshare is a stalwart of children’s publishing. She described the award as highlighting “the most talented new writers for children and the editors who support them” – and I am so delighted to say that Cheryl and I are working together again on her next middle grade novel, which will be published in 2025.