Hello, I’m a children’s author from London. SMALL! & SMALL BITES BACK out now. HELP! ALIENS STOLE MY GRANDAD out 28 May Publisher: Everything With Words https://hannahmoffatt.com/https://bsky.app/profile/missdeplume.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/missdeplume.bsky.social/post/3mnxbaibkt22vMy most personal post of the blog tour is being hosted by the lovely @booksuperhero2.bsky.social today. I always try and pack my books with humour. But the loss in my latest story is real too. #booksky https://librarygirlandbookboy.com/2026/06/10/blog-tour-help-aliens-stole-my-grandad-by-hannah-moffatt-illustrated-by-rory-walker/?fbclid=IwY2xjawSWgRBleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA80MDk5NjI2MjMwODU2MDkAAR5cLjNuAeWRG2UUUBRCUumzj1e5gm4uMuLrRFcaC4lxhK7RVuZvqOKU2ZgUXg_aem_3sZw9cpOMcfmQBNeA_iphg10 Jun 2026 17:44 +0000at://did:plc:kcdauc4swc32ifza4qlmvchc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnxbaibkt22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/missdeplume.bsky.social/post/3mns4dyty4s24No book launch is complete without a blog tour! If you want to know what my favourite cheese is, you’d better head over to Mary’s blog to find out! #EssentialInfo bookcraic.blog Thanks so much for hosting @bookcraic.bsky.social 💕🧀 [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Jun 2026 16:34 +0000at://did:plc:kcdauc4swc32ifza4qlmvchc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mns4dyty4s24https://bsky.app/profile/missdeplume.bsky.social/post/3mnorngyfws2qwww.instagram.com/p/DZRa2pQFuT3/ Some rather lovely book news! Help! Aliens Stole My Grandad is Book of the Week in The Week Junior! (And readers can win one of five copies!) #booksky https://www.instagram.com/p/DZRa2pQFuT3/07 Jun 2026 08:44 +0000at://did:plc:kcdauc4swc32ifza4qlmvchc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnorngyfws2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/missdeplume.bsky.social/post/3mnh3cyahgc2dFancy winning a signed copy of my latest book? My local radio station has a great competition on this month! https://www.maritimeradio.co.uk/deals-and-comps/ #win #booksky #kidlit04 Jun 2026 07:16 +0000at://did:plc:kcdauc4swc32ifza4qlmvchc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnh3cyahgc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/missdeplume.bsky.social/post/3mmrdriyry22dHappy Dracula Day from the vampire dentists in Small Bites Back! #booksky #vampires #draculaday26 May 2026 15:48 +0000at://did:plc:kcdauc4swc32ifza4qlmvchc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmrdriyry22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/missdeplume.bsky.social/post/3mmbwiajqbc25I was lucky enough to bookishly burble about my stories on @maritimeradio.bsky.social on Duncan’s Greenwich Breakfast show! You can catch up here: (02:30) https://www.maritimeradio.co.uk/listen/listen-again/20 May 2026 12:41 +0000at://did:plc:kcdauc4swc32ifza4qlmvchc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmbwiajqbc25https://bsky.app/profile/missdeplume.bsky.social/post/3mkvp5pp47k23Finally framed the Chris Riddell Little Prince sketch that came with my copy of this gorgeous hardback. I love it! 😍 #booksky02 May 2026 22:32 +0000at://did:plc:kcdauc4swc32ifza4qlmvchc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkvp5pp47k23https://bsky.app/profile/missdeplume.bsky.social/post/3mkngmr3upk2fAnd so I’m not only clogging the feed with variations of ‘please buy my book’ posts, here’s a ‘please buy my friends’ book’ post! Koalas in Capes is the first in a fast, funny, highly illustrated series. Written by @cowfishdreams.bsky.social and illustrated by @davidoconnell.bsky.social. #booksky29 Apr 2026 15:38 +0000at://did:plc:kcdauc4swc32ifza4qlmvchc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkngmr3upk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/missdeplume.bsky.social/post/3mkngb3lvt22fhttps://youtube.com/watch?v=g6CJuFQL61o&si=mCMD0h6kFYk8rVAb Fancy hearing the first chapter of Help! Aliens Stole My Grandad? Here I am reading it! I’ve also now loaded a full pack of chapter-by-chapter class activities on my website! #booksky #authors #kidlit29 Apr 2026 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:kcdauc4swc32ifza4qlmvchc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkngb3lvt22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/missdeplume.bsky.social/post/3mkg2fi7nic2xMy third book - Help! Aliens Stole My Grandad is out in May. By now, you’d think I’d know what I was doing, but I still make lots of mistakes when I’m writing. I’ve blogged about three of the biggies: #authorlife #writingcommunity #kidlit https://hannahmoffatt.com/2026/04/26/three-mistakes-i-make-when-i-write/26 Apr 2026 17:11 +0000at://did:plc:kcdauc4swc32ifza4qlmvchc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkg2fi7nic2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/missdeplume.bsky.social/post/3mhnk4jw6322iAuthors, what can’t you judge about your books from their covers? I LOVE my covers (all designed by Holly Ovenden and illustrated by Rory Walker). They capture the madcap energy of the books perfectly. But there are some things you can’t see… #kidlit #books #authors22 Mar 2026 12:25 +0000at://did:plc:kcdauc4swc32ifza4qlmvchc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhnk4jw6322ihttps://bsky.app/profile/missdeplume.bsky.social/post/3mhdierh5uc2eAside from the actual writing, daft crafting has to be my favourite part of being a children’s author. This flappy friend is a prototype for the ‘speak-like-an-alien-pirate-and-make-a-lucky-parrot’ workshops I’m hoping to run when Help! Aliens Stole my Grandad comes out! #kidlit #craft18 Mar 2026 12:28 +0000at://did:plc:kcdauc4swc32ifza4qlmvchc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhdierh5uc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/missdeplume.bsky.social/post/3mgewz4kqyk2hMy bookish news is out! (Details on LinkedIn and coming to my website soon.) My new book, Help! Aliens Stole My Grandad publishes on 28th May with Everything With Words. I utterly adore the cover - designed by Holly Ovenden and illustrated by Rory Walker 💕 https://www.linkedin.com/posts/gll-literary-foundation_gllliteraryfoundation-activity-7435601529664860160-FBS5?utm_source=share06 Mar 2026 08:57 +0000at://did:plc:kcdauc4swc32ifza4qlmvchc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgewz4kqyk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/missdeplume.bsky.social/post/3mgccv3mo2c2fHappy World Book Day one and all! Feel a bit sorry to be spending the day in an office and not a costume-filled classroom, but I’m celebrating in spirit. *And* I should be ending this week with some nice news that I’m finally allowed to share tomorrow!05 Mar 2026 07:51 +0000at://did:plc:kcdauc4swc32ifza4qlmvchc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgccv3mo2c2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/missdeplume.bsky.social/post/3mfz5sav6ec2sWell this was a different start to a Sunday! Had a ball celebrating World Book Day and International Women’s Day as a guest on Gene Radio (a monthly 2-hour show for the girl guiding community in Chelmsford). And I left with my own guiding badge! #WorldBookDay #GirlGuides01 Mar 2026 16:26 +0000at://did:plc:kcdauc4swc32ifza4qlmvchc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfz5sav6ec2shttps://bsky.app/profile/missdeplume.bsky.social/post/3lxm2f2mo3k23It’s #BackToSchool time again. #Teachers (especially years 2-4) if you read Small or Small Bites Back with your classes, I’ll gladly do free virtual Q&As with them. There are also worksheets for every chapter on my website. #Reading #PrimarySchool30 Aug 2025 07:28 +0000at://did:plc:kcdauc4swc32ifza4qlmvchc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxm2f2mo3k23https://bsky.app/profile/missdeplume.bsky.social/post/3lxlzqwt52s23I have 100% judged this book by its amazing cover. Can’t wait to read it this weekend! #Reading30 Aug 2025 07:17 +0000at://did:plc:kcdauc4swc32ifza4qlmvchc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxlzqwt52s23https://bsky.app/profile/missdeplume.bsky.social/post/3luii6emnms2hI have been attempting to learn how to garden this year. This sunflower is my greatest success so far (It’s even taller than me!). #Gardening21 Jul 2025 17:09 +0000at://did:plc:kcdauc4swc32ifza4qlmvchc/app.bsky.feed.post/3luii6emnms2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/missdeplume.bsky.social/post/3lmp5b2e5d22uUpdate now I’ve read the proof to say it’s utterly delightful. Clever concept, great characters and and a good environmental message that isn’t too heavy handed. Also, how can you not love a character called Tuftorius Snook?& 💕 I think young readers will adore Finders of Silverthorn Forest 🌳 [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Apr 2025 13:20 +0000at://did:plc:kcdauc4swc32ifza4qlmvchc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmp5b2e5d22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/missdeplume.bsky.social/post/3lm2lctzr3c2uOpened the loveliest book post this morning. Finders of the Silverthorn Forest looks utterly delightful. Out 1st May with @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social Written by Rachel Chivers Coo and illustrated by Laura Catalan. For readers 7+ #kidlit05 Apr 2025 09:06 +0000at://did:plc:kcdauc4swc32ifza4qlmvchc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lm2lctzr3c2u