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Branford Boase Award 2024
Branford Boase Award 2024

Sonya Mcgilchrist, founder of Dinosaur Books Ltd, reflects on being longlisted for the Branford Boase Award, alongside Cheryl Diane Parkinson

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Windrush Cricket
Windrush Cricket

In this guest blog, the author of Last Girl In - Cheryl Diane Parkinson - celebrates Windrush Cricket, Caribbean culture and the power of grandparents

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Empathy Day, 2023
Empathy Day, 2023

We’re excited to be involved in EmpathyDay 2023 on June 8th!

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Why Micro Presses Matter
Why Micro Presses Matter

Sonya McGilchrist, owner and founder of Dinosaur Books Ltd, spoke to The Bookseller, the magazine for Bookstore staff, about why she thinks that tiny independent publishers - such as Dinosaur Books Ltd - are important to the UK publishing industry.

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Achieving Black Equality
Achieving Black Equality

The Guardian newspaper published Sonya McGilchrist’s response to their article about how to Achieve Black equality, reflecting on the need for more Black creatives in senior roles in UK publishing.

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Empathy Action Month
Empathy Action Month

We’ve joined the UK charity Empathy Lab, as we believe that through fiction you can meet characters who have wholly different life experiences from your own and learn about other lives, cultures and experiences as well as see how the world is for others…

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Our titles reflect the diverse make up of our company, and the range of our authors and illustrators. 🦖

Our passion is for children’s books that are inclusive, original and thoughtful - great storytelling is at the heart of everything we do.🦖

Find out more about the diverse range of authors and illustrators that we work with

Top Picks for Spring

Dinosaur Books
Giants Awake! - The Secret Dinosaurs #1, by N.S. Blackman
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Giants Awake! - The Secret Dinosaurs #1, by N.S. Blackman
Last Girl In: Kerry-Ann Fights to Stay in the Game, by Cheryl Diane Parkinson
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Last Girl In: Kerry-Ann Fights to Stay in the Game, by Cheryl Diane Parkinson
The Fantastic Electric Mash-Up Machines, by Ty Byrd and NS Blackman
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The Fantastic Electric Mash-Up Machines, by Ty Byrd and NS Blackman

SHOP HERE! FOR BRILLIANT BOOKS

The Secret Dinosaur - dinosaur reading books for children ages 7 - 9
Chapter book for cricket fans, celebrating the Windrush, Black British history and women's sport
West African history, adventure and excitement in this chapter book set in the Edo Kingdom of Benin.
Spooky short stories to thrill avid and reluctant readers, perfect for Halloween and Spooktober

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