Abie Longstaff
The Fairytale Hairdresser and the Princess and the Frog Out Now!
Abie Longstaff and Lauren Beard’s latest picture book in their bestselling series, The Fairytale Haidresser and the Princess and the Frog, is out now! Congratulations to Abie. Follow her on Twitter...
The Scent of Danger Out Now!
Abie Longstaff‘s The Trapdoor Mysteries: The Scent of Danger is out now from Hachette Children’s books. It is the second in Abie’s young fiction series, which follows the adventures of plucky...
Abie on Woman’s Hour
Tune in to Woman’s Hour on Wednesday 14th March at 10AM to hear Abie Longstaff talking to Jane Garvey. Abie will be speaking about managing children’s independence when parenting,...
Thum Loves Tally!
Children’s book blogger Julia Thum has reviewed Abie Longstaff‘s The Trapdoor Mysteries: A Sticky Situation. She has also picked it as her ‘Book of the Month.’ “This enchanting story [....
Fairytale Hairdresser Toys Announced
A line of toys based on Sunny Day, Nickelodeon’s TV adaptation of Abie Longstaff‘s The Fairytale Hairdresser series, have been announced by Walmart. See the announcement on I4U news here. “The all-new...
Abie Heading to UAE
Abie Longstaff has been invited to read at tenth edition of the Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival. The festival runs 18th-28th April at the Expo Centre, Sharjah in the United...
Abie Reading in Reading
Abie Longstaff will be reading from her The Trapdoor Mysteries middle grade series, as well as her other books, at an event at Waterstones Reading on Saturday 3rd March. Abie...
Libraries Love Lacey
UK library copies of Abie Longstaff‘s The Fairytale Hairdresser series were borrowed over 93,000 times between June 2016 and June 2017. The picture book series tells the adventures of hairdresser Kitty...
Abie To Judge Carnegie Medal
Abie Longstaff will be one of the judges for the 2018 CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Children’s Book Awards. Nominations for 2018 include Angie Thomas’s The Hate U Give, Philip...
How To Bewitch A Wolf Gains Charity Praise
Abie Longstaff‘s latest fiction book, How To Bewitch A Wolf, has been praised by the British Stammering Association for its nuanced and accurate portrayal of a stammering protagonist. Cherry Hughes, Education...
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