Laura, How Do I?’ Is back for 2026! Every day I receive either an email or a direct message on one of my socials asking a ‘How Do I?’ question. These are usually accompanied by a request to either meet in person or have a virtual coffee. How do you get a book published? How
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Popular children’s content creator Laura Henry-Allain has created My Words, My Book, in Partnership with Tapestry-Childhood Education Platform and The Quick Brown Fox Video Production an original children’s podcast aimed at supporting children’s love of books and reading, the first episode will launch on World Book Day. This comes at a time of national decline
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Delighted to share Maya and Marley are supporting BookTrust and Bookshop Read it Forward campaign for February. Bookshop will donate 10%, yes, 10% to BookTrust and Scottish Book Trust for every copy sold of Maya and Marley and The Great Big Tidy Up! Visit the Bookshop to purchase: https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/maya-and-marley-the-great-big-tidy-up-mbe-henry-allain-laura/7597189?ean=9780241624036 Follow the conversation on the socials:
I am super delighted to share that my book, illustrated by Giovana Medeiros has been shortlisted at the Week Junior Book Awards, in the Wellbeing category. Thank you to the team at Ladybird and a big congratulations to the other nominees. Please click on this link for further information. Follow the conversation: Instagram | x/Twitter
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Gather around! Gather around! Book cover reveal, for the first book in the Maya and Marley book series: The Great Big Tidy Up! Two cheeky goats, Lou and Chou, getting up to mischief! Illustrated by the outstanding Yabaewah Scott. Big thank you to team Ladybird Books! Pre-order via this link, to hit your letterbox on
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Super delighted to share my free World Book Day sessions. Thursday 7th March 2024 EYFS and KS1: 13:00 – 13:30 GMT KS2: 13:45 – 14:15 GMT Please email: Admin@LauraHenryAllain.Com to book a place. Follow the conversation on the socials: @LauraHAllain
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I am honoured to be invited to be on the board of CMF. Please click on this link on CMF website to read my rationale for this. Follow the conversation on the socials: @LauraHAllain Laura Henry-Allain MBE Joins the Board – The Children’s Media Foundation (CMF) (thechildrensmediafoundation.org)
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Delighted to share that I have written a set of FREE resources to support my new book; My Family, Your Family, illustrated by Givovana Medeiors. Please click on the link here to access: Order your copy of My Family, Your Family via this link: #MyFamilyYourFamily #MFYF Follow the conversation on the socials: Instagram | Twitter/X
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My new children’s book series, Maya and Marley, will be with you in July 2024! I have worked on this for two years! From researching the images to share with the super talented, illustrator, Yabaewah Scott, I knew how I wanted Maya and Marley & Co to look – from their hair, clothes, shoes (check
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It was an honour to be invited to the world-renowned Norland College for their recent graduation ceremony at Bath Abbey. I delivered the Commencement Address. Well done to all the graduates! Here is a short clip of my speech: Please get in touch if you would like me to support your event. Follow the conversation
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Delighted to share, that the Spring episodes of JoJo and Gran Gran launch this weekend, on CBeebies and on iPlayer – starting with the special Mother’s Day episode featuring all four generations of JoJo’s family! The first five episodes transmit from Sunday 19th with a Mother’s Day morning slot, then weekdays at 5:35pm through to Thursday
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I am truly honoured and speechless to be nominated for a Power of a Woman award, particularly alongside so many other great women who I admire and respect. As a producer, storyteller, educationalist and consultant, I am passionate about what I do and how my work impacts others. I am proud of being a woman of colour and
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