Rob Biddulph
@RobBiddulph
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Words and pictures. #DrawWithRob, Peanut Jones, I Follow the Fox, Gigantic, Odd Dog Out, Show and Tell, Blown Away, GRRRRR! & more... Agent: @JodieHodges31
London, England
Joined January 2009
I have been blown away by the reviews for I FOLLOW THE FOX. Massive thanks to everybody who has said such nice things about it. π¦π. π
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1/2 Lots of us are going to find ourselves at home with our children over the next few weeks/months looking for things to do, so I have decided to post some draw-along videos that you can watch together and, hopefully, make some nice pictures.
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Spent ages mulling over who to draw for Poppyβs final #PackedLunchPostIt. Mickey? Pooh? Ariel, maybe? Then I realised that actually, what this has always been about is the relationship between a dad and his daughter. I just wanted her to know that I love her. I hope she does.
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I have one advance copy of my #DrawWithRob activity book, publishing with @HarperCollinsCh July 9, to give away (seen here modeled by Ringo). Just RT & FOLLOW by 11pm Sunday to be in with a chance of winning. Oh, and Iβll sign & personalise it for you too. #win #competition π€
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RIP Jan PieΕkowski, whose books, particular the Meg & Mog series created with Helen Nicoll, are front and centre of my childhood memories. I was always so happy when Mrs Harris would read them at storytime. Some books really do leave an indelible impression, and Iβm so grateful.
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I have some exciting news that I am FINALLY allowed to share with you: I am going to be the official World Book Day Illustrator for 2019 & 2020! Cool, huh? Iβm thrilled to introduce you to my little bookmark characters thatβll be popping up all over the place v soon. #WBD19 1/3
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As itβs #FreebieFriday, I wondered whether youβd like to #win a signed and dedicated copy of a) my #DrawWithRob activity book and b) my latest story, Dog Gone. Simply RT & FOLLOW to be in with a chance. Deadline 11pm Sunday 6 Sept. Good luck!π€
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Weβre staying at a hotel. I donβt think Iβve ever said the words βIβve got the keyβ without my wife replying βIβve got the secretβ.
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ITS #COMPETITION TIME! I have three copies of my latest pic book βDog Goneβ (out this Thursday in paperback) to give away. Iβll also sign them and dedicate to the person of your choice. Just RT & FOLLOW to be in with a chance of winning. Good luck! π€. Closing date: 21.02.21
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Wow. The @artworldrecords team and I are properly humbled that so many of you joined us for our #DrawWithRob World Record Attempt. Massive thanks to EVERYBODY who took part. I hope you enjoyed it. Iβve already seen lots of your whale drawings. Fabulous work! . 1/2
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Sometimes you get a tweet that is just. βΊοΈβΊοΈβΊοΈ.
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Hi parents. Iβm here to offer a little help through this lockdown just as I was for the first. Iβll be posting a brand new episode of #DrawWithRob every Saturday, and one from the archive every Tuesday and Thursday at 10am. I think your homeschoolers might need a bit of routine.
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For those that donβt know, I have drawn a little picture on a @Postit note and hidden it in my daughter Poppyβs lunchbox every single school day since she started six years ago. I post them here daily under the hashtag #PackedLunchPostIt. Hereβs a video of this yearβs efforts.
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π£ANNOUNCEMENT π£ .I am very proud to tell you that I am illustrating a brand new edition of Paddington-creator Michael Bondβs much-loved classic βThe Adventures of Parsley the Lionβ for @HarperCollinsCh. What a thrill! What an honour! I hope you like my Parsley. Out November.
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Seeing as it's #FreebieFriday and I'm feeling generous, would anyone like to win a signed and dedicated copy of #DrawWithRob at Christmas AND a signed and dedicated copy of The Adventures of Parsley the Lion? Just RT and FOLLOW by Sunday night to be in with a chance of winning.
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β¨#COMPETITION β¨.My advances of the brand new #DrawWithRob activity book, Monster Madness, have arrived! Itβs not out βtil July 22 but I thought (as itβs #FreebieFriday) Iβd give 5 signed copies away. Just RT & FOLLOW by 11pm on Thurs 8 July to be in with a chance of winning. π€
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β¨EXCITING NEWS THREADβ¨1/4. I am delighted to be able to tell you that I have agreed a deal with @harpercollinsch to publish THREE #DrawWithRob interactive books! The first one will be out this July (I am busily writing and drawing as we speak).
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A nice way to start the week. My official @GWR certificate has arrived. Have you downloaded and printed out your certificate yet? π#DrawWithRob
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π’ IT'S #COMPETITION TIME!. To celebrate Thursday being #WorldBookDay and also publication day for my latest #DrawWithRob activity book, I'm giving away THREE SIGNED COPIES. To be in with a chance of winning just RT & FOLLOW by 6pm Thurs. *See thread for a peek inside the book
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So. thatβs itβs, folks. My three year stint as the official World Book Day illustrator has come to an end. It has been a huge honour and a definite career highlight. 1/2
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For those that donβt know, I have been the official @WorldBookDayUK illustrator for the last three years. I guess tomorrow is my last day. π’Going out on a high with a special WBD episode of #DrawWithRob. Tune in at 10am.
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βWhat did you do last night Rob?β. βI drew a picture of 80s pop star Vanilla Ice on a post-it note and hid it in my daughterβs packed-lunch box.β. βEr, why?β. βBecause today is #NationalOneHitWonderDay of course!β. βπβ. Just another day in the life of a #PackedLunchPostIt parent
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Oh no. Not Raymond Briggs. A titan in our industry and a true one-off. The Snowman was a work of undeniable genius - a game-changer, not just in the world of childrenβs books, but books full stop. Thank you for inspiring me, Mr Briggs. RIP.
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My final painting of the year. This fox is having one last look over her shoulder as the sun sets on 2022, and then itβs onwards and upwards. 2023 will be full of opportunities, so make sure you seize yours. Happy new year, team x
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No biggie, but spent the day teaching the actual Queen how to draw her own crown! Big thanks to @literacy_trust for inviting me to be a part of Queen Camillaβs first engagement post coronation. For the record, Her Maj was a very diligent student!
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Fancy #winning an entire class-worthβs of signed #WorldBookDay bookmarks? Just RT and FOLLOW by next Wednesday (5 Feb) to be in with a chance. Good luck! π€. #competition #winitwednesday #win
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Hello. My name is Rob and I am the official #WorldBookDay illustrator. One of my duties is to design and draw all of our little bookmark characters (see pics) and I was wondering if you had any ideas for some new ones. Please reply using the hashtag #WBDBookmarks. Thanks!
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A detail from my new book. Important, I think, for children to view all loving relationships as normal right from the get-go.
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βοΈ READY TO DRAW? Here is my first video for you to watch with your little/big ones. You just need paper, a pencil and 10 mins. Donβt forget to send me your artwork using the #DrawWithRob hashtag. Canβt wait to see how you get on. #isolatedbutnotalone.
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Today is my 50th birthday. HOW THE HELL DID THAT HAPPEN?
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Look whatβs just arrived! Very exciting to see this book in the flesh, especially as I only started making it about six weeks ago! If you like my #DrawWithRob videos, I think youβll really love this book. (out on July 9, available to pre-order now)
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EXCITING NEWS! My newest book, An Odd Dog Christmas, is going to be this yearβs Christmas Eve Bedtime Story on CBeebies! What an honour! And it will be read by none other thanβ¦ TOM HARDY! I know! Amazing, right?. 1/2
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Ooh. We've made a World Book Day emoji that will appear every time someone uses the hashtag. I am now going to test it for the first time to see if it works. Here we go. #WorldBookDay . Is it there?.
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#COMPETITION KLAXON π£ . To celebrate the pback release of my latest book with @HarperCollinsCh, The Blue-footed Booby, Iβm giving you the chance to #win a signed & personally dedicated copy. To enter, simply FOLLOW & RT by 11pm Sunday 19 Feb. Good luck!π€#WinWednesday #Giveaway
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βDonβt cry because itβs over. Smile because it happened.β Dr Seuss.
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#Competition time! I have 2 books publishing tomorrow, so to celebrate Iβm giving away a signed copy of βShow and Tellβ in HB & βWide Awakeβ in PB. To be in with a chance of #winning just RT & FOLLOW. Entries must be received before midnight on 21 August. Good luck! #WinWednesday
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Itβs exactly ONE YEAR since I posted the first lockdown #DrawWithRob video, βGregosaurusβ! Huge thanks to the many, many thousands of you that have sharpened your pencils and drawn along with me over the last 12 months. Iβve loved seeing your pictures. π. #IDrawYouDraw
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It will be a week or so until the numbers gets ratified by @GWR, but. they look pretty good. We *think* we might have peaked at around 48,000 and we only needed 10,000 to get the record, so. Will keep you posted. In the meantime. πππππππ₯. 2/2
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Letβs hope that when the sun rises on 2021 it brings the light and warmth that we missed in 2020. #HappyNewYear, everybody x
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Poppy only has 15 days of primary school left, so after all these years of me deciding what to draw on her #PackedLunchPostIt, I thought it was high time that *she* got to have a say. So. sheβs picked her 15 fave characters ever for me to draw. First up, itβs Pooh & the gang.
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Itβs #FreebieFriday so I thought Iβd do a little giveaway! To be in with a chance of winning a signed & personally dedicated copy of my brand new Flat Stanley pic book, simply RT & FOLLOW before 11:59pm Thurs 6 June (winner drawn at random). GOOD LUCK!. #win #competition #prize
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Get involved, people! Register here right now! π #StrongerTogether #IsolatedButNotAlone #DrawWithRob
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Schools may be closing for a bit, but Iβm still here to help with art lessons. As well as the usual (brand new) Saturday #DrawWithRob videos, Iβll also be posting one from the archive every Tuesday & every Thursday at 10am. Itβll be just like old times! We can do this, team. π
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Well, this is a surprise π Donβt know who nominated me - Boris didnβt say in his letter (!) - but thanks. Feel very humbled. #DrawWithRob
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#DrawWithRob is back in its new regular slot THIS SATURDAY at 10am. To celebrate, I'm giving away THREE signed & dedicated copies of the Draw With Rob activity book. Simply RT & FOLLOW to be in with a chance of winning. Deadline: Sunday 13th 11pm. #WinWednesday #Competition #win
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Happy #FreebieFriday! Ahead of next weekβs publication of βWide Awakeβ in hardback and βGive Peas a Chanceβ in paperback, Iβm giving away a signed & dedicated copy of each book. Just RT & FOLLOW to be in with a chance of winning. Closing date: Fri 5 April π€ .#win #competition
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This is very cool. A silver Gregosaurus (as seen in my Dinosaur Juniors books and #DrawWithRob video number one). Made by the very talented silver clay artist @GrainneReynold1. Love it! πππππ
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β¨ITβS WIN WEDNESDAY!β¨ . Itβs also #WorldBookDay tomorrow, and to celebrate Iβm signing and giving away 3 full sets of my #WorldBookDay bookmarks. Simply RT & FOLLOW by 11pm tomorrow (Thurs 7 March) to be in with a chance of winning. Good luck!. #win #competiton #prize #giveaway
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@emmavardy2 I have never heard such rubbish. This picture is absolutely BEAUTIFUL and I love love love it.
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Here is todayβs #PackedLunchPostIt for Poppy and it features everyoneβs favourite bear, Paddington. Still canβt believe Iβm illustrating a Michael Bond book (Parsley the Lion - out later this year). Only two more post-it note drawings to go now. π’
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The embargo is over and Iβm finally allowed to tell you about the time I spent the whole of March and April painting a six foot Morph in my kitchen! Thrilled to have been asked to take part in Morphβs Epic Art Adventure (which officially launches on Monday). Love Morph so much!
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Looking forward to (hopefully) breaking a world record with you all TODAY at 4pm BST. if you havenβt already registered to take part, head over to See you a bit later. #DrawWithRob
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Itβs #WinWednesday! RT and FOLLOW to be in with a chance of winning a signed copy of βGive Peas a Chanceβ in hardback, βHappy Hatchdayβ in paperback (both published Thursday 26 July) AND an exclusive Gregosaurus plush toy. Deadline: 23:59 on 26.07.18 #competiton #win #freebie
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Some very good friends of ours have just had to say goodbye to Milo, their Bedlington terrier. Itβs very sad, but he had a long and happy life with them. Grief is the price we pay for love, I guess. Hereβs the drawing I did of him for his cameo in my next picture book.
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When lockdown art & lockdown PE collide. Lovely to finally meet @thebodycoach in the flesh at @bathkidslitfest today. So many kids tell me we were part of their lockdown routine (PE with Joe at 9am and #DrawWithRob at 10am) so itβs great to finally have a staff get together! π
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Some VERY exciting post today. Itβs hard to explain the feeling you get the first time you hold an actual physical copy of your book in your hands. Excited now for you all to read thisβ¦ . #PeanutJones @MacmillanKidsUK
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1/2 We find ourselves in brand new territory and uncertainty is scary, but Iβd like to offer a regular oasis of calm and creativity for you and your kids every Tuesday and Thursday at 10am. Let me keep them entertained for fifteen mins or so and, hopefully, provide them with.
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My final painting of the year. This fox is having one last look over her shoulder as the sun sets on 2022, and then itβs onwards and upwards. 2023 will be full of opportunities, so make sure you seize yours. Happy new year, team x
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Poppyβs bubble goes in to school on Thursdays and Fridays, so theyβre our #PackedLunchPostIt days until the end of term. Weβre on the home straight with these (after seven years) so she gets to pick her favourite ever characters. Today Iβve drawn her Snoopy & Woodstock. β€οΈ
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I am delighted to tell you that I will be continuing in my role as official #WorldBookDay illustrator for a third year. Itβs been a huge honour to be a part of the WBD team, a real career highlight, and Iβm absolutely thrilled to have been asked to carry on until 2021. πππ
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Ooh. My #DrawWithRob videos have just passed one million views on YouTube. And 8.1 million impressions. Admittedly, I donβt know what an impression is but it sounds impressive. In other news, unicorn grid incoming. .
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WOW! I canβt quite believe that after itβs first week on sale my #DrawWithRob activity book is the second bestselling childrenβs book in the country (Iβm just behind some bloke called David). Astonishing!.1/3
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Obligatory First Day at Secondary School photo. Hereβs Poppy in her massive blazer and without a #PackedLunchPostIt note in her lunch box. π’
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#DrawWithRob 2020 by numbers: 71 videos; 4 million views; 400,000 hours of viewing; 2 bestselling books; 3 national awards; 1 world record. Itβs been a surreal nine months but, I hope youβll agree, this has provided a small positive note in a really terrible year. 1/2
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THE NEWS IS OUT! I'm thrilled that the first #DrawWithRob book has been nominated for a Nibbie (a British Book Award - our equivalent of OSCAR, basically) in the Children's Illustrated & Non-Fiction category. What an honour!. 1/3
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Love this, Sarah. Did you HAVE to make it so much better than mine? xx.
Congratulation to @RobBiddulph for getting over 45,000 people taking part in #DrawWithRob - Looks like you broke a world record! πππ #ArtWorldRecords
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Dear (potential) world record breakers. Just a quick note to say that if everyone who drew along with me today was to donate a tiny amount, we would raise thousands and thousand of pounds. Go on. Click the link in my profile and give what you can. π π. #DrawWithRob.
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I was delighted to be asked to contribute a drawing to the #EmpathyDay illustrators gallery by @EmpathyLabUK. The ability to put yourself in someone elseβs shoes is one of the key factors in developing that most important of all human traits - kindness. #BeExcellentToEachOther.
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I predict EMOTIONS. Iβve just shown Ally and Ella the final #PackedLunchPostIt and they both started crying immediately.
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There are parents out there who are mind-blowingly talented when it comes to costume-making. What do you think @HarperCollinsCh?
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I was delighted to be one of the 90 illustrators invited to contribute an artwork in celebration of Quentin Blakeβs 90th birthday (which is tomorrow). We were asked to draw a candle, inspired by the original meaning of the word βillustrationβ - to illuminate. 1/3
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DID YOURS MAKE THE GRID? .Hereβs tonightβs randomly selected sleuth of #DrawWithRob Fred Bears. Again, I am TOTALLY overwhelmed by the response. Thank you so much. If yours isnβt there, Iβm really sorry. Maybe next time. (this Thursday at 10am) ππππππ»
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Fabulous. Maybe this isn't the time to tell you that I'm going to keep going through the summer holidays. .
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WHOA! I'm am SO delighted to tell you that the first #DrawWithRob activity book has won the @sainsburys Children's Book Award for Best Activity Book! I will now do my virtual acceptance speech. πΎπΎπΎπΎπΎ. 1/5
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Just started artworking my tenth (!!) author-illustrated picture book for @HarperCollinsCh. First job, a bit of scene-setting.
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Itβs #WinItWednesday, and I have three BRAND NEW sets of official #WorldBookDay2020 bookmarks (that I will sign for the winners) to #giveaway. Just RT and FOLLOW to be in with a chance of winning. Good luck! π€ . #competition #win #giveaway #freebie #prize #shareastory #WBD20
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Did your (hopefully) world record breaking #DrawWithRob whale π³ π make THE DOUBLE GRID? Thanks again to everyone who drew along with me yesterday. Wasnβt it nice to all be doing something cool together at the same time?. #artworldrecords #DrawWithRob. 1/3
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This is so cool. The good people at @aardman saw my #PackedLunchPostIt drawing of Feathers McGraw last week and they have sent me this fab haul of goodies, including a post-it note drawing of morph by his co-creator, the legendary Peter Lord. How cool is that?
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At last! It's out there! Super-excited to be taking my first tentative steps into the world of middle-grade fiction (be nice to me, people!) and thrilled to be doing it alongside the fab team at @MacmillanKidsUK. Massive thanks to @JodieHodges31 who ran the auction brilliantly!.
.@MacmillanKidsUK triumphs with a trilogy of @RobBiddulph books, in a "fierce" six-way auction! The first title, Peanut Jones and the Illustrated City, is billed as " a tonic for anyone looking for excitement, fun, warmth and originality"! More here: (Β£)
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Love this idea π.
After the funny the kids had with #DrawWithRob this week, my gorgeous wife has just created these little beauties to leave somewhere around our town next week β¦@RobBiddulphβ© (anti-bacβd obviously)
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Itβs #FreebieFriday so I thought you might fancy winning a signed and personally dedicated copy of my book Show and Tell in paperback (published by @harpercollinsch yesterday). Just RT and FOLLOW by Friday February 14 to be in with a chance. GOOD LUCK! π€. #competition #giveaway
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Hello #DrawWithRob fans. Quick question: do any of you fancy owning an original, one-off drawing by me? If so, you might be interested in my next tweet. .
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Well, this is rather nice. Huge thanks to everyone who has bought the book. I hope youβre enjoying it. #DrawWithRob
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No, thank YOU! πππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππ. #NHSheroes.
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