[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":11},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-post-pugs-of-the-frozen-north-christmas-media-round-up":3},{"_type":4,"body":5,"bodyHtml":6,"excerpt":5,"featuredImage":5,"publishedAt":7,"slug":8,"tags":9,"title":10},"blogPost",null,"It's been a funny year. My new picture book \u003Ca href=\"http://www.jabberworks.co.uk/dinosaur-police/\">\u003Ci>Dinosaur Police\u003C/i>\u003C/a> has sold steadily and Scholastic are happy, but it's my \u003Ca href=\"http://www.jabberworks.co.uk/pugs-of-the-frozen-north/\">\u003Ci>Pugs of the Frozen North\u003C/i>\u003C/a> with Philip Reeve and Oxford University Press that's had all the media attention. (I think because PUGS and SNOW.) \\r\n\\r\n\u003Clj-embed id=\"3274\"/>\\r\n\\r\nI was surprised to get a tweet from \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/acaseforbooks\">Anna James\u003C/a> at The Bookseller to say that \u003Ci>Pugs\u003C/i> has been the fourth most reviewed children's book this season! I don't really know what this actually means, but I hope it means that shops will stock it. Fingers crossed, anyway. \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/bookseller_pugs_zps3bexa4uf-ba887ef105.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nBut just so I'm not blowing our trumpet, here are a couple other Christmas reads I bigged up in The Guardian. They're not new books, but probably my favourite Christmas-themed books. My mother used to have a big cosy basket of Christmas books that she only brought down from the loft at Christmas and I'll probably spend the rest of my life trying to track them down again. \\r\n\\r\n\u003Ca href=\"http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l27/jabberworks/Pugs%20of%20the%20Frozen%20North/guardIan_xmasreccs_zpsomxdi4di.jpg\">\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/guardIan_xmasreccs_zpsomxdi4di-ef1df62188.jpg\">\u003C/a>\\r\n\\r\nOkay, back to pugs... which I see really \u003Ci>can\u003C/i> pull a sled!\\r\n\\r\n\u003Clj-embed id=\"3275\"/>\\r\n\\r\nLots of Christmas book round-ups! Here are a few I've spotted or people have linked for me. Thanks, \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/ImogenRW\">Imogen Russell Williams\u003C/a>, top pick in Metro! (I saw this while riding the Underground!)\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/pugs_metro_zps2rehtczf-ba93f7ca3a.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\n\u003Ca href=\"http://www.telegraph.co.uk/journalists/toby-clements/\">Toby Clements\u003C/a> at The Telegraph: (Click on the articles to find out about more books.) \\r\n\\r\n\u003Ca href=\"http://www.telegraph.co.uk/books/childrens-books/best-christmas-books-for-children/\">\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/telegraph_pugs_zpsjc732bsf-008707eb9a.jpg\">\u003C/a>\\r\n\u003C!--more Click here for more under the cut!-->\\r\n\u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/aoconnell\">Alex O'Connell\u003C/a> at The Times: \\r\n\\r\n\u003Ca href=\"http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/arts/books/childrensbooks/article4561058.ece\">\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/pugs_timesreview_zpsr6ucbwuh-c13ead1c91.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nLovely elf-like \u003Ca href=\"http://www.childrensbooksireland.ie/writer/robert-dunbar\">Robert Dunbar\u003C/a> at The Irish Times: \\r\n\\r\n\u003Ca href=\"http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/cream-of-the-crop-30-great-books-for-children-and-teenagers-1.2463156\">\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/irish_times_pugs_zpsho7ej8md-47d752f846.jpg\">\u003C/a>\\r\n(via \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/sarahwebbishere\">Sarah Webb\u003C/a> & \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/KimHarte\">Kim Harte\u003C/a>)\\r\n\\r\n\u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/InklingPress\">Helen Boyle\u003C/a> did a whole Pug Walk spread in WRD magazine:\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/wrd_pugs_zps2vz5l1j8-92bb8dd910.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\n\u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/AmandaPCraig\">Amanda Craig\u003C/a> in New Stateman:\\r\n\\r\n\u003Ca href=\"http://www.newstatesman.com/culture/books/2015/12/cold-comforts-best-children-s-books-2015\">\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/newstatesman_pugs_zps53ma2qch-76034026f7.jpg\">\u003C/a> \\r\n\\r\n\u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/vicky_allan\">Vicky Allan\u003C/a> at The Herald Scotland: \\r\n\\r\n\u003Ca href=\"http://www.heraldscotland.com/arts_ents/14125406.Children_s_Christmas_books_special__Pick_of_the_best_for_younger_readers/\">\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/herald_scotland_pugs_zpsbc0orlrb-8e2306f9a2.jpg\">\u003C/a>\\r\n\\r\nAnd \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/Booktrust\">Book Trust\u003C/a> included \u003Ci>Pugs\u003C/i> in their advent calendar! Keep checking back to see which other books they include. \\r\n\\r\n\u003Ca href=\"http://www.booktrust.org.uk/christmas/2015/advent-calendar\">\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/booktrust_advent_zpsxxkzofg1-90ddceda0a.jpg\">\u003C/a>\\r\n\\r\nAnd the \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/clpe1\">CLPE\u003C/a> Winter Book List (lots of other fab books there, too): \\r\n\\r\n\u003Ca href=\"https://www.clpe.org.uk/winter-booklist\">\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/clpe_list_zpsdtzpasha-744e980b2b.jpg\">\u003C/a>\\r\n\\r\n\u003Ca href=\"http://www.jabberworks.co.uk/pugs-of-the-frozen-north/\">Click here\u003C/a> for a free pattern to knit a pug, and other pug-related fun on my website. \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/EmilyDrabs\">Emily Drabble\u003C/a> at The Guardian asked me for my book of the year, and I sent her a note explaining that I'd come up with another book if my choice was too biased. But I'd be lying if I said there was a book I enjoyed more, and I've already read the first draft of Railhead 2 and had my mind blown. \\r\n\\r\n\u003Ca href=\"http://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2015/dec/14/what-are-the-best-childrens-books-of-2015?CMP=share_btn_tw\">\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/railhead_guardian_zpsruk03tfu-bf2b6776dc.jpg\">\u003C/a>\\r\n\\r\nThanks to \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/DebbieYoungBN\">Debbie Young\u003C/a> for writing about crediting illustrators and \u003Ca href=\"http://www.picturesmeanbusiness.com\">#PicturesMeanBusiness\u003C/a> on the blog of the Alliance of Independent Authors:\\r\n\\r\n\u003Ca href=\"http://www.selfpublishingadvice.org/opinion-why-its-important-to-credit-illustrators/\">\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/aii_banner_zpsx76p3got-5cc885a204.jpg\">\u003C/a>\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cb>Big thanks to all the reviewers and journalists who included us in your reviews and round-ups!\u003C/b>","2015-12-17T07:23:00.000Z","pugs-of-the-frozen-north-christmas-media-round-up",[],"pugs of the frozen north: christmas media round-up",1776628728014]