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Children's Author & Illustrator living with Bipolar. Most importantly though, a very proud Mama! ❤️

Hull, England
Joined December 2022
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Elsie Dot - You were small but made the biggest impression on everyone around you. You will live forever in our hearts. gofundme.com/f/for-elsies-fa…
We’ve received a lot of messages in the last 24hrs, sorry I couldn’t reply to everyone but I’m sure you understand why. Thank you for your kindness and support, it means a lot. Teddy my 7 yr old daughter was at the horrific incident in Southport yesterday. She went in with her best friend, a friend she was so lucky to have; the smartest, prettiest little angel from the best family you could ever wish to know. It breaks my heart to say her little friend has been taken away from this cruel world. We just pray she is in peace and her family find the strength to get through this. Her Mum, My Dad an I were one of the first at scene, when only 3 officers present so the media reports of it being armed officers who detained him is not true - it was local, every day police officers. They defied orders and risked their own lives to protect the lives of children from our community. The things witnessed will live in our memories forever. Those same police officers; who get paid less than a McDonald’s manager, got home, hugged their own kids and got back up this morning to do it all again, are now being attacked on the streets. No matter what your political views are, they are not the problem. Please, for the sake of the poor victims and their families, STOP THE VIOLENCE. We will forever be in debt to Leanne, Heidi, Greg, Joel, John and every other hero who helped save so many lives. 💙 ❤️💜
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We recently went on a lovely nursery visit with Jodie Smith, author and illustrator of Bipolar Blob! Read about it below ⬇️ hullisthis.news/debut-author… #nurseryvisit #publishing #childrenspublishing
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Mental health topics don’t need to be taboo, which is exactly why Jodie Smith’s gorgeous picture book, Bipolar Blob, is the perfect addition to your bookshelf this #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek!
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Jodie Smith retweeted
💐 Hello Spring! Our Member and 2023 mentee @j0diesmith has been keeping busy building children's fashion prints, drawing her own clothing mock ups and working on a publishing project. Discover more colourful designs on her website! jodiesmithillustrator.myport…
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Where's Billy? 👀 Billy - the Mental Health Bill the UK govt promised to deliver. We’ve waited too long for reforms to the 40-year-old Mental Health Act - reforms that will give people more say in their treatment and strengthen their rights while in mental health hospital. 1/2
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Meet #bipolarblob and the gang. A new PB from @SweetCherryPub out next month. Yes I made the #plushfrombooks dm to ask me about your project x
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ump Back Up July - Day 11: Look for something positive in a difficult situation actionforhappiness.org/jump-… #JumpBackUpJuly
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Time to play 🚀 Our sensory playscapes match imaginative objects from across our collection, with textures that feel just the same. Take a look at what to expect 👀 📷 - 1 & 3) © David Parry, 2) © Luke Hayes
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Rejection sensitivity is a strange thing. It will have you obsessing over the one person who may not like you and forgetting the dozen people who love you. Ignore your imagined critics, know that the demons that harass you live only in your head.
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Replying to @SweetCherryPub
@SweetCherryPub has acquired Bipolar Blob, a picture book by début author Jodie Smith which she created to explain the condition to her infant daughter in a fun, understandable way. Read here: buff.ly/3CkzzO7
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Jodie Smith is making her 'very personal' picture book debut at @SweetCherryPub - Bipolar Blob was written to explain Smith's experiences of bipolar disorder to her daughter bookbrunch.co.uk/page/articl… (£)
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Let's end Mental Health Awareness Week with a SUPER exciting reveal... Here is our brand-new author, @Dollypepper20, introducing her incredible self-illustrated picture book 𝘉𝘪𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘳 𝘉𝘭𝘰𝘣, publishing in Autumn! #MentalHealth #PictureBook #CoverReveal
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Jodie Smith retweeted
📢 ANNOUNCING: The #AOIMentorship 2023 mentees 🗣️⁠ ⁠ After reviewing our highest number of applications yet, we are beyond excited to introduce you to this year's 22 selected mentees - our most international cohort yet!⁠ ⁠ 👁️‍🗨️ Meet them now: bit.ly/AOI2023Mentees
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I can't put into words quite how hard this has been to write - it has literally taken days as my concentration levels are so bad - but it's something I really wanted to share... so yeah, here's how I'm currently feeling... charliesmind.com/2022/12/17/…
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Today on Discover Children's Books it's: How to Make a Book by Becky Davies and Patricia Hu. "A must-have for any budding author or illustrator!" @BeckLikesBooks @LittleTigerUK #howtomakeabook #booksaboutbooks #booksaboutpublishing discoverchildrensbooks.blogs…
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To the children's book illustrators who have always wanted to write/illustrate their own picture book: Do it. Make the dummy. Create the story. You've got this. I believe in you.
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