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West Sussex
Joined December 2018
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Today Werelock & Scratch Mystery Most Puzzling is published! Perfect for readers aged 7 & over, with interactive clues & puzzles, secret doors, quirky characters & brilliant art by @binnytalib, I hope it helps little readers see how fun books can be!
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Werelock & Scratch’s 2nd fast-paced interactive mystery adventure, Robbery Most Puzzling, by me & @binnytalib is out! Packed with even more puzzles, riddles & quirky suspects, it’s perfect for readers aged 7+. Huge thanks to @HachetteKids & @jslwilliamson
hachette.co.uk/titles/k-r-th…
Kate Thompson / KR Thompson retweeted
Happy publication day @writes_kate for the second book in the fabulous Werelock and Scratch series. Thanks to all @HachetteKids 🎉
Werelock & Scratch Robbery Most Puzzling by me & @binnytalib will be published by @HachetteKids on 26/03. Just like book 1 in the series, this interactive story is packed with puzzle & riddle solving fun & is perfect for readers aged 7+.
Pre-order today! hachette.co.uk/titles/k-r-th…
Kate Thompson / KR Thompson retweeted
Yetis don't exist... or do they?👀
A FUR-tastically funny rhyming adventure by @writes_kate, packed with visual humour and delights from @Loretta_Schauer.❄️
Grab your copy in time for festive reading here👉: lnk.to/yetisdontexist
Kate Thompson / KR Thompson retweeted
#WerelockAndScratchMysteryMostPuzzling by @writes_kate illustrated by @binnytalib @HachetteKids
Just one of the MANY excerpts your 8-12 yr olds can read in this issue.
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A great way to discover new books… & there's WRDXtra for teens too!
"[A] title aimed at younger readers that I wish my kids had had available to them – one that is not just huge fun but is also interactive and the sort of read that children will want to return to over and over again."
Thank you @jacquiS21 for this great review!
@HachetteKids
Out now for 7+ readers, interactive mystery Werelock and Scratch by @writes_kate, illustrated by @binnytalib, is a whole heap of fun for budding detectives 🔎
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“A daily adventure”, “an absolute joy”, “Superb!”, “an enthusiastic 100/100”.
What brilliant reviews for Werelock & Scratch Mystery Most Puzzling by me & @binnytalib!
Currently on sale for Halloween at Amazon, find out more and join the fun today: geni.us/xlkwlt
If you’re looking for something fun to do in Sussex during the half term holidays, come along to one of my events! Perfect for young mystery fans aged 7+, budding creatives & anyone who solves solving puzzles and creating characters.
Booking info: linktr.ee/Katethompsonwrites
Looking for fun lessons to boost a love of reading for pleasure this autumn and Halloween? Look no further! This school activity pack is perfect for reminding children how fun books can be! (And if any teachers use it and would like a little letter from me, feel free to DM me!)
This Halloween why not TREAT your KS2 students with lessons inspired by Werelock and Scratch - the first book in a new series about the world's only werewolf detective agency. They are the perfect way to celebrate Halloween in class.
brnw.ch/21wWCU7
@writes_kate
ALT An image of the book Werelock and Scratch: Mystery Most Puzzling and an activity sheet
I’m delighted to be supporting Children in Read again, with a signed copy of my two newest books available to bid on. All proceeds are in aid of @BBCCiN.
If my books don't take your fancy, there are oodles of other books too!
Find out more & bid here: tinyurl.com/4jr6xd27
@writes_kate
Hi Kate
Thank you for supporting @BBCCiN again this year.
Below is a link to your lot on Children in Read 2025
Can you share it across all your socials to your friends, fans, and followers? ♥️
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Christmas Lights on Mistletoe Street is out today! With words by me & illustrations by @NatelleQuek, I’m immensely proud of this sparkling gem of a festive book, described by The Bookseller as, “For parents who want their children to read about the real meaning of Christmas.”
You can find out more and order a copy to share this Christmas here: penguin.co.uk/books/453967/c…
With huge thanks to my agent @jslwilliamson for all your support and to the incredible team at @PuffinBooks for making this such a treasure of a book. It truly is beautiful.
One reason that I love being a children’s author - I get to go from taking ‘grown up’ headshots to modelling my newest author event outfit ahead of tomorrow’s book release! The neighbours never know what to expect! #AuthorsOfTwitter #AuthorLife
Kate Thompson / KR Thompson retweeted
Happy publication day to our wonderful authors and illustrators who have books hitting the shelves today! 📚
This week we have stories of mystery, magic and friendship as well as interesting non-fiction, colouring books and Halloweeny YA titles!
#PublicationDay #OutNow
With huge thanks to my superstar agent, @jslwilliamson, for seeing the potential in my longer fiction before I did, and to my amazing editor and the whole brilliant team at @HachetteKids for making these books a dazzling reality.
Only 2 days until Werelock & Scratch Mystery Most Puzzling is published!
Werelock & Scratch need little readers aged 7 + to help them crack the case, solve puzzles, find the treasure & save Gothica City!
Order your copy & join the mystery-busting fun! geni.us/xlkwlt
1 week until my interactive mystery adventure is published! With oodles of illustrations by @binnytalib & short fast-paced chapters, if you have a reader aged 7+ in your life who loves mysteries, fantasy worlds, treasure hunts, puzzles, clues & riddles, this is the book for them!
The Werelock and Scratch Detective Agency needs your help!
Readers can solve puzzles to crack the case alongside our daring duo in this hilarious, interactive adventure, perfect for mystery loving readers aged 7+
Pre-order your copy today: brnw.ch/21wVRSd
@writes_kate
ALT An image of the book Werelock and Scratch: Mystery Most Puzzling against a blue background with illustrations of a bird and a bat. Below the book it reads: Case file opens September 2025