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    2012

    February

    02: Twelve Minutes to Midnight is published today!

    January

    31: Olivia's First Term in the Richard and Judy Kids' Book Club (1)

    24: Cinderella wins a Publishing Innovation Award!

    22: Achuka's Michael Thorn on how being a publisher is different from being a reviewer or an author (1)

    20: Is iBooks a big deal? (2)

    13: Another nail-biting Danny Danger adventure!

    12: An Editor's Choice Award for Bizzy Bear on the Farm

    12: Scattering Like Light is out today! (1)

    11: Are books and apps "bought" or "sold"? (4)

    06: Cinderella and The Three Little Pigs in the Best App Ever Awards

    2011

    December

    31: Looking back at 2011, our first year of publishing (2)

    29: Charles Dickens and Steve Jobs... more similar than you'd think? (1)

    26: All we want for Christmas is... books (4)

    20: 'Appy Christmas - holiday price promotion on our Three Little Pigs app

    16: Cinderella wins a KAPi award!

    16: Cinderella on the front page of the "Apps for Kids" store

    14: Nosy Crow's "Bizzy Bear on the Farm app" available on the App Store today! [VIDEO]

    13: How to Give the Gift of an App

    09: Nosy Crow wins best children's app at the Futurebook Awards

    06: A speech therapist's view on children's apps: interview with Angela Desideri

    03: Neil Gaiman on 'The Simpsons'; or, does authorship matter? (1)

    November

    23: NYT piece on the primacy of print for children, even for Kindle-reading parents (4)

    16: Selling and learning in the USA (2)

    11: Books to help children and teens understand Remembrance Day (4)

    09: Welcome to the world of Pip and Posy!

    09: Cinderella App awarded "Best Children's App" of the Year at FutureBook Digital Innovation awards

    07: Writers and Novelty Books (4)

    05: Twitter (5)

    02: Nosy Crow wins iPad Kids App of the Year from iLounge! (1)

    October

    30: Hallowe'en Reading (1)

    26: A day with 'Olivia' author Lyn Gardner

    18: An educator's perspective on apps: interview with Nancy Barth (4)

    13: Mists, mellow fruitfulness... and monsters!

    12: Children, Video Games and Book Apps (2)

    12: Cinderella in Apps Round-up on Gadgetbox on MSNBC.com [VIDEO]

    10: Cinderella app in Gadgetwise blog in today's New York Times

    06: Steve Jobs 1955-2011 (1)

    05: Vote For Nosy Crow: Nominated as Developer of the Year by iLounge (1)

    05: Behind the Scenes: Making Nosy Crow's Cinderella App [VIDEO]

    03: Kate wins Mumpreneur's Inspirational Business Mum of the Year Award (6)

    September

    30: Mega Mash-Up: Pirates v Ancient Egyptians in a Haunted Museum - out now!

    28: Digital Marketing Lessons From SheStreams Conference

    26: Cinderella one of The Observer's Top 50 ipad apps (1)

    23: Cinderella is a "Staff Favourite" on the App Store in the UK and Ireland

    20: Our Cinderella app and boys (1)

    16: Danny Danger and the Cosmic Remote is out now! (1)

    14: A round-up of Cinderella responses

    13: Your Invitation to the Ball: Nosy Crow's Cinderella app launched today

    09: S.C. Ransom and Fischer filming for Small Blue Thing [video]

    06: The best of back-to-school reading (2)

    02: Nosy Crow's Cinderella app launches Sept 13 [video trailer] (3)

    August

    31: Competition Winners spend a day in London with "Olivia" author Lyn Gardner

    29: Technology v Literature in Brazil: Kate Wilson v Alberto Manguel (3)

    26: Excellent: Les 3 Petit Cochons featured in French edition of ELLE magazine this week

    22: Nosy Crow at the Edinburgh International Book Festival for the first time

    16: Country photoshoot for a book cover

    15: Nosy Crow has moved: we're now at 10A Lant Street, London SE1 1QR (9)

    14: Library closures - a view from Caitlin Moran (19)

    12: Back To School App Special: Half-price on Three Little Pigs this weekend

    10: What should Noodle eat? (3)

    08: The Child That Books Built (2)

    06: Nosy Crow is a Mumpreneur UK awards finalist in the Best Start Up category (2)

    03: Making a video trailer for Nosy Crow's Cinderella app for iPad and iPhone

    July

    29: Summer Reading (4)

    27: Penny Dale at Art in Action (1)

    26: Nosy Crow's Australian/New Zealand distributor, Allen and Unwin, triumphs at the Australian Book Industry Awards

    25: 3 petit cochons takes the #1 spot in the Apps for Kids section on the App Store in France (1)

    21: Celebrate summer reading with a new price for The Three Little Pigs app for iPad

    20: The Children's Media Conference in Sheffield (1)

    11: Pop-up Festival Launches

    08: Our publicist meets Helen Peters, to talk PR for debut fiction (1)

    06: Giselle Gimblett: a new crow in the Nosy Crow nest (1)

    05: Mega Mash-up: Aliens v Mad Scientists under the Ocean - some feedback

    June

    29: Three Little Pigs App Price Drop To Celebrate July 4th (4)

    26: Cybermummy 2011 Bloggers Conference

    23: J K Rowling reveals Pottermore today (1)

    20: Best books for seven year-old boys (6)

    19: National Literacy Trust Young Readers Programme, Cressida Cowell and an auction

    16: Sebastian Walker died 20 years ago today (1)

    14: As Father's Day approaches, a look at dads in books for children (18)

    13: Is there a place on UK publishers' lists for new British illustration talent? (8)

    10: Julia Donaldson: Waterstone's Children's Laureate

    10: App Party for Children with Special Needs

    08: Why it was fine that Sainsbury's won The General or Chain Bookseller of the Year Award (13)

    07: Publication of Olivia's First Term and Perfectly Reflected

    06: Nosy Crow interview in The Huffington Post (1)

    03: "Are Apps the New Picture Books?" - event at the Hay Festival (1)

    03: Sarah Massini's Zac and Zeb come to life at Nosy Crow

    02: Philip Ardagh's event at the Hay Festival

    01: Nikalas and Tim's Mega Mash-up event at the Hay Festival (2)

    May

    31: Axel Scheffler's Pip and Posy report from the Hay Festival

    28: Apple selects German version of The Three Little Pigs to be "App of the Week"

    27: The Three Little Pigs app for iPad is #1 in New & Noteworthy on UK App Store

    25: The books we never outgrow (31)

    20: Die drei kleinen Schweinchen tops the App Store in Germany and Austria

    19: Nosy Crow's May Publications: Dinosaur Dig, Noodle Loves To Cuddle and Noodle Loves the Beach

    16: Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators event at the Lincoln Book Festival (3)

    14: An author's view of the printing process: Perfectly Reflected gets real (2)

    13: Nosy Crow appoints Dom Kingston as "attached freelance" publicist

    12: Toddling along nicely (2)

    10: Kate's Australian trip

    April

    30: Kate's off to visit our Australia/New Zealand book distribution partner, Allen and Unwin (5)

    29: Two different fairy tales (23)

    25: Interview with Axel Scheffler as he draws Pip and Posy (2)

    22: Children's Books for Easter (4)

    21: The Nosy Crow Chocolate Cake (1)

    19: Spring price promotion for The Three Little Pigs app

    18: The Three Little Pigs app - the first two months in the life of an app

    17: London Book Fair - a (slightly) late update

    15: Axel Scheffler talking about Pip and Posy on the radio

    12: Pip and Posy books by Axel Scheffler published ... and you can win signed copies

    08: Nosy Crow in the USA and Canada

    07: The Three Little Pigs app on the CBS Early Show (2)

    05: Selling books at the Bologna Book Fair (4)

    01: Chance to win a free copy of The Three Little Pigs app on CoolMomTech.com

    March

    30: Making The Three Little Pigs app: Q&A with developer Will Bryan

    29: The Three Little Pigs app in Gadgetwise in the New York Times

    28: Nosy Crow has just completed a big rights deal on apps (2)

    27: Tools of Change Bologna (1)

    26: Bonkers-busy before the Bologna Children's Book Fair (1)

    23: Get ready for The Grunts: new fiction series by Philip Ardagh, illustrated by Axel Scheffler (2)

    22: Is it ever right to "update" children's books? (4)

    21: The man behind the music: Q&A with Robin Beanland, composer/performer on The Three Little Pigs

    17: Print and broadcast coverage of children's storybook apps

    16: Japan

    14: Pip and Posy make their debut at the Discover Centre, Stratford East

    10: Nosy Crow announces a partnership with Candlewick Press in the US for illustrated books (4)

    05: The Three Little Pigs app now on iPhone and iPod touch (1)

    04: Bizzy Bear is published

    03: A great children's app resource: the Moms With Apps Mobile App

    02: Celebrating World Book Day with The Three Little Pigs app

    01: First Mega Mash-up author event (1)

    February

    25: The Three Little Pigs and The King's Speech: an interview with Freya Wilson

    23: Parents and Children rave about The Three Little Pigs app

    22: It's Nosy Crow's first birthday! (5)

    21: Mega Mash-up team give a Romasaurian feast

    20: Making The Three Little Pigs app: Q&A with illustrator/animator Ed Bryan (5)

    18: Great reviews for The Three Little Pigs app

    17: Today's the Day! Nosy Crow launches its first iPad app (5)

    15: Roughing it: working on Axel Scheffler's rough artwork (4)

    14: Happy Valentine's Day

    12: Martin Amis: "If I had a serious brain injury I might well write a children's book" (8)

    12: Mega Mash-up books published and website launched

    08: Leigh Hodgkinson signs up with Nosy Crow (2)

    07: Bizzy Bear kicks off

    04: Save Our Libraries Day Tomorrow

    02: Ladies who lunch (for a change) - a date with Small Blue Thing author S C Ransom

    January

    30: What - and how - do girls draw? (3)

    28: What makes a good (book) buyer (from my perspective)?

    24: Digital Natives: Kids and Apps (1)

    21: Collaboration, collaboration, collaboration (1)

    14: Making films: the Small Blue Thing book trailer (4)

    13: Nosy Crow publishes its first book! (3)

    12: Free as a bird

    07: It's that time of year... when you present highlights to key accounts (1)

    06: Imogen gets promoted (4)

    04: Small Blue Thing website launches! (1)

    2010

    December

    31: Hope tree for 2011 (3)

    25: What are you re-reading for Christmas? (5)

    24: The Crow Has Landed

    20: Making the 3-D Three Little Pigs iPad app video trailer (1)

    15: Apps and conferences

    13: It's not all cake and candles (1)

    09: All things Bright and beautiful

    08: More cake, more apps (1)

    07: Back to the studio

    06: Appy days (1)

    November

    29: Round the world in 11 days

    24: Mega Mash-up brings domestic harmony

    22: Imogen's Birthday (2)

    18: Guest post: A writer's first year by S C Ransom (4)

    17: Pre-launch lunch for Nosy Crow

    06: Mashing-Up in North London

    October

    29: HOT OFF THE PRESS - Small Blue Thing! (2)

    25: iPad Apps That Educate and Inspire Creativity (2)

    22: The world of children's books loses brilliant fiction writer, Eva Ibbotson (1)

    21: Nosy Crow's first printed books arrive

    20: Sales meeting

    17: And now... best books for 10 year-old boys (6)

    17: Best books for 10 year-old girls (11)

    13: Success at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2010

    07: StarLit, Star Bright (1)

    03: The Bookseller Children's Conference

    September

    27: Book Industry Study Group - Talking Digital

    21: Hollywood comes calling

    20: All mums together: MumpreneurUK 2010 conference (1)

    17: Lots more books on the website, and new ways to find them

    15: Working on the site

    13: New nest for the crows

    13: The last post from the original crow's nest (2)

    10: With a Bounce! in our step: our first sales conference

    04: Numbers online (1)

    02: Books for babies (and pre-schoolers) (5)

    August

    31: Back to school for a Mega Mash-up

    24: We've sorted out sales and distribution (1)

    19: Bath Bookshops (1)

    13: Rachel test-drives Nosy Crow's first app (4)

    11: Back in the studio

    09: Axel Scheffler's Pebble Art

    05: It's showtime! Selling books to the big retailers

    04: App ideation

    July

    28: Read it and weep: what books make you cry? (26)

    24: School's out... so it's time for re-reading. (8)

    20: Mobile Monday moment (1)

    18: FutureBook inaugural drinks

    15: Artist in Action

    13: We have found our Head of Design!

    12: Voicing the Three Little Pigs app

    08: Small Blue Thing made real

    03: Editech, or Going Digital in Milan

    June

    30: The Crow Expects ...

    28: Sweat and Hugs and Rock 'n' Roll

    24: App, app and away (1)

    23: Great art, efficiency and cake: it's the Nosy Crow way (5)

    22: A Squash in the Crow's Nest (1)

    18: Busy Bees

    11: Small Blue Thing

    09: Kate Burns to join us in the Crow's Nest (2)

    08: Penny Dale Digs Deep

    07: Rounding off Hay

    03: Sunny Hay

    01: Making Hay while the sun shines

    May

    30: Hay day, Hay day

    26: Axel exhibits at Daunt Books

    24: It's all adding up!

    21: Bright Agency auction of illustrations in aid of Kids Company

    20: Our iPad arrived! (1)

    18: Book Industry Awards

    16: Independent publishers and independent booksellers get together

    13: My hero (2)

    12: Kirsty Stansfield (1)

    11: Late night

    09: What comes first, the book or the reader? (6)

    06: Decision time

    05: Oh, the glamour

    04: Hay fever begins (5)

    April

    30: Nosy Crow's first iPad moment

    29: Rumbled

    28: Cake Deb-ut (5)

    27: Laghu, The Clever Crow

    27: Organisation of Organisations

    23: Who ate all the pies? (1)

    23: CANONtaled

    21: Secret agent

    21: Gallimard: salvaging from the wreckage of the London Book Fair

    19: One day down, two to go

    19: London Book Fair digital conference (1)

    16: London Book Fair up in smoke?

    15: Sitting in judgement (4)

    14: We're getting ready to hatch some apps (1)

    13: A new crow in the nest (1)

    09: Spring brings a little glamour to Nosy Crow

    07: Digital Economy Bill - not as boring as it sounds! (1)

    06: How good is 300,000? (6)

    05: "Twenty Best Children's Books" (21)

    04: Happy Easter! (2)

    03: The iPad launches today

    01: Lara Jones (1)

    March

    31: Book production for dummies (1)

    30: Camilla's Bologna (1)

    27: After Bologna: normal service has been resumed as soon as possible... (3)

    22: And the winners are ... (1)

    21: Nosy Crow signs up Axel Scheffler for toddler series

    19: Axel Scheffler will illustrate toddler series for Nosy Crow

    17: What if completely bonkers things happened?

    16: Conference pair

    15: Bologna coming soon (3)

    12: Your favourite children's book illustrator (1)

    11: House of Illustration (6)

    10: Edit, edit, edit

    08: The future's bright. The future's boys. (14)

    05: Another new book for Nosy Crow!

    05: Happy Birthday!

    04: Happy World Book Day!

    03: Meeting (2)

    02: Vote for Literacy (5)

    01: A view from the bridge

    February

    26: Plans

    25: Party, party!

    24: Looking for books (3)

    23: Up and Away (4)

    22: The crow takes flight (35)

    21: Countdown

    20: Snow, no crow

    18: Nosy Crow unmasked (3)

    17: Bizzy Day

    16: 90% perspiration

    15: Independent minds

    14: Time for Small Blue Thing

    13: Evolution evolves

    12: Bizzy illustrator

    11: North London Office

    10: Portfolios

    09: Bologna plans

    08: Book shop felicity

    07: Lovely

    06: IT-boy

    05: Fancy a drink?

    04: Shelves up

    03: Real work ... and Ikea

    02: Contacting the outside world

    01: Kick-off

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