Spring News 2025

What’s on offer World Book Day and Spring term 2025

My Rocky Takes the Lead £1 book
My World Book Day writing journey films – how I write
Dress up ideas and resources
My World Book Day Message assembly film
After the War Class Sets 50% offer valid until 13.2.25
War Dog – a Historical non-fiction picture book Out 11 September 2025
COMING SOON – a Sporting Fiction trilogy Book 1 out September 2025
NEW Angel of Grasmere resources FREE posters and resources
All year round FREE Football fiction resources – posters and certificates

6 March 2025 – World Book Day – Exciting news!

I have written a new Rocky story which has been selected as one of the books you can choose with your World Book Day 2025 vouchers.

In Rocky Takes the Lead – will Rocky be able to take the lead and show both her British and her American friends that they’re all united by football?

Available from February 2025 for World Book Day – 6 March 2025
£1 / E1.50 or your WBD voucher

More about Rocky here

More about World Book Day 2025 here

My World Book Day Writing Journey

I’ve been making a video diary to share my writing journey from idea to the finished book for you to follow here

Getting a book deal
Reading other books
Researching
Planning
Writing my first draft
Finishing the first draft
Editing
Responding to feedback
The news is out

Watch now here …

World Book Day 6 March 2025

Dress up ideas for all my books here https://tompalmer.co.uk/world-book-day/

And lots more free resources here

More here

My World Book Day Message assembly film

I am filming a short message to share with young readers this week.

Please reply back if you’d like the link or catch it on my youtube channel.

Link coming soon

After the War Class Sets 50% offer valid until 13.2.25

30 copies (RRP £239.70)

Special price £119.85 plus £4.95

https://tompalmer.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/UCL-After-the-War-form-2025.pdf

War Dog – a Historical non-fiction picture book

Out 11 September 2025

I will have a new children’s historical non-fiction picture book out in September. War Dog is a very special illustrated true story about Judy hero of the Second World War.

More here tompalmer.co.uk/war-dog/
Sign up for previews here tompalmer.co.uk/new-writing/
Pre-order now Amazon
Signed and dedicated copies of all my books are available personalised to order from my local independent children’s bookshop “The Thoughtful Spot” here.

COMING SOON – a Sporting Fiction trilogy

Book 1 out September 2025

Sign up for previews here tompalmer.co.uk/new-writing/
Signed and dedicated copies of all my books are available personalised to order from my local independent children’s bookshop “The Thoughtful Spot” here.

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SPOTLIGHT ON MY LATEST publication
“Angel of Grasmere:from Dunkirk to the Fells”
By Tom Palmer Published NOW by Barrington Stoke.

July 1940 – Tarn struggles to come to terms with the loss of her beloved brother in the chaos of the British retreat at Dunkirk and she and her friends scour the hills around their Westmorland home, watching for any signs of the long-dreaded Nazi invasion.

But as the war drags on, with little good news from the front, the locals become aware of someone carrying out anonymous acts of kindness. With no one claiming credit, the village come to think of this unidentified stranger as a kind of guardian angel, but when his identity is finally revealed can Tarn come to terms with the truth…?

Links – Effect of war on countryside, Evacuees,Bombing of cities – Manchester,Bombing of Ports- Barrow in Furness, evacuation of Allied forces from the French port of Dunkirk in 1940, Battle of Britain,Rivers.

Free resources HERE … tompalmer.co.uk/angel-of-grasmere/

- Trailer https://youtu.be/BAwGDDuNRHk
- Tom’s writer’s scrapbook
- Tom’s writer’s diary
- Interview with Tom
- A cover prediction set of worksheets
- Angel paper dolls activity
- Settings map worksheet
- Playscript

“In the darkest of days, that’s when the miracles begin”

FREE Poster packs available on request from here.

Download high-res posters by clicking on the images below:

Signed Books for Easter

My books are all available personalised to order from my local independent children’s bookshop “The Thoughtful Spot” here.

And each order made through the Thoughtful Spot will come with a special card and bookmark.

The exclusive illustration was designed by our good friend James Innerdale to mark the publication of Angel of Grasmere.

Books can be simply signed by me or using their website you can specify a message like “To Nadiya, Happy Easter” for me to add.

Order now here.

More here

2025 Author visits in person / virtual

I am available from January 2025 for historical fiction, football or rugby author events or linking to …

Holocaust Memorial Day (27 January 2025– 80^th anniversary of liberation of Auschwitz)
Six Nations (Rugby Reading Game) – begins 31 January 2025

More about my author visits here

All year round FREE Football fiction resources – posters and certificates

I have FREE certificates I can sign for readers of all my books.

Football Academy
Foul Play
Roy and Rocky of the Rovers
My History Books

Tell me here if your pupils have read a whole series and you can receive a special signed certificate to present to them.

If you would like a football poster pack please visit my poster order page here

More football resources here

Buy Books

Signed and dedicated copies of all my books are available personalised to order from my local independent children’s bookshop “The Thoughtful Spot” here.