Top 45 UK Children's Book Influencers in 2025
UK Children's Book Influencers
Here are Top 45 UK Children's Book Influencers
1. Jo
Bio 📚Love children’s books You’ve found your place!✨Board books to YA and everything in between📚CR: Race to Imagination Island ✨Shop my shelves⬇️ ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @thelittleliterarysocietyInstagram Followers 40.6KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact Are you a creator? Submit your profile to get listed and be discovered by brands in your niche!Submit
2. Kim Duffy
Bio Reviewer Writer 🏴Sharing the best kids booksSupporting parents & teachers raise readersAvid library userProlific ReaderIllustration Admirer ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @bookbairnInstagram Followers 35.7KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact
3. Catherine
Bio 📚 passionate about enriching your home library 🌟 board books to non fiction and everything inbetween📚 selling the very best in children's books ****@smallprint-online.comInstagram Handle @smallprintbooksInstagram Followers 31.4KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact
4. Sheila O Reilly
Bio #mumoftwogirls 👨👩👧👧#primaryschoolteacher 23 yrs… and counting🍎@hopeeducation_primary brand ambassador🌟#educationblogger 📖#bookishplay📚 ****@hotmail.comInstagram Handle @rascals_and_rainbowsInstagram Followers 30.4KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact
5. Bryony Dorrans
Bio 🇬🇧Independent Prep School👱🏼♀️ Year 1 Teacher📚 Picture Book Expert 🌈 Ambassador for @1decisionltd PSHE💫 PSHE and dDSL📘 CR: The Falling Boy ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @missdorransyearoneInstagram Followers 26.2KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact
6. Gina
Bio Mamma to Libby (8) & Wilfred (7), sharing our love of books & donating many along the way.🧡💜💚 📖 Home to #TeachKidsTuesdays🧡💜💚Instagram Handle @raising_bookwormsInstagram Followers 22.2KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact
7. Birgitta Sif
Bio Children’s book author & illustrator from Iceland 🇮🇸 (also designer and Associate Lecturer at @cambridge_school_of_art 🇬🇧)©Birgitta Sif 2025 ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @birgittasifInstagram Followers 20.6KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact
8. Alex
Bio 📚 Reviewing the latest picture books📖 DM if you’re looking for book ideas 👶🏻👶🏻👶🏻 Dad to three amazing boys!👨🏫 SEMH TeacherInstagram Handle @father_teacher_readerInstagram Followers 26.5KType MicroGender Male Get Email Contact
9. Jennifer Evans
Bio 🍄Science + nature education🐝Book Club, Curriculum + Flashcards🦔Scientist, teacher, writer🥀@robin.and.rose.nature👱🏼♀️@drjennyevans🐛Discover⬇️ ****@littlerobineducation.comInstagram Handle @little.robin.educationInstagram Followers 17.2KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact
10. Melissa LaSalle
Bio 30 yrs of recommending books to get kids to fall in love with reading! Kids & teen buyer for @oldtownbooks & author of blog WhatToReadToYourKids.com ****@whattoreadtoyourkids.comInstagram Handle @thebookmommyInstagram Followers 14.1KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact
11. Maria
Bio 📚Helping you find the best picture books for your children.🍃Follow for reviews and book lists 🇮🇹🇬🇧 Mamma of 2, Cambridge -UK📍Instagram Handle @storybook_mammaInstagram Followers 12.9KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact
12. Jennie
Bio Home Educator of 4 talented bookish theatre kids @edie_edith_mabel @bea_beatrice_hope @esther_grace_art and William ****@edspire.co.ukInstagram Handle @edspireInstagram Followers 11.9KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact
13. Faye
Bio filling your library lists and bookshop basketsInstagram Handle @kidsbookstolifeInstagram Followers 10.5KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact
14. Joseph Coelho
Bio Winner - Carnegie Medal 2024 - The Boy Lost In The Maze. Author of 50+ books, Children’s Laureate 22 - 24. 214 libraries joined. No DMs. ****@nickypotter.netInstagram Handle @josephcoelhoauthorInstagram Followers 9.2KType NanoGender Male Get Email Contact
15. Alice
Bio 🇬🇧 Book reviews read to an Aug 2017 boy and Feb 2021 girl🖍 ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @literate.littlesInstagram Followers 8.2KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact
16. Rebecca Cobb
Bio Children's book illustrator and author. ****@yahoo.co.ukInstagram Handle @rebecca_a_cobbInstagram Followers 8.2KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact
17. Hannah Gold
Bio 🖊️Bestselling children’s author.🏆Blue Peter & Waterstones Winner. 🐳Ambassador for @whalesorg 🐢TURTLE MOON out now! 📚Publisher: @harpercollinschInstagram Handle @hannahgold_authorInstagram Followers 8.1KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact
18. Jarvis
Bio Children’s author & illustrator ****@byjarvis.comProfile photo: @embeephotographyInstagram Handle @jarvispicturebooksInstagram Followers 8.4KType NanoGender Male Get Email Contact
19. Caz Cook
Bio Helping you find the best books & toys for your little ones! 📚🧸 Reviews, recommendations & fun finds. DM or contact: ****@gmail.com ✨Instagram Handle @teenyreadersInstagram Followers 5.9KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact
20. Clare
Bio 📚Mum of 3, primary teacher, avid reader📚Passionate about sharing quality books 📚Graduate MEd Children’s Lit📚#scottishbooksunday📚2025: 20/150Instagram Handle @childrensfictionInstagram Followers 5.8KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact
21. Lydia Monks
Bio Bestselling picture book author and illustrator. What the Ladybird Heard and other #JuliaDonaldson books. Latest title, Six Queens, March 24. ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @lydiamonks_illustratorInstagram Followers 5.2KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact
22. Nadine
Bio 💛Adorable little Story Sacks for 0- 5 years ⭐️Spreading the magic of diverse stories Shop below ****@yahoo.co.ukInstagram Handle @literacybeanInstagram Followers 3.9KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact
23. Naomi and James Jones
Bio 🌊 Creative powerhouse from Cornwall📚 Making beautiful books, cards & prints👁️ Whilst demystifying publishing for all👇🏻 Books, events, shop & advice ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @naomiandjamesjonesInstagram Followers 3.9KType Nano Get Email Contact
24. Katy
Bio 📕 Kid's Bookstagrammer | UK 🇬🇧 📔 Sharing NEW Childrens Books📗 Donating books to School LibrariesInstagram Handle @katys_book_shelfInstagram Followers 2.7KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact
25. Clare Helen Welsh
Bio Children's author @quartokids @littletigerbooks @andersenpress @nosycrow @macmillankidsuk Agent: @agentalicewilliams Founder: @books_that_help_ ****@hotmail.co.ukInstagram Handle @clarehelenwelshInstagram Followers 3.7KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact
26. Caryl Hart
Bio ❤️ Ad- Reviews in Highlights.❤️ DM for Author Visits ❤️ BUY Here or DM ⬇️⬇️⬇️ ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @carylhartInstagram Followers 3.3KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact
27. Maya Rushdie Mckenzie
Bio 💖 Assistant Head of Inclusion & SENDCO💖 Lead Literacy Leader across 13 schools💖 London💖Book loverCodesMRSMCK10 - @more__than__a__giftInstagram Handle @mrs_mckenziereadsInstagram Followers 3.1KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact
28. Kirstie Watson
Bio Independent children’s author and self-publishing pro. I help indie-authors start & grow their publishing businesses 🇬🇧 MK Work with me 👇🏻 ****@telltaletots.co.ukInstagram Handle @kirstie_watson_authorInstagram Followers 2.9KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact
29. Carolina Rabei
Bio • Illustrator/author• MA @csacbi 2014• Based in Cambridge, born in Moldova• Represenred by @rcwliteraryagency and for licensing @ibdartlicensing ****@yahoo.comInstagram Handle @carolinarabei.illustrationInstagram Followers 2.8KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact
30. Lu Fraser
Bio Children’s author Oscar’s Book Prize, Sainsbury’s Children’s 📘 of the Year, Waterstones shortlistee. Ambssdr. @readforgood Rep’d @storywiseagency ****@lufraser.comInstagram Handle @lu.fraserInstagram Followers 2.5KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact
31. Fleur Hitchcock
Bio Thrillers for young people. Kid's Bookseller @waterstones Books @nosycrow Represented by @agentkateshaw Mostly Wiltshire. She/Her ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @fleur.hitchcockInstagram Followers 1.8KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact
32. Chris Saunders
Bio Illustrator & author, represented by: @astoundusagency ****@thecurioustreehouse.comInstagram Handle @thecurioustreehouseInstagram Followers 1.7KType NanoGender Male Get Email Contact
33. Alex Winstanley
Bio 🏆 Award-winning children’s author 📚 Passionate about #inclusion & #diversity 🧠 Raising awareness of health conditions🤩 Inspired by real people ****@hotmail.comInstagram Handle @alexwinstanleyauthorInstagram Followers 1.5KType NanoGender Male Get Email Contact
34. Jenny Pearson
Bio Mum, Children’s Author, Primary Teacher. ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @j_c_pearsonInstagram Followers 1.6KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact
35. Lucy Reynolds
Bio Children's author. Agent, Penny Holroyde. Poetry PhD @oxford_uni. Co-director @stories_fest 📚Mummy 💕 Nature lover 🌳 Member @thesocietyofauthors ****@lucyscribbles.co.ukInstagram Handle @lucyreynoldsauthorInstagram Followers 1.1KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact
36. Emma Layfield
Bio Director of @childrensbooksnorthagency_ and @childrens_books_north Board trustee @7stories Based Manchester ****@childrensbooksnorthagency.co.ukInstagram Handle @emma.layfieldInstagram Followers 3.3KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact
37. Nikki
Bio 📱Children’s book reviewer👩🏫 Inclusion Lead, Teacher, Tutor, Literacy Advocate📍 Southsea, UK📬👋🏼Enquiries via ****@gmail.com or DM!Instagram Handle @ourclasslibraryInstagram Followers 3.7KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact
38. Lauren Child
Bio Official Instagram Lauren Child, writer, illustrator, maker and starer out of the window. Children’s Laureate 2017-2019.Instagram Handle @laurenchildthatsmeInstagram Followers 16.3KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact
39. Judith Eagle
Bio Children’s author: The Secret Starling;The Pear Affair; The Accidental Stowaway and The Stolen Songbird. Published by Faber; rep’d by Lucy at PFD ****@outlook.comInstagram Handle @judith.eagleInstagram Followers 1.4KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact
40. Louise
Bio 📚 Actor&book enthusiast 📚 Sharing the very best in children’s lit📚 Next: UK Tour of ‘Dear Santa’📚 Previous: Dear Zoo & Peter RabbitInstagram Handle @lightsoutwithlouiseInstagram Followers 11.9KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact
41. Dominique Thompson
Bio 📚Inclusive & diverse book recommendations📝Author of Nyla & the Dairy Free Disco✨DM/Email for collaborations ✨Click link👇🏽🌎UK ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @books_of_colourInstagram Followers 5.7KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact
42. Nicola Edwards
Bio “Every child you encounter is a divine appointment."✒️ Author | Editor📍East LondonInstagram Handle @thenicolaedwardsInstagram Followers 2.3KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact
43. Nicci Rosengarten
Bio 🌱Books you will love + trust 📚🇬🇧🌟Visit my @happyreadingbookshop 🏆UK Content Creator Award Winner💌Newsletters, giveaways + more ↓ ****@happyreading.ukInstagram Handle @the.kids.books.curatorInstagram Followers 4.6KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact