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3 September, 2010

Top That’s Top Tips for the Weekend

Are you looking for something a bit different to do this weekend? Then why not try one of our top picks this weekend.

Local: Farmers Market at Jimmy's Farm

Held the first Saturday of every month, head to Jimmy's Farm between 10am and 2pm and browse the stalls of local suppliers for fresh, quality produce. The kids can also enjoy visiting all the animals on the farm including rare breed pigs, cows, sheep and goats, or wander around the nature trail and woodland walk. There will also be live music from Toni Vines.

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27 August, 2010

Top That’s Top Tips for the Weekend!

If you're stuck for ideas of how to spend your bank holiday weekend, here are our three picks this week.

Local: Kentwell Hall High Summer Tudor Re-Creation
Step back in time and experience life as a Tudor. Visit the house, garden and farm and take part in the activities on offer.

National: Kidsweek
An annual event, kidsweek gives children aged 5-16 years old the chance to see some of the top London shows for free, as long as they are accompanied by an adult paying full price. Running until the 3rd September, check out the website for more details and the full list of shows available.

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20 August, 2010

Top That’s top tips for the weekend!

Looking for something to do this weekend? Here are this week’s three top picks locally, nationally and internationally.

Local: Thorpeness Regatta and Fireworks
Enjoy the passing floats and spectacular fireworks over the Meare in this pretty Suffolk village.

National: Highland Games
Visit one of the many Highland Games taking place this weekend and enjoy some traditional Scottish sport and culture, including the caber toss and tug-o-war alongside pipe bands and Highland dancing.

International: Vondelpark Summer Festival
Head to Amsterdam’s largest green space to enjoy some free theatre, cabaret, concerts, dance and entertainment for all ages

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20 August, 2010

Photos from Rebecca Elliott’s Book Signing Event

Fantastic morning with Rebecca Elliott as she demonstrated her drawing skills, read from her books (including Cub's First Winter) and signed copies for her fans. Rebecca will also be at Waterstone's in the Buttermarket in Bury St Edmunds on Saturday 21st from 10.30–12.

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19 August, 2010

Moscow International Book Fair

Odette Lusby, Top That! Head of Foreign Rights, will be attending the Moscow International Book Fair on the 1st and 2nd of September 2010.

If you are attending the fair, and would like to make an appointment on Wednesday 1st September, please contact Odette via email:

odette@topthatpublishing.com

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18 August, 2010

Karen King Workshop

Karen King, author of The Amy Carter Mysteries and Silly Moo, will be running a workshop at the Stone Book Festival on Saturday 18th September.

Karen will be running a 'Create a Story' session alongside fellow author, David Calcutt, followed by a book signing.

The Amy Carter Mysteries have recently been published as e-books! Why not take a look at our e-book section?

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4 August, 2010

Book Signing by Rebecca Elliott

Rebecca Elliott (author and illustrator of Cub's First Winter) will be at Waterstones, The Arc Shopping Centre in Bury St Edmunds on Thursday 19th August. The event will be very child-friendly and Rebecca will be available for a chat and will sign copies of her books, including Cub's First Winter.

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22 June, 2010

Frankfurt Book Fair 6th-10th October 2010

Top That! Publishing will be attending the Frankfurt Book Fair and will be exhibiting in Hall 8, stand E938.

If you are a buyer and would like to make an appointment to meet with a member of our sales team, please refer to the 'Contacts' section of this website for more information.

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21 June, 2010

Rebecca Elliott Exhibition

Rebecca Elliott, illustrator and author of our new picture storybook, Cub's First Winter will be holding an exhibition of her illustrations at Gallery 47 (http://www.gallery47sudbury.co.uk/) from October 22nd-27th, 2010.

The event will be very child-friendly with a comfy reading corner, free colouring sheets for kids and readings from her books, along with those of fellow children's illustrator, Cee Biscoe.

Rebecca will also be selling original illustrations from Cub's First Winter and signing copies of her book.

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22 March, 2010

Top That! Win IPA Digital Award

Simon Couchman, Dave Henderson and Dan Graham attended the Independent Publisher Association Awards on Saturday evening following Top That!'s shortlist nominations for Children's Publisher of the Year and the Digital Award (for The ‘Astral Legacies’ book series). I am thrilled to report that we won the Digital Award.

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28 October, 2009

‘Highly Commended’ at British Book Design & Production Awards

Shortlisted back in July, I am pleased to report that A Time Traveller's Field Notes & Observations of Dinosaurs was 'Highly Commended' in the 'Children's Trade Category' at this year's British Book Design & Production Awards.

The awards, organised by Oxford Brookes University, saw record numbers of entries this year (450) and an increased number of publishers (124) submitting their books for consideration.

This is the second time that a book from the Time Traveller series has been shortlisted for a prestigious award.