Booktrust are the UK's largest reading charity and guess which book features in their 2026 Great Books Guide?
The Mole And TheMound (and the House Underground)!!!!
Holy moley! Can you believe it...?
You might recognise the BookTrust logo from when they provided books and resources to your son/daughter, as they do every (yes, you read that right - EVERY!) newborn baby across the UK as part of their Bookstart programme.
And to think they enjoyed The Mole and the Mound (and the House Underground) enough to recommend it in their 2026 Great Books Guide, well, that's HUGE!!! 😁🎉
I honestly NEVER expected for Mole to receive the amount of love that he has! I've had a surprising amount of messages from parents who's kids have asked them to read Mole several times in one sitting at bedtime, and from teachers that have really enjoyed SCOOP, WIGGLE-WIGGLING along to the refrain of the story with their classes. It's a huge privilege; it always will be; so... thanks a million for every single one of you supporting this journey alongside everything else!!! 😊🎉📚
There has been lots of FANTASTIC Mole related news finding its way into picture-book-gram (social media), recently:
Upcoming author events at literature festivals like Storytale;
“The Mole and the Mound” was listed in BookTrust's Great Books Guide 2026;
We announced the first of SEVERAL foreign editions for Mole, meaning you can find copies of “The Mole and the Mound (and the House Underground)” in OTHER LANGUAGES around the world, starting with Dutch;
And perhaps my FAVOURITE is the recent collaboration with Mollie from Stitch & Pull who created this “Scoop, Wiggle, Wiggle” jumper for a giveaway. Take a look at it! Bask in it's awesomeness! How lucky we are to have talented people like you in this world, Mollie! 😊🎉
For those of you tuned into socials…YES!
There are now a LIMITED number of Mole, Bird, Beaver, and Bee themed tees available via the We Are Hairy People website, launched as a collaboration with WILLHDOFFICIAL.
My personal favourite is Bee, but I’ll be wearing Mole EVERYWHERE for author visits!
These are also made by a local Bristol artist, and we’ve love anyone that’s a fan of nature, woodland animals and our animals from The Mole and the Mound (and the house underground) to consider buying one!
Thanks a bazillion!
Will :)x
P.S. there’s a video of me trying on the Large version HERE.
