Muddy Publishing Ltd

21/09/2026

An exciting Boomer and Pottermus collab coming soon to a Muddy Publication! Looking forward to sharing more details in a few weeks.
Thank you, , for backing such an important project.

Stoke City and Port Vale mascots will feature in a new book aimed at encouraging boys to read.

19/09/2026

What a lovely morning at The Lovell Quinta Arboretum 📚🌿

Today we shared a storytelling event and celebrated the launch of our brand-new picture book, Noot of the Nook, with a wonderful morning of stories, drawing and nature-inspired creativity.

Young visitors explored the Arboretum, made their very own nature notebooks, joined in with some drawing and received a free copy of the new book to take home.

It was also a fantastic opportunity to meet the creative team behind the story, with children getting to meet author David Skidmore and illustrator Matt Buckingham Illustration , and find out more about how the book was created.

Written by David Skidmore and illustrated by Matt Buckingham, Noot of the Nook is inspired by the beautiful Lovell Quinta Arboretum – a magical woodland first established by the famous astronomer Sir Bernard Lovell.

A huge thank you to everyone who came along and helped us celebrate the launch. We hope Noot of the Nook inspires lots more children and families to slow down, look closely and discover the wonders of the natural world. 🌳🐦📖

Noot of the Nook is available now from Muddy Publishing https://www.muddypublishing.com/product/noot-of-the-nook/

18/09/2026

Taking place tomorrow 19th September, 11am at the The Lovell Quinta Arboretum
Join us for woodland themed crafts and a free book for each participating child.

Book tickets here: https://tinyurl.com/mrxzpmsb

18/09/2026

Happening tomorrow - September 19th. Bring your wellies! Free books to give away! Sign up in the link below...

Just 4 more days to sign up for our children's story telling event and get a FREE copy of our new, beautifully illustrated children's book.

Come to our children’s Storytelling Session 11am to 12 noon on 19th September..
Join illustrator Matt Buckingham for a storytime session at the Lovell Quinta Arboretum. He will be reading from a storybook especially written for the Lovell Quinta Arboretum “Noot of the Nook” with words by David Skidmore and illustrations by Matt. Listen to the tale and try your hand at drawing your own nuthatch! Plus, craft a unique notebook to capture your very own arboretum adventures.
Suitable for accompanied children aged 3-8 years old.
FREE for children and Tatton Garden Society members. Adult non-members £5. Every child attending the session will receive a FREE copy of the book! Please click here to book https://www.tickettailor.com/events/thelovellquintaarboretum/2399889

31/07/2026

We had the pleasure of working alongside the fantastic staff and volunteers at Kempton Steam Museum to create a brand-new suite of curriculum-linked and teacher-informed learning resources for primary schools.

Home to the world’s largest working triple-expansion steam engine, Kempton has an incredible story to tell about engineering, clean water and the power that helped shape modern London. Together, we developed four engaging KS1 and KS2 learning packs that bring these stories to life through hands-on activities, interactive presentations and classroom resources linked to the National Curriculum.

It was a real privilege to help make this remarkable heritage more accessible for teachers, pupils and families, and to support the museum in inspiring the next generation of engineers, scientists and curious minds.

Find out more on our website portfolio page or visit https://kemptonsteam.org/learning-resources/

30/07/2026

Over the last few months, we've not been able to spend as much time at our studio as we'd have liked. This is mainly due to moving house and, quite honestly, we hadn't realised just how much stuff we'd managed to collect over the years! 📦😅
Now that we're finally getting settled and all those boxes have (mostly!) been unpacked or stashed away, we're looking forward to spending much more time at our studio at Middleport Pottery

In the meantime, don't forget you can still shop our full range online at https://www.muddypublishing.com or https://www.mattbuckingham.co.uk

Thanks for bearing with us while life got a little chaotic – we're excited to get back to doing what we love!
Matt Buckingham Illustration

03/07/2026

Really proud to see our picture book ‘Quack Quack Take Two Steps Back’ created for the Canal & River Trust being interpreted for the stage by CHICKENSHED. It’s fantastic that the water safety message of staying safe by the water is reaching even more audiences in new, engaging and participatory ways.

03/06/2026

30/05/2026

We've recently been involved in a fantastic project run by Stoke-on-Trent City Council and Historic England who are restoring the unique Wedgwood Institute building in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent. As part of this project, we have worked with Partners in Creative Learning (PiCL), along with students from Haywood Academy who created cyanotype prints with artist - designed their own typeface with - using work that was created by students in workshops with illustrator Becky Bell .pineapples. All work was inspired by their local town and community. We took these designs and transformed them into a series of window graphics to embellish the 10 windows on Queen Street, while the building is undergoing restoration. These designs tell the story of the town's history and its civic pride.

This work forms part of the Cascade project, run by Partners in Creative Learning (PiCL) and funded by Stoke Creates and the Character & Arts Foundation.