A new children's publisher is set to launch in Suffolk with a mission to inspire children and create illustrated picture books, non-fiction, gift and activity books.

Gemini Children's Books will be launching in Woodbridge in September and poet Brian Bilston will be on hand to sign copies of the new hardback edition of his book Refugees at Woodbridge Books in Thoroughfare at 3pm on Wednesday, September 25.

Mr Bilston is known for publishing short and pithy, often humorous poems on social media site X/Twitter and has been described as "the Poet Laureate of Twitter".

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Gemini Children's Books has been formed after the acquisition of another publisher, Imagine That, and has an office on the banks of the River Deben.

Dan Graham, a publisher with Gemini Children's Books, said: "At Gemini, we want to excite and inspire inquisitiveness and ultimately to create memories, whether that’s by cuddling up for bedtime stories, embarking on real-world adventures inspired by our pages, or fostering creativity through arts and crafts.

"Every minute spent with one of our books should be meaningful and positive."

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He said "innovation and interactivity" were woven into the DNA of the Gemini team.

"We aspire to create books that children not only want to spend time with but books they also choose for themselves.

"We want them to run up to their friends and share an amazing animal fact, a gruesome moment from history, a dinosaur burp or funny story snippet.

"Children are being bombarded by negative news at a rate not seen in decades, so if the books we publish cover a difficult topic, we ensure they also offer balance and suggestions for how children can make a positive change."