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Past Carnegie Medals Judge for NI,Kids’ Lit Quiz NI heat Co-ord & BK Buzz P.Creative Book Blogger at https://goodnighttoread.wordpress.com/ Book Reviewer,Interviewer & School Librarian.YLG Nat Comm.Love painting watercolours & writing book haiku.
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Tanja at Good Night To Read @gntread24.bsky.social · Nov 21

Introduce yourself using four of your favourite childhood books.
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#childrensmentalhealthweek: With @place2becharity.bsky.social's theme ‘This is My Place’ in mind we’ve chosen #picturebooks about finding & creating homes & spaces where you can feel a sense of belonging.
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Children's Mental Health Week: This is My Place · Story Snug
This year’s theme for children's mental health week is ‘This is My Place’.
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February 11, 2026 at 9:35 AM
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Floral fragrances
waft fromwildflower meadows.
Nature’s sweet perfume.

#haiku #haikupoem #575poem #haikupoetry #poetry #poem #haikufeels #blueskypoet #blueskypoetry #dailyhaikuprompt #haikusaturday #vss365 #vssdaily #senryu #haikuwriter
August 2, 2025 at 10:10 AM
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carnegiemedals.bsky.social The Carnegies @carnegiemedals.bsky.social · 1d
Revealing the longlist for the #Carnegies2026 Medal for Writing! 🏅✒️

Highlighting diversity and community, these 19 works span from humorous narratives and creative reimaginings to artfully using history to explore identity and relationships . 💫📖

https://carnegies.co.uk/2026-longlists-announced/
February 10, 2026 at 9:07 AM
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#KidLitUK #UKKidLit #KidLit
carnegiemedals.bsky.social The Carnegies @carnegiemedals.bsky.social · 1d
Announcing the longlist for the #Carnegies2026 Medal for Illustration!🏅🎨

Featuring lively colours and immersive mediums, these 19 works beautifully portray themes of identity, relationships, nature, and life’s journey. 📚🌟

https://carnegies.co.uk/2026-longlists-announced/
February 10, 2026 at 9:08 AM
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An excellent series for anyone interested in how we get children reading for pleasure. I have lots to catch up on but I had to give it a boost! #kidlituk #ukkidlit
mostlybooktalk.bsky.social Mostly Book Talk @mostlybooktalk.bsky.social · 24d
Why aren’t children reading for pleasure and what can we do about it?

We look at the data, explore key barriers, and hear from authors, teachers & literacy experts working to change the story.

🎧 Listen now: https://loom.ly/7Zut6PU

#ReadingCrisis #ReadingForPleasure #teachers
February 9, 2026 at 10:39 AM
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#PariThomson #ElsaPaginelli #Ecofiction
February 8, 2026 at 6:56 PM
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#Viewfromabook #GoAllIn with Eco Tastic fiction #NationalYearofReading2026 #GreenwildForestintheSky #Pariathomson @mackidssl.bsky.social #UKKidLit #BookBloggers #Librarians Just as exciting, compelling & imaginative as the first two. 🐆
Tiger book mark inside book with orange sprayed edges with tree motif Inside front pages . Orange background. Jaguar on left & toucan on right. Plants and clouds. Yellow, green, white, black and orange colour palette. Map of an imagined place. Green, orange and blue. Water, treehouses, macaw with orange chest & blue wings, plants.
February 8, 2026 at 2:13 PM
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As grown-ups we can often fall into the trap of leaning towards serious or ‘issue heavy’ kid’s books, forgetting that kids also need and deserve books that just bring joy.

So for #KidsBooksFriday this week, what are your top fun / silly / joyful book recommendations?

#KidLitUK #UKKidLit #KidLit
Book cover for Donut Squad: Take Over the World! by Neill Cameron Book cover for Mr Wolf’s Class by Aron Nels Steinke Book cover for Jinks and O’Hare, Funfair Repair by Philip Reeve and Sarah McIntyre Book cover for Punycorn by Andi Watson
February 6, 2026 at 7:43 AM
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Some great books in this year’s #ReadForEmpathy collection.

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empathylabuk.bsky.social EmpathyLabUK @empathylabuk.bsky.social · 6d
🎉 The 2026 #ReadForEmpathy collection is here!
Celebrating 10 years with 65 diverse, brilliant books for ages 3–16+, curated to reflect our world and spark meaningful conversations during the National Year of Reading.

📖 Download our free guides (link in bio)
🗓️ Join our FREE webinar: 12 Feb, 4pm
February 5, 2026 at 9:48 AM
gntread24.bsky.social
Love these books. Russell’s sister Lillian’s raccoon story is very funny. #bookbloggers #librarians #UKKidLit #ChildrensBooks #russellhoban #lillianhoban
Two white mice in water. Purple and milky blue cover. Green cover. Two raccoons 🦝 in striped jackets.
February 4, 2026 at 2:40 PM
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Currently reading eco tastic adventure #GreenwildForestintheSky by #PariThomson @mackidssl.bsky.social
Just 78 pages in and it is so exciting & imaginative suffused with a vital environmental message. #NationalYearofReading2026 #Bookbloggers #Librarians #GoAllIn2026 #UKKidLit #Rainforests
February 2, 2026 at 12:11 PM
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Thanks to all who recommended The Restaurant at the Edge of the World by @olliegerlach.bsky.social and @kelsijosilva.bsky.social. I absolutely loved it. A tender story, characters to really care about and utterly gorgeous art. Perfect for fans of Wynd / Bree Paulsen / K. O’Neill. #KidLitUK #UKKidLit
Book cover for The Restaurant at the Edge of the World by Oliver Gerlach and Kelsi Jo Silva.
February 1, 2026 at 4:03 PM
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“Reading is going somewhere without taking a train or a ship.An unveiling of new, incredible worlds.It’s living a life you weren’t born into & a chance to see everything coloured by someone else’s perspective.It’s learning without having to face consequences of failures & how best to succeed.”
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Girl in purple standing in the window of a London bookshop reading. View of Big Ben outside.
January 30, 2026 at 9:17 PM
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📚 As part of the National Year of Reading, we’re sharing a series of short conversations with people who are passionate about promoting children's reading, about what they do and how you can get involved.
🎉 First up @moohara.bsky.social from Stepping Into Stories Kids’ Lit Fest #UKKidLit #KidLitUK
January 30, 2026 at 4:24 PM
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I love @strangelymagic.bsky.social ✍️ Addresses important social issues and benefits charities too. I’ve posted Spotlight blog tour features about her different books here- goodnighttoread.wordpress.com
mrskirstbarrett.bsky.social Kirsten Barrett @mrskirstbarrett.bsky.social · 12d
Oh gosh, fox girl of course! Adore that book
January 30, 2026 at 4:31 PM
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Will Hari get his lucky break? Can’t wait to find out. Thank you @harpercollins.bsky.social #RashmiSirdeshpande #bookbloggers #librarians #UKKidLit #NationalYearofReading2026 #Goallin2026
Yellow, green and black. Cartoon style cover. Boy inside Red star. Movie clapperboard. Musical notes. Other characters at side. Yellow, green and black. Cartoon style back cover blurb about a boy with a dream.
January 27, 2026 at 4:10 PM
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January 26, 2026 at 6:31 PM
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Going to jump into this. Thank you @barringtonstoke.bsky.social #bookbloggers #librarians #UKKidLit #jenniferkillick #NationalYearofReading2026 #Goallin2026
Yellow and black cover. Monster with gaping mouth. Two figures in silhouette facing threat . Black and white NYR Go All in Card Yellow, red, purple, green, pink. Go all in logo. Readers pictured.
January 26, 2026 at 4:57 PM
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#UKKidLit #KidLitUK #NationalYearofReading #ReadingforPleasure
mostlybooktalk.bsky.social Mostly Book Talk @mostlybooktalk.bsky.social · 17d
How do testing, technology & access to books affect children’s reading for pleasure? We hear from authors, teachers & librarians on the pressures shaping reading today and why it matters.

🎧 Listen now: https://loom.ly/Czich7o

#ReadingCrisis #ReadingForPleasure
January 26, 2026 at 11:43 AM
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Quill and the Last Generation is the first book in a stunning, epic fantasy adventure series inspired by Welsh mythology bookcraic.blog/2026/01/25/r... Out on 29th Jan. @panmacmillan.bsky.social #UKKidLit
Review: Quill and the Last Generation
Written by C.M. LewisCover illustration by Khadijah KhatibInterior Illustrations by Marina VidalPublished by MacMillan Children’s Books Quill and the Last Generation is the first book in a st…
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January 25, 2026 at 5:46 PM
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@bbcspringwatch.bsky.social #WinterWatch ❄️River Sentinel- Grey Heron #Ulsterwildlife
Grey heron (Grey,black and white) on river bank. Gold and green vegetation.
January 23, 2026 at 9:41 PM
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branfordboaseaward.bsky.social Branford Boase Award @branfordboaseaward.bsky.social · 21d
We are pleased to announce the longlist for the 2026 #BranfordBoase Award, recognising the year's outstanding debut writers for children AND their editors 👏#kidlit #booksky

Thank you to @alcs.co.uk & @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social for their support.

branfordboaseaward.org.uk/2026-longlist/
Graphic showing the longlist for the 2026 Branford Boase Award. Odd Girl Out by Tasneem Abdur-Rashid, edited by Rosie Fickling (David Fickling Books) Letty and the Mystery of the Golden Thread by Penny Boxall, edited by Katie Sinfield (Puffin) Shadow Thieves by Peter Burns, edited by Lucy Courtenay (Farshore) The Book of Heartbreak by Ova Ceren, edited by Ruth Bennett and Ella Whiddett (Hot Key Books) Tart by Becki Jayne Crossley, edited by Cathy Liney (Bloomsbury) How to Roller Skate with One Leg by Ella Dove, illus by Jennifer Jamieson, edited by Anne Marie Ryan (Orchard Books) The Wicked Lies of Habren Faire by Anna Fiteni, edited by Asmaa Isse (Electric Monkey) Grumpfort by Jamie Hammond, ed Sarah Stewart (Usborne) The Girl Who Raced the World by Nat Harrison, edited by Ruth Bennett (Bonnier) Evie and Maryam's Family Tree by Janeen Hayat, ed by Bella Pearson (Guppy Books) The Misadventures of Mina Mahmood by Farhana Islam, e by Asmaa Isse (Farshore) Love on Sight by Asli Jensen, ed Shalini Vallepur (Chicken House) Inkbound by Philippa Leathley, ed Natalie Doherty (HarperCollins Children’s Books) Gloam by Jack Mackay, ed Katie Jennings (Rock the Boat) A Beautiful Terrible Thing by Miranda Moore, ed Meggie Degurney & Liz Cross (David Fickling Books) Wildlands by Brogen Murphy, ed Linas Alsenas (Puffin) Rock Band Music and Misfits by Leah Osakwe, ed by Mattie Whitehead & Karelle Tobias (Little Tiger) Marty Moose: First Class by Claire Powell,ed Gráinne Clear (Walker Books) The Doughnut Club by Kristina Rahim, edited Zoë Griffiths (Nosy Crow) The Girl with Gills by Becca Rogers, edited by Fiona Kennedy (Zephyr) Run Away With Me by J.L. Simmonds, edited by Amina Parchment-Youssef (Penguin) The Romantic Tragedies of a Drama King by Harry Trevaldwyn, edited by Emma Jones and Charlie Castelletti (First Ink) Augmented by Kenechi Udogu, edited by Natasha Brown and Jenny Glencross (Faber) My Dog by Olivia Wakeford, edited by Megan Reid (HarperCollins Children’s Books)
January 22, 2026 at 6:50 AM
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#GoAllIn #NationalYearofReading2026
R is for Rebellious
E is for Exciting
A is for Adventurous
D is for Dizzying
I is for Imaginative
N is for Nurturing
G is for Glorious ❤️📚#bookbloggers #librarians #UKKidLit #Acrostic
January 19, 2026 at 4:59 PM
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I love timeslip stories! A childhood favourite was ‘Jessamy’ by Barbara Sleigh, also Charlotte Sometimes! ‘The Night I Borrowed Time’ by Iqbal Hussain is a fab recent read.
January 18, 2026 at 10:46 AM
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Out now, middle grade The Night I Borrowed Time by @ihussainwriter.bsky.social is a brilliant time-travel adventure that also looks at the effects of parental separation and Partition.

@puffinbooksuk.bsky.social

#KidlitUK #UKKidlit

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The Night I Borrowed Time by Iqbal Hussain
Cover illustration copyright © Hazem Asif, 2026 In one of those bizarre coincidences that happen from time to time, a review copy of this new title arrived in the post less than an hour after I had…
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January 18, 2026 at 9:26 AM