A poem for #WorldMentalHealthDay. Take care.

CILIP & 6 partners wrote @ Chancellor welcoming £10m investment in school libraries & offering support from our expert members to max long-term impact, & outlined how support for school/public librarians, & School Library Services could do even more for kids e.g. www.greatschoollibraries.org.uk

We know how much work goes into building children’s confidence as readers 🧡 This fab video from Marine Academy in Plymouth featuring their Wandle-ful readers made our week! Nothing beats seeing your children shine - share your own highlights with us, we love to celebrate your little stars!

A poem for #WorldMentalHealthDay. Take care.

Happy birthday

What an excellent blog post by children’s poet @josiedefalco.bsky.social! Josie is a wonderful poet whose voice enriches the #kidlit community. So nice to learn more about her work and inspirations here!

Joshua Seigal: "'I Don't Like Poetry' featured on the Indian curriculum" kennn.com/Hd84Q4 #ChildrensPoetry #Poetry4kids
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Can’t quite handle this.

Adventures in the Kosher aisle

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By: Joshua Seigal on Wednesday, October 8, 2025

Joshua Seigal: "The Myth Buster" kennn.com/Du4eEl #ChildrensPoetry #Poetry4kids
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If you want to create a docile, obedient nation, first attack the arts so you deskill children of critical thinking. Once you’ve done that the people can be moulded as their rulers please. Beware this barbarism. It’s a path to demagoguery and authoritarianism

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By: Joshua Seigal on Tuesday, October 7, 2025

Find out more about our fantastic Mixed Basket 200 offer, where you pay just £5 per copy when you buy 200 copies of key EMC publications in any combination: buff.ly/E3bA7rJ

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My best known poem has been added to this Indian curriculum textbook, meaning it will groaned about by a whole generation of children #BookSky #EduSky #teaching

The game that Association Football has been waiting for
#Gibraltar #internationals

Here are our latest round-up of book reviews. Thank you to all our reviewers this week:
justimagine.co.uk/childrens-bo...

Seeing teachers, students and pupils using ideas from the book is SO exciting for me. These are fab backpacks full of regulation resources from P2! Thanks for sharing @jennamurray19.bsky.social This (and 99 other ideas 🤩) available here: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/100-ideas... @bloomsburyed.bsky.social

It’s #DyslexiaAwarenessWeek!

As you can see, we have many dyslexia-friendly books on our book list, making our book clubs truly inclusive.

See our full book list: buff.ly/2bi3J5f

#DAW25🧵1/2

In my local area, faith groups have supported each other after last week's attack in Manchester. This is how we stay strong. Fellow @littlerebsprize.bsky.social winner AM Dassu's 'Fight Back' shows this in action. DM me if you know a school/youth group who could use a copy, I'd love to buy them one.

Rat Skinner and the Selfies

Torture is a crime.

Being an immigrant is not a crime.