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School library consultancy for UK Primary schools. We love reading children's books - that's why we do it full-time! Posts by Lynda or Kim.
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What a treat of #BookPost! We backed the Storymix Books campaign for this over on Kickstarter, and our copy has just arrived 😍

The Other Father Christmas is a riotous and joyful story about a young boy who enters his Gramps into a search for the next Father Christmas.
November 24, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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The new owners are visiting the hotel and everything is going wrong. The last thing they need is a dead body! Can Meredith and Macy solve the mystery before things go too far...?

Check out our book review for Murder at the Ivy Hotel below!
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Murder at the Ivy Hotel | Book Review | Libraries 4 Schools
Murder at the Ivy Hotel book review | The hotel's new owners are here, and everything's going wrong. The last thing they need is a murder...
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November 21, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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Thank you so much to @scholasticuk.bsky.social for this wonderful piece of #BookPost! Goldilocs pairs the fun rhyming text of Ella McLeod with the brilliantly bold illustrations of Rochelle Falconer for a fantastic retelling of an old classic. We adore it! 😍

#PictureBooks #KidLit #Rhyming
November 20, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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halfwayupbooks.bsky.social
Join us for our annual Books of the Year Online event on Monday 24th November. Check out the fab line up of authors we’ll be talking to below! And we will be giving out a 10% discount code on the night! Book your free ticket here: halfwayupthestairs.ie/product/2411...
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November 18, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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It's #MichaelRosenDay - and we're more than happy to celebrate!

It's the perfect time to explore our assembly about books and wellbeing, starring @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social himself. Find it here 👇

https://bit.ly/4p52HPH
November 13, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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booksforkeeps.bsky.social
Out now! #BfK275, our seasonal special & it's a bumper issue: Books of the Year, unmissable gift guides incl #poetry & non-fiction. Authorgraph interview with Christopher Edge, Petr Horacek Windows into #Illustration, Nicolette Jones interviews Lauren Child 🎁🎁🎁

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Cover of the November issue of Books for Keeps featuring artwork by Lauren Child from her new book I am Wishing Every Minute for Christmas, listing the contents including Authorgraph interview with Christopher Edge, Windows into Illustration with Petr Horacek, and our unmissable Christmas gift guides.
November 13, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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coralrumble.bsky.social
I nearly missed that it’s #WorldKindnessDay.
November 13, 2025 at 5:32 PM
lib4sch.bsky.social
Thank you so much to Rosie Watts at @scholasticuk.bsky.social for sending us this copy of the graphic novel of Refugee by @alangratz.bsky.social and @sydfini.bsky.social.
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#BookSky #BookPost #ChildrensBooks #Refugees #GraphicNovels
November 13, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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October is the spookiest month, and we found some creepy books to read that certainly didn't disappoint! Check out what we we enjoyed last month in our recommendations post below.

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Featuring the unnerving utterances and eerie etchings of...
Monthly Book Recommendations: Oct 2025 | Libraries 4 Schools
Book Recommendations: October 2025 | Last month was a real treat or spooky and fascinating reads that are even now worth checking out!
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November 10, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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I have a brand new and very exciting episode of #DrawWithRob Icons for you tomorrow, particularly if you're a fan of Studio #Ghibli. My #Totoro drawalong drops tomorrow at 10am...
November 7, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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"My Friend Billy Whiskers is a playful, heart-warming tale about the magic of imaginary friends, brimming with energy and adventure. Celebrate the fun, mischief, and comfort of friendship with award-winning author-illustrator David Litchfield." @theguardian.com
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My Friend, Billy Whiskers
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November 7, 2025 at 8:17 AM
lib4sch.bsky.social
We got some delightfully spooky 👻 #BookPost during October, courtesy of @nosycrow.bsky.social! The picture books are absolutely charming (and not TOO scary!), and we're so pleased to be back with Mallory and Maggoty's hijinks 💀

#ChildrensBooks #KidLit #BooksForKids #PictureBooks
November 5, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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barringtonstoke.bsky.social
It's #NonFictionNovember! @writerdavidlong.bsky.social and #StefanoTambellini bring our ancient civilisations to life in the 'What It Was Like to be' collection: "A top class series from a dynamic writing and illustration duo" - Lancashire Post. Check out the whole series at: bit.ly/4nAli56 #NFN
November 4, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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We love fantasy books, and it doesn't get more EPIC than ones based on #NorseMythology!

'My Cat is Called Odin' is the first in a new series by Francesco Bedini and Stefano Tambellini, translated from the original Italian by Sara Copeland Benjamin (pub. @fivequillsforkids.bsky.social).
November 3, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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Ahhhh, thank you SO MUCH to Alex Atkinson for sending us through a copy of the newest entry to the #SpooksmithsInvestigate series, Circus of Shadows for us to read and donate onwards!

#BookPost #BookSky #KidLit #BooksForKids #ChildrensBooks
#SpookyReads
October 31, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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barringtonstoke.bsky.social
It's #Halloween! 🎃 The perfect day to celebrate our scariest books of 2025. Whether you're looking for horrible hauntings or murderous monsters, we've got you covered with our brand new horror books. Check out all three and read a sample in the thread below, if you dare ...
October 31, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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dereklandy.bsky.social
As a Halloween treat, BEHOLD THREE NEW COVERS! Brought to you by the pen of Matt Taylor and released on January 1, YOUR PUNY MINDS SHALL DRIBBLE OUT OF YOUR EARHOLES!!
A book cover of Mevolent standing in a battlefield at sunset A book cover of Malice crouching in the ruins A book cover of Obsidian hovering in the night sky
October 31, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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Prepare to be scared! It's three days until the start of our terrifying #Halloween blog tour to celebrate #PhilHickes's spine-tingling Barrington Stoke debut, #TheLastDayOfOctober! Follow these brilliant bloggers for reviews, sneak peeks and interviews every day next week 🎃
October 24, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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UK readers- here’s a quick and easy Halloween competition to maybe win some stuff! Sign up for the newsletter to be entered, or just enter if you’ve already signed up! Over 18s (because of data stuff!)

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October 24, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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Down in the mines, Evin discovers a mysterious key, and a note with a familiar name on it.

With her new friend Kodi and her mech-dog Jet, can Evin stay one step ahead of Cardinal Mavka and uncover the truth about the city of Lode before it's too late?
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Underlings: The Spark Engine | Book Review | Libraries 4 Schools
Underlings: The Spark Engine book review | Something's not right in the city of Lode. Can Evin and Kodi work it out before they're caught?
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October 23, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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Cosy crime for kids? Count us in! 🕵🏻

Thank you to @scholasticuk.bsky.social for sending us a copy of Emily Hourican's children's debut 'Murder at the Ivy Hotel'. A murder mystery set in a Dublin hotel that hides secrets is our cup of tea ☕

It's out February 2026, so mark it in your calendars!
October 21, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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Thank you to @nosycrow.bsky.social for this trio of fab books - Once I Was A Tree, Build Your Own Solar System, and The Strange Disappearance of Imogen Good. It gives us something fun, something smart, and something mysterious that's perfect for the season!

#BookSky #BookPost #ChildrensBooks
Image shows three books laying on a brown carpet. At the bottom left is a picture book half visible: the cover is white, and part of the title 'Once I Was A Tree' is visible. On top of this, slightly off to the right, is a book covered in drawings of the planets, with the title 'Build Your Own Solar System' in a large gold circle in the middle. Finally, on top of these in the centre is a smaller book with a blue cover showing a young girl out of focus, the edges of the cover surrounded by pink flowers and green vines; the title 'The Strange Disappearance of Imogen Good' is all in caps, except the name of the character which looks handwritten.
October 17, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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schoolreadinglist.bsky.social
Lots of up to date writing competitions open to children and teens in the UK. Great ideas for in school & at home. schoolreadinglist.co.uk/competitions... #ukedchat #amwriting
Children's Writing Competitions
A list of creative & non-fiction writing competitions for children in the UK, including contests for poetry, stories, handwriting & essays.
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October 15, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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We are delighted to have Chris Judge @halfwayupbooks.bsky.social today fir an Evil Duck event. Signed copies available in store!
October 11, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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dc-litchfield.bsky.social
OUT TODAY ❤️ My brand new author/illustrator book ‘My Friend Billy Whiskers’ is officially in shops TODAY. I hope that you all enjoy it
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October 9, 2025 at 3:15 PM