Lisa E/Lisa P
@lmjpitts.bsky.social
Mother of twins/dragons
Owned by a very stubborn springerpoo
Writing
#kidlit
Owned by a very stubborn springerpoo
Writing
#kidlit
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One of the many reasons I hate those fraudulent dog buttons is that it is not difficult to communicate with dogs, they make it very easy for dim-witted two legs if we pay attention.
(Person asks brindle greyhound if she wants to go outside, the dog barks sharply and play bows.)
(Person asks brindle greyhound if she wants to go outside, the dog barks sharply and play bows.)
November 10, 2025 at 10:10 PM
One of the many reasons I hate those fraudulent dog buttons is that it is not difficult to communicate with dogs, they make it very easy for dim-witted two legs if we pay attention.
(Person asks brindle greyhound if she wants to go outside, the dog barks sharply and play bows.)
(Person asks brindle greyhound if she wants to go outside, the dog barks sharply and play bows.)
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RIP Jane Goodall
‘You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.’
‘You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.’
October 1, 2025 at 6:40 PM
RIP Jane Goodall
‘You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.’
‘You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.’
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#BannedBooksWeek starts on Oct. 5th, and we're reading for our rights with great titles that allow children to see themselves, understand others, and discover the world
Help us give more of these wonderful books to children who need them by donating a copy (or two) from our #BannedBooksWeekWishlist
Help us give more of these wonderful books to children who need them by donating a copy (or two) from our #BannedBooksWeekWishlist
October 1, 2025 at 6:41 PM
#BannedBooksWeek starts on Oct. 5th, and we're reading for our rights with great titles that allow children to see themselves, understand others, and discover the world
Help us give more of these wonderful books to children who need them by donating a copy (or two) from our #BannedBooksWeekWishlist
Help us give more of these wonderful books to children who need them by donating a copy (or two) from our #BannedBooksWeekWishlist
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The truly perfect business model doesn’t exi-
September 27, 2025 at 4:27 PM
The truly perfect business model doesn’t exi-
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Medieval parents trying to make their kid get up and go to school on the first day back after the summer holiday.
September 1, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Medieval parents trying to make their kid get up and go to school on the first day back after the summer holiday.
Beautiful.
In a sweeping bay, a family of black swans are gracefully gliding across glass-calm waters.
Wispy mist is nestling in the valleys of distant mountains. Birds are singing...
And on a beach in the foreground a small human (3?) and Dad are building the Biggest. Sandcastle. Ever. (3)
Wispy mist is nestling in the valleys of distant mountains. Birds are singing...
And on a beach in the foreground a small human (3?) and Dad are building the Biggest. Sandcastle. Ever. (3)
August 22, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Beautiful.
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Why spend 9 years of your life writing a children's book? Because children's books are the books that make us readers. They shape us at the deepest levels & they stay with us forever. They're the most important books of all – and kids deserve nothing less than the very best books of all!
August 1, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Why spend 9 years of your life writing a children's book? Because children's books are the books that make us readers. They shape us at the deepest levels & they stay with us forever. They're the most important books of all – and kids deserve nothing less than the very best books of all!
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In honour of the great Allan Ahlberg, who died yesterday, I wanted to use this #KidsBooksFriday to celebrate all the great children’s writers who formed us as readers. For me, along with Ahlberg, it was Pat Hutchins, Judith Kerr and Diana Wynne Jones. Who would you celebrate? #KidLitUK #KidLit
August 1, 2025 at 7:34 AM
In honour of the great Allan Ahlberg, who died yesterday, I wanted to use this #KidsBooksFriday to celebrate all the great children’s writers who formed us as readers. For me, along with Ahlberg, it was Pat Hutchins, Judith Kerr and Diana Wynne Jones. Who would you celebrate? #KidLitUK #KidLit
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There’s not enough said about how many awesome kids encyclopaedias there are available now. They basically turned my eldest into a reader and fuelled his curiosity about the world. And they’re often brilliantly designed in a super readable way. #KidLitUK
Encyclopedias for children including titles by Kate Hale, Christopher Lloyd, Paige Towler, DK, Andrew Pettie, National Geographic Kids, Julie Beer and Jane Wilsher. schoolreadinglist.co.uk/genres/encyc... #teachersofX #kidlit
Encyclopedias for children
Encyclopedias for children with titles by Kate Hale, Christopher Lloyd, Paige Towler, Andrew Pettie, Julie Beer and Jane Wilsher.
schoolreadinglist.co.uk
July 20, 2025 at 10:08 AM
There’s not enough said about how many awesome kids encyclopaedias there are available now. They basically turned my eldest into a reader and fuelled his curiosity about the world. And they’re often brilliantly designed in a super readable way. #KidLitUK
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Following on from this week’s sci-fi chat from @jacquisydney.bsky.social and @pgbellwriter.bsky.social, what are your #KidsBooksFriday sci-fi recommendations? We’re lucky to have the phenomenal @alastairc.com leading the charge and I’ve read a few other brilliant examples lately. #KidLitUK #KidLit
July 11, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Following on from this week’s sci-fi chat from @jacquisydney.bsky.social and @pgbellwriter.bsky.social, what are your #KidsBooksFriday sci-fi recommendations? We’re lucky to have the phenomenal @alastairc.com leading the charge and I’ve read a few other brilliant examples lately. #KidLitUK #KidLit
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How can you help your favorite author without buying their book?
Here are a handful of ideas of things you can do before their book releases:
1. Request that your local library purchase a copy. This can be done in person or often in an online form.
Here are a handful of ideas of things you can do before their book releases:
1. Request that your local library purchase a copy. This can be done in person or often in an online form.
July 10, 2025 at 8:59 PM
How can you help your favorite author without buying their book?
Here are a handful of ideas of things you can do before their book releases:
1. Request that your local library purchase a copy. This can be done in person or often in an online form.
Here are a handful of ideas of things you can do before their book releases:
1. Request that your local library purchase a copy. This can be done in person or often in an online form.
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When you see the four horsemen of the apocalypse, the end is neigh.
June 30, 2025 at 9:43 PM
When you see the four horsemen of the apocalypse, the end is neigh.
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Alex Wheatle MBE (1963-2025) was our charity's patron.
Thanks to Hachette UK & @barringtonstoke.bsky.social we have 10 sets of seven of Alex's brilliant books to give away to UK school libraries.
To enter, follow us and share this post. Closing date: 18 July.
#ReadingForPleasure #UKKidLit 1/2
Thanks to Hachette UK & @barringtonstoke.bsky.social we have 10 sets of seven of Alex's brilliant books to give away to UK school libraries.
To enter, follow us and share this post. Closing date: 18 July.
#ReadingForPleasure #UKKidLit 1/2
July 1, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Alex Wheatle MBE (1963-2025) was our charity's patron.
Thanks to Hachette UK & @barringtonstoke.bsky.social we have 10 sets of seven of Alex's brilliant books to give away to UK school libraries.
To enter, follow us and share this post. Closing date: 18 July.
#ReadingForPleasure #UKKidLit 1/2
Thanks to Hachette UK & @barringtonstoke.bsky.social we have 10 sets of seven of Alex's brilliant books to give away to UK school libraries.
To enter, follow us and share this post. Closing date: 18 July.
#ReadingForPleasure #UKKidLit 1/2
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I reckon we could use some more kids’ book chat on BlueSky, so I thought I might attempt a #KidsBooksFriday chat. Let’s start with… What is one book you’d love every child to get the chance to read? Mine would be @markbradley.bsky.social’s Bumble & Snug and the Angry Pirates. #KidLitUK #KidLit
June 20, 2025 at 3:28 PM
I reckon we could use some more kids’ book chat on BlueSky, so I thought I might attempt a #KidsBooksFriday chat. Let’s start with… What is one book you’d love every child to get the chance to read? Mine would be @markbradley.bsky.social’s Bumble & Snug and the Angry Pirates. #KidLitUK #KidLit
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It’s exciting to receive a Valentine’s card and not know who it’s from. A Father’s Day card, not so much.
June 15, 2025 at 7:59 AM
It’s exciting to receive a Valentine’s card and not know who it’s from. A Father’s Day card, not so much.
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Everyone in the past was neurotypical, which is how we got things like this single-author, eight-volume encyclopedia of ferns
May 6, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Everyone in the past was neurotypical, which is how we got things like this single-author, eight-volume encyclopedia of ferns
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The best howls inspire others 🐺
April 14, 2025 at 1:03 AM
The best howls inspire others 🐺
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British people. When you have asked me my preference (for a drink, for a restaurant, anything), and I then state that preference, or if I have agreed to do you a favor, LET NOT THE WORDS “Are you sure?” pass your lips with a pained look. I am sure. I’m sorry that you never are, but I am.
April 12, 2025 at 10:19 AM
British people. When you have asked me my preference (for a drink, for a restaurant, anything), and I then state that preference, or if I have agreed to do you a favor, LET NOT THE WORDS “Are you sure?” pass your lips with a pained look. I am sure. I’m sorry that you never are, but I am.
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"There are nights when the wolves are silent and only the moon howls." — George Carlin
🎨 Horatio Walker
🎨 Horatio Walker
April 12, 2025 at 8:51 AM
"There are nights when the wolves are silent and only the moon howls." — George Carlin
🎨 Horatio Walker
🎨 Horatio Walker
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Today is National Pet Day. Cats throughout the land can barely contain their indifference to this news.
April 11, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Today is National Pet Day. Cats throughout the land can barely contain their indifference to this news.
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Proof your public library loves you: they leave you alone when you're reading, they love when you bring your kids over, and they'll literally let you borrow any book you want...even their hardcovers
April 8, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Proof your public library loves you: they leave you alone when you're reading, they love when you bring your kids over, and they'll literally let you borrow any book you want...even their hardcovers
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Tracy Chapman is a Library Kid 🥹📚
“I grew up across the street from a public library, and it was the only place my mom would let me go on my own. I loved books. It was my second home, and I read everything that I could get.”✨
nytimes.com/2025/04/04/arts/music/tracy-chapman-interview.html
“I grew up across the street from a public library, and it was the only place my mom would let me go on my own. I loved books. It was my second home, and I read everything that I could get.”✨
nytimes.com/2025/04/04/arts/music/tracy-chapman-interview.html
Tracy Chapman Wants to Speak for Herself
For years, the singer and songwriter has avoided the spotlight. But she is breaking her silence to look back on her self-titled debut and its powerful hit “Fast Car.”
www.nytimes.com
April 6, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Tracy Chapman is a Library Kid 🥹📚
“I grew up across the street from a public library, and it was the only place my mom would let me go on my own. I loved books. It was my second home, and I read everything that I could get.”✨
nytimes.com/2025/04/04/arts/music/tracy-chapman-interview.html
“I grew up across the street from a public library, and it was the only place my mom would let me go on my own. I loved books. It was my second home, and I read everything that I could get.”✨
nytimes.com/2025/04/04/arts/music/tracy-chapman-interview.html
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The new board book edition of Grandad’s Camper is out in US/Canada this Tuesday 8 April with Little Bee Books & @glaad.bsky.social - Look at how CUTE THIS IIIIIS 🥹🎉🌈🚐
Available here: littlebeebooks.com/books/granda...
Available here: littlebeebooks.com/books/granda...
April 6, 2025 at 4:46 PM
The new board book edition of Grandad’s Camper is out in US/Canada this Tuesday 8 April with Little Bee Books & @glaad.bsky.social - Look at how CUTE THIS IIIIIS 🥹🎉🌈🚐
Available here: littlebeebooks.com/books/granda...
Available here: littlebeebooks.com/books/granda...
