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Books for Keeps, the online children's books review journal @booksforkeeps.bsky.social · 12h

We were delighted to catch up with Adam Stower to chat about his charming series, MURRAY AND BUN! Book four, Murray the Ghosthunter is out now.

Read the interview & find out why he feels these are the most ‘me’ of all his books @HarperCollinsCh #KidLitUK

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A photograph of author and illustrator Adam Stower. He is wearing a blue shirt, smiling into the camera, has a beard and wears glasses.

The cover of Murray and Byn! Murray the Ghosthunter by Adam Stower. It shows Murray (a cat) in his ghost hunting gear (quite Sherlock Holmes) with Bun next to him. Bun is saying 'Bun!'

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Liz Brownlee @lizpoet.bsky.social · 12h

Simon Lamb: Celebrating Bookshop Day with Children's Poetry childrenspoetrysummit.com/2025/10/09/s...

Simon Lamb: Celebrating Bookshop Day with Children’s Poetry

On Saturday 11 October 2025, folk across the UK will once again celebrate Bookshop Day, an annual event organised by the Booksellers Association through its Books Are My Bag campaign. Somehow, I ha…

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Little Rebels Award @littlerebsprize.bsky.social · 16h

Hi #LittleRebelsAward Folk!
10 days on and we’re still absolutely buzzing 🐝from our award evening.

A huge thank you to @theclpe.bsky.social for allowing us to host in their glorious Literacy Library.

For your weekend, we leave you with this JOYFUL moment below…
#KidsLitUK
#UKKidsLit

A photo of a large group of people, standing. Most are mid-whooping! Smiles & laughter. At the centre is this years’s Little Rebels Award Winner, Sarah Hagger-Holt, holding a framed picture of 3 toddlers (one of whom is holding a ‘Take Action’ placard). To her left is Ken Wilson Max, the artist who created the picture. They stand in a space surrounded on all sides by bookshelves.

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Andrea Reece @reeceandrea.bsky.social · 12h

Events like this make me wish I lived in Manchester. Part of a reading series at Manchester Poetry Library curated by Jean Sprackland to celebrate the publication of her book, Night Vision www.mmu.ac.uk/poetry-libra...

Night Vision: Andrew Michael Hurley and Jacob Polley, 15 Oct 2025

Reading, Manchester Poetry Library

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Letterbox Library @letterboxlibrary.bsky.social · 2d

“A week to celebrate the books that have been challenged, removed or silenced, and to stand with the people who write, sell and share them”.

#BannedBooksWeek is THIS WEEK!

Visit the Banned Books Week folk in the UK on X & @indexoncensorship.org

And in N America @bannedbooksweek.bsky.social

A screenshot of a tweet from Banned Books Week UK with suggestions for actions people can take including reading a banned book.

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Books for Keeps, the online children's books review journal @booksforkeeps.bsky.social · 1d

Recommended reading & particularly on #WorldSightDay, ELLA JONES VS THE BATTLE NOISE, latest in Lucy Edwards' mythology inspired adventures starring 12 year old Ella. Ella, like Lucy, is blind. Reviewed by #BfK reviewer Rebecca Butler. @scholasticuk.bsky.social

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Nicolette Jones @nicolettejones.bsky.social · 2d

#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Oliver Jeffers from his picturebook I’m Very Busy about friends who are importantly crossing things off a list & nearly forget a birthday. With his trademark stick legs, an empty setting & toys whose faces reflect the mood. HarperCollins 9 Oct @harpercollins.bsky.social

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Andrea Reece @reeceandrea.bsky.social · 2d

Can't wait for this!

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Clare Pollard @poetclare.bsky.social · Aug 14

Some big news! I’m thrilled THE OTHERNAUTS is coming out next year, my retelling of the quest for the Golden Fleece that now features a sarcastic 11yo oracle, a boy who can metamorphose and a small tone-deaf siren. Can’t wait to introduce you to Phoebe, Perry and Cora.
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The Bookseller @thebookseller.com · Aug 13

Piccadilly Press has acquired The Othernauts, a "comedic new twist" on the classic Greek myth of Jason and the Argonauts for middle-grade readers by Clare Pollard, illustrated by Macha Yao 👇 #BookSky

Piccadilly Press snaps up 'brilliantly original' middle-grade retelling of Jason and the Argonauts

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ALCS @alcs.co.uk · Sep 4

"It means the world to me that so many younger readers have connected with the book."

Read our interview with the brilliant @margaretmcdonald.bsky.social, who became the youngest ever winner of the Carnegie Medal for Writing for her debut novel Glasgow Boys.

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Interview with Margaret McDonald, Carnegie and Branford Boase winner

In June, at the age of 27, Margaret McDonald became the youngest ever recipient of the Carnegie Medal for Writing for her debut novel Glasgow Boys. She followed that achievement shortly after by winni...

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Margaret McDonald @margaretmcdonald.bsky.social · 3d

I’m genuinely so honoured and so excited to read the debuts that will shape the future of children’s literature. A total dream!

Books for Keeps, the online children's books review journal @booksforkeeps.bsky.social · 3d

The #BranfordBoaseAward, 'a barometer of developments in children’s books' opens for submissions today with the announcement of this year's panel of judges. They will be led by 2025 winner Margaret McDonald. #writing #editing #KidLitUK

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Graphic with photographs of the four judges of this year's Branford Boase Award, awarded to author and editor of the year's outstanding debut novel for children and young people. They are Anjali Patel, Katherine Woodfine, Margaret McDonald and Stephen Dilley. The award is supported by ALCS and Walker Books.

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Andrea Reece @reeceandrea.bsky.social · 2d

Great interview! Tells you so much about @poetrybyheart.bsky.social (did you know entry and access to outstanding #poetry teaching materials are all FREE).

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Mostly Book Talk @mostlybooktalk.bsky.social · 2d

#KidLitUK #UKKidLit

Mostly Book Talk @mostlybooktalk.bsky.social · 3d

📙 Episode 35: Dr Julie Blake on Poetry By Heart and Ross Montgomery’s Latest Books 🔗 Listen here: https://loom.ly/73Rh2H4

#ChildrensBooks #ChildrensPoetry #Teachers #Schools

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Nicolette Jones @nicolettejones.bsky.social · 11d

Giving an illustrated talk about local and national hero Samuel Plimsoll in Folkestone for the New Folkestone Society on 25th October, 2pm. Details on this poster. @littlebrown.bsky.social #Folkestone #merchantshipping #socialhistory #plimsollmark #plimsolls #safetyatsea #lotsofpictures #teaandcakes

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Andrea Reece @reeceandrea.bsky.social · 2d

"Recent #BranfordBoaseAward shortlists have highlighted significant shifts of direction in writing for children. We look forward to finding fresh voices in the submissions & stories we haven’t read before." Julia Eccleshare

Submissions open now #KidLitUK
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Graphic with photographs of the last four winning authors of the Branford Boase Award Margaret McDonald, Nathanael Lessore, Christine Pillainayagam, Maisie Chan. The BBA is awarded to the author and editor of the outstanding debut novel for children. The image also features sponsors' logos, ALCS and Walker Books.

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Letterbox Library @letterboxlibrary.bsky.social · 3d

ICYMI
CONGRATULATIONS to the first ever double prize winner of The Little Rebels Award for Radical Children’s Fiction @sarahhaggerholt.bsky.social

Little Rebels Award @littlerebsprize.bsky.social · 9d

🥳🎉CONGRATULATIONS🎉🥳

We are delighted to announce that the Winner of the 2025 Little Rebels Award for Radical Children’s Fiction is @sarahhaggerholt.bsky.social for The Fights That Make Us, published by Usborne.

Congratulations, Sarah! Our first ever double champion!!
#KidLitUK

Photo right hand corner of author Sarah Hagger-Holt. Under which is written the title of her book “The Fights That Make Us” and then “WINNER”. Left side is the book cover and, above that, a confetti shower.

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Poetry By Heart @poetrybyheart.bsky.social · 3d

Our founder and co-director Dr Julie Blake talks all things Poetry By Heart on the Mostly Book Talk podcast.

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Episode 35 - Poetry by Heart, an interview with Dr Julie Blake - Mostly Book Talk

Just in time for National Poetry Day, we have an interview with Dr Julie Blake the founder and co-director of Poetry by Heart. Working with schools across the whole of England, over 128,000 pupils tak...

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Poetry By Heart @poetrybyheart.bsky.social · 8d

Poetry By Heart competition 2026 is live. Register today and follow our tips for running your school competition, and maybe we'll see you at the Grand Finale at Shakespeare's Globe on Monday 6th July 2026!

poetrybyheart.org.uk/the-competit...

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Books for Keeps, the online children's books review journal @booksforkeeps.bsky.social · 3d

The #BranfordBoaseAward, 'a barometer of developments in children’s books' opens for submissions today with the announcement of this year's panel of judges. They will be led by 2025 winner Margaret McDonald. #writing #editing #KidLitUK

booksforkeeps.co.uk/margaret-mcd...

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Nicolette Jones @nicolettejones.bsky.social · 3d

#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by James Mayhew from his collection of 10 stories, My Book of Classic Nursery Tales. Characterful creatures in an image from The Tortoise and the Hare, made with collage using paper printed with patterns and textures. Otter-Barry Books 9 October @otterbarrybooks.bsky.social

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Andrea Reece @reeceandrea.bsky.social · 4d

Terrific episode of Mostly Book Talk with special guest Julie Blake of @poetrybyheart.bsky.social Inspired by #NationalPoetryDay and keen to embed #poetry in your school? Tune in!

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Episode 35 - Poetry by Heart, an interview with Dr Julie Blake - Mostly Book Talk

Just in time for National Poetry Day, we have an interview with Dr Julie Blake the founder and co-director of Poetry by Heart. Working with schools across the whole of England, over 128,000 pupils tak...

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Books for Keeps, the online children's books review journal @booksforkeeps.bsky.social · 5d

If you’ve got a teenager in your home – or 30 in your classroom – you know how hard it can be getting young people to open up about ‘difficult’ subjects. Tia Fisher has a suggestion: use stories as a springboard. NEW in #BfK274 @tiafisher.bsky.social #KidLitUK
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Books for Keeps, the online children's books review journal @booksforkeeps.bsky.social · 5d

Lovers of gentle romance (and cake) will find our new #BookoftheWeek a delicious treat. Sit down with a cup of tea and enjoy ANY WAY YOU SLICE IT by Méabh McDonnell 🍰 @theobrienpress.bsky.social

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Amy Clarkin @amyclarkinwrites.bsky.social · 4d

My third book is officially out in the world today and I am being very normal and chill about it. Where The Shadows Hide is the third book in The PSI Investigations series, published by @theobrienpress.bsky.social and dare I say it’s the best one yet.

Amy, a white woman with long brown hair, is holding a blue book with an eerie hand reaching through water on the cover. The book is called Where The Shadows Hide and Amy’s expression is wide eyed excitement.

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Nicolette Jones @nicolettejones.bsky.social · 4d

#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Annie Booker from her debut picturebook The Great Bear about a mythical creature who protects the oceans & teaches a destructive human to protect them too. Handmade image of the towering bear & a tiny figure slumped in shame. Two Hoots 9 Oct. @twohootsbooks.bsky.social

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