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Alex Atkinson @alatkinson.bsky.social · Sep 11

It's alive! Join twins Indigo and Rusty on their second terrifying adventure. Thank you to everyone who has made these stories possible. Special mention to Usborne, @linalanglee.bsky.social @northlitagency.bsky.social and to Miriam Serafin

Spooky middle grade books with gorgeous, colourful covers that are perfect reading for dark and cosy nights

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Sarah Merrett 🫧A Place of a Thousand Wishes @sarahmerrett1.bsky.social · Sep 10

Delighted to be one of The New Statesman’s best children’s books for summer 2025 with my historical MG adventure about a luckless ice cream seller who meets a wish-maker at his magical manor house. @everywithwords.bsky.social #MG #kidlit #kidlituk #kidlit #ReadingForPleasure #booksky #childrensbooks

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Good Night To Read @gntread24.bsky.social · Sep 9

Latest on Good Night To Read- goodnighttoread.wordpress.com Illustrator Spotlight & Preview- Delighted to be part of the blog tour for this imaginative book @charlienutbrown.bsky.social @everywithwords.bsky.social with wonderful illustrations by #EwaBeniakHaremska #ukkidlit #librarians

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Charlie Nutbrown @charlienutbrown.bsky.social · Sep 1

More of Ewa Beniak-Haremska's extraordinary illustrations from The Feathered Book – published 11 Sep by @everywithwords.bsky.social

Monty the Fox and Nettle the Rabbit in a pit full of worms. An illustration by Ewa Beniak-Haremska from The Feathered Book.

Monty the Fox and Nettle the Rabbit in The Room of Flying Books. An illustration by Ewa Beniak-Haremska from The Feathered Book.

Rokeby the Otter, a pirate, fights with Nettle the Rabbit. An illustration by Ewa Beniak-Haremska from The Feathered Book.

Monty the Fox and Nettle the Rabbit on their boat, The Harlequin. An illustration by Ewa Beniak-Haremska from The Feathered Book.

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Undiscovered Voices @uvcompetition.bsky.social · Sep 1

Entries for @uvcompetition.bsky.social close one week today!

Winners will be published in the #UV26 anthology and introduced to agents and editors at the exclusive launch party.

Don't miss this incredible chance to launch your #kidlit career🚀

undiscoveredvoices.com

kermit the frog is standing in front of a red curtain and says " 1 week left "

ALT: kermit the frog is standing in front of a red curtain and says " 1 week left "

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Charlie Nutbrown @charlienutbrown.bsky.social · Aug 19

I've been so, so lucky to have the incredible Ewa Beniak-Haremska do the illustrations for The Feathered Book – they're exactly how I'd always imagined them, yet somehow even better.

Published September 11 by @everywithwords.bsky.social

#kidlit #kidlituk #UKKidlit #booksky #childrensbooks

An illustration of Monty the Fox in a dressing gown sitting in an armchair reading a book

An illustration of a dormouse and an elderly squirrel walking through a library holding lanterns. The library has a spiral staircase and is inside a tree trunk

An illustration of Monty the Fox and Nettle the Rabbit fleeing through a wood, pursued by pirates

An illustration of Prendergast the Raven conducting an alchemical experiment

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Charlie Nutbrown @charlienutbrown.bsky.social · Aug 11

Fox detectives, otter pirates, and raven alchemists. Labyrinths, libraries, and lakes. Booby traps, boat chases, and impossible crimes … The Feathered Book, published 11 September by @everywithwords.bsky.social #kidlit #kidlituk #UKKidlit #booksky #childrensbooks #BooksForKids #ChildrensNovels

The cover of The Feathered Book by Charlie Nutbrown, featuring a black feather and the profiles of various animals, including a fox, a rabbit and a badger.

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Mikka editor Everything with Words Books @everywithwords.bsky.social · Aug 10

Wonderful to see A Place of a Thousand Wishes @sarahmerrett1.bsky.social as a Summer Pick, 'A delicious Fantasy adventure' @newstatesman.com Thanks @amandacraig.bsky.social
#KidLit #Fantasy
www.newstatesman.com/culture/book...

The best children’s books for summer 2025

Our action-packed list will thrill readers whether they’re three or 13.

www.newstatesman.com

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Undiscovered Voices @uvcompetition.bsky.social · Aug 8

** One month to go** to get your entries into Undiscovered Voices - the best competition around for unpublished, unagented kidlit and YA writers (okay, we might be slightly biased...)

We can't wait to read your manuscripts 👀

undiscoveredvoices.com

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Darren Simpson @darrensimpson44.bsky.social · Aug 10

Holy moly, my author copies of #THIRST have arrived! 🤩 So here's a giddy #unboxing vid. This book is sublime in the flesh. Thanks to @pushkinchildrens.bsky.social for making it real - I'm over the moon with how it's turned out. ♥️ Available for pre-order from pushkinpress.com/book/thirst/

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Jack Jackman @jackjackman.bsky.social · Jul 24

Just 3 weeks till Maisie vs Antarctica gets a friend!
🩵 Maisie vs the Himalayas 🩵 out on 14th August. ⛰️🥳

#maisievsantarctica #mgadventures #middlegradebooks #booksforkids #childrensbooks #kidslit ##readingforpleasure #kidsbooks

Two books side by side, Maisie vs Antarctica and Maisie vs the Himalayas.

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Sarah Merrett 🫧A Place of a Thousand Wishes @sarahmerrett1.bsky.social · Jul 21

Thank you!

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Sarah Merrett 🫧A Place of a Thousand Wishes @sarahmerrett1.bsky.social · Jul 20

Today is World Ice Cream Day, the perfect day to check out my new MG adventure set in 1899. Mason and Pa make the world’s best ice cream, but the heatwave and a sinister stranger are about to ruin everything. Can a famous wish-maker solve their problems? @everywithwords.bsky.social

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Charlie Nutbrown @charlienutbrown.bsky.social · Jul 18

Monty the Fox is determined to become a detective and solve the mystery of The Feathered Book. Out September, @everywithwords.bsky.social. Illustrations by the incredible Ewa Beniak-Haremska.
#kidlit #kidlituk #UKKidlit #booksky #childrensbooks

A fox wearing a dressing gown lounges in an armchair reading a book. An illustration of Monty by Ewa Beniak-Haremska from The Feathered Book by Charlie Nutbrown

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The Bath Novel Awards @bathnovelaward.co.uk · Jul 17

🎉Happy SCARLETT BUCKLING AND THE CASE OF THE MISSING PICTURES publication day to @marioambrosi.bsky.social - out today with @tinytreebooks.bsky.social!

12yo Scarlett Buckling loves a detective story, but when her beloved Gran goes missing in the night, she faces a real-life case like no other...

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Sarah Merrett 🫧A Place of a Thousand Wishes @sarahmerrett1.bsky.social · Jul 16

@pamnorfolk.bsky.social @booklib61.bsky.social @bookcraic.bsky.social @vonprice.bsky.social

Sarah Merrett 🫧A Place of a Thousand Wishes @sarahmerrett1.bsky.social · Jul 16

A Place of a Thousand Wishes has been out for a few weeks and I’ve been blown away by the reviews so far. Thank you to everyone who has read and reviewed. Here are just a few snippets.
@everywithwords.bsky.social #MG #kidlit #kidlituk #UKKidlit #booksky #childrensbooks

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Veronica Price @vonprice.bsky.social · Jul 11

I will take every opportunity to promote #TheOthers Sarah, it is an utterly fantastic book and needs to be in every school library collection 🔭🛸📘

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Sarah Merrett 🫧A Place of a Thousand Wishes @sarahmerrett1.bsky.social · Jul 12

Thank you, Veronica. That means a lot to me 😘🥰

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Veronica Price @vonprice.bsky.social · Jul 11

Great thread of recommendations 😍 I would add #TheOthers by @sarahmerrett1.bsky.social published by @everywithwords.bsky.social & #BestOfAllWorlds by #KennethOppel published by @guppybooks.bsky.social
#UkKidLit

Front cover of a middle grade paperback The Others by Sarah Merritt

Front cover of a teen/YA hardback book Best of All Worlds by Kenneth Oppel

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Sarah Merrett 🫧A Place of a Thousand Wishes @sarahmerrett1.bsky.social · Jul 11

Thank you so much, Veronica. You've made my day😊💙

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Jon Biddle @jonnybid.bsky.social · Jul 9

My latest article for Educate magazine is all about how children choose books. It was inspired by this wonderful blog from David Reedy and Alice Reedy: collins.co.uk/blogs/the-bo...

The article can be found here: neu.org.uk/latest/libra...

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Sarah Merrett 🫧A Place of a Thousand Wishes @sarahmerrett1.bsky.social · Jul 8

Thank you!

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Sarah Merrett 🫧A Place of a Thousand Wishes @sarahmerrett1.bsky.social · Jul 8

Lovely to see my new book A Place of a Thousand Wishes in @waterstones.bsky.social Romsey – a great new shop that’s always busy.
@everywithwords.bsky.social #MG #kidlit #kidlituk #UKKidlit #booksky #childrensbooks

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Virtual Authors UK @virtualauthorsuk.bsky.social · Jul 3

Look at all these lovely authors, illustrators and poets just waiting to meet you! Find out more about them and book a virtual visit to your school or nursery by visiting www.virtualauthors.co.uk. Let's connect authors and readers across the globe!

#authorvisit #virtualauthorvisit #kidlit

headshots of authors on Virtual Authors UK website

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