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Books for Keeps, the online children's books review journal @booksforkeeps.bsky.social · Jul 16

Out now! #BfK273, our #summer special! Authorgraph interview Kenneth Oppel, Windows into Illustration Jarvis, new Beyond the Secret Garden, new Picture This, Nikesh Shukla on reading for pleasure + interviews, new #childrensbook reviews & more #KidLit #BookSky 😎
booksforkeeps.co.uk/issue/bfk-27...

Cover of the summer issue of the children's online review journal Books for Keeps. Cover taken from The Wood Where Magic Grows by Andy Shepherd, illustration by Ellie Snowdon, and is of a tree spreading out with children climbing in the branches.

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Sital Gorasia Chapman @sgorasiachapman.bsky.social · Jul 15

✨️ Exciting news! ✨️

The latest edition of The Children's Writers' & Artists' Yearbook is out this Thursday.

It has everything you need to know about children's publishing. It's packed with practical advice and inspiring articles, including one by ME 🤩

@writersandartists.bsky.social

Cover of Children’s Writers' & Artists' Yearbook 2026 with quote from Sital Gorasia Chapman - "Have fun with your writing and enjoy the process."

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I am a Librarian! @qtpilibrarian.bsky.social · Jun 27

💙📚 Aloha #newbooksday Friday! 🥳🍍
@sgorasiachapman.bsky.social @susannarumiz.bsky.social @sylviekant.bsky.social @julieclarkauthor.bsky.social @meganabbott.bsky.social @kelleyarmstrong.bsky.social @greenwell.bsky.social @patagoniabooks.bsky.social @badasscrossstitch.bsky.social

Four children's books on a table, from top left: The Wild Robot on the Island by Peter Brown, The Friendship Train by Debbie Levy with Boris Kulikov, The Day the Crayons Made Friends by Drew Daywalt with Oliver Jeffers, and M is for Mango by Atinuke with Angela Brooksbank.

Four children's books on a table, from top left: DK Super World Brazil, The Math Adventurers Make a Difference by Sital Gorasia Chapman with Susanna Rumiz, Hello I'm a Toucan by Hayley and John Rocco, and Pickle on Wheels by Sylvie Kantorowitz.

Seven nonfiction books on a table, from top left: Kent State by Brian VanDeMark, Seven Social Movements That Changed America by Linda Gordon, Let's Move the Needle by Shannon Downey aka Badass Cross Stitch, Regenerating Earth by Kelsey Timmerman, Social Justice for the Sensitive Soul by Dorcas Cheng-Tozun, and Wild/Hurt by Meg Ford.

Eight fiction books on a table, from top left: The Ghostwriter by Julie Clark, It Happened on the Lake by Lisa Jackson, Don't Let Him In by Lisa Jewell, Going Home in the Dark by Dean Koontz, The Girls Who Grew Big by Leila Mottley, A Mother's Love by Danielle Steel (also in large print), Writing Mr. Wrong by Kelley Armstron, and El Dorado Drive by Megan Abbott.

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Sital Gorasia Chapman @sgorasiachapman.bsky.social · Jun 5

It's publication day for #TheMathsAdventurers MAKE A DIFFERENCE ✨️

✏️ Words by me
🎨 Pictures by @susannarumiz.bsky.social
📚 Published by DK Books

This is my 12th(!!) book and I managed to sneak all my kids names in! 🤩

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BookTrust @booktrust.org.uk · May 21

📢 NEW: Our #ReadingRights report with Waterstones #ChildrensLaureate @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social is out now!

It shares 5 focus areas that will turn the tide on reading inequality and unveils plans for our City of Stories place-based pilot:

www.booktrust.org.uk/about-us/rea...

The front cover of the Reading Rights report plus the words: "Reading Rights - Books build a brighter future - Read the report". The URL booktrust.org.uk/readingrights and logos for Waterstones Children's Laureate, Arts Council England, and BookTrust

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Sital Gorasia Chapman @sgorasiachapman.bsky.social · May 23

So proud to be part of this wonderful series ❤️

Sam Evans @samevans.bsky.social · May 22

Looking back to this time last week when #Readerful won the ERA Award for best Primary Resource or Equipment Non-ICT. 👏🏆

Fantastic recognition for the OUP Primary Literacy team and all the amazing authors & illustrators who've worked on the Readerful series! 🥳📚✨

#UKEd #EduSky #KidLitUK

Members of the OUP Primary Editorial and Design team with the Education Resources Award for Readerful, winning best Primary Resource or Equipment Non-ICT at the 2025 awards ceremony.

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Susanna Rumiz @susannarumiz.bsky.social · May 20

🤖Beep and Boots are planning a school fair to raise money for their library 📚️ ⁠Are you coming?

Book 6 of THE MATHS ADVENTURERS series is out on 5th June 2025! 🥳⁠
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Written by @sgorasiachapman.bsky.social
Published by @dkbooks.bsky.social
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#illustration #picturebook #kidlitart #stemeducation

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Sue H Cunningham☁️💘 @suehcunningham.bsky.social · Apr 15

Happy Easter!🐣
If you like books with your chocolate, my YA supernatural romcom #CloudNine ☁️💘 is on a kindle deal this week - a bargain at just £1.69. Why not treat yourself? 😋 #Easter
@tbpagency.bsky.social

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Sital Gorasia Chapman @sgorasiachapman.bsky.social · Mar 29

Thanks!

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Sital Gorasia Chapman @sgorasiachapman.bsky.social · Mar 28

✨️NEW BOOK!!✨️

Book 6 of THE MATHS ADVENTURERS series is out on 5th June 2025!

When Beep and Boots notice that their library needs more books, they arrange a school fair to buy some more. Can they raise enough money to fill the library?

Illustrated by @susannarumiz.bsky.social

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ALCS @alcs.co.uk · Feb 25

The Government is siding with big tech over British creativity.

Today is the FINAL chance to respond to their consultation on AI and copyright.

Let's make sure creators' voices are heard. Guidance below 👇 #MakeItFair #PayTheCreator

www.alcs.co.uk/news/your-ri...

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Chris Haughton @chrishaughton.bsky.social · Feb 8

This is very urgent. The UK government is planning to change copyright law. If you are an artist, author, musician or work in the creative industry please read this.

www.chrishaughton.com/blog/ai-and-...

AI and copyright - blog - Chris Haughton - AI and copyright

The blog of designer and author Chris Haughton. Chris was listed in Time magazine's DESIGN 100 for his fair trade design work for PEOPLE TREE.

www.chrishaughton.com

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Sital Gorasia Chapman @sgorasiachapman.bsky.social · Feb 4

I’m thrilled to support the charitable drive #ReadItForward. Buy any children’s book from @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social this Feb, & 10% will be donated to @booktrust.org.uk & @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social, so you can support indie bookshops & do good at the same time

uk.bookshop.org/a/13437/9780...

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Sital Gorasia Chapman @sgorasiachapman.bsky.social · Jan 22

It's PLR time! Thank you to everyone who borrowed one of my books last year. Over 2000 times! And thank you to all the wonderful libraries that put them on their shelves. 🙏🏾📚😍

In case you didn't know, authors & illustrators get paid every time you borrow a book from the library!

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Wonderland Bookshop @wonderlandbookshop.bsky.social · Jan 11

"Oh, what a shame you're 'just a children's bookshop."

We hear this all too often.

📚 Children and teens deserve spaces and shops for them

📚 Children's and YA books change lives.

It's not a shame we're a children's bookshop. It's a beautiful thing 💕

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Sam Missingham @samatlounge.bsky.social · Jan 10

Would love all of my book-loving followers to give this a share (& sign up) - my new reader-facing newsletter As Seen On Booktok - as well as showcasing the BIG books, will also incl quieter books that booktokers love (in translation, short stories, debuts etc)

asseenonbooktok.meetthebooktokers.com

MTBT - As Seen On Booktok

asseenonbooktok.meetthebooktokers.com

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Gita Ralleigh @gitaralleigh.bsky.social · Jan 7

Early Career children's authors (1-3 books) in:
- Bromley
- Greenwich
- Wandsworth
- Dudley
- Lincolnshire
Ask your publisher to nominate you for this great opportunity with local libraries – closes Jan 10th!
#ukkidlit

www.better.org.uk/library/gll-...

GLL Literary Foundation

www.better.org.uk

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Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · Jan 4

I asked a child what their fave book from last year was and their answer was a series that was published about a decade ago. A good reminder that a book is always new to a child who hasn't read it. The constant publishing hustle for novelty has nothing to do with what children want. #KidLitUK

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Melissa Welliver - TO THE DEATH available to pre-order NOW! @melliver.bsky.social · Dec 27

MERRY BETWIXTMAS LADS and especially to everyone that got a kindle for Christmas because it’s only just over a quid today! BARGAIN

amzn.eu/d/d5UKT5V

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Rob Biddulph @robbiddulph.bsky.social · Dec 16

Exciting news! My book GIGANTIC is going to be read as the CBeebies Bedtime Story on New Year's Day by none other than the current undisputed WWE Champion of the World... Cody Rhodes! SMACKDOWN!!

#bedtimestories #cbeebies #WWE #codyrhodes @cbeebies.bsky.social

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Patrice Lawrence @lawrencepatrice.bsky.social · Dec 10

I'm currently @booktrust.bsky.social Writer in Residence, championing reading for pleasure for children facing challenging circumstances. Picture books can start, shape and soothe conversations about tough subjects.

Rashmi Sirdeshpande @rashmiwriting.bsky.social · Dec 10

"Picture books are often quite undervalued, and sometimes seen as a stepping stone to 'proper reading'. But picture books can be transgressive and beautiful and complex." -
@lawrencepatrice.bsky.social. ALL OF THIS!

www.booktrust.org.uk/news-and-fea...

How to use picture books to support children facing challenging circumstances

Get recommendations of picture books to try to talk to children facing difficult circumstances, with ideas from our Writer in Residence Patrice Lawrence.

www.booktrust.org.uk

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Bookshop.org UK @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social · Dec 7

It's Small Business Saturday! Buy ANY book book this weekend and you could win a £250 gift card! Every sale supports independent bookshops. Shop small, think big 📚 uk.bookshop.org/lists/win-a-...

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Naomi Jones @naomijones1.bsky.social · Dec 3

I'm offering 3 hours of free picture book mentoring for a UK based writer whose voice is underrepresented in children's publishing.

Please help me spread the word by sharing this post.

Full details of how to apply are here:

naomiandjamesjones.substack.com/p/free-pictu...

Free picture book mentoring

For an underrepresented writer

naomiandjamesjones.substack.com

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The Wedale Bookshop @wedale-bookshop.bsky.social · Dec 7

Hello! It’s #smallbusinesssaturday today! Please support your local businesses - it’s been a tough year and every little sale helps. Billionaires don’t need any more money!
Look for small businesses online. If you're in the UK, find us @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social

uk.bookshop.org/shop/WedaleB...

A chalkboard next to a Christmas tree reads "Bookshop - two storeys, thousands of stories!"

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Sital Gorasia Chapman @sgorasiachapman.bsky.social · Dec 6

Mr Tumble read my book on CBeebies Bedtime Story!

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