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LoveReading4Kids @lovereading4kids.bsky.social · 9d

The winners of The Week Junior Book Awards were announced this evening at a fabulous ceremony held at London’s County Hall.
Check out the full list of winners:
www.lovereading4kids.co.uk/blog/the-wee...

#TWJ #twjbookawards #kidsbooks

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LoveReading4Kids @lovereading4kids.bsky.social · 14d

We've already raised £100,000 for schools and we're thrilled to offer more opportunities to raise money that'll bring more books into schools with our refreshed LoveReading4Schools portal.

LoveReading4Schools @lr4schools.bsky.social · 14d

WE HAVE NEWS! We have relaunched our
LoveReading4Schools portal which lets #schools fundraise, share wishlists & accept donations so communities can get the right books into children’s hands fast. Make sure your school is signed up today to be in with a chance to win £1000 of books 📚📚

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LoveReading4Schools @lr4schools.bsky.social · 14d

WE HAVE NEWS! We have relaunched our
LoveReading4Schools portal which lets #schools fundraise, share wishlists & accept donations so communities can get the right books into children’s hands fast. Make sure your school is signed up today to be in with a chance to win £1000 of books 📚📚

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Scallywag Press @scallywagpress.bsky.social · Apr 28

We love this feature on @lovereading4kids.bsky.social with Brian Fitzgerald, who shares a glimpse into the creative journey behind making picture books — from first scribble to finished spread.

Read it here: www.lovereading4kids.co.uk/blog/inside-...

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LoveReading4Kids @lovereading4kids.bsky.social · Apr 16

Thrilled to see our MD @deborahmaclaren.bsky.social on the shortlisting committee and a judge for the 2025 The Week Junior Book Awards again this year, even more of a tottering tower of terrific books for kids to read than usual
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#TheWeekJuniorBookAwards

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LoveReading4Kids @lovereading4kids.bsky.social · Apr 16

For those who grew up in the 80s Choose Your Own Adventure books were absolutely thrilling.

For today's readers there are some great modern Choose Your Own Adventure-style books @puffinbooksuk @farshorebooks @littletigeruk

Shop and begin your adventure: www.lovereading4kids.co.uk/blog/choose-...

Choose Your Own Adventure Books for Today's Young Readers

Read Choose Your Own Adventure Books for Today's Young Readers on LoveReading4Kids

www.lovereading4kids.co.uk

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LoveReading4Kids @lovereading4kids.bsky.social · Apr 16

Survival stories captivate young readers with brave adventurers who rely on courage, wit, and resilience to stay alive.
This collection is perfect for kids who love thrilling adventures, gripping challenges, and tales of triumph over adversity.

Explore:
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Survive and Thrive: A Collection of Kids’ Survival Stories

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Robert Tregoning 🌈 @bobtregoning.bsky.social · Dec 11

Thank you @lovereading4kids.bsky.social for including Flow with the Snow, by Oliver Averill and me, in your staff picks this week! ❄️💧☁️

www.lovereading4kids.co.uk/weekly-staff...

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LoveReading4Kids @lovereading4kids.bsky.social · Dec 4

So deserved: "This outstanding quest set in the dystopian arctic radiates folkloric magic, ecological themes, and the courage of an extraordinary girl."

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Unbound @unboundsocials.bsky.social · Dec 3

#TerraElectrica is a Book of the Year in @lovereadinguk.bsky.social ! 📚

www.lovereading4kids.co.uk/blog/the-lov...

This is the first in an action-packed dystopian adventure series set in the near-future post-melt Arctic... unbound.com/books/terra-...

The LoveReading4Kids Best Children's Books of the Year 2024

Read The LoveReading4Kids Best Children's Books of the Year 2024 on LoveReading4Kids

www.lovereading4kids.co.uk

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Susan Cahill @susancahill.bsky.social · Nov 27

Thank you @lovereading4kids.bsky.social for including The World Between the Rain as one of your Books of the Year and also a Book of the Month for November!

www.lovereading4kids.co.uk/blog/the-lov...

The LoveReading4Kids Best Children's Books of the Year 2024

Read The LoveReading4Kids Best Children's Books of the Year 2024 on LoveReading4Kids

www.lovereading4kids.co.uk

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LoveReading4Kids @lovereading4kids.bsky.social · Nov 26

So deserved Eve 🤩

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LoveReading4Kids @lovereading4kids.bsky.social · Nov 26

Have you seen the LoveReading4Kids Children’s Books of the Year 2024 yet? They’re all stars. Read them. Share them. Buy them. Love them as much as we do 📚❤️

www.lovereading4kids.co.uk/blog/the-lov...

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Sarah Ziman - aka BardyMum 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @bardymum.bsky.social · Nov 17

Thank you @lovereading4kids.bsky.social for this lovely review and for including ‘Why did my brain make me say it?’ as a November debut of the month. Teachers and librarians - I’d love to get it into as many schools as possible. It’s generally aimed at key stage 2 #UKKidLit #EduSky

Why did my brain make me say it? is a key stage 2 poetry collection by Sarah Ziman, reviewed by Love Reading 4 kids below:

Amid current concerns re the decline in children’s reading 4 pleasure, poetry is a bright spot and young readers will be surprised, engaged, made to laugh, and above all entertained by this collection, which is every bit as vibrant as its pink cover.

It starts with a hi-ku and ends with a bye-ku, with a lie-ku halfway through for good measure. The poems are loosely themed around a school year & subjects - all keenly observed- including school lunches, friendships, rivalries between friends, new school shoes and the huge emotion of the leavers assembly. Others detail family life and they’re all inventive, perceptive and often quite moving.

The fun the poet has with words is likely to inspire readers to try writing their own poems too.

Andrea Reece

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LoveReading4Kids @lovereading4kids.bsky.social · Nov 26

So welcome, we loved it! 🦕

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David Litchfield @dc-litchfield.bsky.social · Nov 20

So lovely to see 'The Dinosaur Next Door' on this brilliant list. Thank you @lovereading4kids.bsky.social 🦕😀❤️https://www.lovereading4kids.co.uk/blog/40-favourite-new-books-for-national-picture-book-month-this-november-6742

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Eibhlís Carcione @eibhliscarcione.bsky.social · Nov 21

Thank you for the great review of Black Gables! @lovereading4kids.bsky.social
👻🏫📚💀🖤#BlackGables
@everywithwords.bsky.social
www.lovereading4kids.co.uk/book/9781911...

Black Gables by Eibhlis Carcione

Black Gables (ISBN: 9781911427438) A memory-less mum, a sinister school, ageing reflections, and a whole lot of lake ghouls — this compellingly creepy mystery is fearsomely suspenseful.

www.lovereading4kids.co.uk

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LoveReading4Kids @lovereading4kids.bsky.social · Nov 26

You’re welcome ☺️

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