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Marianne Doherty @mariannedoherty.bsky.social · 9h

My reviews feature brilliant books from:
@chrissiesains.bsky.social
@scottlava.bsky.social
@alomshaha.bsky.social
#RebeccaStruthers
@alastairc.com
@pilvanmartin.bsky.social
#SimonLamb

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Marianne Doherty @mariannedoherty.bsky.social · 9h

My fab colleague Paul and I got to write the autumn children's book reviews for the Scotsman. I think they were in the paper at the weekend but you can read them here online...
www.scotsman.com/arts-and-cul...

#UKKidLit #KidLitUK #KidLit

The best new children's books for autumn 2025

Among the heroes of this autumn’s best kids books are a sleepy bear, a water-loving rabbit and a pair of hyper-competitive turtles. Reviews by Paul Kane and Marianne Doherty

www.scotsman.com

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Book Clubs in Schools @bookclubsinschools.bsky.social · 1d

It’s #DyslexiaAwarenessWeek!

As you can see, we have many dyslexia-friendly books on our book list, making our book clubs truly inclusive.

See our full book list: buff.ly/2bi3J5f

#DAW25🧵1/2

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Books for Keeps, the online children's books review journal @booksforkeeps.bsky.social · 14h

New @ibc-reads.bsky.social Excluded Voices report 'highlights the huge missed opportunity to show children, through high-quality, authentic storytelling, that everybody belongs and everybody adds value to society.’

booksforkeeps.co.uk/inclusive-bo...

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Fleur Hitchcock @fleurhitchcock.bsky.social · 1d

#kidlituk
#ukkidlit

Fleur Hitchcock @fleurhitchcock.bsky.social · 1d

My book is out this week, but so is @karenmccombie.bsky.social 's awesomely good My Family, The Enemy.
Loved it and learned so much!
www.bloomsbury.com/uk/my-family...

My Family the Enemy

London, 1914. Fred Müller's life is turned upside down when his dad is taken away by the police - suddenly his family are the enemy because of where they come f…

www.bloomsbury.com

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Scottish Book Trust @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social · 1d

What is your favourite autumnal read? 🍂📙🍃

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Marianne Doherty @mariannedoherty.bsky.social · 1d

Not strictly just autumn but we welcomed autumn the other week with a chat on here about great kids books that celebrate nature. #UKKidLit

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Marianne Doherty @mariannedoherty.bsky.social · 12d

My 10yo suggested ‘Trees’ as this week’s #KidsBooksFriday prompt. Given it’s officially the start of Autumn let’s widen that out to writing that celebrates and immerses you in nature. What great books about the natural world would you recommend?
#KidLitUK #UKKidLit #KidLit

Book cover for The Book of Trees by Piotr Socha and Wojciech Grajkowski

Book cover for The Wolves of Currumpaw by William Grill

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Signe Rudoviča @signeru.bsky.social · 2d

Want to find out how @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social champions reading and writing? Sign up for our newsletter here: www.scottishbooktrust.com/about/newsle...

Sign up to our newsletters

We are a national charity that changes lives through reading and writing. Each month we produce regular e-newsletters. Let us know which areas you are interested in and we will send you lots of intere...

www.scottishbooktrust.com

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BookTrust @booktrust.org.uk · 2d

📚 NEW: The #GreatBooksGuide 2025-26 is here!

The guide is packed with 100 reading recommendations, carefully curated to engage and excite children from 4 to 11.

Explore the guide here 👇

https://bit.ly/46zY4Xx

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Marianne Doherty @mariannedoherty.bsky.social · 2d

That looks awesome!

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coralrumble.bsky.social @coralrumble.bsky.social · 2d

So chuffed Jakub’s Otter is in the @Booktrust Great books Guide. 🦦

BookTrust @booktrust.org.uk · 2d

📚 NEW: The #GreatBooksGuide 2025-26 is here!

The guide is packed with 100 reading recommendations, carefully curated to engage and excite children from 4 to 11.

Explore the guide here 👇

https://bit.ly/46zY4Xx

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Alastair Chisholm @alastairc.com · 3d

My book REEK is in the BookTrust Great Books Guide, yaaaay!!! 🥳🥳🥳. Alongside some brilliant company, too – check it out!

👉 alastairc.com/blog/2025100...

@barringtonstoke.bsky.social @booktrust.org.uk #KidLitUk #Reek

REEK is a BookTrust Great Book!

REEK by Alastair Chisholm has been included in the BookTrust Great Book Guide 2025

alastairc.com

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Marianne Doherty @mariannedoherty.bsky.social · 3d

Us too. Thankfully this time round we had a painter who seemed to be able to do everything. So he was able to fix the various problems he uncovered. 😅 Good luck with yours! You have my sympathy.

Marianne Doherty @mariannedoherty.bsky.social · 3d

This sounds very very familiar.

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David Litchfield @dc-litchfield.bsky.social · 6d

#Competition Time. Win a signed copy of my new Picture book ‘My Friend Billy Whiskers’. All you have to do is Like, Repost and Follow me to be in with a chance. I’ll pick at random a winner on Monday 6th October. Good Luck all 🤞🦁👦🏻
#giveaway #picturebook

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sufiyaahmed.bsky.social @sufiyaahmed.bsky.social · Aug 28

#UnderFire Out today 🥳

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📚Ashley Thorpe📚 @ashleythorpe.bsky.social · 3d

Free Spirit Warriors teacher resources for KS2 and KS3 at ashleythorpe.com/resources-fo... Perfect for #BlackHistoryMonth and EVERY month.

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Darrell Wakelam @darrellwakelam.bsky.social · 3d

Hello to the new people who've popped up on here over the last few weeks. 🙂👋 . . . I'm Darrell, I'm a maker/artist/teacher and I've spent over 35 years convincing everyone that 'cutting & sticking' is a valid career. 😆
Please check out my work at www.darrellweakelam.com
#edusky

A model of a lions head made entirely from recycled cardboard tubes.

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Marianne Doherty @mariannedoherty.bsky.social · 3d

I’d love a built in bookcase. That’s the dream! Floor to ceiling. 😍

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Marianne Doherty @mariannedoherty.bsky.social · 3d

Of course in the shop pictures it looked very sleek with plenty of space, a few nik naks here and there and the occasional book. Our book storage needs don’t quite allow for such style choices. 😂

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Gregory Norminton @gregorynorminton.bsky.social · 4d

Blustery day, isn't it? Here's the National Grid: Live generation data. Wind and solar are generating 74.2% of our electricity. Gas is generating 13.1%. And yet our household electricity prices are pegged to... the volatile price of gas. Which is the basis on which the right attacks... renewables.

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Marianne Doherty @mariannedoherty.bsky.social · 3d

There’s nothing quite like having a new bookcase to fill.

Image of an empty bookcase with various sized compartments sitting on a wooden floor against a cream coloured wall.

Image of a bookcase with various sized compartments sitting on wooden floor against a cream coloured wall filled (mostly) with children’s non-fiction books.

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Gosh! Comics @goshcomics.bsky.social · 4d

Our copies of Astral Panic from Katie Hicks have arrived! This is a stunning, vibrant, coming of age comic from @flyingeyebooks.bsky.social. We can’t wait to take this one home and read it. Katie drew us this absolute beauty of a bookplate to accompany the book too!

buff.ly/UkdjyYm

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Prof. Dimitra Fimi @dimitrafimi.bsky.social · 4d

Join us this Thursday, 9 October, at @uofglasgow.bsky.social ARC to watch the beautifully animated film The Secret of Kells, with a talk on things Celtic and children’s fantasy by me, and a new card game devised by @matthewcreasy.bsky.social!
Book your free ticket👇
www.eventbrite.com/e/cinemarc-t...

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Good Night To Read @gntread24.bsky.social · 4d

Emotional, exciting & powerful stories featuring dyslexic protagonists. #historical #dystopia @carnegiemedals.bsky.social #mythology #neurodiversity #dyslexiaawarenessweek

Historical fiction. Orange & red cover. Silhouettes of boy with rifle in background. Gorilla 🦍 in foreground.

White background. Boy with differently coloured eyes . Black & blue print. Moon with maggots. Carnegie Medal winner.

Murky blue sky. Boy emerging from sea holding a lightning spear. Flashes of light across sky.

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