This afternoon, I wrapped up warm, dragged out a teenager & enjoyed a walk & mug of tea in the glorious (but freezing) winter sunshine. #WinterWalk

So many excellent books in Helen’s list of her fave MG children’s books of 2025 #UKKidLit #KidLitUK

Sadly, I haven’t heard the woodpecker in the last few days, but this morning 1-2 bluetits, 2 robins & 2 nuthatches have already visited my bird feeder.

I had all these things to do, but I sat down for 2 mins & discovered Rear Window on BBC2 & now I’m not going to get anything done at all.

For 2nd time in week, I’ve just swept, wiped, hoovered & mopped the kitchen. On 23rd, I dropped a glass casserole lid, today 17yo somehow smashed a glass worktop protector to smithereens. Sigh

Finished my new Christmas jigsaw puzzle (started it yesterday, clearly haven’t been out enough).

“We invited a man in for Christmas, he stayed for 45 years” #MerryChristmas www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

i post this story every christmas, and will keep doing so until it stops making me cry merry christmas xx

Happy Christmas Eve! You folks can keep your Love Actually & Holiday, I want to watch While You Were Sleeping. #ChristmasMovie

“Please, Sir, I want some more.” - our doggo channelling Oliver this afternoon. #Sheltie #DogsOfBluesky

One minute you’re wrapping presents at night (with a glass of wine) while your children are sleeping… Then, before you know it, you’re wrapping presents in the morning (with a mug of tea) while your teenagers are sleeping.

Ways I’ve already annoyed my teenagers this morning: asking them what they want for Christmas. Sigh

It's Monday again and today I'm reading "Utterly Lazy and Inattentive: Martin Parr in Words and Pictures" by Wendy Jones and Martin Parr What book(s) are you reading this week? 💙📚 #BookSky #AmReading #MondayReads #TBR alt text in images please

Day 1 of my children’s Christmas book recommendations, some newly published, some much-loved older titles. #AStockingFullOfSpies by @redbreastedbird.bsky.social follows classic murder mystery tropes, for #MG readers. #UkKidLit vsviewfromthebookshelves.home.blog/2025/12/01/m...

How am I supposed to ‘surprise with a book’ the very well-read, quiet English teacher I barely know?! Argh! The odds of me picking something they haven’t read/enjoy are teeny & I’m sure I’m going to embarrass myself. Stupid #SecretSanta

Wow! What a story! Horrifying, heart-warming and brilliantly written, this middle grade horror about bravery, family and grief is perfect. The illustrations are brilliantly creepy too. #kidlituk 💙📚

Royal Mail have written a GDPR policy for their letter to Santa scheme that is a) pitched at children explaining how their data is used and b) fully committed to the existence of Father Christmas and it’s just… really cute

I was thinking this morning, this year I've not got any new #Christmas books with global majority characters created by authors/illustrators of colour. Anyone got any recommendations? #BookAdvent #KidLitUK

Win a Primary School Book Bundle! 📚 Are you a teacher, librarian, TA, or staff member at a UK primary school? Enter our competition for the chance to win a specially curated bundle of books for your school! 👉 Enter here: forms.gle/Uvz1oTRse4pL... @cilip.bsky.social

What happens in nature in eight minutes? What does a frog look like on the inside? What was the first written language? These questions, and many more, are answered in the books shortlisted for the 2025 Royal Society Young People’s Book Prize: #YoungSciBooks royalsociety.org/news/2025/11...

Well, this is excellent news indeed! #SchoolLibraries #UKKidLit

I've got lots of amazing picturebooks about the oceans but now looking for a couple more. Any recommendations gratefully received!

Creative pals, we need you! A group of us are running an auction to raise funds for the Emergency Response Rooms in Sudan. Sudanese people are dealing with the worst humanitarian crisis since records began. Can you donate mentoring/art/signed books etc? SIGN UP HERE: www.sudancoup.com/auction

Whaaaatt?!?? Nick, I am so disappointed in you. #CelebrityTraitors

THE CALL, one of the greatest YA fantasy horror mythology novels of our time, gets a welcome rerelease in 2026! Forget the Hunger Games and other over-hyped dystopian romps, this duology smashes it to bits. Cool new cover too.

We’re all staying up late on a school night for #CelebrityTraitors! (Sorry, teachers)

I'm doing a Loki signing along with some MASSIVELY famous authors on Dec 6th at @booksellercrow.bsky.social in South London. Come and get Christmas signed books as presents for bookish friends and family of all ages. www.thebookseller.com/news/the-boo... #KidLitUK #Booksky #UKKidlit

She won! Huge congratulations, Elle YA Fiction Winner of the Books Are My Bag Readers Awards 2025 with @nationalbooktokens.bsky.social!! #KidLitUK #YALit

Following the ceremony, we are proud to celebrate that The Poisoned King 🦁 by Katherine Rundell is the WINNER of the Books Are My Bag Readers Awards 2025. Thank you so much to the booksellers who shortlisted this title and to the wonderful readers who voted. 📚

An excellent article. Young teenage boys are incredibly underserved in the current publishing market an Nathanael Lessore’s books are incredibly important in filling that gap, and in allowing boys to see themselves and their lives represented in books in a realistic way.

If you see this, quote with a robot that isn't from "Star Wars", "Star Trek", "Doctor Who", or "Transformers".

Cannot think of a funny self-effacing way to say this, so: Donut Squad has been shortlisted for WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE YEAR whaaaaaaat 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯

Nick Mohammed being awesome again #CelebrityTraitors

Didn’t the non-celebrities have to do this wobbly bridge challenge blindfolded? #CelebrityTraitors

Time for #CelebrityTraitors! Great to have both kids excited to watch with me too.

The news is out so I can finally point at this. Yes this is my publisher of the Vivi novels. I’m devastated that another company started to change things up in this industry has failed to thrive. I don’t know any more so pls be compassionate to the authors. www.thebookseller.com/news/indepen...

Oh this is such sad news. Knights Of have been such a force for good in this industry - we need more companies like them, not fewer. www.thebookseller.com/news/indepen...

A little round-up of illustrated books for kids about the many festivities of autumn – so many beauties! #Diwali #DiadelosMuertos #MidAutumnFestival #Halloween #kidlit #kidlituk #ukkidlit

The relief when we finally found the source of the weird ticking noise in 12yo’s bedroom! I originally thought it was coming through the wall from next door & that he’d never sleep in his own room again…

This book looks like fun for Halloween #KidLitUK

12yo spent most of weekend throwing up; 16yo has been hiking & camping with 4 teen boys she barely knows in freezing weather for her silver DofE - there’s been so little I can do to help either of them & I hate it! Is all the worrying the hardest part about being a mum?

Day 25 of my favourite Black authored books and back to middle grade with one of my favourite fantasy series. This is about found families and mixed heritage identity. There’s a Black Arthurian Knight, changelings and a children’s home based on a real piece of history. I love it!

I'm running a webinar on adaptive teaching on 5th November. Loads of practical advice about inclusive approaches to teaching. Pay what you can to attend. Please share. Thank you! #EduSky www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-ultima...

The latest in the me asking questions series: do I know any Nottingham based librarians?

We are thrilled to announce the shortlist for the Hounslow SLS Junior Book Award 2026! 📚🥳 Congratulations #josephcoelho @jprosewriter.bsky.social @maisiechanwrites.bsky.social #jessieburton @erandalljones.bsky.social #jackmackay

BBC news seems to be comparing Trump demolishing a huge section of the White House’s East Wing with Obama adapting the tennis courts so they could also be used to play basketball… www.bbc.com/news/article...

I’m pretty sure the Labour manifesto didn’t include constant rises in tuition fees? What the hell is going on?! It’ll be £10k a year by the time by daughter goes & I’ve still no idea how we’ll afford the living costs… #TuitionFees

First day of half-term, so of course I have a rotten cold and it’s pouring with rain… sigh. #HalfTerm