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A treat for you @everyheron.bsky.social

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Finally Y5/6 inspired by The Lost Words…#everychildisanartist 3/3 #primaryart #art #sketching #drawingskills #natureart #nature #naturalworld

Year 4/5 inspired by their learning about the legend of #RobinHood through a range of books relating to heraldry, history, the Major Oak and the legend itself…2/3

Luckiest job in the world teaching #art throughout #KS2. Helps to structure the planning to ensure every child is making progress with their skills. A short thread through the key stage for this term so far. Year 3/4 inspired by their book focus on the #Everest expedition of Norgay and Hillary…1/3

Congratulations to Carousel by @mcknightwrites.bsky.social You are through to the #BBNYA2025 final!!!

Congratulations to By Hook & Crook by @sgkaram.bsky.social You are through to the #BBNYA2025 final!!!

Congratulations to Speak The Ocean by @rebeccaenzor.bsky.social You are through to the #BBNYA2025 final!!!

Congratulations to The Light Of Kasaban by Thomas Howard Riley You are through to the #BBNYA2025 final!!!

Psssst did you know I have my PledgeBox store up? If you missed the Kickstarter for my GORGEOUS deluxe edition of BRGITHWASH you can grab one now!! You can also get prints of all the art including the cityscape by Jeff Brown and the updated map by Jack Shepherd!! www.kickstarter.com/projects/182...

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@f33lthesun.bsky.social and I were predicting the amount of sewage discharge after the recent rain. 💩

Kate Winter - the most exciting talent in NF? Adored The Fossil Hunter and her style perfectly suits the discovery of prehistoric paintings in Lascaux a century ago in The Cave Explorer. Engrossing art (+gatefolds), enticing questions and key knowledge - Kate has produced a serious work of art!

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The sea was so calm this morning. Hardly a ripple. Not a breath of wind. #Northumberland

This is stupidly exciting! If you live anywhere near Lincolnshire and love books/music then come along to this FREE festival organised by the amazing @rabbits21.bsky.social Proud to be part of such a wonderful event - can’t wait to chat with so many authors and probably buy more books! #NoLimits

Just love Ben Rothery’s drawings. Have added the cormorant to my kitchen wall of birds today. Had to really, as I often see them in my regular beach walk. @karlduke8.bsky.social @happyheadteacher.bsky.social

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Cracking chiller from #JackMackay (illustrated by #benjoelprice) with frightening monsters, a terrifying house and a courageous heroine, Gwen. Relationships push the emotional buttons. #jenniferkillick fans will love it. (Note:deals with loss of parent from illness) year6 #kidlituk #ukkidlit #edusky

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I was happy to see @thebookseller.com feature a podcast that @grainneobrien.bsky.social & I are launching in Sept to highlight great Children’s and YA books! The idea is very simple - each episode is 10 minutes long and will discuss the book - we’ll also have author chats and giveaways!

#inspired2read Just thinking of some of the books that really ignited my love of reading as a child in the late 70s and early 80s. Dad was a bin-man and he saved so many from the rubbish tip for us. Libraries and his job were vital in providing books when things were tough. 1/3

Schools are back this week in Scotland. So at @samcreighton.bsky.social’s suggestion, this week’s #KidsBooksFriday is about great books to share with a new class of kids. I’m not a teacher but I think these are all great books to read to kids as a first port of call. #UKKidLit #KidLit #KidLitUK

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Gone fishing. Sadly, no “…and away…” for this little one. Such is nature. @everyheron.bsky.social

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What a difference a couple of days makes. First photo was Wednesday, second photo today. Jack for scale. 😂 @happyheadteacher.bsky.social @mrsveritea.bsky.social

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🚨EVENT ALERT – THIS SATURDAY 9th AUGUST!🚨 Join at the #EdBookFest for an early look at my new book #BLITZERS. I'll be chatting about the book and daring you to survive THE BATTLE OF THE BLITZERS…! 🤖 👉 alastairc.com/events/20250... #KidLitUk @barringtonstoke.bsky.social @harpercollins.bsky.social

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✨BBNYA 2024 FINALIST BLOG TOUR✨ Today is my #spotlight stop on the @thewritereads.bsky.social #blogtour for @bbnya.bsky.social #BBNYA2024 finalist, #TrialOfTheAlchemist by @trevormelanson.bsky.social, which came 3rd in the competition!📚💙 Check it out: forbookssake.home.blog/2025/08/05/b...

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Here is my review of Trial of the Alchemist by @trevormelanson.bsky.social for @thewritereads.bsky.social #BlogTour It placed a very well deserved 3rd in #BBNYA2024 @bbnya.bsky.social A unique courtroom technique to ensure the truth comes out reeled me in. bethsbookcase.org/2025/08/04/t...

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Be on the lookout for lots of posts about the really awesome ‘Peoples Choice’ book 1 in the ‘Manticore Challenge’ series by Litty Williams over the coming days!!

A little thread to introduce the brilliance of #TorbenKuhlmann His mouse series takes us on a series of historically based journeys with brave inventive mice. They are beautifully written and stunningly illustrated. They are utterly beautiful…

Teachers! School-related people! I am giving away a class set of Loki book one (30 books) via my newsletter. Sign up here and I'll be sending out another mail soon with all the details. If you're already signed up and not entered, this is your reminder! louiestowell.substack.co.uk #UKKidlit #Edusky

Whoever it is going round Glasgow putting daft signs on stuff, please keep up the good work. Thanks.

There are so many ways to support your indie bookshop, no matter your budget, time, or other resources! ❤️ ➡️ Shop in person or online ➡️ Thank them (write a card, send a DM, email, etc.) ➡️ Attend an event ➡️ Sign up for Libro.fm ➡️ Follow your indie on social/email ➡️ Leave a Google/Yelp review

#THIRST. Dark folky thrills coming 11 September from @pushkinchildrens.bsky.social. Available for early reads at www.netgalley.co.uk/catalog/book...

No other language has an equivalent word for the British verb 'to potter' as in "On Sunday mornings, you would usually find him pottering in his shed." I'm saying this emphatically in the hope that someone with greater knowledge will see this & prove me wrong.

This Prime Day (& every day): ➡️ Support the small businesses making a positive difference ➡️ Get book recs from people who actually read—not algorithms ➡️ Visit your indie, immerse yourself in books, maybe chat with real people, & leave feeling happy ➡️ Support your indie with audiobook purchases

This. I cancelled Audible a while back and signed up to @libro.fm . Slightly cheaper per month, I chose Read Holmfirth as the indie bookshop I support on it and The Accidental Bookshop in Alnwick @forumbooks.bsky.social is my local indie bookshop of choice.

I’ve not posted as many picturebooks this year (2025) It’s been a great year for picturebooks though …here are my favourite ones so far…except there are another 20 that could be there instead. #FavePicbooks25 #PicturebookPage