Our next #BookPost is thanks to @postwavebooks.bsky.social, who sent us The Mole and the Mound and the House Underground by @willhdofficial.bsky.social and Kasia Fryza. They say don't judge a book by its cover; in this case don't judge a home by its mound! Mole is planning to build a grand home...

#CreepyAraminta by #AnneFine is out tomorrow! 🥳 To celebrate, we are giving you the chance to win a bundle of signed books from the second Children's Laureate, PLUS a copy of her spooky new tale for Barrington Stoke. Enter at: gleam.io/wJvPm/win-a-... Closes 12/6

We have three phenomenal books publishing today from Jennifer Killick, Marina Vidal, Keith Gray, @keithrobinson.bsky.social, Anne Fine and Emily Jones! Explore more and read a free sample of each in the thread below.

Hello! Im doing a book launch for Chi Chi the Panda (illustrated by Jo Lindley) at Day Dreams Bookshop in Milngavie on Sunday 7th June 10.30am. We will be doing some crafting and making a panda face and I’ll tell you some brilliant panda facts too! Book via Day Dreams website for

Thank you to @greystonebooks.bsky.social for these two gorgeous picture books all about nature! First is I Hear You, Ocean by Kallie George and @carmenmok.bsky.social is the second in the Sounds of Nature series. When two children visit the seaside, they listen to the sounds that the sea, sand...

It's the #NationalYearOfReading! If you're into it, read into it. We have a wide range of historical fiction and factual books for any young historian to enjoy, including Tom Palmer's latest wartime tale #IfTheInvaderComes, out now! collins.co.uk/products/978...

Fantastic #BookPost through from Maverick Books: Dragon Girl and the Graveyard of Doom by @jennymoore1984.bsky.social, with illustrations by @daviddean-illus.bsky.social. We reviewed book 1 in January and loved it! We can tell from the blurb (and that cover!) that this one will be just as good 🐉⚔️

Thank you @scholasticuk.bsky.social for the utterly enchanting Kamizen: Fortress of Lost Memories by @wydobson.bsky.social. With gorgeous b&w illustrations by Sawa, it's an emotional story about dementia and memory, explored through Japanese mythology. What a debut! #ChildrensBooks #BookSky

Help Aliens Stole My Grandad @missdeplume.bsky.social @waterstones.bsky.social @lib4sch.bsky.social @emmapullar.bsky.social A whimsical tale about space pirates and moon flowing with rivers of cheese!

Lynda visited Spellbound Bookshop in sunny Sandwich, where Abigail is running a Teddy Bear trail 🧸 for children during half term. Find the teddies and collect a free book. @lib4sch.bsky.social were happy to donate many of the books for this wonderful free event. Open Bank Holiday Monday ☀️📚

Loved The Othernauts by @poetclare.bsky.social when I was sent a proof so am celebrating receiving a finished copy by resharing the link to my review below. Out 04/06 for 8+ readers, huge thanks go to Pippa @piccadilly-press.bsky.social worldssmallestlibrary.wordpress.com/2026/03/22/t...

Dusty and Poppy have moved foster homes before, but this is the first time they've been split up. Dusty will do anything to reach Poppy, hundreds of miles away. And Cooper, the attractive, poetic boy from the children's home, will be right beside her. www.libraries4schools.com/2026/05/22/b...

Some picture books reach beyond their target audience, and Dylan’s Park by Dylan Thomas, edited by @helendocherty.bsky.social and illustrated by @thomasdocherty.bsky.social, is certainly one!

Thank you so much to @strangelymagic.bsky.social for this copy of her latest book, Sammy Versus the Smartphone, as well as a box of Sammy and Hollis goodies! Hollis is the AI app on Sammy's new smartphone, so the goodies come in two very distinct flavours... ⚽💄 #BookSky #ChildrensBooks

Just over three weeks until the release of Jennifer Killick's terrifying Barrington Stoke debut: #SoulFeeder! 🐍 It's already turning heads. Thank you @dansmithauthor.bsky.social #PhilHickes #LucyStrange @christopheredge.bsky.social and @thebookseller.com! 📗 collins.co.uk/products/978...

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A brilliant launch day for #IfTheInvaderComes at Trebah Garden in #Cornwall with author Tom Palmer yesterday! ☀️ If the Invader Comes is out now: collins.co.uk/products/978...

We love a good scary story, so we were thrilled to receive a proof copy from Molly Greenshields at HarperCollins of a spooky new book. Demon Hunters: Soul Feeder is written by the middle grade Queen of Scream Jennifer Killick and illustrated by Marina Vidal (pub. @barringtonstoke.bsky.social).

New on my blog: TWO POETRY WORKSHOP IDEAS for the #SummerReadingChallenge. Enjoy: joshuaseigalpoet.blogspot.com/2026/05/two-... 🎶 @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social @booksforkeeps.bsky.social #BookSky #EduSky

Picture book Maya & Marley and the New Friend by Laura Henry-Allain, illustrated by Yabaewah Scott looks absolutely delightful. Out 04/06 for 4+ readers, huge thanks go to @ladybirdbooks.bsky.social @antswilkinson.bsky.social #KidlitUK #UKKidlit

SOLVE THE WORLD'S GREATEST MYSTERIES, written by me and illustrated by Gareth Conway, is out today and a lot of fun. uk.bookshop.org/a/15535/9780...

It's less than a month until Squid Bits: That's A Nice Hat comes out! It's a visual buffet of comics that can be read in any order, but there's also a narrative running through the book if you want to follow that too! Out on the 4th of June!

We are thrilled to announce the shortlist for the 2026 #AlligatorsAward, in partnership with Bright Agency and @gardnersbooks.bsky.social. Heartiest of congratulations to all involved! More info: www.thealligatorsmouth.co.uk/award

OUT TODAY!!! 👣🛸 Written by Mike Rampton Illustrated by me Designed by Eve O'Brien Edited by Holly Tonks Published by Harper Collins

We have four fantastic books publishing this month from Tom Palmer, @lindsaygalvin.bsky.social, Kristina Kister, @dansmithauthor.bsky.social, Luke Brookes, @balirai.bsky.social and Daniel Duncan! Learn more about all four and read a sample in the thread below.

I'll blow my own trumpet for a moment, if I may. I'm very proud of these. So much fun to work on and @barringtonstoke.bsky.social and Steffano Tambellini have been perfect partners. #moretocome #watchthisspace

When you're not sure whether it's going to be raining or sunny, it makes sense to always have a book to hand! If you need some ideas of what to read, then check out the ones that we read last month in our April recommendations post below. www.libraries4schools.com/2026/05/05/b...

Dave, Don’t Give Up! Is out in a month’s time. It’s a tale of resilience and persistence and it’s also an emotional rollercoaster with lots of funny bits (lost flamingos, a farting hyena and a blizzard of lizard laundry). You can preorder now (it would definitely make a good Father’s Day present!)

🚨 COVER REVEAL! 🚨 The Doomsday Club: Bog Bodies is coming October 5th and is available for preorder with Dubray Books right now! 🧟 Welcome to the school trip from hell… @theobrienpress.bsky.social

After reviewing Francesco Bedini and Stefano Tambellini's ‘My Cat is Called Odin’ published by @fivequillsforkids.bsky.social in our November 2025 roundup, we’ve been eagerly awaiting the follow up. And here it is, a tale combining characters from both Norse and Greek mythology!

📣 Calling all primary schools! We’re thrilled to announce our Autumn Tour bookings are now open 🍂 Book here: tinyurl.com/acyw4trn Ignite your pupils’ passion for reading, writing & drawing this autumn- plus every child receives a FREE book! 📚✨

Anglo-Saxons topic books & free resources for children in KS2 with stories & nonfiction by Tony Bradman, Rosemary Sutcliff, Terry Deary, Karen Wallace, Robert Fowke & Anita Ganeri schoolreadinglist.co.uk/genres/anglo... #kidlit #teachersofx

Excited to be part of this! 😀 #KidlitUK #UKKidlit

Lovely friends, if you are not doing anything much between 6 and 7 tonight, pop into the virtual book launch for Enter Eddie Shakespeare! Absolutely no pressure to buy the book and it would be lovely to see some of you there! The link is: us02web.zoom.us/j/82502073269

Lost by Tom Adams, Daniela Martin Del Campo. A kids’ history of baffling disappearances, from queens and probes to lost Bitcoin, with vivid visuals and mysteries to solve - Daily new children's book #kidlit #BookOfTheDay #ad - Daily new children's book #kidlit #ad ⬇️ uk.bookshop.org/a/735/978024...

Some fun news… I’m teaming up with Crayola! Together, we’re going to be celebrating creativity, colour, and the joy of putting pen (or crayon) to paper. To kick things off, we’ve got a fun public event coming very soon – more details to follow…

There's an incredible concentration of talent in this one anthology! If you'd like to sample the children's writers of the future (well, and the now, but publishing's future), download here!

When Philonoe learns of her family's curse, she sees the chance to break it - and in doing so, earn the love she's never had. But no quest from the gods is ever easy. Even with one by your side... Check out our review of The Lost Daughter of Sparta below! www.libraries4schools.com/2026/04/21/l...

I’m thrilled to reveal the cover for my next picture book with Hayley Wells! It’s a story about two dads navigating a funny, chaotic trip to the park with their little boy…Say no more!! 😂 You can preorder from all the usual places! #KidLit #BookSky #PrimaryEduSky @otterbarrybooks.bsky.social

🚨 NORTH WEST FAMILIES🚨 I’m coming back to Salford in May half term - would be great to see you all there! thelowry.com/whats-on/ola...

Just a little update on this: I got such a surprising response! Some really great chats with people inside the industry, and a handful of production companies actually reaching out to hear the idea. I’m working it into a proper pitch document first, and then I’ll start pitching properly 💫

Thank you Sarah Doyle at @faberchildrens.bsky.social for the brown paper-wrapped proof of @tonybradman.bsky.social's and Aleksei Bitskoff's brilliant new series Tales of the Cobb Street Commandos out on 18th June (and the Spitfire lollypop!)

Bloomsbury has acquired The Cosmic Club, a graphic novel adventure series by Nicola Colton, with the first book set to publish in July 2027. Read more 👇

Piccadilly Press, an imprint of Bonnier Books UK, has acquired Doodleworld, a young graphic novel adventure series from award-winning author-illustrator Adeola Sokunbi 👇 #BookSky

Norwich tomorrow, Birmingham Wednesday and Oxford Thursday as the tour continues! Tix available on waterstones site for the first two and Blackwells for Oxford. See you ther!

School librarians! I would like to buy you a copy of this. First to reply gets it :) Pls RT as I don't know how many school librarians follow me.

Magic Cat is to publish Anna James’ “heart-warming” fantasy about gnomes; aimed at ages four to eight, it is the bestselling author’s first foray into books for younger readers 👇 #BookSky

Calling all reviewers! #SoulFeeder by #JenniferKillick and #BensGargoyle by #KeithGray are now available to request on @netgalley.bsky.social. Prepare to be scared! 🐍 Soul Feeder: www.netgalley.co.uk/catalog/book... 🪨 Ben's Gargoyle: www.netgalley.co.uk/catalog/book...

Canadian illustrator and picture book artist Jon Klassen is the recipient of the 2026 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, given annually to a person or organisation for their outstanding contribution to children’s and young adult literature. #booksky booksforkeeps.co.uk/jon-klassen-...

Anyone from #Wigan interested in helping us find volunteers to become reading helpers in local schools - we need at least 10 new volunteers urgently? Thank you @kayburley.bsky.social @harjeet0121.bsky.social