Penguin to open 90 Little Book Stops across the UK as part of its 90th birthday celebrations - what a fab idea! 🎈📚🐧 @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social www.thebookseller.com/news/penguin...

Love this from #MacBarnett

I adore picturebooks and totally believe that the best ones are a truly untapped resource in our schools and that they are works of true literary merit. Absolutely agree with #MacBarnett. (He is really is one of the great picturebook creators) www.npr.org/2025/02/06/n...

We're so excited that the shortlist for the @waterstones.bsky.social Children's Book Prize is here! The Illustrated Books, Younger Readers, and Older Readers categories are looking absolutely fantastic - congrats to all the nominees! Find out more 👇 www.waterstones.com/the-watersto... #WCBP25

Tired of shopping? Fed up with consumerism? I have just the tonic... 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐘 𝐁𝐄𝐀𝐔𝐓𝐈𝐅𝐔𝐋 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐆 (02/01/25 Andersen Press) illust by Ali Pye: Squirrel doesn’t know what The Really Beautiful Thing is, or even what it does, but it’s AMAZING, and he wants it...

A Merry Christmas to all and to all, a good night! m.youtube.com/watch?v=K9Ar...

True story.

Something brand new for #TygertaleAdvent today. Santa's First Christmas is a dazzling new festive favourite from Mac Barnett, author of 'How Does Santa Go Down the Chimney?' and illustrated by Sydney Smith whose snowy classic 'Small in the City' I'll be featuring later in the month. #Booksky

'Let your children read what they want – within reason, without pressure. Please don’t tell them you were reading weighty tomes at their age, it’s not helping. Resist that urge, relax your rules, let them read.' #UKKidLit #KidLitUK #amreading #childrensbooks #BookSky

Every single school should have a library & a librarian, to help every single child find the books that will make them readers, and give them all the lifelong benefits of literacy. Libraries & librarians change children's lives FOREVER! #literacy #libraries #librarians

I’m trying to make my first Starter Pack! Where are all my @write-mentor.bsky.social friends? Hub members/writers/anyone involved in any way. I’d love to find everyone on Bluesky. Please give me a wave if you want to be added go.bsky.app/4xu4cAe

#NewIllustrationOfTheDay finally gives in to Christmassy books. This crisp and impactful caricature, part of a spread, is by Kate Hindley from The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland. Santa has to deliver to the princess of hearts. Out in paperback from Macmillan Children’s Books since October.

Some laws are universal

Ahead of its February release in the US, there's a Kirkus review of Little Lion Girl by me and @fionawoodcock.bsky.social (Bloomsbury) "Perfectly captures a courageous youngster's explorations of an unfamiliar setting." So flipping delighted 🦁 ❤️ www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...

My map of children's independent bookshops is updated regularly. Most provide an online service and they're all run by people who can make well-informed book recommendations. Make sure you support your local one if you want to keep it. Any missing, please let me know. padlet.com/Jon_Biddle/r...

Really recommend this set of short essays about children’s fiction by the brilliant Katherine Rundell on BBC Sounds 👏

This sounds lovely!

Never forget: READING FOR PLEASURE has the biggest positive impact of any factor on children's life chances. So never stop sharing books with kids. Never stop reading to them, and helping them to read. Never stop changing lives. #literacy #kidlit #books

Picture book starter pack also underway! go.bsky.app/KgwsASt #kidlituk

Hello! 👋 I've fallen down a Bluesky rabbit hole, when I really should be writing! But I'm so happy to see all you lovely book people again. 😊