CILIP & 6 partners wrote @ Chancellor welcoming £10m investment in school libraries & offering support from our expert members to max long-term impact, & outlined how support for school/public librarians, & School Library Services could do even more for kids e.g. www.greatschoollibraries.org.uk

A primary school in Co Cavan is to launch a new initiative to promote positive mental health and celebrate individuality.

With the IBC Excluded Voices report making for sober reading this week, let’s use #KidsBooksFriday to celebrate brilliant books from global majority writers. #KidLitUK #UKKidLit #KidLit www.inclusivebooksforchildren.org/excluded-voi...

Ideal reading books for ten-year-olds, featuring E Nesbit, Onjali Rauf, Philip Ardagh, Jean Ure and Michael Morpurgo #childrensbooks #kidlit schoolreadinglist.co.uk/reading-list...

Delighted and honoured to announce that Ellora McGee, Trainee Banshee: The New School is one of several BRILLIANT books chosen by @childrensbooksireland.ie and Eason as their quarterly Recommended Irish Reads. Check them out in your local branch of Eason! And keep an eye out for signed copies...

My Black book for today is (and excuse the blowing of one’s own trumpet) my own. Because it won the Readers Choice Award at the Diverse Book Awards last night and I’m still feeling v emotional about it! This explores Black Tudor history through time travel and I’m so bloody proud of it!

Enjoy a peaceful moment for #WorldMentalHealthDay today with a listen to Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again's Mindful Heaney podcast series: www.nli.ie/learn/podcas...

Congratulations Sita.👏👏👏👏

Sharing some classic graphic novels here: American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang, When Stars are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson & Omar Mohamed, New Kid by Jerry Craft, Timid by Jonathan Todd. #KidsBooksFriday

How about the winners of The Diverse Book Awards, announced last night! #TheDBAwards

We love to see excellent Irish books featured in The White Raven catalogue. For 2025 two brilliant ☘️ titles have made the selection: ☘️Na Trí Mhuicín by Áine Ní Ghlinn and Paddy Donnelly ☘️Trigger by C.G Moore A massive congratulations to all 🎉 www.ijb.de/fileadmin/Da...

📢 Don't miss our upcoming webinar for primary schools! We'll be joined by our Writer in Residence Matt Goodfellow and #OURfP expert Debbie Thomas to explore the importance of book choice for children. Find out more and book your free spot here: https://bit.ly/48fqgQO

Please vote so the book published by a 3-person Irish indie can take take the prize instead of the books from very massive publishers!

I've met some truly lovely children's authors, organisers and - most importantly - young readers at the Isle of Wight Literary Festival. @iowlf.bsky.social

💖If you’re coming to the BVM Union Chapel gig tomorrow we have lots of paper/pencils for everyone to draw along, but you might wanna bring a sketchpad or folder or something to lean on while drawing (the seating is pews!) 🚀If you wanna watch online, tickets HERE: www.waterstones.com/events/onlin...

Current mood… also great news as Newry gets a new family run, independent bookshop. Introducing The Bookshelf. Please share far and wide.

Literacy Week has ended today and we looked back at the person who inspired us to read. Our theme was Reading is my Superpower… 📚📚🦹🏻

Design a new teacher for Matilda! Year 8 got creative for Roald Dahl Day!

Something Spooky is happening in the library. 👻👻 What Would Wednesday Read?

Today is World Mental Health Day.💛 Choose a book with a yellow cover to highlight the wonderful work done by the charity PIPS.

Next up on goodnighttoread.wordpress.com book blog- Q & A with the amazing @charlienutbrown.bsky.social about his fantastically imaginative fantasy mystery #MG debut. Join Monty 🦊& Nettle 🐇as they go on the trail of #TheFeatheredBook @everywithwords.bsky.social

Delighted to share the most recent book to take over my desk and brain, "Run Home Little Fox", written by Tom McCaughren and @erikamcgann.bsky.social who, along with all the folks at @theobrienpress.bsky.social did a wonderful job on the story, I hope I can do it justice with the illustration!

@blikablika.bsky.social @gntread24.bsky.social

Listening to BBC Radio4 on crows? Check out 'Clever Crows' by Chris Butterworth; brilliantly illustrated by Olivia Lomenech Gill, winner of the 2025 Carnegie Medal for illustration. Proud to say the Carnegies are managed by @cilip.bsky.social @carnegiemedals.bsky.social @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social

Giveaway! Who fancies winning these 2 brilliant children's books? With beautiful prose and stunning illustrations, they would make a perfect gift for any child over 5! To enter: follow me, repost and tag a friend. Extra chance to win if you also enter on X and BS. UK only. Closes 7/7/25. #booksky

@emmalarkinbooks.bsky.social

schoolreadinglist.co.uk/new-book-rel... We review the 2025 Carnegie Medals for Writing and Illustration shortlists. It’s a selection full of escapism, tough choices, changing worlds, truth, diversity & resilience.   #kidlit #ukedchat

Students need school libraries - in an age if mis and disinformation, AI summaries and declining literacy - why would you get rid of your specialised staff in these areas? www-bbc-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.bbc....

Homebody has won the 2025 Shadowers' Choice Medal for Illustration! Congratulations to Theo Parish and @panmacmillan.bsky.social‬! ‏#Carnegies2025

Clever Crow has won the 2025 Carnegie Medal for Illustration! Congratulations to Olivia Lomenech Gill and @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social‬! #Carnegies2025

King of Nothing has won the 2025 Carnegie Shadowers' Choice Medal for Writing! Congratulations to Nathanael Lessore and Bonnier Books UK! #Carnegies2025

And the 2025 Carnegie Medal for Writing goes to Glasgow Boys! Congratulations to @margaretmcdonald.bsky.social and @faberchildrens.bsky.social @faberbooks.bsky.social! #Carnegies2025

A huge thank you to the Awards Team, to @youthlibrarygroup.bsky.social and to all our judges, led by Ros Harding! Their dedication makes the Carnegie Awards possible 👏

Highlights of the Carnegie Awards Ceremony. Sad that my 2nd year as NI Judge is over📚

More @carnegiemedals.bsky.social interviews on today's Read On, Luke Palmer on Play and Brian Conaghan ‪‪@bconaghanauthor.bsky.social‬ on Treacle Town Plus some new books in the RNIB Library @rnib.bsky.social @rnibradio.bsky.social audioboom.com/posts/8726899

ICYMI: #Carnegies2025 Chair of Judges, Ros Harding joined Sara Cox on The Radio 2 Book Club this week to talk about this year’s @carnegiemedals.bsky.social, and why encouraging children to read is so vital 📚 🎧 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

A Flash of Neon by Sophie Cameron 📚👍🏼 schoolreadinglist.co.uk/childrens-bo... #kidlit A Flash of Neon is a charming, affirmative story that will appeal to fans of Rainbow Rowell and Elle McNicoll. It focuses on the power of the imaginat...

Just got home, read this on the bus chuckling almost all the way home! Love this Nathanael Lessore! @cilip-ylgse.bsky.social

Children will always need BOOKS to help them make sense of the world. I love the idea that children's books can be bridges connecting all children, crossing all barriers, helping them to imagine a better world – and to build it, one day. #books www.theguardian.com/childrens-bo...

⭐️Winners of the KPMG Children’s Books Ireland Awards⭐️ ‘Thirty-five years on, these awards continue to recognise the incredible & enduring talent we have on this island.' — Elaina Ryan @childrensbooksireland.ie @rickoshea.bsky.social @ilfdublin.bsky.social booksirelandmagazine.com/kpmg-childre...

NEW #BfK Book of the Week TRAUMALAND by Josh Silver, a 'mind melting psychological thriller' full of cinematic references @rocktheboatnews.bsky.social #kidlit #KidLitUK booksforkeeps.co.uk/review/traum...

The brilliant Paddy Donnelly published this gorgeous picturebook, Badger Books, with @theobrienpress.bsky.social this week. It's truly gorgeous, packed full of rich detail and heartfelt storytelling, and one my family already loves. Congratulations to everyone involved with this lovely story!

Today I had the great pleasure to visit St Michael’s PS in Finnis to talk to pupils about the Carnegie shortlists. Such vibrancy and energy! A zoom call with the wonderful Jake Hope, author and Awards Executive was the highlight of the afternoon. @jakehope.bsky.social @carnegiemedals.bsky.social

Happy Loooooong weekend everyone! I’m here to announce our 4 LUCKY #WildMagic #LegendoftheBlackLion winners! Congratulations to: BS: @stpaulslibraryni.bsky.social BS: @mrscresswell.bsky.social X: @PiggyWuSept X: @TeacherFrench2 Please DM me your postal details, thanks xx

Spring reading has arrived in the library. 🌼🌷🌺🌸

We have 4 copies of the FAB #WildMagic #LegendoftheBlackLion by Abiola Bello 🎨 by Emma McCann to #WIN! For the chance to discover your wild side with Misha & Ziggy & their extraordinary animal powers in this new wildlife adventure… Repost & Follow us by Apr 17 @simonkidsuk.bsky.social #WRDMagComp

On SATURDAY MARCH 29th I will be SIGNING at WATERSTONES ARNDALE from 12pm, after my sold out event ends. Fans without tickets can come after the event and join the signing line. You can buy books in the store and bring books from home to have signed as well.

CAW! CAW! I AM RAVEN out April 10th!! 🐦‍⬛🐺🥳 @nosycrow.bsky.social #IAmRaven #IAmWolf #KidLitUk