Starting tomorrow: my Top 40 #FavePicturebooks25, a handpicked, parade of the funniest, boldest, weirdest, and most brilliant picturebooks of 2025. Just pure love for the power of picturebooks Don’t miss it! #PicturebookPage. Some are in the pics below some will be a surprise!

Bit late but here are some amazing #Halloween picturebooks and novels. #PicturebookPage

Here is my favourite #Halloween picturebook. “Poultrygeist” The best first 3 pages of any picturebooks I own #PicturebookPage

A beautiful book 📖

So thrilled to discover that ESCAPE ROOM: GAME ZERO has been longlisted for the Peters Children's Book of the Year! Huge thanks @peters-books.bsky.social and congratulations to all the longlisted authors!

One of my very favourite books to use 👻👻 #readingforpleasure @readingrocks.bsky.social @thereaderteacher.bsky.social @openuni-rfp.bsky.social

Loved these from my @readingrocks.bsky.social subscriptions KS2 and KS3 #readingforpleasure @sophiemckenziebook.bsky.social @thereaderteacher.bsky.social @openuni-rfp.bsky.social

This is amazing! I will be sharing it with our parents 📚

Finished reading Running my Own Race by @eyesab2.bsky.social with my Y5/6 class last week. They absolutely loved it, and it gave us lots of chances to talk about issues relevant to their own lives. Highly recommended.

Recent reads. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 @coralrumble.bsky.social @philearle.bsky.social #emmacarroll #elizabethacevado @readingrocks.bsky.social @thereaderteacher.bsky.social #readingforpleasure 📚🩵

Lots of British Values posters going out to schools this week along with books to registered schools and pin badges. Have a great Saturday, everyone #NoOutsiders #inclusion no-outsiders.com/shop-1

Thank you so much @vocabularyninja.bsky.social 🩵 I'm really looking forward to this 🥰📚 #lovereading

Massively grateful to @elainaryan.bsky.social, @childrensbooksireland.ie and @irishtimes.com for including Ellora McGee, Trainee Banshee: The New School (by me and @unawoods.bsky.social) on this Best New Children's Books roundup! #GillBooks

The Night Before Diwali by me and #DarshikaVarma and @scholasticuk.bsky.social is out TODAY! And just in time for #Diwali next month 🪔 Available from your local indie bookshop or wherever you buy books 📚

A last blog by Tiffany about her placement with us and The Infirmary Museum. medicalmuseum.org.uk/newsletters/...

Very proud mum 👏🏻 ❤️

It has been an absolute pleasure (with a hint of sadness) to read the finale of this incredible series. I have loved every single page, chapter, and book. 5 🌟 Thank you @readingrocks.bsky.social @openuni-rfp.bsky.social @thereaderteacher.bsky.social

#sundaymorningbookchat comes all the way from Mauritius this morning. Had a wonderful safari in SA and was completely inspired by the animals. Let’s celebrate animal books! What is the appeal of a great animal book or authors who write them? Here are some of my favourites @whatsfsaid.bsky.social

We're preparing for a mini private view to say 'thank you' in person to all those who have been involved in our 'Outside the Asylum' project. On Wednesday this week the webpages and display will go live! In the meantime? A sneaky peek of some of the objects: asylum keys, knife and patient gown.

#NateLessore has written an absolute belter! I've devoured it whilst being on an emotional rollercoaster. Just wow! A very important book. I will be sharing it far and wide 😭👑 @openuni-rfp.bsky.social @readingrocks.bsky.social @thereaderteacher.bsky.social @bookwagonuk.bsky.social

Some lovely official news about No One Talks About This Stuff – now a Robinson/Little Brown acquisition www.thebookseller.com/rights/robin...

Casual reminder that if you’re looking for some Magical Kidlit as an alternative to the bin-fire that famous property has become, Strangeworlds Travel Agency is about two kids who use magical suitcases to travel to other worlds… & it’s inclusive and diverse and fun & available in sixteen languages.

It’s been great seeing all the DW conversations lately on Insta so after last summer’s posters, I’ve been inspired to start creating more so instead of Demon Dentist, here are some incredible reads which feature young carers #kidlituk

Huge fan of #RossMackenzie delighted to find a copy “The Uninvited” in @bookcornershop.bsky.social It’s cracking magical read, starting with a refugee crisis from a magical world into ours, it takes an a thrilling adventure where you can’t be sure who is good or bad, to get the Faerae home.

Fun and laughter in just the right amount 🤣 #lovepoetry #jackprelutsky #ruthchan @bookwagonuk.bsky.social

Sending the biggest thank you to Bronnie and Bob @bookwagonuk.bsky.social for their generous donation of books! We are so lucky to have these to spread the love of books at school @albrightcentre.bsky.social Thank you both so so much ✨️🥰

I'm repeating my online 'Building a Classroom Reading Culture' session on Monday 11th August at 10:00am. There's no fixed price for tickets as all donations will go directly to Medical Aid for Palestinians (www.map.org.uk). Please share! www.justgiving.com/page/jonatha...

An epic middle grade adventure from master storyteller @mossmontmomery.bsky.social, Small Wonder blew me away. One to preorder now ahead of publication on 28/08 from @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social #KidlitUK #UKKidlit worldssmallestlibrary.wordpress.com/2025/08/05/s...

All you need is fun 🍃 🌳🐾🌞🦊🐭🐍🦉🤎🧡💚🤍 a wonderful garden hunt for a gruffalo and Stickman with the most incredible children x #readingforpleasure #booklove #juliadonaldson #axelscheffler

I finally got round to reading #Iamwolf by the incredible @alastairc.com Needless to say, I then read #Iamraven. Totally absorbing! I think they need to be read by everyone 🐺 @readingrocks.bsky.social @thereaderteacher.bsky.social @openuni-rfp.bsky.social

What a journey it was 🐈🐈‍⬛️! I really wasn't sure what to expect from this. However, it had me gripped from the start, and I just could not put it down.I needed to know what would happen to the cats and Lottie @readingrocks.bsky.social @thereaderteacher.bsky.social @openuni-rfp.bsky.social #stacygregg

A gorgeous fantasy, perfect as a summer holiday read, The Museum of Lost Umbrellas by Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick is out 31/07 and will be one of my favourite stories of 2025. @faberchildrens.bsky.social #KidlitUK #UKKidlit worldssmallestlibrary.wordpress.com/2025/07/13/t...

I can't believe I've never read this. Brilliant! 📚

Wow! This is absolutely impossible to put down. Fast-paced, addictive and phenomenal storytelling. Loved it! 🌟😍📚 @ashleythorpe.bsky.social

Thank you for the lovely review of RUNNING MY OWN RACE 🙏🏽.

A 5 🌟 must read from @eyesab2.bsky.social Inspiring and emotional. This is the story of Kofi finding his own way. Brilliant. Carpe Diem. @readingrocks.bsky.social @thereaderteacher.bsky.social @openuni-rfp.bsky.social

Full of fun and fantasy. Brilliant start to a series full of magic and mystery. 📖✨️ @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social #Jenniferbell @readingrocks.bsky.social @thereaderteacher.bsky.social @openuni-rfp.bsky.social

As it is international moon day, I’d like to share this little book which means, well - the world to me. It’s full of me and my life as seen through the perspective of the moon. I’d love it if you bought a copy or even shared it

As Bookbanks new Ambassador I’d like to spread the word about this brilliant charity giving books with food at food banks. Please share and support if you’re able :) www.bookbanks.co.uk

Here is our first round-up of reviews for the summer holidays for you. Happy reading everyone! Thank you @librarylady.bsky.social @kashleyenglish.bsky.social @samcreighton.bsky.social @barbaraevav.bsky.social and all our other reviewers this week: justimagine.co.uk/childrens-bo...

Gorgeous! Uou know you are going to get excellence from @philearle.bsky.social @readingrocks.bsky.social @thereaderteacher.bsky.social @openuni-rfp.bsky.social

Delighted to be the first stop on this week's giveaway tour for the hilarious new book in @nadiashireen.bsky.social's Grimwood series, Rock the Vote! There are three copies as prizes so to enter, just like, share and tag two friends you'd also like to win. Closes at 8:00pm on Tuesday 15th July.

The KS2 children from Ilchester Primary School have worked hard for two days to create a display promoting their 'school values'. Children from Yr 3 - Yr 6 have been involved in this large-scale piece, designing, constructing, making, decorating, and painting each and every part. 🤩 #edusky

lauryn hamilton Murray, I have devoured this in a day! Just beautful. 🌊💦🔥🍃 @readingrocks.bsky.social @openuni-rfp.bsky.social @thereaderteacher.bsky.social ##readingforpleasure

PeterEBurns this is an absolute belter! Impossible to put down 👥🖤☁️ @readingrocks.bsky.social @openuni-rfp.bsky.social @thereaderteacher.bsky.social #readingforpleasure

My nine poetry workshops here have been viewed in total 190,000 times. Two more to come soon. www.youtube.com/c/MichaelRos...

A National Year of Reading 2026 👏👏 to ‘change the nation’s culture’ is Good News! 👏👏 A DfE initiative with NLT as delivery partner @jonnybid.bsky.social @jonny-walker.bsky.social @rootedinreading.bsky.social @openingdoors.bsky.social Do share and get involved! 👏 www.nationalyearofreading.org.uk

It has been a hot and tiring week. Keep a look out for the glimmers ✨️ 2 children chose to sit together, reading to each other 🥹Giggling and laughing about their "favourite" stories 📚😆 #reread #readingforpleasure #booklove #thisisAP @albrightcentre.bsky.social

Teachers! I will be doing a class set giveaway of Loki book 1 next week. Sign up to my newsletter here to be in the running.... louiestowell.substack.com #KidLitUK