'Augmented' by Kenechi Udogu is The Times children's book of the week. A fresh take on eco sci-fi for young adults 🪴🌱🌿🌾🌻 (with a bit of gentle romance)... @faberbooks.bsky.social

Did you know that skatole, the foul-smelling compound that makes poo stink is also used in...perfumes? And as a flavour enhancer in strawberry ice cream? 🤢 I do now thanks to The Times childrens book of the week: 'Elements of the Day' by Samantha Lewis+Hao Hao www.thetimes.com/article/36d3...

Shopping trolleys! Folklore! Techno! And a green-skinned heroine in a dress made out of Tesco carriers bags. 'Riverskin' by Mike Edwards is The Times children's book of the week. A bold and atmospheric story for readers 9+. @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social www.thetimes.com/article/3a09...

"Ye're an auld hoor, Morag Coll". Adding the reissued 'From Scenes Like These' by Gordon Williams to the book pile immediately. Sounds tremendous. Great review @robbiemillen.bsky.social www.thetimes.com/article/716e...

This is a SUPERB novel for readers aged 12+ Although it's set in Blitz-era London, it steers well clear of any 1940s ''Dad's Army' cliche, and delivers a wise and unflinching story that makes you think about Gaza and Ukraine today. Superb. www.thetimes.com/article/4651...

Are you an unpublished children's author who wants to win a £10k publishing deal? Send your manuscript to The Times Chicken House Children's Fiction Competition. ✨Only 10 days left to enter.... ✨ urldefense.com/v3/__https:/...

Know anyone about to make that first flight to secondary school? This is a sweet - and ultimately reassuring - read. The First Year by Matt Goodfellow is The Times children's book of the week. @mattgoodfellow.bsky.social @otterbarrybooks.bsky.social www.thetimes.com/article/06d6...

Something so sad about little boys being read to less than little girls. One in five wee boys (aged 0-2years) is rarely or never treated to storytime with an adult, according to new research. @harpercollins.bsky.social @philearle.bsky.social www.thetimes.com/article/b306...

Making a good picture book - must surely be up there with giving up smoking and doing the ski-jump as 'things that look easy but are actually very hard.' 'Sleep Tight, Disgusting Blob' by Huw Aaron is The Times children's book of the week. www.thetimes.com/article/5f1b...

An evil tech entrepreneur has destroyed civilization. Only a few plucky survivors remain. And Jen's dad is actually...an AI replica. Whose side is he really on? 'After' by Padraig Kenny, a sci-fi thriller for 9+, is The Times Children's book of the week. www.thetimes.com/article/5461...

The Times children's book of the week is 'What Happens Online' by Nathanael Lessore. A brilliant, big-hearted book about boyhood. (Also contains good jokes about Kanye, Ozempic, bubble tea and Shoe Zone. 💪) @hotkeybooks.bsky.social #childrensbooks www.thetimes.com/article/9dab...

Would you let your kids chat with Harry, the AI-generated bot? Is the idea of taking a fictional character from the safety of the page and using AI to develop it on messaging platforms an exciting idea - or a deeply sinister one? #clickarte #bologna #BCBF #kidlit www.thetimes.com/article/1af9...

Middle-grade mysteries set in London are ten a penny... but this one is outstanding. Deep Dark by Zohra Nabi is The Times children's book of the week. @sschuster.bsky.social www.thetimes.com/article/c339...

"I love it when a new picture book lands that is so original, so distinctive, it suddenly makes the competition look bland." Delighted for Mikey Please whose debut, The Cafe at the Edge of the Woods, has won the Waterstones Children's Book Prize. Review here: www.thetimes.com/article/5229...

This is a scandal that doesn't get enough attention. Single parent families are owed almost £700million in unpaid child support. The penalty for ex-partners who refuse to pay up? ONE person went to prison last quarter of 2024. ZERO passports confiscated. www.thetimes.com/article/4f5a...

Lyrical, gritty, surreal. This is a pony story with a difference. 'Ride North' by Maria De Jongh is The Times children's book of the week. @andersenpress.bsky.social www.thetimes.com/article/89cc...

The Times children's book of the week is...Hidden Treasure by Jessie Burton. Contains mudlarking, mystery and a touch of magic. ☀️🌕☀️🌕☀️🌕☀️🌕☀️ @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social www.thetimes.com/article/b41a...

Also, I don't care what anyone says, this was the best movie of the 1980s. Once seen, never forgotten... #ReturntoOz

It's a little bit X-Files, a wee bit Stephen King-lite and a lot of frightening fun... The Times children's book of the week is The Deadsoul Project by Dan Smith, the first in the new Night Files series. Illustrations by Luke Brookes. @dansmithauthor.bsky.social www.thetimes.com/article/3410...

Why are some of the best dogs - Airedale terriers! Old English Sheepdogs! Irish terriers! - on this list of vulnerable breeds? There's no justice. I blame the cavapoos. @crufts.bsky.social @kennelclub.bsky.social @dogstrust.bsky.social

They were once among the UK's favourite dogs. Their admirers included Dorothy Parker, Rudyard Kipling, Beatrix Potter, Julie Andrews and Humphrey Bogart - all owners of a 'Scottie'. But now the popularity of the Scottish Terrier has hit a record low. 😢 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 www.thetimes.com/article/ce81...

Etymology of the day: ‘book’ comes from an ancient root shared by ‘beech’, a wood that people used for engraving inscriptions. ‘Paper’ comes from ‘papyrus’, and ‘volume’ is from the Latin for a ‘roll’ of parchment. Happy World Book Day.

How do you pick the world's best picturebook? Are UK publishers too "safe"? Are British customers missing out on all the weird+wonderful storybooks from around the world? I went behind the scenes at #BolognaRagazzi awards to find out... #WorldBookDay #Bologna www.thetimes.com/article/6e69...

The Times children's book of the week is... 'We Are Definitely Human' by X.Fang @pushkinchildrens.bsky.social www.thetimes.com/article/c4fc...

The Times children's book of the week is...Diary of a Future Billionaire by Pamela Butchart. Funny, big-hearted storytelling that - finally! - gives children's literature a decent scene in a kebab shop. #scholastic #dundee www.thetimes.com/article/f81b...

'Speedwheels 3000' by Jenny Pearson & Katie Kear isThe Times children's book of the week www.thetimes.com/article/d03b...

Hipster dad from 1410 #bologna #pinacoteca

✨📚✨I'm in picture-book heaven. ✨📚✨ This weekend I'm being a fly on the wall as the judges pick the winners of the BolognaRagazzi Awards. They have two days to decide the winners from 4000 books from 80+ countries. It's like the kids' book Olympics. 🎖️🏅🥈🥉

"We do hope to take it on tour" Waterstones is considering plans to reproduce its new children's book festival around the UK. The first one is happening in Lincoln this weekend. #kidlit @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social @jamiesmart.bsky.social www.thetimes.com/article/a0ba...

If you know young people who like #Writing, tell them about the Henrietta Branford Writing Competition. Open now to all 8 - 18 yr olds. The judges are looking for stories, poems, lyrics that will make them laugh. They want young writers to have fun! branfordboaseaward.org.uk/2025-competi...

The Times children's book of the week is...Black Star by Kwame Alexander. A zinger of a verse novel for 12-16 year olds. ✨ #kidslit #childrensbooks www.thetimes.com/article/b180...

Calling all comic fans! This looks great. Cartoonists from the Phoenix and The Beano will be doing a workshop this weekend as part of the Stepping Into Stories kids' lit festival... www.steppingintostories.org/event-detail...

The Times children's book of the week, is 'Guardians of the New Moon' by Eric Huang, a 'Wacky Races' re-telling of the ancient legend of the Chinese Zodiac. 🐍🐂🐅🐇🐉🐒🐐🐓🐎🐀🐖🐕 Illustrations by Phung Nguyen Quang. @littletigeruk.bsky.social www.thetimes.com/article/a4e8...

Excl: Marina Abramovic and superstar pianist, Igor Levit team up to tackle "unplayable" 22hr piano piece in world first. @southbankcentre.bsky.social @igorpianist.bsky.social www.thetimes.com/article/6d02...

The Times children's book of the week is...'The Notwitches' by Gary Panton and brilliantly illus. by Dotty Sutton. Think 'James and The Giant Peach' - but with dafter jokes, sweet witches and more mermaids. @chickenhousebooks.bsky.social @garypanton.bsky.social www.thetimes.com/article/5ecd...

We need light and shade, right? So here's a story about talking dogs: #Gertie'sdebut #airedale #dogs #fluentpet www.thetimes.com/article/2f9b...

Set up in memory of award-winning author Henrietta Branford & her editor Wendy Boase, the #BranfordBoaseAward is given annually to author and editor of the year’s outstanding debut novel for children. Discover the books up for this year's award #KidLit branfordboaseaward.org.uk/2025-longlist/

The Times children's book of the week is... 'People Like Stars' by Patrice Lawrence. A mystery that respects the emotional intelligence of teenage boys. @lawrencepatrice.bsky.social www.thetimes.com/article/1602...

In the latest episode of 'Your History', we celebrate two VERY different lives: David Lodge, the academic and author, and Jocelyn Wildenstein, the socialite and "Catwoman" who won a divorce settlement of $2.5 billion - and still ended up bankrupt. Listen here: shows.acast.com/your-history...

I love this - imo everything should be written so that it is understandable for an 11-year-old. It's proof that it's MORE sophisticated, not less! Via @rhysblakely.bsky.social www.thetimes.com/article/f8f5...

On every kid's 10th birthday, they receive a magical tattoo determining their fate. Unfortunately for Metty, her fate is to be...a murderer. The Times children's book of the week is 'Inkbound' by Philippa Leathley, a magical fantasy fizzing with good ideas. www.thetimes.com/culture/book...

Kicking off this new account with The Times round-up of THE BEST children's books of 2024* A few belters in there, not least Songlight, Reek and a magnificent graphic novel of Lord of the Flies. *well, according to me. What have I missed? What were your faves? www.thetimes.com/culture/book...