Last week saw the launch of The Big Green by Ken Wilson-Max, published @otterbarrybooks.bsky.social A wonderful evening for a special book. See how we captured the evening on our Insta reel. AND read our review (& support a not-for-profit!) here: www.letterboxlibrary.com/product-page... #KidLitUK

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Neil wrote about his book, folktales and their 'poetry of verbal dexterity and daring' in this article for Books for Keeps @angryrobotbooks.bsky.social #booksky booksforkeeps.co.uk/article/sorr...

"The AV landscape is in danger of spiralling out of control. We’re living in the Wild West at the moment." Meet your new Non-Executive Director, @melliebuse.bsky.social as she discusses joining ALCS and reflects on the state of the audiovisual sector. www.alcs.co.uk/news/meet-yo...

The @littlerebsprize.bsky.social is a brilliant award with a distinct purpose. Hope funding for 2027 is confirmed soon. #KidLitUK #booksky

The organisers of the vital Little Rebels Award @littlerebelsprize.bsky.social have paused this year's prize as they look for funding for a part time award administrator. Can you help? They hope to regroup and come back with a bang in 2027. Find out more: booksforkeeps.co.uk/little-rebel...

#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Jamie Carroll from Milo and the Mountain, one of four picturebooks shortlisted yesterday for the illustrated category of the #Waterstones Children’s Book Prize. From Irish publisher O’Brien Press. Appealing and varied visual storytelling in the map, vignettes and diagram.

'a powerful story of heroism and the importance of standing up for what is right' THE LIONS' RUN by Sara Pennypacker is our NEW Book of the Week and we have a bonus author Q&A. @hachettechildrens.bsky.social #KidLit #booksky booksforkeeps.co.uk/review/the-l...

Polly Dunbar & I visited the E. H. Shepard archive - the illustrator of The Wind in the Willows. We set Polly’s illustration of Portly beside E. H. Shepard’s. It was emotional. Polly gave me the picture as a gift. I love brave little Portly so much. I cannot wait for you all to read this book.

The 2026 Read for Empathy collection of 65 books for 3–16-year-olds has been revealed. Find out more about @empathylabuk.bsky.social, download the free reading guides and register for the 2026 Empathy Day Festival. #KidLitUK #BookSky #ReadForEmpathy booksforkeeps.co.uk/2026-read-fo...

Black Poets/BtSG column in @booksforkeeps.bsky.social Inspired by a new poetry collection @darrenchetty.bsky.social & @ksandsoconnor.bsky.social look back at previous anthology iterations&publication challenges faced-incl. the diminishing of dialect: #KidLitUK booksforkeeps.co.uk/article/beyo...

#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Oliver Jeffers from Meanwhile Back on Earth. A lesson about the history of human conflict delivered via a car journey through space. Surreal, explanatory image with an evocative landscape and a retro car. Out in paperback HarperCollins 29 Jan. @harpercollins.bsky.social

Although fascinated by & knowledgeable about a wide range of religions, Neil did not adhere to a particular one. His ingrained belief was that of William Blake: “The world of imagination is the world of eternity.” V sorry to hear of the death of Neil Philip. The obit he prepared will follow #KidLit

Hive is proud to announce it has received the Feefo Platinum Trusted Service Award! 🎉 💛 This is awarded to businesses that consistently deliver world-class customer experiences year after year. Thank you to all our wonderful customers who have taken the time to leave a review. #FeefoTrusted

A little introduction to The Last Wolf, which is out this Thursday. Order your copy here: tinyurl.com/mry6prff 1/2

Support #ReadItForward in February! Buy any (all?!) of the children's books on this year's #BranfordBoaseAward longlist through @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social. You'll support indie bookshops AND 10% will go to @booktrust.org.uk and @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social uk.bookshop.org/shop/branfor...

🐺 THE LAST WOLF is out this week! I’m heading off on a mini UK schools & bookshop tour. I'll be signing copies at these indie bookshops if you'd like to come and say hi: Chorleywood (Wed 4 Feb, 4pm) Tring (Thurs 5 Feb, 3.30pm) Pennarth (Thurs 12 Feb, 3.45pm) Tickets: robbiddulph.com/events 🐾

#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Kate Rolfe from Owl and Moon, about an owl’s friendship with the waxing and waning moon. The owl’s wings are made of lace, in an image that uses collage and drawn and digital techniques to create textures and effects of light. Two Hoots 5 Feb. @twohootsbooks.bsky.social

The 2026 Henrietta Branford Competition is open! This year’s theme is inspired by Margaret McDonald's novel, GLASGOW BOYS. The competition aims to encourage writers of the future, as Henrietta wanted. Anyone under the age of 19 can enter. #writing Find out more: branfordboaseaward.org.uk/hbwc/

👏👏A #BranfordBoaseAward shortlisted author with SEED (writing as Caryl Lewis). Author and editor interview branfordboaseaward.org.uk/interview-se... #booksky

🚍 Today is your last chance to ride the new SL11 for free. Connecting North Greenwich to Abbey Wood via Thamesmead and Woolwich, the SL11 brings faster journeys and smarter links to the Tube and the Elizabeth line. If you haven’t tried it yet, now’s the perfect time.

New interview: Michelle Pauli interviews multi-award-winning author CM Lewis about her new fantasy adventure QUILL AND THE LAST GENERATION, which brilliantly reimagines Welsh mythology. It is also our new Book of the Week 🌟 #KidLitUK #booksky bit.ly/3M4FlMm

#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Aditi Anand from The Fabric of Us. I love the images in this book, conjuring rich scenes with glowing colours and loose drawing that captures stance and gesture. A child with two fathers deals with loss. Walker 12 Feb. @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social @aditianand.bsky.social

Today we’re celebrating CLiPPA and by sharing Saira Bano’s teacher’s-eye view of judging the award: https://www.nate.org.uk/2025/04/25/a-teachers-eye-view-of-the-clippa-clpe-childrens-poetry-award/ And there’s more… CLiPPA 2026 judges will be announced next month, so keep your eyes peeled!

We’re delighted to share our BRAND NEW timeline of poems to help the youngest school pupils discover the joy of poetry and speaking it aloud! Coinciding with the National Year of Reading, each poem will be accompanied by special notes to help explore the poem ❤️ poetrybyheart.org.uk/timeline/4plus

I’m supporting #ReadItForward2026! Buy Inspire Me! (by me, from @nosycrow) during February and @bookshop_org_uk will donate 10% to @BookTrust & @scottishbktrust to fund early reading support for disadvantaged UK families. And every sale benefits independent bookshops. uk.bookshop.org/p/books/insp...

#NewIllustrationOfTheDay Raxenne Maniquiz from The Wonder of Life on Earth, the story of evolution by Henry Gee, former Royal Society Science Book Prize winner. The Cambrian Explosion 541m years ago - the time of the trilobites - depicted in vivid colour. Two Hoots 5 Feb. @twohootsbooks.bsky.social

Congratulations to Ken Wilson-Max on last night's very enjoyable (and tuneful!) launch of The Big Green @otterbarrybooks.bsky.social Find out more about the books and Ken's approach in our interview booksforkeeps.co.uk/article/an-i...

"The creature sniffed the boy’s red hair, then parted its powerful jaws revealing two rows of sharp, white teeth, each one glinting with intent..." The Last Wolf. Out February 5 and available to pre-order now: tinyurl.com/mry6prff

Congratulations to all those shortlisted for the 2026 Hans Christian Andersen Awards, the highest international distinction given to authors & illustrators of children's books but especially to Michael Rosen 👏 @ibbyuk.bsky.social @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social #booksky www.ibby.org/awards-activ...

@vaseemkhanuk.bsky.social just signed his new book.

Our Diverse Families Book Pack. 14 books specially curated to reflect our families in all of their many structures and sizes. Perfect for EY and KS1. ➡️ www.letterboxlibrary.com/product-page... #KidLitUK

Publisher of the new Puffin Press list, Natalie Doherty, explains what it's all about, and what we can expect. Looking forward to reviewing the new books in BfK! #kidlitUK #booksky @puffinbooksuk.bsky.social booksforkeeps.co.uk/introducing-...

ALCS is now also on TikTok! 🎥 Follow us for explainers, behind-the-scenes footage, educational resources and the latest updates. www.tiktok.com/@alcs_uk

Please please vaccinate your child against measles. This is from our @independentsage.bsky.social report from last year, led by @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social & @helensalisbury.bsky.social independentsage.org/wp-content/u...

This is a great book if you're in Barnes. It's a great book if you're not in Barnes, to be fair.

My Sunday Times piece about Greek myths for children. www.thetimes.com/culture/book...

"[Young people] are currently being denied access to the glorious, outstanding & often ground-breaking narratives coming out of Britain's Black and Asian communities.” Bernadine Evaristo, "Our education system has fallen behind the times". New Lit in Colour report: litincolour.penguin.co.uk

The NEW #BooksforKeeps Book of the Week comes highly recommended. Don't miss THE MISADVENTURES OF MINA MAHMOOD SCHOOL INSPECTORS - highly entertaining & lots that young readers and their teachers will recognise #booksky #KidLitUK @farshorebooks.bsky.social booksforkeeps.co.uk/review/the-m...

24 brilliant debuts for children and young people - well worth checking out the longlist! Thank you @hivestores.bsky.social

Manchester, 1849. Elizabeth Gaskell visits a young girl in prison and begins a fight against the hypocrisy of the day. Based on real letters between Gaskell & Dickens, Elizabeth and Ruth by Livi Michael is a fierce story of censorship and grit. Out Feb 9! 📖🔥 #BookSky

Looking forward to listening in #TheVerb 17:10 today on BBCRadio4 📻🎙️‘for a celebration of remarkable poets and poetry’, a recording from the annual T.S. Eliot Prize readings, the Southbank, London hosted @imcmillan.bsky.social #PoetsFromAtoS & a shout out to #TtoZs🙂🥳🔥 www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Absolutely delighted to share that The Doughnut Club has made it onto the @branfordboaseaward.bsky.social Award longlist! It’s been a dream working with my editor Zoe Griffiths @nosycrow.bsky.social ❤️🍩 and this is such a special award which celebrates debut authors AND editors. Thank U all involved!

Congratulations to everyone who made The Branford Boase Award 2026 longlist! 🎉 The Branford Boase Award spotlights current trends in writing for children and young people and this year’s longlist is particularly varied. Discover here: www.gardners.com/Awards/Branf... #BranfordBoaseAward #Gardners

#NewIllustrationoftheDay by Olga Shtonda from Nicola Davies's picturebook The Map of Me, about locating yourself in a new place, and about the past and the future. A collage effect composition with fascinating detail, in a beautiful, reassuring book. Templar Books 29 Jan. @templarbooks.bsky.social

If you're looking for your next good read, try these recommendations from Mangotsfield C of E Primary School, our 2025 Peter Usborne Primary School Library of the Year. Thank you @booksforkeeps.bsky.social for giving these pupils space to share some of their favourite recent books buff.ly/TOS0PVm 💙

The longlist for this year's #BranfordBoaseAward is with our judges: 2025 winner Margaret McDonald, Stephen Dilley @stephenjdilley.bsky.social Anjali Patel of @theclpe.bsky.social & author/critic Katherine Woodfine 🌟 What would make your shortlist? #booksky branfordboaseaward.org.uk/2026-longlist/

✋ Hands up if you: a) Cannot wait until the finale of #TheTraitors tonight b) Do NOT want The Traitors to be over Don't panic, because as 100% faithfuls we've put together a list of brilliant children's books perfect for Traitors fans... 👇 https://bit.ly/4a0ChKa

Congratulations to the authors & illustrators on the shortlist for the 2026 Information Book Award, celebrating inspiring information books for young people. Schools, join the special Book Club for free resources and books! 🔻 @sla.org.uk @alcs.co.uk #booksky booksforkeeps.co.uk/shortlist-an...

📢 Last chance to enter... Our brilliant #WriterInResidence Matt Goodfellow is running a poetry competition for children - and his favourite entries will win a signed bundle of his books! Enter by 30 January - more details here👇 https://bit.ly/3Khwki9