…and look! More @empathylabuk.bsky.social synching! Here’s Kristina Rahim with her book choice…. by @amdassu.bsky.social See why we also love it: www.letterboxlibrary.com/product-page... AND it’s a @littlerebsprize.bsky.social shortlistee 🙂 #KidLitUK

We love how often the books we adore overlap with @empathylabuk.bsky.social ‘s choices ! Here @ianeagletonauthor.bsky.social chooses ….. See our review here: www.letterboxlibrary.com/product-page... @sufiyaahmed.bsky.social #KidLitUK

This is a nice gesture but it won’t be a shared experience for Year 6s who are not at the necessary reading level, who don’t like fantasy, or who can’t see themselves reflected in this book. Why not have a choice and celebrate all readers and multiple quality authors?

“The first collections attacked are those in the Children’s and Youth areas of the library; the figleaf excuse most often used is… The censorship of public librarians within Reform UK run councils. A helpful summary from Teen Librarian- #KidLitUK #BookBans teenlibrarian.co.uk/2026/07/19/r...

Letterbox Library Recommends We Are Family: Beyond Queer Parents Our 3rd Recommend column is out in @booksforkeeps.bsky.social 🌈lgbtq+ extended family members in UK picture books🌈 See a teaser on our Insta (grid image ⬇️) ➡️Read the full article: booksforkeeps.co.uk/article/lett... #KidLitUK

1/2”We are increasingly concerned about the censorship of authors and their books in this way” @societyofauthors.bsky.social UK lgbtq+ creatives face cancelled school visits or withdrawal of pupils prompted by parental pressure &through the “misuse” of schools’ lesson exceptions powers. #KidLitUK

In the same ‘disability takeover’ issue of @thebookseller.com author Rebecca Atkinson on the need for “tactile literacy” in children’s books. #KidLitUK #BookSky

1/2 “To achieve true equality and progress and represent the 25% of UK people who have a disability, chronic illness or neurodivergence, the publishing industry needs to go all in as disability allies. Together we are stronger and the industry will reap the benefits.” #KidLitUK #BookSky

IT’s THE DAY!!!!!! The new @booksforkeeps.bsky.social is out in the world. That’s all your coffee/lunch breaks covered - with bookish joy!

1/2 Hello Letterboxers! If you love what we do & want to support our work & *don’t need* to buy children’s books..there is another way! You can support our #notforprofit #workerscoop by buying ANY (yes any) book from @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social Here’s how it works: 1) Head on over to bookshop.org

🥳LAST BUT NOT LEAST, we were so privileged to see the appointment of @lawrencepatrice.bsky.social as new @booktrust.org.uk #childrenslaureate Patrice has been such a fantastic supporter of Letterbox Library over the years (see our Insta reel!) & we know her laureateship will be dynamite🔥♥️

Special mention also to editor Charlotte Hacking and @darrenchetty.bsky.social who wrote the foreword. @theclpe.bsky.social @otterbarrybooks.bsky.social

🥳Then we were at the @nationaltheatre.org.uk to see the winner of the @theclpe.bsky.social #CLiPPA Award: ⚡️John Agard for The Poetry World of John Agard (Ill. @shirleyhottier.bsky.social) @otterbarrybooks.bsky.social #KidLitUK #BookSky (📸 @darrenchetty.bsky.social @ksandsoconnor.bsky.social)

🥳What a brilliantly busy time we’ve had! The winner of the @branfordboaseaward.bsky.social ➡️ Alsi Jensen author Shalini Vallepur editor @chickenhousebooks.bsky.social - announced in a very busy @theclpe.bsky.social Library (thanks @primarylibrarian.bsky.social for 🪭!) #KidLitUK #BookSky

1/2“That’s why the Little Rebels Award is so important. It draws on children’s empathy,but also offers the power to reflect on&challenge injustice” 2019 Guest Ed. from Judge/now-Laureate🙂Patrice in @booksforkeeps.bsky.social @lawrencepatrice.bsky.social #KidLitUK booksforkeeps.co.uk/article/gues...

🥳LAST BUT NOT LEAST, we were so privileged to see the appointment of @lawrencepatrice.bsky.social as new @booktrust.org.uk #childrenslaureate Patrice has been such a fantastic supporter of Letterbox Library over the years (see our Insta reel!) & we know her laureateship will be dynamite🔥♥️

…and if you want to know more about the brilliant #CLiPPA Winner choice, head on over to our Instagram & check this out (pic below) on the grid-from when we attended the book launch in August 2025. @theclpe.bsky.social @otterbarrybooks.bsky.social @shirleyhottier.bsky.social #KidLitUK #BookSky

🥳Then we were at the @nationaltheatre.org.uk to see the winner of the @theclpe.bsky.social #CLiPPA Award: ⚡️John Agard for The Poetry World of John Agard (Ill. @shirleyhottier.bsky.social) @otterbarrybooks.bsky.social #KidLitUK #BookSky (📸 @darrenchetty.bsky.social @ksandsoconnor.bsky.social)

🥳What a brilliantly busy time we’ve had! The winner of the @branfordboaseaward.bsky.social ➡️ Alsi Jensen author Shalini Vallepur editor @chickenhousebooks.bsky.social - announced in a very busy @theclpe.bsky.social Library (thanks @primarylibrarian.bsky.social for 🪭!) #KidLitUK #BookSky

🥳WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT COMING EVER SO EVER SO SOON!!! #KidLitUK #BookSky

Just 1 more day to go until CliPPA 2026! 🎉 As we start to count down the hours, we have just one last conversation with Simon Mole talking about how he feels being shortlisted for the award.

📣Our new #ChildrensLaureate 2026-2028 is Author & Social Justice Activist 🔥PATRICE LAWRENCE🔥 Quite apart from her literary talent, when so much of society feels fractured, this appointment is such a beacon of hope. We were lucky 2 attend.. @lawrencepatrice.bsky.social @booktrust.org.uk #KidLitUK

1/4 “This is exactly the kind of book that could be missed if people are reading with a narrow idea of what literary value looks like” @bibibakareyusuf.blacksky.app 54 rejections. #Nibbies Winner 2026. The Mercy Step’s journey to publication & what that exposes about UK publishing.

Teachers:the end of term looms & we’re feeling generous😅 Visit www.letterboxlibrary.com/product-page... -for a tidy £25 off our #DiverseAndInclusive Chapter Book Pack. Cross-genres & reading abilities. Carefully curated,as always, by our TOPs review team. 🤩Starry authors include: #KidLitUK

👊A Creative Revolt Against AI And of course one of our judges, @chrishaughton.bsky.social , is behind the #WeAreBetterThanThis campaign. #KidLitUK #BookSky

“The quality of a picturebook is immensely important because they wield power. It’s up to us, as the gatekeepers, to use this power for good.” Bookseller Natasha Radford. What does authentic autistic representation in picture books look like? #KidLitUK #BookSky www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/free-ar...

A unique US ya/children’s Indigiqueer booklist- at the intersection of Indigenous heritage and queer identity. #KidLit #BlueSky cbcbooks.org/2026/06/26/b...

More on #lgbtq #KidLit & #BookBans from @redgoldsparks.bsky.social author of “this poster child of the book ban moment” “book bans… [are now] censorship and attempts at media control from the highest levels of our government.” www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

“we're getting to that rock and hard place of, how do we create art that is reflective of the world we live in versus the ideology of a certain group of people of the world they want to see&how do we continue to combat that?” Author George M Johnson #BookSky www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

“..the first of its kind in the UK, the FAB Prize highlights new talent from underrepresented backgrounds” In this, their 10th year, the doors to the FAB Prize are open! Joined by judge/2025 winner @mariesadulak.bsky.social Closes 21 august www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article... #KidLitUK #BookSky

We promise: All the very best political/radical/giving-a-damn 😉 #KidLitUK / children’s literature #BookSky going on over here (SCAN!) ⬇️

“This isn’t about being anti-technology, it’s about saying that people and creativity come first. We are better than this." (B Davies) New creatives-led campaign “to put creativity before generative AI.” chuffed.org/project/1852... #WeAreBetterThanThis #BookSky

And our 2025 #LittleRebelsAward shortlistee Kende! Kende! Kende! @childs-play.co.uk stars on another booklist! A selection of #RefugeeBooks over at @worldkidlit.bsky.social with (hurrah!) links to @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social worldkidlit.org/2026/06/15/p... #KidLitUK #BookSky

💛🤍💜🖤Loving the sight of a solid UK contender ⭐️Jamie⭐️ @ldlapinski.bsky.social on this US #PrideMonth list. #KidLitUK #BookSky people.com/9-lgbtq-book...

So much exciting stuff happening over at @lighthousebks.bsky.social who run ‘our’ sibling #BreadAndRosesAward (for adult rad. non-fiction) …including this #Heartstopper comp. 💜ENTER BY 2nd July 2026💜 #KidLitUK #BookSky

The latest #BeyondTheSecretGarden column by @ksandsoconnor.bsky.social & @darrenchetty.bsky.social in @booksforkeeps.bsky.social highlights 1 of last year’s #LittleRebelsAward shortlistees ⭐️Kende! Kende! Kende⭐️ @childs-play.co.uk and its multilingual riches! booksforkeeps.co.uk/article/beyo...

Teachers! 🌞It’s truly summer time which means a chance to sign up to #SummerReadingChallenge designed to “motivate children to keep reading outside the classroom.” Register now for your FREE Teacher’s Pack! #KidLitUK #BookSky

A reminder of the sheer brilliance of the #JhalakPrize - and this year’s winners! #BookSky

Pop over to our @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social ‘shop front’ 2 see latest highlights from @ksandsoconnor.bsky.social & @darrenchetty.bsky.social ‘s column @booksforkeeps.bsky.social Buying from bookshop.org supports us AND the indie bkshop sector #KidLitUK #BookSky uk.bookshop.org/lists/beyond...

And the next in the #LittleRebelsAwardHighlight2026 series is out! Celebrating the best of last year’s social-justice-themed books for children. Catch the previous & future titles by joining us over at @littlerebsprize.bsky.social #KidLitUK #BookSky

🧵📸 Last week, we were delighted to co-host with @theclpe.bsky.social the latest community conversation, Children's Literature: Speculative Fiction and Colonialism, organised so brilliantly by @darrenchetty.bsky.social. Through a series of activities and group, room and author-led conversations...

Best thing about taking a work hiatus? Coming back to a mail bag stacked with new book samples from publishers + feedback from our wonderful review team. To find out more about how we select our books + to meet our book reviewers, head over to: www.letterboxlibrary.com/how-we-selec... #KidLitUK

We loved the first of these Were gutted to miss the second Look forward to the third ⭐️Community Conversations on Children’s Literature⭐️ #KidLitUK #BookSky

We've had a revamp @shalimarbooks.bsky.social! 😃❤️ Visit London's leading South Asian book specialist for an unrivaled selection of books from across the sub-continent alongside our unique range of fair-trade art and handmade craft products. 📚🙂

Thanks to everyone who came along - some great conversations :)

We’re on a hiatus! Back soon. #KidLitIK #BookSky

1/3 We were so lucky to get seats at the final London @unicorntheatre.bsky.social showing of Planet Omar! Check out this #LittleRebelsAward trajectory: 🚀Zanib Mian won the #LittleRebelsAward in 2018 with ‘The Muslims’ published by…her! 🚀Zanib went on to secure a contract with… #KidLitUK #BookSky

A fabulous afternoon last week at @ucl.ac.uk : @darrenchetty.bsky.social in convo with @eggyhelen.bsky.social celebrating the PB publication of I’m Going to Make a Friend @littletigeruk.bsky.social within context of Darren’s broader academic writing… (📸credit: Christopher Beschi) #KidLitUK #BookSky

1/2 And another brilliant book launch last month for Dean Atta & Alea Marley’s Aunties Bangles hosted at a busy & thriving @roundtablebookscic.bsky.social @hachettechildrens.bsky.social #KidLitUK #BookSky @mayowrites.bsky.social @mariesadulak.bsky.social @shireenlalji.bsky.social

Interesting read in to the impact of @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social @literacy-trust.bsky.social LitUp programme in Hastings schools with its efforts to embed reading-for-pleasure + challenges faced with engaging parents with low literacy /associated stigma. www.thebookseller.com/features/lit....