This week #IAmReading AVALANCHE by #SimonFox, a non-stop action ride to get your heart racing. Perfect for fans of Mission Impossible and Alex Rider, and stuffed full of high-octane stunts. Bring your popcorn and enjoy! 🍿 👉 alastairc.com/i-am-reading... @nosycrow.bsky.social #Avalanche #KidLitUk

We are thrilled that four of our wonderful books have been recognised in the final of the Junior Design Awards 2025. 🥳 🥇 One Cat, Two Cats 🥉 Animal Actions: Snap Like A Crab 🥉 Supa Nova 🥉 Choose Your Own Evolution Congratulations to all our amazing authors and illustrators! #NosyCrow

WOOHOO! ONE CAT, TWO CATS by me, Rob Hodgson & @nosycrow.bsky.social has won JOINT GOLD alongside GOZZLE, by Julia Donaldson & Sara Ogilvie, in the Best Pre-Schooler Book 3-5 Years category of this year’s JUNIOR DESIGN AWARDS! More info at www.juniormagazine.co.uk/junior-desig... #KidLitUK #JDA25

The new action-packed adventure for older readers, Avalanche by Simon Fox is available to request now on NetGalley. Escape to the mountains in this pulse-raising thriller. Out on 9 October. buff.ly/hzxl54H #NosyCrow #BookSky

The secret is out! 🦄✨ Unicorn Academy: My Secret Diary is one of the amazing @worldbookdayuk.bsky.social 2026 £1/€1.50 books. Children can choose this sparkly and magical book for FREE with their book token from 12 February 2026.

Discover the hilarious audiobook, Baby Aliens Got My Teacher, by Pamela Butchart - the first in a smash hit series. Available in the xigxag Listen For Less selection this month. The x-book is a hybrid format that integrates text and audio for an immersive reading experience. 🎧 buff.ly/pENoT5z

An incredible pick-your-own-path adventure through the story of life on Earth. Choose Your Own Evolution is an interactive audiobook by @juleshoward.bsky.social and @gordywright.bsky.social. Grab this innovative audiobook in the xigxag Listen For Less selection this month. 🎧 buff.ly/SCIRkWl

Discover the audiobook for I Am Wolf, the gripping dystopian thriller by @alastairc.com. Available in the xigxag Listen For Less selection this month. The x-book is a hybrid format that integrates text and audio for an immersive reading experience. 🎧 buff.ly/akev0A8

It's your last chance to experience the magic of the new middle-grade read from Kirsty Applebaum, The Strange Disappearance of Imogen Good, before its release on September 11th. 🔮 A tale of wonder, magic and a missing girl, you can request your copy now on NetGalley 👉 buff.ly/aI8NHao...

Don't forget that#CheltLitFest tickets go on sale today! Get your family tickets for my exciting and interactive ESCAPE ROOM: GAME ZERO event on Sunday 19 October AND you can explore the Escape Room trail all through the festival! @nosycrow.bsky.social www.cheltenhamfestivals.org/events/escap...

A great article about helping children to read fluently with advice from a phonics expert, Ann Sullivan, in @mirror.co.uk. We're thrilled to see Supa Nova, the dazzling graphic novel from @heychante.bsky.social included in the 'Family reading kit'! Read more here: buff.ly/01Z9ttO 🧪 #NosyCrow

Calling all #teachers and #librarians - my publisher, @nosycrow.bsky.social , has created some fantastic FREE #teacherresources to accompany my middle grade novel, The Doughnut Club. For further details nosycrow.com/resource/the... #authorvisits

Kirsty Applebaum's enchanting new read, The Strange Disappearance of Imogen Good, is available now on Net Galley. Experience the magic and mystery for yourself before it arrives to shelves on 11th September. 🔮 Request to read now on NetGalley 👉 buff.ly/aI8NHao... #MiddleGrade #NosyCrow

Get set for the new school year with stories to inspire and comfort readers aged 5 and up! These reads will prepare kids for brand new challenges, friendships and adventures. ⭐️ #BookSky #BackToSchool #NosyCrow

Kirsty Applebaum is back! A brilliantly spooky mystery & genuine page turner… when Fran goes to visit her Aunt, her cousin Imogen is nowhere to be seen. When she asks her aunt about her, her reply: “who’s Imogen?” Absolutely gripping @nosycrow.bsky.social tomsbookcorner.wordpress.com/2025/08/26/t...

Magical memories were made this weekend at the Edinburgh Book Festival to celebrate Unicorn Academy. ✨ Attendees were treated to an audience with real-life unicorn Princess, as well as glittery arts and crafts to get stuck into during a special screening of Legendary Summer. 🦄 #NosyCrow

Maisie is back! Join her epic journey in the Himalayas in Maisie vs the Himalayas by @jackjackman.bsky.social out now! Hilarious, heartwarming, and adventurous - a must read! @nosycrow.bsky.social

The ice cold new thriller, Avalanche by Simon Fox, is now available to read on NetGalley! With mountains of action-packed adventure, Avalanche hits the shelves on the 9th October. 🧊⛷️ Request your early-access copy now, before it's too late: buff.ly/hzxl54H #NosyCrow #BookSky #ChildrensBooks

Day 2 of events at @edbookfest.bsky.social with the SUPA @heychante.bsky.social. We’ve had quizzes, draw-alongs and even a scientific experiment as we use the magic of science to tackle plastic pollution with Nova and Chomp! #SupaNova 🧪✨ @nosycrow.bsky.social

A soaring review from Dan Snow @thehistoryguy.bsky.social for I Am Raven, the second in the I Am Wolf series by @alastairc.com 🐺 Set in a thrilling dystopian world, discover themes of friendship, found family and adventure in this bold and thought-provoking story. 👉 buff.ly/DAErL6N

We're thrilled that two of our wonderful authors, Alastair Chisholm @alastairc.com (I am Wolf series) and Christopher Edge @christopheredge.bsky.social (Escape Room: Game Zero) will be at this year's #CheltLitFest on the 10-19th October. 📚 View the line up now: www.cheltenhamfestivals.org/whats-on

Enter the Escape with @christopheredge.bsky.social, as he brings to life the heart-racing adventure of his new book, Escape Room: Game Zero, at @edbookfest.bsky.social this Saturday. The fun, puzzle-filled event is perfect for children aged 9+ Book your tickets:

We are delighted to have THREE books shortlisted for the Children’s Wainwright Prize for Non-Fiction! [1/4]

Thrilled to see two of our books on the @readingagency.bsky.social Joy of Nature with @nationaltrust.org.uk list. 🌱I Am The Seed That Grew The Tree – a beautifully illustrated collection of nature poems 🐦 Listen To The Birds – a joyful board book featuring real birdsong sounds 👉 buff.ly/QRTQdKI

It's time to be enchanted by The Strange Disappearance of Imogen Good. Get early access to this addictive new middle-grade mystery from Kirsty Applebaum, out 11th September. 🔮 Request to read now on NetGalley 👉 www.netgalley.co.uk/catalog/publ... #MiddleGrade #NosyCrow

A SUPA review for Supa Nova from the brilliant team at Stemettes! 💥 Dive into Chanté Timothy’s epic graphic novel fizzing with fun adventures for future scientists & inventors! 🧬🧪 buff.ly/PmUpvQS

Something monstrous is lurking in the bowels of Carrion Castle: Mallory and her skull sidekick are back! 💀 The second in a spooky and hilarious new series by @martinhoward.bsky.social is out on 25 September. 🕯️ Preorder your copy: buff.ly/tiYYeJg

A ROAR-some review for Choose Your Own Evolution, chosen as The Times Children's Book Of The Week by Lucy Bannerman @timeslucy.bsky.social @thetimes.com. Explore evolution as you've never seen it before in this pick-your-own adventure. Who will you be? 🦎🐔🐕 #NosyCrow #KidsBooks #NonFiction

Are you ready for a daring new adventure? ⛰️ Zip across mountains and descend deep into caves with Maisie in the new book Maisie Vs The Himalayas by @jackjackman.bsky.social, out 14th August! Request to read now on NetGalley... only for the most courageous of readers! 👉 ow.ly/UBec50WaBO5

Get ready to cheer Kofi on as he finds his own path in this dazzling debut from author Abena Eyeson @eyesab2.bsky.social‬ 🥇 Running My Own Race will have kids racing to read this summer. On your marks, get set, go: pick up a copy from your local bookshop! 📚 #NosyCrow #KidsBooks

Join Toppings Books for Little Learners - a new series of interactive author talks for curious little minds in collaboration with the British Museum. Author Andy Seed will be discussing his brilliant book: Going for Gold (an Ancient Greek Puzzle Mystery). Book your ticket: buff.ly/oTD66PL

Step into the world of Ancient Greece and bring the fun of the museum home! Great for gentle and interactive summer learning - kids can decorate four rooms with stickers of historical objects and read fascinating facts about the history of ancient Greece 🏛️

Capes at the ready! To mark 10 epic years, My Brother Is A Superhero is back with a bold new look to win over a brand new generation of kids. 💥 Featuring epic artwork by Miguel Diaz Rivas, it's an intergalactic adventure for ages 9+! KER-POW! #NosyCrow #KidsBooks #MiddleGradeFiction

Big news! Our Fold-Out + Play Dolls House is featured in the latest Bookseller! 🏠 This is not just a book… it’s a 3-D dolls house! Illustrated by the brilliant Ingela P Arrhenius, it’s guaranteed to spark hours of playtime magic. ✨ Get your copy of @thebookseller.com today to find out more!

Congratulations to the winners of the 7+ Category, @kieranlarwood.bsky.social & Joe Todd-Stanton for 'Dungeon Runners: Hero Trial' - also published by @nosycrow.bsky.social ✨📚🏆

The winner of the Picture Fiction for Early Readers Category was 'Who Ate Steve?' by Susannah Lloyd & Kate Hindley, published by @nosycrow.bsky.social Congratulations! ✨📚🏆

Request to read on @netgalley.bsky.social: ow.ly/9kZf50WcSiB Weaving together themes of class, racial stereotypes and bullying, Running My Own Race is an empowering and accessible depiction of contemporary boyhood. Written by debut middle-grade author @eyesab2.bsky.social‬.

Zip off with Maisie for her next globetrotting adventure in Maisie Vs The Himalayas by @jackjackman.bsky.social. Now on NetGalley... Only for the most daring of readers! 👉 ow.ly/UBec50WaBO5

Operations Assistant Anna reveals our team’s picks for Books of the week! Everyone wants to join in on the fun with Marching Band by Kael Tudor 🥁 What if you didn't make snot? by Emma Young has the fascinating answers to your questions 📗 Read the full book reviews: peters.co.uk/books-of-the...

On the subject of reviews, I was really heartened to spot this recent review of ESCAPE ROOM. At a time when we're talking about a crisis in reading for pleasure, it's so great to hear how this story connected and opened a door into books for a previous non-reader. @nosycrow.bsky.social

Get set for an unforgettable and joyous story of self-discovery, authenticity and Black British identity. 'Running My Own Race' by debut middle-grade author Abena Eyeson (@eyesab2.bsky.social‬) is now available on NetGalley. 👟 Request your copy 👉 www.netgalley.co.uk/catalog/book...

Happy Empathy Day! Celebrate the power of reading with @empathylabuk.bsky.social Empathy Festival events. We're so proud to have two books in the Read for Empathy Collection 2025: Bird Boy by Catherine Bruton and Destiny Ink: Sleepover Surprise by Adeola Sokunbi ❤️ empathylab.uk/empathy-day-...

Another new review today! "Choose Your Own Evolution" by @juleshoward.bsky.social and @gordywright.bsky.social. ‪‪An amazing and engaging book about evolution. Become a T-Rex, Penguin or maybe even a human! geekdad.com/2025/06/choo... Out now from @nosycrow.bsky.social #booksky

📚✨ We're looking for UK-based brand ambassadors who are passionate about children's literacy, learning, and reading for joy! 🌈📖 To find out more and to apply head to: nosycrow.com/brand-ambass...

Is it a book? Or is it a game? @christopheredge.bsky.social is bringing the Escape Room: Game Zero to the UK's biggest kids' book festival on Saturday 21 June but you'd better get booking now before time runs out... www.barneskidslitfest.org

Hey we don't know about you but we've been wanting Ross Collins to come to the UK's biggest kids' books party for yonks so we just can't wait to meet him on Sunday 22 June! Get booking gang! www.barneskidslitfest.org @nosycrow.bsky.social

The 2025-2026 YEAR GROUP Recommended Read lists have launched today! Browse the new lists here: ➡️➡️ www.booksfortopics.com/booklists/re... 🎉 New selections of 50 recommended books for each primary year group 🎉 Updated printable posters & checklists 🎉 New authors and illustrators added

Shortlisted in Animals & Nature: University of Cambridge: Beasts from the Deep Congratulations Matt Ralphs & Kaley McKean 🥳

Shortlisted in Fiction Younger: Dungeon Runners: Hero Trial Congratulations @kieranlarwood.bsky.social & Joe Todd Stanton 🙌

Shortlisted in Hobbies & Interests: This Book Will Make You An Artist Congratulations to @ruthmillington.bsky.social and Ellen Surrey! 🌟