I've enjoyed all of Kirsty Applebaum's previous novels but this is my favourite so far. Atmospheric and perfectly constructed with cleverly overlapping storylines. As well as having a wonderful plot, it explores bullying and peer pressure. Ideal for Y5/6. @nosycrow.bsky.social

Fly my pretties fly! Proof copies of @piudg.bsky.social’s next daring adventure are winging their way out, each accompanied by their own shimmering golden monkey… can you solve #TheGoldenMonkeyMystery? Publishing in January 2026 with @nosycrow.bsky.social!

Jump into a new tale from @piudg.bsky.social, the Waterstone’s Children’s Book Prize shortlisted author of Secrets of the Snakestone. The Golden Monkey Mystery is a jungle adventure filled with bandits, tigers and a strange jewel called the Snakestone... 💎 Request now on NetGalley: buff.ly/No3pmno

We're thrilled to share the cover for Animagicals: Mia's Tiger - an exciting new fantasy adventure series by bestselling author @paulabooks.bsky.social about children who transform into animals. Illustrated with dynamic artwork from Erwin Madrid. 🐅

We are thrilled to have been nominated for The Carnegies Illustration Award @carnegiemedals.bsky.social 🌳🥳 Once I Was a Tree takes readers on a hilarious journey of a seed that turns into a tree, then into a book... THIS book! 🌱A huge congratulations to Eoin McLaughlin and Guilherme Karsen. 🎉

Rights Assistant at @nosycrow.bsky.social Salary: £27,000. Location: London but partly hybrid. Closing date: 10th November. For more details visit bit.ly/2Zt85SE

Big News! @thebookerprizes.com has announced the launch of The Children’s Booker Prize 2027 — a new award celebrating exceptional fiction for readers aged 8–12. We’re thrilled to support this initiative to encourage young readers to discover stories that stay with them for life.

Game on! Bestselling Escape Room author @christopheredge.bsky.social is at Cheltenham Literature Festival this weekend. Help him uncover the secrets of The Escape, a game where anything is possible and nothing is as it seems. 🎟️ buff.ly/icfg6Yz

www.booktrust.org.uk/resources/fi... Wrote an article for @booktrust.org.uk on how stories for children can model ways to resolve conflict & why I included restorative justice in my novel #runningmyownrace. See what you think #kidlit #BookSpotlight #bookstoread #middlegrade @nosycrow.bsky.social

We had a delightful visit from the fabbity-fab Ross Collins, who created this fantabulous window to go along with How to Scare a Mouse and Bear (pub @nosycrow.bsky.social ). #books #livres #ChildrensBooks #LivresJeunesse

Today's school event at #CheltLitFest went brilliantly – thanks to all the pupils for your great energy and awesome ideas! 😊 Now getting ready for Saturday's public event, FLIGHT OR FIGHT – join me if you can! 🐺🐦‍⬛ 👉 alastairc.com/events/20251... @nosycrow.bsky.social #KidLitUk #IAmWolf

We had a brilliant day at #CheltLitFest yesterday with @alastairchisholm.bsky.social where he talked to schools about #IAmRaven, the epic sequel to #IAmWolf! And even better... he's back for a second event today! Join him at 5pm to talk about science fiction and how empathy is a superpower!

We're so excited that The Doughnut Club by the wonderful Kristina Rahim has been shortlisted for this year’s Books Are My Bag Readers Awards in the Children’s Fiction category! Congratulations @krahim.bsky.social 👏 View the full shortlist and get voting: buff.ly/ys6p9Fp

We're heading to Cheltenham Literature Festival with @alastairc.com this weekend, for an interactive, pulse-raising event! Join him at 5pm on Saturday 11 October to explore the world of I Am Raven, the thrilling sequel to I Am Wolf. You won’t want to miss it! Get your tickets:

Last chance to request Simon Fox's ice cold new thriller, Avalanche, on NetGalley. Get exclusive access to your new favourite chilling adventure: buff.ly/hzxl54H ❄️ #NosyCrow #BookSky #ChildrensBooks

We are so delighted that THREE of our books are winners in the #TheWeekJuniorBookAwards 2025! 🎉

And a very fun afternoon with the brilliant Ross Collins! Who knew there were so many words that rhyme with Bear (and so few with Mouse!) @nosycrow.bsky.social #TheresaBearOnMyChair 🐻🐭

It’s been a truly magical morning here at Bath Children’s Literature Festival with the wonderful @juliesykesbooks.bsky.social enrolling into Unicorn Academy, discovering our unicorn magic and creating beautiful rosettes! @nosycrow.bsky.social 🦄✨✨✨

peters.co.uk/news-page/qa... I'm pleased to have written a blog post for @petersbooks.bsky.social on starting school & the benefits of children's fiction. Check it out. My contemporary middle-grade novel Running My Own Race is available from Peters. #books #schools #libraries @nosycrow.bsky.social

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