I’ve been rediscovering my love of TV and film whilst I’ve been off work and I’m excited to see a TV adaptation of the Crookhaven books is on its way. For this week’s #KidsBooksFriday, what books would you love to see in a TV or film adaptation? #UKKidLit #KidLitUK #KidLit

#kidlitUK #UKKidlit @sarahcrossan.bsky.social @simonandschuster.bsky.social

Latest on book blog at goodnighttoread.wordpress.com Spotlight post & review of a book that’s out of this world - @kestr.al @reconnectingrainbo.ws @literallypr.bsky.social

Such an honour & a privilege to be on the judging panel for this vital award- booksforkeeps.co.uk/shortlist-fo... Congratulations to all the talented artists, writers & publishers involved. Thank you @alcs.co.uk @societyofauthors.bsky.social #UKKidLit #librarians

With this year being the National Year of Reading, next week’s #WorldBookDay feels particularly celebratory. For #KidsBooksFriday this week what great kids books, new and old, will you be reading, talking about and sharing with kids this coming week? #KidLitUK #KidsBooksFriday #KidLit #EduSky

"Our shortlist zings with creativity, knowledge, colour and energy" 🙌 Judge Tanya Jennings is here to present the award & is talking us through the amazing shortlist ft. @christopheredge.bsky.social @ruthmillington.bsky.social @louisegooding.bsky.social & more

Congratulations to This Book Will Make You An Artist, winner of the 2025 ALCS Educational Writers' Award 🎉🎆 Written by @ruthmillington.bsky.social & illustrated by Ellen Surrey, the book is perfect for aspiring artists, exploring cave painting & more 🖌️ #ALCSAwards @societyofauthors.bsky.social

Jonathan Douglas CEO @literacy-trust.bsky.social on this year's incredible shortlist - shout-out to @maisiechanwrites.bsky.social @pierstorday.bsky.social @nmgarrard.bsky.social Nathanael Lessore, Maz Evans, MC Grammar, @robbiddulph.bsky.social @laurahallain.bsky.social on the valuable work they do!

“Literacy isn’t just ink on paper. It’s all around us. It’s in the rap and the rhythms.. It’s in the stories we share around the kitchen table.” Inspiring words from MC Grammar on how he found his voice through reading. Congratulations to this brilliant Ruth Rendell winner 🤩 #alcsawards

#KidlitUK #UKKidlit

Exciting. ❤️📚

Such a delight & an honour to chat to Katy and Alison @mostlybooktalk about the #NationalYearofReading , the fantastic @carnegiemedals.bsky.social & the wonderful work of the #YouthLibrariesGroup #bookbloggers #librarians

As it’s Half Term - let’s do a #SundayMorningBookChat in honour of #TheYearOfReading I am writing a monthly blog with recommendations, teacher tips and genre spotlight. This month its murder mystery… what are your favourites? Heres the blog to check out. tomsbookcorner.wordpress.com/2026/02/14/t...

Books that made me fall in love with reading. Happy 📚❤️Day. #bookbloggers #librarians

#childrensmentalhealthweek: With @place2becharity.bsky.social's theme ‘This is My Place’ in mind we’ve chosen #picturebooks about finding & creating homes & spaces where you can feel a sense of belonging. storysnug.com/2026/02/this... #Booksky #StorySnug #amreading #booksthathelp #UKKidLit #KidLitUK

Floral fragrances waft fromwildflower meadows. Nature’s sweet perfume. #haiku #haikupoem #575poem #haikupoetry #poetry #poem #haikufeels #blueskypoet #blueskypoetry #dailyhaikuprompt #haikusaturday #vss365 #vssdaily #senryu #haikuwriter

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An excellent series for anyone interested in how we get children reading for pleasure. I have lots to catch up on but I had to give it a boost! #kidlituk #ukkidlit

#PariThomson #ElsaPaginelli #Ecofiction

#Viewfromabook #GoAllIn with Eco Tastic fiction #NationalYearofReading2026 #GreenwildForestintheSky #Pariathomson @mackidssl.bsky.social #UKKidLit #BookBloggers #Librarians Just as exciting, compelling & imaginative as the first two. 🐆

As grown-ups we can often fall into the trap of leaning towards serious or ‘issue heavy’ kid’s books, forgetting that kids also need and deserve books that just bring joy. So for #KidsBooksFriday this week, what are your top fun / silly / joyful book recommendations? #KidLitUK #UKKidLit #KidLit

Some great books in this year’s #ReadForEmpathy collection. #UKKidLit #KidLitUK #KidLit #EduSky

Love these books. Russell’s sister Lillian’s raccoon story is very funny. #bookbloggers #librarians #UKKidLit #ChildrensBooks #russellhoban #lillianhoban

Currently reading eco tastic adventure #GreenwildForestintheSky by #PariThomson @mackidssl.bsky.social Just 78 pages in and it is so exciting & imaginative suffused with a vital environmental message. #NationalYearofReading2026 #Bookbloggers #Librarians #GoAllIn2026 #UKKidLit #Rainforests

Thanks to all who recommended The Restaurant at the Edge of the World by @olliegerlach.bsky.social and @kelsijosilva.bsky.social. I absolutely loved it. A tender story, characters to really care about and utterly gorgeous art. Perfect for fans of Wynd / Bree Paulsen / K. O’Neill. #KidLitUK #UKKidLit

“Reading is going somewhere without taking a train or a ship.An unveiling of new, incredible worlds.It’s living a life you weren’t born into & a chance to see everything coloured by someone else’s perspective.It’s learning without having to face consequences of failures & how best to succeed.” M M

📚 As part of the National Year of Reading, we’re sharing a series of short conversations with people who are passionate about promoting children's reading, about what they do and how you can get involved. 🎉 First up @moohara.bsky.social from Stepping Into Stories Kids’ Lit Fest #UKKidLit #KidLitUK

I love @strangelymagic.bsky.social ✍️ Addresses important social issues and benefits charities too. I’ve posted Spotlight blog tour features about her different books here- goodnighttoread.wordpress.com

Will Hari get his lucky break? Can’t wait to find out. Thank you @harpercollins.bsky.social #RashmiSirdeshpande #bookbloggers #librarians #UKKidLit #NationalYearofReading2026 #Goallin2026

Going to jump into this. Thank you @barringtonstoke.bsky.social #bookbloggers #librarians #UKKidLit #jenniferkillick #NationalYearofReading2026 #Goallin2026

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Quill and the Last Generation is the first book in a stunning, epic fantasy adventure series inspired by Welsh mythology bookcraic.blog/2026/01/25/r... Out on 29th Jan. @panmacmillan.bsky.social #UKKidLit

@bbcspringwatch.bsky.social #WinterWatch ❄️River Sentinel- Grey Heron #Ulsterwildlife

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#GoAllIn #NationalYearofReading2026 R is for Rebellious E is for Exciting A is for Adventurous D is for Dizzying I is for Imaginative N is for Nurturing G is for Glorious ❤️📚#bookbloggers #librarians #UKKidLit #Acrostic

I love timeslip stories! A childhood favourite was ‘Jessamy’ by Barbara Sleigh, also Charlotte Sometimes! ‘The Night I Borrowed Time’ by Iqbal Hussain is a fab recent read.

Out now, middle grade The Night I Borrowed Time by @ihussainwriter.bsky.social is a brilliant time-travel adventure that also looks at the effects of parental separation and Partition. @puffinbooksuk.bsky.social #KidlitUK #UKKidlit worldssmallestlibrary.wordpress.com/2026/01/18/t...

The Year of Reading 2026 has commenced so I’ve added my voice to the chat with a monthly blog. Recommendations, teacher ideas and resources. Probably nothing groundbreaking but hopefully there’s something useful tomsbookcorner.wordpress.com/2026/01/17/t...

Latest on goodnighttoread.wordpress.com Celebrating #TheNationalYearofReading2026 #GoAllIn #Librarians #Bookbloggers with a spotlight on books that sparkle with the magic of reading @acaseforbooks.bsky.social #UKKidLit @madelinemartin.bsky.social #historicalfiction

Out now! BfK276, our first of 2026: Authorgraph interview with Neill Cameron, Alea Marley's Windows into Illustration, new Beyond the Secret Garden, predictions for the coming year & Barry Cunningham reflects on 50 years in children's books🤯#booksky #KidLit booksforkeeps.co.uk/issue/bfk-27...

My kids are enjoying watching Traitors and following all the twists and turns and drama. It got me thinking we haven’t done detective books for #KidsBooksFriday as yet. What great kids detective books would you recommend for young Traitors fans? #KidLitUK #KidLit #UKKidLit

There's still time to vote in this year's @schoolreadinglist.bsky.social Children's Books of the Year, and, call us biased, but we think 'Wild Journey' by @amdassu.bsky.social & illustrated by Joe Lillington should definitely be your top fiction read! schoolreadinglist.co.uk/childrens-bo...

@pubspotlight.bsky.social @scallywagpress.bsky.social Umbrella is a beautiful and poetic picture book about empathy and community. As young Clara is bored in the park, she finds an old umbrella. Little does she imagine that it is everything, but ordinary. #picturebook #kidlit #book

Every single school should have a school library & a school librarian, to help every single child find the books that will make them readers, and give them all the lifelong benefits of literacy. Libraries & librarians change children's lives FOREVER! #SchoolLibrarianDay #SchoolLibraryMonth

Here, for anyone new to Bluesky is my UK teen book writers starter pack . Probably a little bit in need of updating, so suggestions please! go.bsky.app/V2ynqEL

Here are my favourite reads of 2025! Posted in Jan like last year. Six brilliant middle grade offerings from some spectacular story tellers and some of my mediocre poetry! tomsbookcorner.wordpress.com/2026/01/10/2...

@bookcraic.bsky.social Thanks for all these great recommendations. I’ve only read a few. Which one from the 3rd row of your list would you recommend reading first? Do you have to be in the mood for a certain genre? #bookbloggers #librarians