Day 5, Non-Fiction: 'Wonderful Words That Tell a Tale' by Tom Read Wilson & Ian Morris. From astronaut to zone, this cornucopia of word origins gets readers of all ages thinking about the stories behind the words we use every day. @quartokids.bsky.social #Spark12BooksOfChristmas 🎄🎁📚

Day 8, Non-Fiction: 'Earth’s Biggest Show Offs' by Andy Seed & Sam Caldwell. An ideal balance between a light-hearted voice and fascinating facts; expanding minds and entertaining in equal measure. @quartokids.bsky.social #Spark12BooksOfChristmas 🎄🎁📚

Little People BIG DREAMS is celebrating 10 years at Imagine Children's Festival @southbankcentre.bsky.social next February! Grab your tickets now ⬇️ southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/lit...

No. 36 in my #FavePicturebooks25 is “Bear” by #NataliaShaloshvili. It’s the ultimate ode to needing just a smidge of personal space and Bear is all of us when the world won’t stop barging in. The way the pages get busier and busier is genius. @quartokids.bsky.social Funny, fab #PicturebookPage

On Hallowe'en Eve, Bard Books are inviting families to an evening of storytelling and stargazing with author Suki Ferguson and her new book Astrologica ✨💫 Get your tickets here: www.wearebardbooks.co.uk/event-detail...

Happy Autumn Equinox! 🍁 Illustration from ‘21 Things to Do With a Tree’, published by @quartokids.bsky.social #kidlitart #illustration #autumn

With a powerful moving, ultimately hopeful narrative Joseph Coelho & stunning illustrations Richard Johnson #ChildrenoftheThrone @quartokids.bsky.social #FrancesLincolnChildrens Books is #RedReadingHub’s #picturebook of the day reviewed on the blog wp.me/p11DI5-dqx

Head to Waterstones Wandsworth in Southside Shopping Centre this weekend to sit in a REAL throne made out of plants! 🌱👑 The throne is right out of the pages of Joseph Coelho's new book Children of the Throne: a celebration of nature, magic, and the power of community 💚 Signed copies available! 🌳

Joyful and reassuring #TheOtherSideoftheRainbow Beatrice Blue @quartokids.bsky.social #FrancesLincolnChildrensBooks is #RedReadingHub’s #picturebook of the day reviewed on the blog wp.me/p11DI5-dq4

A delicious #fairytale prequel #LittleBadWolf @abielongstaff.bsky.social & Leire Martin @quartokids.bsky.social #HappyYak is #RedReadingHub’s #picturebook of the day reviewed on the blog wp.me/p11DI5-dpv

Join us in-store to celebrate the bestselling kids series LITTLE PEOPLE BIG DREAMS. We'll have fun activities and competitions throughout the day and a special BUY ONE GET ONE HALF PRICE offer on all books in the series. #saletown @quartokids.bsky.social @lifeinsale.bsky.social

The Angel and the Mermaid The Angel and the MermaidBecky CameronFrances Lincoln Children’s Books Meet siblings Avery and Mira born one midsummer’s night. Baby Avery was ‘gentle and quiet as the whispering breeze.’ In contrast, baby Mira was ‘as wild and loud as a crashing wave.’ As they grew,…

#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Bia Melo from Little Snail Goes House-Hunting. A picturebook about expressing yourself & finding where you belong. A playful heap of possible houses made using big, fun, squirly marks with crayon & paint. Happy Yak 28 Aug. @biamelofer.bsky.social @quartokids.bsky.social

A story of friendship, forgiveness and revealing your true feelings #FoxandtheMysteryLetter @alexggriffiths.bsky.social @quartokids.bsky.social #FrancesLincolnChildrensBooks is #RedReadingHub’s #picturebook of the day reviewed on the blog wp.me/p11DI5-dmX

#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Alex G Griffiths from his picturebook Fox and the Mystery Letter about a treasure hunt that leads a solitary fox to an old friend. Frances Lincoln 28 Aug. Elegant and surreal image with a fine pen and autumnal colours. @alexggriffiths.bsky.social @quartokids.bsky.social

Catherine Robertson’s text in dialogue between father and daughter and Ana Gomez’s disarmingly charming scenes will ring true with many adult sharers of #NoImaFlamingo @quartokids.bsky.social #HappyYak - it’s #picturebook of the day reviewed on #RedReadingHub blog wp.me/p11DI5-dlv

A highly engaging look at the sounds our bodies make #SnoreSneezeBurp! @moirabutterfield.bsky.social @quartokids.bsky.social #HappyYak is #RedReadingHub’s #nonficton book of the day reviewed on the blog wp.me/p11DI5-dmO

A droll telling that carries vital messages about loving, caring and the environment #PaulthePeacockReluctantlytotheRescue Tilly Matthews @quartokids.bsky.social #HappyYak is #RedReadingHub’s #picturebook of the day reviewed on the blog

📚 Happy 3rd Birthday to @books_that_help_! 🎂 MBC pick: The Bear-Shaped Hole by John Dougherty, illustrated by Thomas Docherty Join the fun! What #BooksThatHelp do you recommend? @writerpoetjohn.bsky.social‬ @thomasdocherty.bsky.social @quartokids.bsky.social #BooksThatHelp #BTH25 #PB #KidLit

A scientific search and find adventure full of facts and visual jokes #UpCloseandIncredibleDinosaurs @erichuang81.bsky.social ng illus. Facundo Aguirre @quartokids.bsky.social #WideEyed is #RedReadingHub’s book of the day reviewed on the blog wp.me/p11DI5-dkW

Presented in the form of an artist’s log with diagrams, close-ups of marine creatures and more #TheLostBookofUnderseaAdventure #TeddyKeen #UnknownAdventurer @quartokids.bsky.social #FrancesLincolnChildrensBooks is #RedReadingHub’s book of the day reviewed on the blog

The Bear-Shaped Hole by John Dougherty, Illustrated by Thomas Docherty This book is powerful. Review by @sareenmclay.bsky.social @writerpoetjohn.bsky.social‬ @thomasdocherty.bsky.social‬ @quartokids.bsky.social #pb#childrensbooks#illustration#childrensbooksillustration#booksforkids#kidlit

A perfect #PrideMonth read , #queerheroes has 52 #lgbtq heroes, some of whom I knew well, others I’m glad I now know. Bright, beautiful & a great addition to any library @quartokids.bsky.social

Huge congratulations to Colette Hiller for winning this year’s CLiPPA, the CLPE Children’s Poetry Prize with her brilliant book, ‘Colossal Words for Kids’. (1/2)

Certain to be a winner #TheNaturalHistoryofBums @CrabMuseum curator illustrated. @ingaland.bsky.social @quartokids.bsky.social #WideEyed is #RedReadingHub’s #information book of the day and the week reviewed on the blog wp.me/p11DI5-dgx

So grateful to see Amazing Asia on the Information Book Award shortlist. Hard to shout about happy things right now but this one means a lot. As illustrator Jason Lyon says, books like this “champion love and culture… in a world often filled with toxicity and hate.” 💛 @quartokids.bsky.social

COMING SOON! The UK's biggest children's literature festival on Saturday 21 & Sunday 22 June! NOW with new added Yussef Rafik and other active ingedients! 🕷️🐞🦗🐌🐜🦟 Come and join us for a family kids' books adventure like no other! BOOK NOW www.barneskidslitfest.org @quartokids.bsky.social

#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by ‘the Unknown Adventurer’, the otherwise uncredited author/illustrator of The Lost Book of Undersea Adventure. One of many rich images in pencil, like a homage to Whistler with a collage note. Frances Lincoln 5 June. @quartokids.bsky.social @bouncemarketing.bsky.social

🐞🐝🪾 The Secret Life of Bugs, Bees & Trees by Moira Butterfield, Illustrated by Vivian Mineker One of my favourite books of the year! Review by @sareenmclay.bsky.social @moirabutterfield.bsky.social @quartokids.bsky.social‬ #vivianmineker#nonfiction#childrensbooks#childrensbooksillustration

A charming, empowering tale of doing things differently Alex Macdonald’s #NellytheVeryDifferentBird @quartokids.bsky.social #FrancesLIncolnChildrensBooks is #RedReadingHub’s #picturebook of the day reviewed on the blog wp.me/p11DI5-deh

NEW BOOK ALERT!!!! Coming this October is my latest Author/Illustrator Book ‘My Friend Billy Whiskers’ published by @quartokids.bsky.social I’m really chuffed with this one. Can’t wait for you all to see it 🦁 #newbook #illustration #myfriendbillywhiskers #childrensbook

#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Klas Fahlen from Yves Saint Laurent in the Little People, Big Dreams series, a mini biography written by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara. Graphic artwork in a spread that lives up to the stylishness and elegance of the subject. Frances Lincoln 5 June. @quartokids.bsky.social

You’re sure to discover something new in #AnOceanFullofStories Angela McAllister illust. sallyagar @quartokids.bsky.social ids #FrancesLincolnChildrensBooks - it’s #RedReadingHub’s book of the day reviewed on the blog now wp.me/p11DI5-d9H

So Devin Wore a Skirt by Shireen Lalji and Lucy Fleming is a beautiful story about self-expression and being yourself. With the sweetest art too. Thank you for sending me a copy @quartokids.bsky.social!

#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Eunyoung Seo from Cat Family: Four Seasons, a lift-the-flap book with 140 flaps, written by Lucy Brownridge. Cosy, detailed spreads of anthropomorphised animals having fun all year round. Cute summer camping scene here. Frances Lincoln 8 May. @quartokids.bsky.social

#NewIllustrationoftheDay by Philip Giordano from non-fiction picturebook Wild Your World: Bees, with text by CamIlla de la Bedoyere. Flat graphics inventively employed, using reductive symbols but conveying information about bees strikingly and decoratively. Design Eye 6 May @quartokids.bsky.social

Huge congratulations @rashmiwriting.bsky.social !! 🥳🏅🎉

Our final #InformationBookAward reveal is the 13-16 category: 10 exceptional titles cover history, politics, money, urban legends, happiness & more 🌟 bit.ly/3GXpBYr @panmacmillan.bsky.social @flyingeyebooks.bsky.social @quartokids.bsky.social @dkbooksus.bsky.social @farshorebooks.bsky.social

Congratulations @writerpoetjohn.bsky.social and @thomasdocherty.bsky.social ! 🐻✨ "John Dougherty and Thomas Docherty have created magic with this book which will support a huge number of children and adults at their most challenging times." – @readingzone.bsky.social

With a brilliant twist in its tail, a hilarious story of a voracious rodent #AMouseJustAteMyHouse Kes Gray & @sebastienbraun.bsky.social @quartokids.bsky.social is #RedReadingHub’s #picturebook of the day reviewed on the blog wp.me/p11DI5-d8P

From skateboarding tips to understanding AI: meet the #InformationBookAward 0-7 longlist! 🌟 bit.ly/3GXpBYr @kidsbloomsbury.bsky.social @nosycrow.bsky.social @templarbooks.bsky.social @hachetteuk.bsky.social @quartokids.bsky.social @magiccatpublishing.bsky.social @bonnierbooksuk.bsky.social #kidslit

A warm-hearted family story #SoDevinWoreaSkirt Shireen alji @illustratelucy.bsky.social @quartokids.bsky.social #FrancesLincolnChildrensBooks is #RedReadingHub’s #picturebook of the day reviewed on the blog now wp.me/p11DI5-d9n

In advance of publication this week of #TheBearShapedHole, thanks to @thomasdocherty.bsky.social and @quartokids.bsky.social for my lovely new t-shirt!

In celebration of David Attenborough’s 99th birthday, our Book of the Month is David's book from the Little People, BIG DREAMS collection by @quartokids.bsky.social 🍃💚 🛒 : tinyurl.com/PBBOTM #BookOfTheMonth #DavidAttenborough #LittlePeopleBIGDREAMS

A great story to demonstrate to children that everyone is different and so too are their needs #TheBestGardenintheWorld Alice Courtley @quartokids.bsky.social #IvyKids is #RedReadingHub’s #picturebook of the day reviewed on the blog wp.me/p11DI5-d8D

A skilfully written moving rhyming story of loss and love @writerpoetjohn.bsky.social beautifully illustrated by @thomasdocherty.bsky.social #TheBearShapedHole @quartokids.bsky.social #FrancesLincolnChildrensBooks is #RedReadingHub’s #picturebook of the day reviewed on the blog wp.me/p11DI5-d8f

Final tickets remaining to meet ADHD Love! 💚 There are just a handful of tickets remaining for Rox and Rich's event at London's Polka Theatre tomorrow evening – book now for a celebration of their new children's book ADY AND ME 💚 Book here: tinyurl.com/AdyAndMePolka #adyandme #adhdlove

Wahooo, huge congratulations to Colette and Tor! We're so delighted that Colossal Words for Kids is on the #CLiPPA2025 shortlist 🏅🥳

Love this!! 🐰🥕

Thank you to @quartokids.bsky.social for my copy of Ady and me by Rox and Rich Pink! This perceptive story is one of recognising differences, viewing positives and strengths and then celebrating them. illustrations by @sararhys.bsky.social are just lovely. I love the surprise ending. Out next week!