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Parents regularly ask me “How do I get my child to read?” I ask them “How much do you read in front of your kids?” My parents read a lot in front of me. One of the books on my Dad’s bookshelf was this one. I vaguely remember him telling me about it when I asked. Finally got round to reading it…

boxoffice.bewdleyfestival.org.uk/index.php?cP... So excited to be part of the amazing line up at the #Bewdley #Literature #Book #Reading festival Step Into Stories - tickets available now... #author #BellaBright

Reeves says the govt is knocking down barriers to growth – but why won’t they touch the biggest one of all? A new 🇬🇧🇪🇺 UK-EU customs union would be the most powerful boost to our economy. Refusing to even consider it isn’t just unambitious – it’s actively holding Britain back.

Another study, & AMOC is weakening even faster than previously predicted. When it tips, the UK - & much of the planet - will become unlivable. Deafened by the silence waiting for a journalist to ask the government about this. www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...

The Doomsday Clock is now set at 89 seconds to midnight - the closest it has ever been.🕛 Increased militarisation, nuclear threats, the rise of AI, and our inability to take decisive action on climate change have pushed us closer to the brink. This is a warning to world leaders. 🧪

Welcome one and all to tonight's #ukteenchat, featuring the fabulous @alicenuttallbooks.bsky.social Have your questions at the ready and give us a wave if you’re here 🙋‍♀️ Remember to use the # so your questions don't get missed 😀

The moment you’ve all been waiting for…We are delighted to share our BRAND NEW AMAZING line up for this year’s Step into Stories with Bewdley Festival… We’re talking trains and clockwork conspiracies with the superb Sam Sedgman…

Getting magical and mystical with the extraordinary Emma Finlayson Palmer… Drawing very big noses with the jubilant Jim Smith… Trying not to get lost in a maze with the charismatic Carolyn Ward…

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If someone has upset you, write them a message about how you feel, put it a bottle and hit them over the head with it.

The 10 hottest years in the last 100,000+ years are... the last 10 years. 😬 😬 😬. www.theguardian.com/world/2024/d...

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... #writing #AmWriting #Author #Books #Reading

Happy New Year #GreenSky!

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Remember to support your local independent bookshop. #childrensbooks #kidlit #stepintostories #bookadvent #readingmatters

But once the sleepover starts, it becomes clear that they are not alone in Darkling Manor and someone really wants to play with the new girls. Will Bella and the girls solve the mystery of the ghost’s game or will she trap them forever in Darkling Manor? One for those who love a spooky story!

So when she moves into Darkling Manor she is tricked into hosting a Halloween sleepover by a couple mean girls. Luckily, a kind girl, Lex, sees what’s happening and goes along to help Bella.

Ghost stories have a long tradition at Christmas so come gather round the fire as we open door 18 and meet Bella Bright and the Ghost Game by @carolynward.bsky.social Bella Bright’s mum loves to renovate old houses, which means they move around a lot and Bella finds making friends tricky.

Children's books are never "just" for children. They are books written for an audience that includes children, but excludes absolutely no-one at all. They are really books for EVERYONE, and you can never, ever, EVER be too old to read them, and to love them!

Tell me your worst ever #secretsanta gifts 🎁 🤫#Christmas #santa #office ... After I heard someone being given out of date chocolate 🍫 😐

It's simple really. The more books you read, the greater the chance a magic portal will open in one and transport you into that realm. Don't give up trying.

Saxophone inventor: each button plays a different note Trombone inventor: trombone goes WOOooooOOmp

a goth xmas dream

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Cutting shark and ray populations in half in 50 years is a truly terrifying trend, but we shouldn’t be surprised. 50% depletion is precisely the goal of “sustainable fishing” as defined by the maximum sustainable yield model. We desperately need to do evolve from this scorched earth paradigm. 🌏🦑🧪

Day 8 of #BatMas: The Hammer-headed bat (Hypsignathus monstrosus)🦇🌎🧪 These bats are the largest bat in continental Africa, with wingspans up to 1 meter. Despite their size, they eat only fruit (mangoes, figs). Uniquely, the males produce loud honking vocalizations to attract females 📸: Sarah Olson

In-line with some Ichthyology/ornithology individuals on here, I want to do 25 days of #BatMas this year! Follow this thread to learn about bats everyday! 🦇 🧵

Meet the regent parrot - gorgeous yellow birds of the Murray River. They nest in old red gums along the river, and fly out to the mallee to feed. Threatened by agricultural land clearing, they’re a new addition to the difficult bird research group - we are studying their breeding and health🌿🌏🪶🦜

Wisdom, the world’s oldest known wild bird, has laid an egg, this time with a new partner. She is a Laysan albatross thought to be around 74 years old. Ringed in 1956!!!! 🌍🧪🦑 🦤🐧 #seabird #ornithology Lovely story from @mongabay.bsky.social news.mongabay.com/short-articl...

Sea of bullrushes caught in an evening winter light. What a gorgeous planet we live on. Will we ever start acting like it? 🌍

Terrace gardens can make a big contribution to cooling in cities. #gardens #climateresilience 🌏 www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-chan...

Because every now and then, we need some charismatic megafauna in our feeds...here some pics taken on LMG13-12 along the Western Antarctic Peninsula. 🧪🦑🌎🐧🇦🇶🦭

okay so in the top left corner hit file and then go down to export. what do you mean you can’t see it? like the whole screen is black? is the computer on? okay turn the computer on. okay. mom I don’t know your password. mom. mom. why did you bring me into this world mom.

Over the phone parental tech support is a crushing shroud of spirit-crushing despair that we all must endure before we can level up

It’s that special time of year where I tell you about 19th century Christmas cards being so batshit weird! Here’s a podcast I did with Dr Ferren Gipson - expect clowns assaulting cops, polar bears savaging men, giant wasps attacking kids, and more weird animal fun! artuk.org/discover/sto...

Paperback books are like velveteen rabbits — there to be loved and squeezed and read and stuffed into shoulder bags and left in the sun and read again until there's nothing left but the best kind of memories

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Bless her heart.

Someone needs to invent some kind of online calculator whereby we Brits can put in our recent healthcare appointments/meds/experiences and it’ll calculate what it would cost on average in the USA. Just to hammer home how bloody lucky we are to have the NHS and how fiercely we need to protect it.

Fiction books by children's and YA writers can and should be included in Fiction of the Year lists. Otherwise, please rename your lists as Adult Fiction of the Year. www.theguardian.com/books/2024/d...

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The Ladybird Christmas tree, 1964 Artist: Harry Wingfield

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Merry Christmas to those who celebrate.

Three weeks until Christmas. The Mari Lwyd is coming... #christmas

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