Come and see Ann Sei Lin at Step into Stories with Bewdley Festival on April 12th! Tickets available at Bewdley Festival Box-office soon #kidlit #childrensbooks #stepintostories #childrensstoryfestival #stepintostoriesfestival #bookstagramkids #middlegradefantasyfiction #bewdley #worcestershire

Kids reading for pleasure, nice, good. But i am here for kids reading for anger, reading for trouble, reading for tearing it all down. (Yes this is me wishing Oink still existed)

Jan roundup! Glorious books from @swapnahaddow.bluesky.social @mglnrd.bluesky.social @lawrencepatrice.bluesky.social @alicenuttallbooks.bluesky.social @whusseyauthor.bluesky.social @madelineclaire.bluesky.social and many more www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...

I finally got round to framing this tea towel I bought at the Irish in Britain exhibit last year. Hilariously, my daughter read it and was like Oh yeah I know most of these between you (Mayo) and daddy (Down) 😂 that made me very happy! #irishinbritain #hibernoenglish #feelslikehometome

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…

I’ve been very quiet on here but that’s because Tis the season of getting @stepintostories.bsky.social up and running! I’m so excited about our lineup this year. Please do give us a follow and share if you can.

I don’t want to speak to soon…but I may have just solved my plot hole…

Ugh…way too many plot holes. Back to the drawing board for me 😭 #losingtheplot

Happy bringing of the light to all those who celebrate the solstice! I enjoyed watching the #newgrangeSolstice this morning online. It does feel like the most liminal time of the year today.

Watching The Christmas Chronicles with my wee man. Definitely feels like Christmas now! Who knew Kurt Russell was the best person to play Santa!

Feeling festive and ready to cosy up and hibernate like a bear who eats too much cheese and reads all day. Basically I want to be a wintery picture book character! #imadeit

Spent a lovely couple of days in the big smoke. Got to see the @britishlibrary.bsky.social medieval women in their own words exhibit and some crazy good art at @tatemodern.bsky.social and spend some time with awesome people. Even made it home…eventually! 🚝 🚶‍♀️‍➡️🚍🚕

Watch out I just had an account follow me pretending to be Oliver Jeffers. It definitely wasn’t him.

Doing a children’s book advent calendar over on our festival page. Be sure to check it out!

Who wants some FANTASTIC FREE RESOURCES for classroom & library displays? My wonderful publishers @dfbstoryhouse.bsky.social have made these beautiful posters, full of advice & encouragement for kids about reading & writing for pleasure. Sign up here to claim yours! ow.ly/FB1250U5v0E

It’s Christmas book buying time for all my nieces and nephews! Hit me with your book recommendations for ages: 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10… #kidlituk #kidsbooksuk

Heads up #KidLitUK #Illustrators #WritingCommunity - the 15% discount code runs out end of November. Use EARLY25 when checking out. It’s an incredible lineup. Don’t miss out! www.writersandartists.co.uk/events-and-c...

98% of parents believe it's important for a child to own their own book. But for some, books are a luxury they can't afford. Your donation to @BookTrust will bring children the comfort of books to cherish for years to come. Donate now: www.booktrust.org.uk/xmas​

⚠️ Storyville Books in Pontypridd has been completely flooded, and half their stock has been destroyed at a critical time of year. You can help get their doors back open by buying a book (or 3!) Check out their Christmas recommendations on our homepage at Bookshop.org @storyvillebooks.bsky.social

This is such sad news. Please please buy from them if you can!

Please tag us in any photos and help us spread the word! #childrensbooks #childrensstoryfestival #bewdleylightswitchon #bewdley #bewdleytown #stepintostories #childrensbookfestival #reading4pleasure #readingmatters

The Book Fairy has also hidden ten vouchers for a free child’s ticket to one of our events on April 12th 2025…so what are you waiting for? Get yourself down to the Bewdley Light Switch on this Saturday and go on a Book Fairy Hunt!

The Book Fairy is coming to Bewdley Lights Switch On Saturday 30th November! Will you find one of her hidden book bags? Inside, as well as a free book, you can get a sneak peek at some of the new authors that will appear at next year’s Step into Stories with Bewdley Festival! AND THAT’S NOT ALL…

Reading two absolutely fantastic children’s books at the moment. One with my boy at bedtime and one by myself because he wants to read it to himself afterwards. We will have much to discuss! #kidlituk #bedtimestories #readingmatters

Out in December. Purchase only through dirigibleballoon.org Price includes postage & packaging. ALL PROCEEDS TO JUVENILE ARTHRITIS RESEARCH. Thank you to all our poets and artists for their generosity. #YorkshireTimesPublishing #PoetryForChildren #DirigibleBalloon 🎈

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Love coming across random beautiful singing 🎶 #bewdleymuseum

Does anyone else feel like their Christmas cake is the alcoholic version of that scary plant?!

Ugh feeling the writing blues today. Good thing I’m about to do the final workshop on writing fabulous villains with @amysparkes.bsky.social 🥳 that will definitely cheer me up.

Lovely feathery snow this morning for the dog walk.

We've also begun a starter pack for writers of funny middle grade or chapter books. These books bring joy. It's a work in progress so shout if we haven't added you yet! #kidlituk go.bsky.app/HZJ8Sdy

Anyone else feeling Christmassy? #stirupsunday

Is there any real scientific evidence that children’s attention spans are getting shorter? I can’t see anything convincing. Is this just another of those cultural/generational myths? As a teacher I don’t think I’ve seen a massive shift in this over the years. Interested from a publishing pov.

What Clare doesn’t know about picture books isn’t worth knowing…sign up!

The Dirigible Balloon will be reopening for submissions of #poems4kids soon! #UKKidlit

There’s so much to see on here! I’m not sure where to start, but I’m already loving the story filled feed so far. This could be something really lovely 🤞

As usual I have no idea what I’m doing but I like the cut of this jib so I’ll give it a whirl! Also I think I just followed a gajillion book people so hi and I’m looking forward to finding the children’s writing community on here!