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What a great day at the Happy Writers conference at @grimmandco.bsky.social! Coming away feeling inspired and calm in the knowledge that imagination & playfulness are central to enabling children (and us adults!) to write and thrive. Thanks so much Grimm & Co, Chol & Darts #HappyWriters

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Excited for a few new book & magazine additions to the ‘Mrs Baker’s Bookclub’ bookshelf today 🤗! If any Yorkshire school is interested in hearing more about my ‘Finding Their Story’ RfP book clubs for reluctant readers (rooted in research, with teacher CPD included), drop me a DM ☺️📚

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All the best this week to all children, teachers, leaders, school staff and parents involved in Y6 assessments this week. You’ve all got this and the children will shine 🌟🫶💪

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📣 New blog post! My reflections on two of the brilliant shortlisted books for the UKLA Book Awards 7-10+ category: Code Name Kingfisher by Liz Kessler & Stitch by Pádraig Kenny. Stay tuned for reflections about the other 4 shortlisted books over the next few weeks too ☺️🫶📚: bit.ly/44tGNii

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Join our Reading Gladiators reboot webinar and discover our exciting book club plans for this year. vimeo.com/event/4960018 #primarybookclub #readingforpleasure #rfp #primaryschool @mrsbaker6.bsky.social @jobowers.bsky.social

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Loving listening to @justimaginecentre.bsky.social Nikki Gamble interviewing Matt Goodfellow launching ‘The First Year’ this evening. Hearing Matt read aloud from the book, talk about the characters & their journeys, poetry, language and school is such a joy 🙏

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Happy Friday 🎉! Today’s book blog post celebrates the quirky and kind ‘We Are Definitely Human’ by X. Fang & the wonderfully magical ‘School for Fireflies’ by Erica Gomez 👽🚀🪄✨ mrsbakersbooks.wordpress.com/2025/04/25/we-are-definitely-human-by-x-fang-school-for-fireflies-by-erica-gomez/

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The 'Inspiring Happy Writers' event coming up on 23rd May at @grimmandco.bsky.social's Emporium of Stories in Rotherham looks brilliant! Just booked my ticket and already looking forward to what will, without doubt, be a really energising day 🙂.

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📣 New children’s book blog post: Jon Klassen’s new ‘Your Places’ boardbook series is minimalist magic. Perfect for little ones building sense of self, place & position. I’m imagining a lovely place-focused EY/Y1 writing opportunity too 🌴🚜🏕️ Read here: bit.ly/3YovpjC

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I'm loving rereading @uklitassociation.bsky.social's 7-10+ category shortlisted books. I was SO thrilled to see these six make the list! Rereading them ready to lead the 7-10+ shadowing group from the end of April and having a whale of a time coming up with questions for us to discuss! 💜📚

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I’ve finally taken ‘Mrs Baker’s Bookclub’ on over to Instagram too. Would appreciate a follow if you are interested in children’s books & what we can learn from them in the classroom and in life. You’ll find me there as @mrsbakersbooks ☺️🫶📚

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📣 This week's book blog post: @chrishaughton.bsky.social's Books– Bright Colours, Big Lessons and Calm for the Soul 👀⬇️ www.mrsbakersbooks.wordpress.com/2025/04/04/chris-haughtons-books-bright-colours-big-lessons-and-calm-for-the-soul/

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Yesterday I was off to Kemble to workshop with committed leaders about the legacy of their vocabulary action research projects and share ways to cultivate & develop vocabulary with 40 teachers from their schools. Curiosity about & playfulness towards vocabulary acquisition at the heart of the day!

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@ejillbaker.bsky.social hello 🙂👋

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Today's the day! UKLA members: come along and blether about poetry with us this evening! The sign up link is below. Please spread the word 📣 @vikkivarley.bsky.social @jonnybid.bsky.social @mrsbaker6.bsky.social @rcharlesworth.bsky.social @gluestickgal.bsky.social @teresacremin.bsky.social

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Today's the day! UKLA members: come along and blether about poetry with us this evening! The sign up link is below. Please spread the word 📣 @vikkivarley.bsky.social @jonnybid.bsky.social @mrsbaker6.bsky.social @rcharlesworth.bsky.social @imogenm16.bsky.social @teresacremin.bsky.social

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Come & join us this Thursday 🙂 This week’s theme is Poetry Click below to sign up ⬇️

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📣 This week's blog post explores @nosycrow.bsky.social's gorgeous new picture book 'Eid for Nylah' written by Nizrana Farook & illustrated by Zelma Firdauzia. A perfect book to share with younger readers! mrsbakersbooks.wordpress.com/2025/03/15/e...

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It was the final session of my Y3 book club at Larks Hill Primary yesterday. It’s been such a privilege over the past 5 weeks to see the children grow in confidence, share & recommend books so enthusiastically & try new reading materials! I will really miss talking about books with them all 🫶📚

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Published today, five lucky UKLA members can retweet to be in with a chance of winning a signed copy of #TheBeck by Carnegie Medal winner Anthony McGowan, a hilarious and heartwarming tale of one boy's quest to save the beck that runs through his granddad's [email protected]

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Our next UKLA Book Blether is coming up on March 20th! Join in to share and discover fantastic children's texts - this month's theme is poetry. Sign up here: buff.ly/IDCVdvZ

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We would love to see you there! We will be chatting all things poetry ranging from resources, awards, verse novels and anthologies.

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Do join us at this next week - it would be wonderful to have you there 🙂!

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Our young creatives did an amazing job on Issue 5: Water! Please give their work a read! Also, Lit Kids opens to submissions again in April for the theme EARTH! We accept writing, art, and photos from kids ages 5-13. Spread the word and keep shining! ✨ litkidsmagazine.wixsite.com/lit-kids-mag...

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Then an inspiring time with the @jcenglishhub.bsky.social OU/UKLA Teachers’ Reading Group this afternoon. We explored poetry, informal book talk & thought about the progress of our own projects. Such a thoughtful & motivated group! Fab recommendations shared by just some of the group:

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Such a wonderfully bookish World Book Day here! Donned my Book Worm jumper & continued to explore reader identity and share book recommendations with the wonderful y3 Larks Hill Primary book club. Great to see how they are passing books amongst the group & are excited for their turn!

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Happy World Book Day from our house to yours 🥰📚! Our 7yo & I had so much fun revisiting and chatting about the Bumble & Snug series by @markbradley.bsky.social when she was putting together this ‘Book in a Box’ for school today. They are such gorgeous books.

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📣This week's book blog post: Jakub's Otter by @coralrumble.bsky.social 🦦🧡 mrsbakersbooks.wordpress.com/2025/03/05/j...

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Have you read Issue 5: Water yet? We're so honored to work alongside such talented kids! All the writing, art, and photos featured in this issue belong to kids between the ages of 5 and 13! Please share their awesome work far and wide. Keep shining! ✨ litkidsmagazine.wixsite.com/lit-kids-mag...

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Time to dive in! Issue 5: Water is officially LIVE! Congratulations to all the kids published through this Issue! We're proud of what you accomplished with your edits. Your work is shore to make a splash! Please share and keep shining! ✨ litkidsmagazine.wixsite.com/lit-kids-mag... #kidlit #emag

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This week's blog post shares the joy of 'Eli and the Uncles' by Jehan Madhani & illustrated by Rashin Kheiriyeh from @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social. A book perfect for EYFS & Lower KS1. Playfulness in abundance & a lovely celebration of extended family! mrsbakersbooks.wordpress.com/2025/02/26/e...

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Book talk & recommendations have taken most of my Y3 Book Club further into exploring graphic novels today. Brilliant to build some ‘If you like… then you might like to try…’ pathways through our group chats. There was one wonderfully tense game of Rock, Paper, Scissors to borrow one book too 🫶📚

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This week's blog post shares the joy of 'Eli and the Uncles' by Jehan Madhani & illustrated by Rashin Kheiriyeh from @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social. A book perfect for EYFS & Lower KS1. Playfulness in abundance & a lovely celebration of extended family! mrsbakersbooks.wordpress.com/2025/02/26/e...

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Have you heard about the UKLA Literacy School of the Year Award? Sponsored by Hays Education, it celebrates the best of literacy teaching and learning in the UK. Join us for an informational webinar on March 4th and find out how you can get involved: https://buff.ly/4hQqbF1

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🚀 Primary schools—this one’s for you! We’re inviting 130 schools to join a heavily subsidised, EEF-funded trial of Writing Roots, our book-based writing programme.📚 This is your chance to access £3,000+ worth of resources, books + training while contributing to a major study on writing engagement.

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