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Looking for some #weekend reading? The NEW #BfK Book of the Week is NAELI AND THE SECRET SONG by @jasbinderbilan.bsky.social published by @chickenhousebooks.bsky.social - a fast-paced tale mixing adventure, mystery and historical fiction ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️#KidLit #UKKidLit booksforkeeps.co.uk/review/naeli...

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It's not all bad news: ‘Young people are still motivated to read when it connects to their interests, when they have choice, & when it feels relevant to their lives’ Jonathan Douglas @literacy-trust.bsky.social Latest research into children's reading habits: booksforkeeps.co.uk/choice-and-r...

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Congratulations to Ross Montgomery @mossmontmomery.bsky.social‬, winner of the 2025 FCBG Children's Book Award with I AM REBEL 👏 #FCBGCBA25 #KidLit #KidLitUK booksforkeeps.co.uk/ross-montgom...

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IN CONVERSATION WITH: Ewan Wardrop We sat down with Ewan Wardrop, who is performing the iconic lead role in North By Northwest, coming to Alexandra Palace this June. wp.me/pdXz8Y-5JA #interview #theatre #London

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A moth, a moon & magic. It sounds simple. Who'd have guessed that ‘squishing them together’ could create something marvellous? NEW interview: Laura Ellen Anderson on bugs, playing with scale & the emotional rollercoaster of creativity! @farshorebooks.bsky.social booksforkeeps.co.uk/article/maki...

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Such wise words in the @uklitassociation.bsky.social summer Voices newsletter. Taken from their submission to the Curriculum + Assessment Review. Let's hope they're listened to!

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"Luke Palmer has a rare ability to create believable young male characters, capturing their voices, hopes and insecurities." 5* for the NEW #BfK Book of the Week: LIVE by Luke Palmer @fireflypress.bsky.social 🎸 #KidLit #KidLitUK booksforkeeps.co.uk/review/live/

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Interested in #picturebooks & #illustration? Don't miss this special event with award-winning illustrators Mariajo Ilustrajo & Joseph Namara Hollis, chaired by Derek Brazell Tues 24 June, 6pm – 8.30pm Burgh House Find out more and reserve your place! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-art-of...

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Check out this latest piece from judges Daljit Nagra and Li Berry! Visit @youngishpers.bsky.social for more. Read more here: wp.me/pdXz8Y-5FO #Poetry wp.me/pdXz8Y-5FO

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Congratulations to @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social and Emily Gravett, IBBY UK nominations for the 2025 Hans Christian Andersen Award #KidLit #KidLitUK booksforkeeps.co.uk/michael-rose...

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Lovely insight into the #PoetryByHeart competition and why performing a poem by heart is so rewarding ❤️ #poetry

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IN CONVERSATION WITH: Daljit Nagra and Liz Berry @poetryby "There’s something so intimate and human about having a poem spoken aloud to you and new things are always revealed about the text." #PoetryByHeart #poetry #spokenword #interview wp.me/pdXz8Y-5FO

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#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Angela Barrett from Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (@foliosociety.bsky.social). Exquisite originals on sale from www.artofthebook.co.uk from 10 June. Previewing now. ''On a sudden I beheld a stream of fire issue from an old and beautiful oak'' Ink, watercolour and gouache.

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What to know what's on the shortlists for The Week Junior Book Awards? Find out now! 13 categories including #Poetry #STEM #Picturebooks and Best Cover 📚📚Congratulations to all the authors + illustrators, incl Nadia Shireen, shortlisted twice. #KidLitUK booksforkeeps.co.uk/the-week-jun...

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IBBY UK reveal the UK selections for the 2025 Outstanding Books for Children with Disabilities List. Find out more about these books and the 2025 catalogue in full (entries from 24 countries) #KidLit #KidLitUK booksforkeeps.co.uk/2025-outstan...

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"A beautifully written & important story which highlights the courage & resilience of children for whom safety is not guaranteed." New #BfK Book of the Week My Name is Samim by Fidan Meikle. A refugee story full of hope and kindness. 5⭐ @florisbooks.bsky.social booksforkeeps.co.uk/review/my-na...

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Big Phoenix Comic Books display in Waterstones Piccadilly! Honestly, look at this thing. Look at the fact this thing exists. Preposterous.

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I love all films that start with rain: rain, braiding a windowpane or darkening a hung-out dress or streaming down her upturned face… —Don Paterson, “Rain” Published in RAIN, @faberbooks.bsky.social 2010 #poem #poetry www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/poem/rain-2/

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#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Margaret Anne Suggs from her small, square picturebook Robin and Pip about lessons an anxious little bird learns from a friendly apple tree. Simple, hand-wrought charm in pen and watercolour. Published by Graffeg on 29 May. @graffegbooks.bsky.social

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We interviewed @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social when he took on the role of Waterstones Children's Laureate; today he reveals the next steps in his plans for building a brighter future (with books of course) @booktrust.org.uk booksforkeeps.co.uk/article/fran...

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#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Rebecca Dautremer, a stunning spread fromThe Ordinary Life of Jacominus Gainsborough. Much of the extraordinary artwork seems to owe something to fine artists from Breughel to Magritte. This one suggests a homage to Jack Vettriano. @postwavebooks.bsky.social 22 May.

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Check out our newest article from our Director discussing the challenges poetry faces in educational settings. #Poetry #Education www.teachingtimes.com/tackling-the...

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“The blame doesn’t sit at the door of parents… It’s at the heart of the society that has been created with its ever-widening inequality gap.” The brilliant @charliehacking.bsky.social responds to the reading for pleasure decline in @booksforkeeps.bsky.social booksforkeeps.co.uk/article/read...

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This event @tate.bsky.social with me, @darrenchetty.bsky.social and artist Laura X Carle is going to be fantastic fun for families.

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The NEW #BooksforKeeps Book of the Week is Once I Was a Tree by Eoin McLaughlin and Guilherme Karsten @nosycrow.bsky.social 5 stars from our reviewer, 'Clever, informative, funny and inspiring – a good use of a tree.' 🌲 #KidLitUK booksforkeeps.co.uk/review/once-...

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We’re sad to hear news of the death of Irish poet Paul Durcan, aged 80 - an extraordinary storyteller. www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...

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ICYMI, the NEW issue of #BooksforKeeps is out now. Packed with interviews, features, comment & children's book reviews. Huge thanks to @otterbarrybooks.bsky.social for this issue's cover, to our contributors & the publishers who support us. #kidlit #KidLitUK booksforkeeps.co.uk/issue/bfk-27...

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There’s a wonderful review of The Maya Sacrifice on @lovereading4kids.bsky.social by @reeceandrea.bsky.social “the story sparkles, full of detail and incident as well as believable characters, and provides readers with a great sense of Maya daily life” www.lovereading4kids.co.uk/book/24975/T...

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@NewIllustrationoftheDay from one of the three books on the shortlist announced this morning for the #KlausFlugge Prize for a debut picturebook. By Mikey Please from The Cafe at the Edge of the Woods, a striking debut delighting in the grotesque. @harpercollins.bsky.social @mikeyplease.bsky.social

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The bear necessities... love these articles #illustration #picturebooks

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My Picture This piece about illustrating bears is in this issue of @booksforkeeps.bsky.social. I found three categories of bear illustrations ...

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All killer no filler, to quote Yasmeen Ismail 💥

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'Exceptionally talented new illustrators' The shortlist for the #KlausFluggePrize, awarded to the most promising and exciting newcomer to children’s picture book #illustration, has been announced. Congratulations to the shortlisted illustrators 💐 booksforkeeps.co.uk/exceptionall...

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Sitting down to read the piece on the decline of reading for pleasure with my coffee... #KidLitUK booksforkeeps.co.uk/article/read...

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We are very sad to hear of the death of Aidan Chambers. A full obituary will be published shortly, in the meantime, here's a link to our 2001 Authorgraph in which he discusses his writing with Geoff Fox #KidLit #KidLitUK booksforkeeps.co.uk/article/auth...

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Essential reading for anyone interested in contemporary children's literature #KidLit #UKKidLit

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Out now! #BfK272 May issue.Authorgraph interview Matt Goodfellow, Windows into Illustration Rébecca Dautremer, Beyond the Secret Garden @darrenchetty.bsky.social,Picture This @nicolettejones.bsky.social,Peter Hunt on Alice's Oxford + comment,reviews & more #KidLit booksforkeeps.co.uk/issue/bfk-27...

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'The starting point being always to treat a poem as a poem and not as a school exercise.' Excellent article on teaching #poetry by Julie Blake of @poetrybyheart.bsky.social www.teachingtimes.com/tackling-the...

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📣We’re so proud to run the #LittleRebelsAward for Radical Children’s Fiction alongside @housmansbookshop.bsky.social And we’ve just announced the ⭐️2025 Longlist⭐️ 13 books for readers aged 0-12 which centre social justice with empathy, urgency and-very often-joy! 🩵🩷🧡 #LittleRebelsAwardLonglist2025

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NEW #BfK Book of the Week TRAUMALAND by Josh Silver, a 'mind melting psychological thriller' full of cinematic references @rocktheboatnews.bsky.social #kidlit #KidLitUK booksforkeeps.co.uk/review/traum...

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Thank you to every single person who took part in Poetry By Heart 2025. The results are in and you can view them on our website here! Where will you go next on your poetry journey? poetrybyheart.org.uk/the-competit...

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News from the School Library Association - the longlist for the #InformationBookAward is announced AND an exciting new Book Club initiative with free books and more up for grabs 🔽 booksforkeeps.co.uk/school-libra...

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Come along! Join in ! Great opportunity to meet up, share ideas - join us! Sign up via our website ! 😊https://englishassociation.ac.uk/ea-conference-2025/

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From over 3,500 entries, @poetrybyheart.bsky.social, the national #poetry speaking competition, has revealed the names of the young people chosen to compete in its 2025 Grand Finale, taking place at Shakespeare’s Globe, London on Monday 7 July. 👏👏Find out more: booksforkeeps.co.uk/next-stop-sh...

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#Poetry

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Unlock a treasure trove of free resources for our May Calendar poems. You don't want to miss out! Register on our website here to get access: poetrybyheart.org.uk/register

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We've just posted the second of our interviews with CLiPPA shortlisted poets. This time it's Brian Bilston talking about poetry in his life and his shortlisted collection, Let Sleeping Cats Lie. Full video interview and transcript here @edfinch.bsky.social @jobowers.bsky.social

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Wonderful interview with CLiPPA shortlisted poet Brian Bilston - don't miss! #poetry @theclpe.bsky.social @macmillankidsuk.bsky.social

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