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A kid at school came up to me and said 'Ms Fieschi do you know the movie Sylphvania Grove?' So, quite taken aback and all smiles, I said 'I do, I made that movie.' He said he watched it on the weekend and liked it. This absolutely made my day, still smiling about it days later 🥰

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Good morning to everyone, but especially to all the polar bears, for today is their special day! This illustration of a polar bear comes from 'Animated Nature' (1828) by Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon. 📷 Reserve 590 BUF #InternationalPolarBearDay #PolarBearDay #RareBooks

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The Government is considering allowing AI companies to freely use your works, unless you opt-out. This is unfair and unworkable. Now is your chance to tell them what you think! Submit a response to their AI consultation using the guidance below. www.alcs.co.uk/news/your-ri...

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Who’s been putting off filling in that government consultation on AI then? Because you took one look and realised that fucking thing was designed SPECIFICALLY to put you off? Don’t worry, there are three online guides to help you: The Association of Illustrators theaoi.com/news/the-cop...

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Today is last chance to have a say in government’s proposed plans to change copyright law. This is very scary for all UK creative industries. Please see @alcs-uk.bsky.social @dacs.org.uk AOI, SOA for links & guidance on the form & to write to your MP #makeitfair #paythecreators #handsoffmycopyright

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The Government is siding with big tech over British creativity. Today is the FINAL chance to respond to their consultation on AI and copyright. Let's make sure creators' voices are heard. Guidance below 👇 #MakeItFair #PayTheCreator www.alcs.co.uk/news/your-ri...

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Reading can have big benefits for children from vulnerable family backgrounds - including supporting emotional regulation, as Amy from Hull Children's University explains. Our #StoryExplorers programme has been designed to help families discover these benefits: www.booktrust.org.uk/story-explor...

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As a member of The Creative Rights in AI Coalition, CILIP calls on government to spur growth in the creative and tech sectors by protecting copyright as part of the recently announced government consultation into AI. Read more on the coalition: cilip.org.uk/news/689163/...

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Today (13th December) is the last day to place an order on our website to ensure delivery in the UK in time for Christmas 🎄 Check out our Floris Christmas gift guide below to find the perfect present for your loved ones. We have something for everyone! 🎁 www.florisbooks.co.uk/blog/2024/11...

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We are calling for celebrities, publishers and agents to acknowledge the writers behind celebrity books, and calling for evidence from members with experiences of ghostwriting. Read more and take our short survey here👇 societyofauthors.org/2024/12/09/c...

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Libraries matter more than ever now! They embody a beautiful & brilliant idea that we must never stop defending. The idea that knowledge is free & belongs to EVERYONE. We all need to support our libraries & librarians - especially when people seek to ban books & free thinking. #libraries #books

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Every single school should have a library & a librarian, to help every single child find the books that will make them readers, and give them all the lifelong benefits of literacy. Libraries & librarians change children's lives FOREVER! #literacy #libraries #librarians

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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 5/20

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'Let your children read what they want – within reason, without pressure. Please don’t tell them you were reading weighty tomes at their age, it’s not helping. Resist that urge, relax your rules, let them read.' #UKKidLit #KidLitUK #amreading #childrensbooks #BookSky

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Please enjoy.

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Public library energy is the best energy. Like here is all the knowledge we could find, it's been meticulously organized and vetted and it will cost you nothing today, welcome to the absolute pinnacle of human civic evolution, feel free to pull up any bean bag chair you like

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#libraries

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Never forget: READING FOR PLEASURE has the biggest positive impact of any factor on children's life chances. So never stop sharing books with kids. Never stop reading to them, and helping them to read. Never stop changing lives. #literacy #kidlit #books

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To celebrate the film of THAT CHRISTMAS coming soon, Puffin have put all three of the Richard Curtis books that the film is based on (THE EMPTY STOCKING, SNOW DAY, and THAT CHRISTMAS) together in a beautiful new edition!🎄❤️

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In 2023, I read 59 books. 44 were library books. I put all those library books in a shopping cart on That Site. It came to £401.90!!!! And that's just for me - not my kids. Eldest has borrowed 62 books this year SO FAR.

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Always at home with Diana Wynne Jones

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My happy place (and my trusty snacks). #writinglife

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Hey Blue Sky! I'm new on here. I'm a writer and filmmaker. I love genre and tend to write lots of fantasy, especially aimed at children (and the young at heart, obs.) but not only! My short films are available on various platforms. I hope to connect with storytellers linktr.ee/rjffieschi

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I loved reading these to P1s and P2s. The children enjoyed them very much #picturebooks

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Following up on @amalelmohtar.com's comments on "paranoid and reparative" styles of reading in last week's British Library discussion on Angela Carter, I found my way to this thought-provoking essay by Molly Templeton, highly recommended. www.tor.com/2023/08/10/o...

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So happy I could watch this

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