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Upper KS2 TA. Trying to encourage a love of reading and maths.
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Spent my afternoon with this warm hug of a book, beautifully-written by Katya Balen with gorgeous illustrations by Gill Smith. The characters and the relationships between them, their families, the animals and everyone in the village are lovely. #KidLitUK #UKKidLit @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social

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A school RfP policy in one post: * Time to read and be read to every day * Time to talk about books together * Freedom to read graphic novels, picturebooks, poetry, non-fiction, magazines, anything * New books are an investment, not an expense * Work with librarians, bookshops, authors, poets, etc

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Does your picture book collection need a boost? Check out my special offer. Choose 5 books from a selection (max 2 hardbacks) @smithsmm.bsky.social @karlduke8.bsky.social @lteacher123.bsky.social @hfj0108.bsky.social www.readersthatcare.co.uk/childrens-bo...

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#SundayMorningBookChat this week is a really simple one. What’s your favourite read of the year so far? This one by #AlexTSmith is a brilliant whodunit of old with brilliantly endearing humour! Tag the authors if they’re on here and share some love and recommendations.

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We have 10 MAGNIFISCENT copies of #TheAdventuresOfRapKid by @MrMCGrammar to #win! For the chance to find out if Z’s hip-hop makeover brings on the vibes at the Royal Rap Rumble to make him the Greatest of All Time… Repost & Follow by Feb 28🎤💫 @simonkids.bsky.social #WRDMagComp

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My latest adventure I AM RAVEN is getting ready to fly – and for this weekend only you can pre-order with 25% off in the 🚨@waterstones.bsky.social Sale! 🚨 Find out more 👉 alastairc.com/blog/2025022... #IAmRaven #IAmWolf @nosycrow.bsky.social #KidLitUK @waterstoneskids.bsky.social

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I’ve nearly cleared my tbr shelf so a little end of half term treat… and I added some pre-order for the March releases so something to look forward to! Just starting The Colour of Hope with my afternoon coffee 🙂

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📚Exciting book post at school! Sitting and reading all of the Spark! Book Award short listed books counts as work, doesn’t it? @sparkbookaward.bsky.social @debbiethomas.bsky.social @flyingeyebooks.bsky.social @coralrumble.bsky.social @tompalmerauthor.bsky.social

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Two fabulous free-author events coming up for schools on 28th February. 9.30 a.m. Ben Sanders, author of the Agent Harrier series. 11.00 Chloe Savage. Details here justimagine.co.uk/childrens-au...

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Quick question for the #KidLitUK community. I’m pretty OK with YA/Teen titles but have become a bit out of touch with the 5-12 age range. What under the radar paperback crackers are out there and you would recommend? #BookSky #KidLit 💙📚

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My latest article for @neunion.bsky.social Educate magazine is about non-fiction. It's often overlooked when talking about reading in the classroom and it shouldn't be. An exciting non-fiction text can engage readers just as well as any other. @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social @teresacremin.bsky.social

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The thing I love about the @sparkbookaward.bsky.social is that the children will talk to you about the books at any time. This week I was practising some arithmetic with one of our panel when we discovered we were both reading the same book. #UKKidLit #KidLitUK

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We’ve only just got started so looking forward to more @sparkbookaward.bsky.social reading next half term. Some initial thoughts from our panels… #UkKidLit #KidLitUK

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We submitted our results for the @royalsociety.org Young People’s Book Prize this morning. It was very close across the board and initially a dead heat between two books so the panel had a long discussion followed by a revote to decide our winner. #YoungSciBooks #KidLitUK

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Have you read the remarkable Utterly Dark trilogy by Philip Reeve? If not, now’s the perfect time to order them via our local bookshop, First Draft Books, supporting them AND BooktTrust & Scottish Booktrust for the #ReadItForward fundraiser. Link below!

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My cosy read for Sunday - The Magician Next Door by Rachel Chivers Khoo. I loved Callie and Sam and the friendship that develops between them. Gorgeous illustrations by Alice McKinley sprinkled throughout. Another brilliant @sparkbookaward.bsky.social shortlisted book @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social

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Dare you return to Shadowhall Academy for a new term? Ghost Story Society by Phil Hickes ups the creepiness as a sinister book unleashes dark secrets… out this Thursday for 9+ 📖 #kidlituk checkemoutbooks.wordpress.com/2025/02/09/s...

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#SundayMorningBookChat this week is about championing those books that perhaps aren’t as well known as some of an authors more famous works. Here are six of mine - all brilliant! What books would recommend that might be lesser known - an unsung hero?

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⚡️SCHOOL BOOK GIVEAWAY!⚡️ Its time for a school book giveaway! You could win: 🍓1 x signed copy of each book in the Jam Factory series 🍓1 x FIZZBEE PLUSHIE! 🍓35 x bookmarks 👇Simply follow, like, and share this post to be in with a chance!👇 Random winner picked 14/02. UK Only.

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More new books added to the graphic novel shelf in the library but they don’t stay there long. I had two children helping to tidy the library and they each chose their reward to be early access to one of these so they didn’t even make it to the shelf yet! @jamiesmart.bsky.social #KidLitUK #KidsGN

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