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peters-books.bsky.social
Family-owned specialist supplier of books and furniture to schools, academies and public libraries, celebrating our 90th birthday in 2025. 📚 Visit us at peters.co.uk
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Designing secondary school libraries 🏫🎨 To create multi-purpose reading and study spaces, modular seating is the solution! They can be reconfigured as and when needed for quiet study, group work, and more. Explore The Streetly Academy's library: peters.co.uk/furniture/ca...

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Become a reading role model to your students 📖✨️ The @literacy-trust.bsky.social report on reading enjoyment is a concerning read. However, we know that teachers and school librarians are doing what they can to reverse the trend. Read our reflection: peters.co.uk/news-page/na...

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Want to create or boost your library's manga collection, but unsure where to start? Read our librarian and graphic novel specialist Lucy's 5 top tips! 💥 Manga for libraries: peters.co.uk/news-page/ma...

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Congratulations to St. Joseph’s Catholic Academy, The Manor Academy, Mangotsfield Primary School, and Friern Barnet Community Library, our giveaway winners 🥳📚 There's still time to join in by voting, downloading free resources, and purchasing award book packs! peters.co.uk/pboty2025

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Congratulations to all the longlisted authors and illustrators for the #Carnegies2025! 🥳✨

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⭐ GIVEAWAY! Win a Peters Children's Book of the Year shortlist pack ⭐ To enter: 1. Reply with the shortlist pack you would like to win: Picture Book, Junior Fiction, Teen Fiction, or Non-Fiction. 2. Like our post and follow our account! Vote for your winner here: peters.co.uk/pboty2025-vote

submitted 14 days ago • 11 comments

Summarised: Children and Young People's Reading in 2024 report 📖 Senior Children's Book Specialist Lucy reflects on the @literacy-trust.bsky.social's report, which found that reading for pleasure amongst 5 to 18 year olds was at an all-time low. Advice for schools: peters.co.uk/news-page/na...

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Hello Bluesky! 👋 Enter our book pack giveaway with @booksfortopics.bsky.social 💭 To mark Children's Mental Health Week, we're teaming up with our friends BooksForTopics to give one lucky primary school the chance to win a mental health book pack. Find out more here: peters.co.uk/peters-books...

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Introducing brand new Cosy Collection book packs 📚🌟⁠ ⁠ We've launched a new range of book packs in partnership with @cosydirect.bsky.social, featuring high quality, diverse titles to inspire young readers. ⁠ Browse the full range: peters.co.uk/cosybookpacks

submitted 41 days ago • 0 comments

Happy New Year from all of us at Peters 🎉 We’re especially excited this year, because Peters turns 90 in 2025! We’ll be celebrating in various ways throughout the year, so watch this space. We can't wait to continue working with you all to inspire reading for pleasure 📚

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Another delivery from @peters-books.bsky.social today. Can't wait to share them with the children at school on Monday 📚💙 @mrjamesmayhew.bsky.social #readingforpleasure #kidlit #illustration #children'sbook

submitted 94 days ago • 1 comment

What a great opportunity yesterday to take a trip to Birmingham to visit our partners at @petersbooks.bsky.social 🤩 As well as witnessing the BooksForTopics book packs being boxed up ready to ship to schools, it was great to discuss exciting plans for 2025 with the team. Watch this space!

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