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Margaret Pemberton

@booklib61.bsky.social

Children’s librarian, reviewer and blogger. Past chair of Carnegie and Kate Greenaway awards. Love crafts, reading and art.

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Thank you @HarperCollinsCh @LollyPopPR @Gingerhazing for the chance to be part of the tour for this stunning book. I can't wait for the follow up.https://margaretpemberton.edublogs.org/2025/10/16/scarlet-morning-by-n-d-stevenson/

16.10.2025 16:45 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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margaretpemberton.edublogs.org/2025/10/10/a... Delighted to be sharing this article by
@DMMacphail1
as part of the tour for this fabulous book. Thank you
@EveryWithWords
for asking me to take part.

10.10.2025 08:30 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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margaretpemberton.edublogs.org/2025/09/24/t... Delighted to be part of the tour for this totally fabulous book. I really want there to be more adventures featuring the irrepressible Monty. @EveryWithWords #CharlieNutbrown

24.09.2025 13:20 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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margaretpemberton.edublogs.org/2025/09/17/t... Delighted to be part of this blog tour. Thank you #BoyAndThePinkLight @literallypr for the chance to read this lovely and very empathetic book.

17.09.2025 11:32 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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margaretpemberton.edublogs.org/2025/08/21/a... This came a well deserved second in the @BBNYA_Official awards and I thoroughly enjoyed this short, but satisfying story. Thank you @TheAdamHolcombe @The_WriteReads

22.08.2025 09:19 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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margaretpemberton.edublogs.org/2025/06/12/g... If you want a funny and magical cosy read then this is for you. Definitely echoes of some #Discworld @WriteReadsTours @The_WriteReads @keithwdickinson @BBNYA_Official

12.06.2025 16:23 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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margaretpemberton.edublogs.org/2025/06/03/p... Delighted to host this article by the superbly talented @sarahmerrett1.bsky.social

03.06.2025 13:52 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 1

@kateheap.bsky.social @booklib61.bsky.social @bookcraic.bsky.social @booksuperhero2.bsky.social @lucasjmaxwell.bsky.social @erinlynhamilton.bsky.social @primaryteachew.bsky.social @vonprice.bsky.social
@everywithwords.bsky.social #MG #kidlit #kidlituk #UKKidlit #booksky #childrensbooks #BlogTour

29.05.2025 11:45 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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margaretpemberton.edublogs.org/2025/03/09/e... thank you for the chance to review this an be part of the tour for such an important subject.

09.03.2025 12:21 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Watercolour painting of six of the Adventuremice team plus an extra mystery mouse

Watercolour painting of six of the Adventuremice team plus an extra mystery mouse

Here on the worktop:
#Adventuremice having breakfast on a treetop porch swing ✍️
(ink & watercolour illustration) 🎨🐭

10.02.2025 12:30 — 👍 66    🔁 9    💬 2    📌 1

Just a reminder that the books we call "children's books" are really books written for an audience that includes children, but excludes absolutely no-one at all. They are BOOKS FOR EVERYONE - and you can never, ever be too old to read them, and to love them!

24.01.2025 20:48 — 👍 787    🔁 196    💬 37    📌 61

This phrase was used in my family as well. I assumed it was from the Yorkshire side of the family. #JoNadin

26.11.2024 13:50 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
The Rights Of The Reader by Daniel Pennac, illustrated by Quentin Blake.
1. The right not to read.
2. The right to skip.
3. The right not to finish a book.
4. The right to read it again.
5. The right to read anything.
6. The right to mistake a book for real life.
7. The right to read anywhere.
8. The right to dip in.
9. The right to read out loud.
10. The right to be quiet.

The Rights Of The Reader by Daniel Pennac, illustrated by Quentin Blake. 1. The right not to read. 2. The right to skip. 3. The right not to finish a book. 4. The right to read it again. 5. The right to read anything. 6. The right to mistake a book for real life. 7. The right to read anywhere. 8. The right to dip in. 9. The right to read out loud. 10. The right to be quiet.

If you want kids to love reading - LET THEM READ THINGS THEY LOVE! The books we love when we're young are the ones that make us readers, and choice is a right that every reader should have. Never take it away from them! #literacy #reading #kidlit #books

(Art: Quentin Blake)

22.11.2024 22:14 — 👍 270    🔁 100    💬 14    📌 8

Good luck to everyone. I wish I could have been there and been on your team🤞🤞👏

22.11.2024 11:12 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Totally agree with your selection. My choices would be.

Eagle of the ninth. Rosemary Sutcliff.

Towers in the Mist.
Elizabeth Goudge.

Swallows and Amazons
Arthur Ransome.

C S Lewis titles

21.11.2024 23:33 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Photo of The History of Information by Chris Haughton.

Photo of The History of Information by Chris Haughton.

Photo of a page from The History of Information by Chris Haughton. This page is about newspapers.

Photo of a page from The History of Information by Chris Haughton. This page is about newspapers.

A photo of a page from The History of Information by Chris Haughton. This one is about social change.

A photo of a page from The History of Information by Chris Haughton. This one is about social change.

THE HISTORY OF INFORMATION by @chrishaughton.bsky.social is top tier children’s nonfiction - stunning, insightful, and thought-provoking. A must for every classroom and library and in this age of disinformation, it’s the most important book you’ll read this year. #KidlitUK #KidBooksUK

20.11.2024 14:10 — 👍 60    🔁 20    💬 4    📌 1
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I really cannot believe that I won The Times - Chicken House Children’s Fiction Competition today! I am very excited for everyone to read my novel, I am absolutely blown away by this! #booksky

20.11.2024 17:49 — 👍 232    🔁 25    💬 68    📌 6
A Bookstart Baby pack featuring an envelope, Baby's Very First Lift-the-Flap Peek-a-boo, a guide for parents and carers and a finger puppet.

A Bookstart Baby pack featuring an envelope, Baby's Very First Lift-the-Flap Peek-a-boo, a guide for parents and carers and a finger puppet.

📢 We're delighted to announce our brand new #Bookstart Baby book!

The new title going out to all babies born in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will be the fabulous Baby's Very First Lift-the-Flap Peekaboo by Fiona Watt & Stella Baggott.

Find out more 👇

www.booktrust.org.uk/news-and-fea...

18.11.2024 18:07 — 👍 24    🔁 12    💬 0    📌 0

Here’s my latest decorated bowl, featuring roly-poly Dartmoor ponies, oaks and Bowerman’s Nose! ✍️

(Available at the Artisan Market in Bovey Tracey this Saturday, not in my online shop)

PS You might just spot Kevin the Roly-Poly Flying Pony 💛

17.11.2024 13:09 — 👍 64    🔁 11    💬 7    📌 0

I decided that I might be missing out by not joining here, but I will still be keeping the 'other' bird as long as possible. #childrensbooks #schoollibrarians #childrensauthors #illustrators #childrenspublishers

11.11.2024 15:19 — 👍 11    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0
An illustration by Maxime Lebrun of a child in a food bank smiling while receiving a glowing parcel with a BookTrust tag as a dog watches on excitedly. Plus the BookTrust logo

An illustration by Maxime Lebrun of a child in a food bank smiling while receiving a glowing parcel with a BookTrust tag as a dog watches on excitedly. Plus the BookTrust logo

No matter what’s changing for a child, the comfort of a good book is timeless.

A £10 donation to our #MagicOfBooks appeal will give a child in need a gift they’ll enjoy now and long after the festive season.

Donate here - and thank you ✨👇

donate.booktrust.org.uk/xmas3?utm_so...

15.11.2024 07:25 — 👍 105    🔁 82    💬 2    📌 17
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margaretpemberton.edublogs.org?p=3079&previ... congratulations to #Uclanpublishing and @lucyannunwin.bsky.social on this excellent book. Full of humour as well as pathos.

12.11.2024 16:00 — 👍 5    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0

I decided that I might be missing out by not joining here, but I will still be keeping the 'other' bird as long as possible. #childrensbooks #schoollibrarians #childrensauthors #illustrators #childrenspublishers

11.11.2024 15:19 — 👍 11    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0

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