Caroline Fielding

Those bookcases though, & the ladder-on-rails 😍

If you’re a publisher who would like to find out more about the SEND Inclusve Publishing Pledge, let me know!

#KidLit #BookSky

I am not a publisher but would very much like to know more!

Bit like novels in verse: when the author makes great use of the white space of the page I could just "read" that page in a millisecond, but if I'm enjoying the story and pacing then I spend longer on that page to properly feel the impact of the words. Another style of reading that needs practice!

I am generally terrible at reading comics because I skim read & so don't look at the page properly, but there are a few that have caught me enough to slow down...or once I've skimmed them go back to the beginning to take them in properly.

True. I've been a step removed from parents for a while now (except parents of Bea's cohort, & I don't have to be polite to them if they continue that nonsense). Most of my teachers agree with me...or won't vocally disagree in earshot of me 😅

These people have forgotten that the first texts they read were a few short words & think they dived straight into full paragraphs of academic text...& that comics can similarly be pitched at either end of the scale. Maybe they've just not found the one that will spark their interest in trying.

I love Poonam Mistry's illustrations so much (thanks from me to @templarbooks.bsky.social too!) #KidLitUK

I'd always say (to a reluctant parent) that reading a comic is actually hard work & develops concentration & comprehension because you have to really focus to take in the text & the illustration & the framing & sequencing all at once to understand the story...& sometimes struggle with it!

There is a bursary up for grabs for the YLG Conference #YLGOxford26 for someone that lives &/or works in London, from @ylglondon.bsky.social (ticket price only). Deadline to apply is 20th March, details in link below www.cilip.org.uk/events/Event...

My nomination didn't make it but have read 7/8 & adored 3 of them...I can't pick #Carnegies2026

My nomination is there! & it is still my favourite #Carnegies2026

Now this is nice.
Regional YLGs compiling their top-bookie lists over at the indie-bookselling-loving site @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social

#KidLitUK

#KidLitUK

@wabbits.bsky.social has house rabbits & loves them, but I have a feeling she'd not recommend them as a family pet...

I'm always nervous of adaptations of my favourite books 😬 but Bea is very excited by the prospect of a Murder Most Unladylike series

Youth Libraries Group Bookshop UK For the National Year of Reading, CILIP Youth Libraries Group are sharing some of their favourite books! Come back each month to hear from the 12 regions.

Just in time for an evening cuppa on #WorldBookDay, here's the latest YLG bookshop.org list to peruse: uk.bookshop.org/shop/YLG
We now have regional favourites from @ylglondon.bsky.social London, Wales, and East Mids #KidLitUK

There is a bursary up for grabs for the YLG Conference #YLGOxford26 for someone that lives &/or works in London, from @ylglondon.bsky.social (ticket price only). Deadline to apply is 20th March, details in link below www.cilip.org.uk/events/Event...

How to be a good ally to trans, non-binary and non gender-conforming people Binni Brynolf delivers a webinar on allyship for the LGBTQ+ Network. The Padlet mentioned is available here. Submissions are welcome but moderated.

As LGBTQ+ History Month comes to a close, we wanted to share a snippet from the fantastic "How to be a good trans* ally" Webinar, hosted by Binni Brynolf. Full webinar is available now here: https://vimeo.com/1161082692?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci

My MA dissertation was on the *slightly* different topic of the summer reading scheme in UK public libraries 🤓

Mine was on the geochemistry of a zoned magma chamber

#KidLitUK

#KidLitUK

#KidLitUK

💜A big Thank You to all of our supporters here and on Insta for your kind words following our announcement that we’re pausing the award this year in order to fundraiser for the award’s future 💜
#KidLitUK

#KidLitUK

As in the wizard boy

doctor strange is reading a book in a library while wearing yellow gloves . Alt: doctor strange is reading a book in a library while wearing yellow gloves. Closes the book, saying "nope"

Got sent a book that references HP in the opening pages, so that's another book I don't need to bother reading

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Girlguiding and the Women’s Institute say that they have been left with no choice but to exclude trans people, even though they don’t want to.

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100% agree on all these recs, Don't Trust Fish was my fave of 2025. I though about adding Klassen to mine but decided to leave perfection alone! Also reckon that a lot of Nadia Shireen's picture books span ages & would be a great share.