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Picture book author and illustrator. https://alexlatimer.co.za

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Gordon the Meanest Goose on Earth written and illustrated by Alex Latimer (Oxford University Press)

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15.05.2025 08:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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If you are having a 'goosey' day, read @alexlatimer.bsky.social! It will always make you feel goodey.

20.02.2025 05:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hehe. Thanks Karina!

20.02.2025 10:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Read for Empathy 2025: โ€˜Gordon the Meanest Goose on Earth,โ€™ by Alex Latimer. Did you know that Empathy Lab has curated a โ€˜Read for Empathyโ€™ book list each year since 2017? Each title is carefully selected by a panel of experts in order to help facilitate imparting empathy-bโ€ฆ

Itโ€™s my stop on the @EmpathyLabUK tour today & I have an absolute corker from @almaxlat! #GordonTheMeanestGooseOnEarth encourages readers to look beyond a personโ€™s shield & think about where their behaviourโ€™s coming from. @oxfordchildrens.bsky.social
librarygirlandbookboy.com/2025/02/17/r...

17.02.2025 21:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Thanks for this, Jo. Really lovely and insightful.

19.02.2025 14:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The 2025 #ReadforEmpathy collection is here!
๐Ÿ’ซ A new list of 70 books for 3-16 year olds, selected by experts to help understand and build empathy. Use the gorgeous new guides in your setting! ๐Ÿ“š
Which is your favourite on the list?
www.empathylab.uk/RFE

13.02.2025 16:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 23    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Monthly Book Recommendations: Jan 2025 | Libraries 4 Schools Book Recommendations: Jan 2025 | From the cold and the forests, to outer space and fantasy worlds, here's what we read last month!

It's a new year, and with that there's more books to be read! From the wilds of the forest and the chill of Antarctica to the depths of space and the lure of other worlds, see what we enjoyed over January in our first recommendations post of 2025!
#BookSky

www.libraries4schools.com/2025/02/06/b...

06.02.2025 16:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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This book caught my eye this afternoon, most amusing. For children of course, but I thoroughly enjoyed it. Thanks @alexlatimer.bsky.social

14.01.2025 15:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thanks Jacqueline! ๐Ÿชฟ

23.01.2025 11:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Speels, genre-oorskrydend | Netwerk24 Ja, natuurlik gee die groot honde elke kalenderjaar etlike goeie boeke uit.

"Speels, genre-oorskrydend"
Jonathan Amid reviews LOVE STORIES FOR GHOSTS by @alexlatimer.bsky.social
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23.01.2025 07:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Alex Latimer in Kikaseya Keitaroโ€™s search-and-find book Dinosaur Hide-and-Seek. Can you spot the brachiosaurus? Throughout the book, the rich patterns of different landscapes camouflage the creatures. From OUP, 2 Jan. @alexlatimer.bsky.social @oxfordchildrens.bsky.social

06.01.2025 07:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Weโ€™ve made the move! โœจ hello book community. Letโ€™s christen our feed with this yearโ€™s book of the year shortlist ๐Ÿคฉ we will be announcing the winner on December 1st
#books #reading #bookcommunity #readers #literature #poetry @margieorford.bsky.social @shubnumkhan.bsky.social

23.11.2024 11:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Diane Awerbuck & Alex Latimer at the Oude Leeskamer in Stellenbosch.

22.11.2024 04:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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