Joshua Seigal - 'YAPPING AWAY' out now!

Graphic with the Nero Book Awards logo plus cover of People Like Stars by Patrice Lawrence and a photo of Patrice herself holding her book.

Graphic with the four books on the children's fiction shortlist for the Nero Book Awards: Dragonborn by Struan Murray, Shrapnel Boys by Jenny Pearson, My Soul a Shining Tree by Jamila Gavin and People Like Stars by Patrice Lawrence.

"I’m not very good at writing to trends…I can only write about thing I care about."

NEW #BfK interview: Fen Coles @letterboxlibrary.bsky.social talks to Patrice Lawrence about PEOPLE LIKE STARS
shortlisted #NeroBookAwards @scholasticuk.bsky.social #KidLitUK

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For me, things rings very true. I’m a lucky man.

Hello everyone! I am Josh, a poet, performer and workshop leader. Do please visit my website for lots of fun, FREE poems and resources: www.joshuaseigal.co.uk. Below is one of my best known poems, which is one of the many on my site. I hope you enjoy, and do please gimme a follow! #EduSky #poetry

Joshua Seigal: "an angry teacher takes me to task" kennn.com/6qmLjd #ChildrensPoetry #Poetry4kids @joshuaseigal.bsky.social

A Japanese painting of a black bear cub in the snow

#AshmoleanAdvent Day 8: Black Bear Cub

Painted by Japanese artist Mori Shūhō, this small bear looks directly out at the viewer while it sits uneasily on a ledge amid the snowflakes. Shūhō was a member of the Mori School of artists who specialised in lifelike depictions of animals.

🐻 EA1964.95.F

Wishing everyone a great week. FREE poetry resources, should you need em: www.joshuaseigal.co.uk

"It will come down to whether students come through their formal schooling as more clever vandals of the Earth and of each other or as loving, caring, compassionate, and competent healers, restorers, builders and midwives to a decent, durable, and beautiful future." - David Orr

"It will come down to whether students come through their formal schooling as more clever vandals of the Earth and of each other or as loving, caring, compassionate, and competent healers, restorers, builders and midwives to a decent, durable, and beautiful future." - David Orr

What did I know, what did I know/ of love’s austere and lonely offices?

A photo of Lizzie Catford, BookTrust's Director of Children's Books, plus the words: "Join us at the ASCL Literacy and Oracy Conference - British Library, 22 January 2026"

We're excited to share that we'll be attending the @ascl-uk.bsky.social Literacy and Oracy Conference in January!

Our Director of Children's Books Lizzie Catford will be speaking about engaging reluctant readers through shared reading activities.

Find out more 👇

https://bit.ly/48okU5y

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By: Joshua Seigal on Sunday, December 7, 2025

An inclusive school benefits everyone. One tip to make school more inclusive for students with particular physical and mental health conditions: check out our website. - https://www.wellatschool.org/conditions

 #inclusiveschoolsweek #EduSky #EduSkyUK #Disability

We're delighted to let you know that EMC MediaMagazine has gone off for print today, with the download available already for web subscribers. Loads of articles about Film and Media Studies set texts along with plenty for the general reader. Kneecap anybody? englishandmedia.co.uk/emc-magazines/

Rarely on socials, but posted this on Insta this AM, so might aswell share here too.

Here are some #childrensbooks that I've enjoyed this year. Some really inventive stories, beautifully realised historical details, imaginative, poignant, adventurous and entertaining!
#8brilliantbooks and bagpuss 🤩

@berliedoherty.bsky.social #poetry

Graphic featuring the books on the longlist for the 2026 Inclusive Books for Children Awards.

Inclusive Books for Children @ibc-reads.bsky.social has announced the longlist for its 2026 Awards, recognising outstanding inclusive books for young readers, published in the UK. #KidLitUK

Check them out and add them to your shopping list! 🎁🎄

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Wishing everyone a great week. FREE poetry resources, should you need em: www.joshuaseigal.co.uk

Welcome to the Ssssssnake Hotel ACCOMPLISHMENTS An idea for writing that emerged after a twitter exchange between Pie Corbett & myself. A swan's accomplishment is to imit...

Daily poetry prompt: An idea for writing that emerged from an exchange on X between @PieCorbett and myself - accomplishments.

The apple pip's accomplishment was to grow a forest of apple trees.
The tree's accomplishment was to host a rookery.

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Joshua Seigal: "ADVENTURE POEMS! Poetry Workshop Idea for Younger Children (EYFS/KS1" kennn.com/6bHfB6 #ChildrensPoetry #Poetry4kids @joshuaseigal.bsky.social

Joshua Seigal | Official Website Website of award-winning poet, author, performer and educator Joshua Seigal. Contains free poetry, and lots of information.

It's that time again - just updated my WEBSITE, where you will find FREE poems, resources, randomness, and penguins. Go on, have a look: www.joshuaseigal.co.uk Sending big love to all #BookSky #EduSky #poetrycommunity

Welcome to the Ssssssnake Hotel Writing Ideas for Christmas (Happy to provide all these ideas for free but if you find them useful, maybe you could buy one of my books fo...

A compendium of ideas for writing about Christmas. brian-moses.blogspot.com/2023/11/writ...

Poems From a Winter Wonderland A collection of poems about winter activities, along with a poetry writing prompt.

It's been chilly this week, so this week's poetry blog takes us out into the crisp, lovely cold of winter!
#poetry #poetrycommunity #kidlit #writingprompt
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My favourite poem that I've written It's a question I am often asked, when I visit schools and elsewhere: what is my favourite poem that I've written? When it comes to my writi...

New blog post: joshuaseigalpoet.blogspot.com/2025/12/my-f... #BookSky #poetrycommunity

5 books that encourage mindfulness Author Radhika Sanghani recommends five stories that centre readers in the moment.

"I wish I knew more about the practice of staying in the present moment when I was a child."

Author Radhika Sanghani recommends five books that encourage #mindfulness in young readers 👇

https://www.booktrust.org.uk/book-recommendations/booklists/5-books-that-encourage-mindfulness/

So here they my favourite 40 picturebooks of 2025 (actually there are 42). Merry Christmas!

#FavePicturebooks25 #PicturebookPage

Gift shopping? If you're a Poetry Society member, you can receive 10% off at the Poetry Book Society! Further details are in the Members' Area.

Rachael Boast recommends Weathershaker by Stewart Sanderson and says: The poems in Stewart Sanderson's Weathershaker are as 'a stone skipped on time' and reverberate long after reading. A brilliant, oracular collection from one of Scotland's finest.

🕰️ With the year coming to an end, we asked a selection of our contributors to give us their favourite poetry books and pamphlets of 2025.

Next is Rachael Boast's pick: Weathershaker by Stewart Sanderson (Tapsalteerie). Thank you, Rachael!

Here's the right link! Sorry the one below doesn't work!
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No. 6 in my #FavePicturebooks25: “Once I Was A Tree” by #EoinMcLaughlin & #GuilhermeKarsten, a fantastically funny journey from seed to book!Packed with facts, clever jokes & quirky art. Smart, hilarious & huge fun for curious minds. One of the funniest of ‘25 #PicturebookPage @nosycrow.bsky.social

If you live in and around Leicester and want to support a local charity, take a look at this.

With the National Year of Reading approaching, a few people have asked if I'll be running the 'Building a Classroom Reading Culture' session again. Doing it twice, on Sat 12th Jan at 10:00am and on Mon 14th Jan at 3:45pm. Link below.
www.eventbrite.com/o/9833318748