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That should say ‘poetry’ books, not picture books! (Though I couldn’t it’s both.) Also The Puffin Book of Fantastic Poems.

Blue and white cover of Jeanne Willis and Gwen Millward’s picture book Bog Baby. In the centre of the cover, is a small, blue, cute, round-ish big-eyed little creature.

Oh, and The Bog Baby is picture book perfection! 🎉#UKKidLit

Oh, and do they have any picture books? Both of mine loved Shirley Hughes’ Rhymes for Annie-Rose!

How am I supposed to ‘surprise with a book’ the very well-read, quiet English teacher I barely know?! Argh! The odds of me picking something they haven’t read/enjoy are teeny & I’m sure I’m going to embarrass myself. Stupid #SecretSanta

Front cover of Gloam by Jack Mackay, 2025 Illustrated by Ben Joel Price

Wow! What a story! Horrifying, heart-warming and brilliantly written, this middle grade horror about bravery, family and grief is perfect. The illustrations are brilliantly creepy too. #kidlituk 💙📚

We have this in our library - moving it up my tbr list now! Thanks

Royal Mail have written a GDPR policy for their letter to Santa scheme that is a) pitched at children explaining how their data is used and b) fully committed to the existence of Father Christmas and it’s just… really cute

Wow! Marrying into that family must have been a bit of a culture shock! Lovely that you buy them all fabulous books though!

(But I do wish I had a couple of little niblings to buy picture books for - my 20-something niblings have little interest in books.)

24?! Do you have a bushel of siblings or did one of them have sextuplets?

Lucky 3yo! Very much an oldie, but at that age my son was obsessed with Richard Scarry’s Cars & Trucks & Things That Go.

I was thinking this morning, this year I've not got any new #Christmas books with global majority characters created by authors/illustrators of colour. Anyone got any recommendations? #BookAdvent #KidLitUK

Nooooooo!

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What happens in nature in eight minutes? What does a frog look like on the inside? What was the first written language? These questions, and many more, are answered in the books shortlisted for the 2025 Royal Society Young People’s Book Prize: #YoungSciBooks royalsociety.org/news/2025/11...

Well, this is excellent news indeed! #SchoolLibraries #UKKidLit

I've got lots of amazing picturebooks about the oceans but now looking for a couple more. Any recommendations gratefully received!

Except nowadays it would say X school is closed due to snow, but all the PowerPoints from your lessons have been put up on Google Classroom so you can learn from home. Poor kids!

Creatives4Sudan Fundraising Auction — Keep Eyes On Sudan Creatives coming together to raise life-saving funds for the people escaping genocide in El-Fasher, Sudan

Creative pals, we need you! A group of us are running an auction to raise funds for the Emergency Response Rooms in Sudan. Sudanese people are dealing with the worst humanitarian crisis since records began. Can you donate mentoring/art/signed books etc? SIGN UP HERE: www.sudancoup.com/auction

Whaaaatt?!?? Nick, I am so disappointed in you. #CelebrityTraitors

I lost my Doc Martens at the Reading Festival in 2000 (and have been angry with myself ever since). Oasis are back now, perhaps it’s time I forgave myself & bought some new ones… ?

Good to know! We only had the first book in the library at my last school, but you’ve reminded me that I should request both books for my new school. Thanks.

It does look beautiful!

I’ve only read the first book, but I agree that it is brilliant! (I don’t really read horror because I’m a big wimp & it was probably a bit too dark & scary for me, but I also thought it was excellent and I recommend it all the time.)

THE CALL, one of the greatest YA fantasy horror mythology novels of our time, gets a welcome rerelease in 2026! Forget the Hunger Games and other over-hyped dystopian romps, this duology smashes it to bits. Cool new cover too.

We’re all staying up late on a school night for #CelebrityTraitors! (Sorry, teachers)

The Bookseller Crow to host signing day with Holly Jackson, Jessie Burton, Lucy Mangan and Louie Stowell The Bookseller Crow in Crystal Palace has announced a Christmas signing day next month, featuring Holly Jackson, Jessie Burton, Lucy Mangan and Louie Stowell.

I'm doing a Loki signing along with some MASSIVELY famous authors on Dec 6th at @booksellercrow.bsky.social in South London. Come and get Christmas signed books as presents for bookish friends and family of all ages. www.thebookseller.com/news/the-boo... #KidLitUK #Booksky #UKKidlit

I didn’t know he’d written any stories for children! 🤦‍♀️

She won! Huge congratulations, Elle YA Fiction Winner of the Books Are My Bag Readers Awards 2025 with @nationalbooktokens.bsky.social!! #KidLitUK #YALit

Following the ceremony, we are proud to celebrate that The Poisoned King 🦁 by Katherine Rundell is the WINNER of the Books Are My Bag Readers Awards 2025.

Thank you so much to the booksellers who shortlisted this title and to the wonderful readers who voted. 📚