Janet Davis

StoryGraph July 2025 Wrap-Up for @library_moose. 27 books read, 7340 pages read, and an average rating of 4.29 assigned. Highest rated reads are: Marianne dreams, The consequence girl, and I am Rebel. 96% of books read were fiction and 96% were in print format. Popular categories include middle grade, fantasy, children's, contemporary, and graphic novel.

StoryGraph July summary

StoryGraph June 2025 Wrap-Up for @library_moose. 29 books read, 7846 pages read, and an average rating of 4.46 assigned. Highest rated reads are: Wonder, The hat of great importance, and The dawn of Adonis. 97% of books read were fiction and 93% were in print format. Popular categories include middle grade, fantasy, children's, historical, and mystery.

StoryGraph June summary

StoryGraph May 2025 Wrap-Up for @library_moose. 28 books read, 7945 pages read, and an average rating of 4.39 assigned. Highest rated reads are: Journey to the river sea, The scent of water, and In this house of Brede. 96% of books read were fiction and 93% were in print format. Popular categories include middle grade, children's, fantasy, historical, and sport.

StoryGraph May summary

Graphic showing British children's book covers: Matilda, The Tiger Who Came To Tea, Meg and Mog, Coming To England, The Gruffalo, Who's Going On A Bear Hunt, Horrid Henry, Journey To The River Sea, A Monster Calls, How I Live Now, Noughts & Crosses, The Girl Of Ink & Stars, Tall Staroy, Oliver & The Seawigs, Face, Varjak Paw

An island of strangers? Just imagine British children's books without the work of migrants & their children – all of these & more!
www.sfsaid.com/2017/02/one-...

Most parents don’t enjoy reading to their children, survey suggests Report from Nielsen and HarperCollins shows that parents see reading as a literacy skill, rather than something to encourage their children to love

Long thread alert🧵
I’ve been sitting on thoughts about this, but feel a need to post after the all too predictable parent bashing comments in the underbelly of social media.
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...

StoryGraph April 2025 Wrap-Up for @library_moose. 28 books read, 7867 pages read, and an average rating of 4.46 assigned. Highest rated reads are: Wildlands, The hideaway, and Archer’s goon. 93% of books read were fiction and 96% were in print format. Popular categories include middle grade, fantasy, and children’s.

StoryGraph April summary

That's Not My Pipe! by René Magritte. An Usborne touchy feely book.

Caption: The Tardigrade can survive the heat of a volcano and the vacuum of space, but it prefers an open fire, a good book and a chilled Sancerre. Image: A tardigrade (a cute, plump micro-animal with eight legs - six of which are in view) sits in a tiny armchair, reading with a glass of wine in one hand and a smile on its face.

My cartoon for this week’s @newscientist.com

We have 4 copies of the super pacey, exciting #After by
@padraigkenny.bsky.social to #WIN!
In the aftermath of a world-wide technological collapse, could Jen’s human-appearing AI father be the key to a new future?
Repost & Follow us by Apr 11 to enter the draw
@walkerbooksuk.bsky.social #WRDMagComp

StoryGraph March 2025 Wrap-Up for @library_moose. 19 books read, 5432 pages read, and an average rating of 4.38 assigned. Highest rated reads are: The children of Swallow Fell, The Earthsea quartet, and The day no-one woke up. All books read were fiction and in print format. Popular categories include middle grade, children’s and fantasy.

First full month of using StoryGraph: I like it!

Liz Truss has sent Keir Starmer a cease and desist letter demanding he stops claiming she crashed the economy.

She’s also sent a letter to Tesco demanding they stop selling lettuces.

It's laundry-label story time again!

Lovely photo, though my mind boggles at the thought of two-way main road traffic! The Fleece Inn and town hall are still very recognisable.

Musgroves in Kendal www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/news/1827426...

Eaden Lilley in Cambridge en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eaden_L...

@justimaginecentre.bsky.social have just updated their incredibly useful lists of
recommended books by age group: justimagine.co.uk/book-lists/
Perfect for present ideas or requesting from the library! 💙📚

Every full moon, my depot turns into a werehouse.

Got your #halloween costume?

#books #bookshop #halloweencostume #booksbooksbooks #bookSky

"What is the meaning of this?" King Arthur demanded.

"We swore an oath," Lancelot said, "to aid damsels and accept their quests."

Galahad nodded. "I met a lady who requested free universal healthcare."

"Basic universal income," Percival added.

"And universal suffrage," Bors said.
#MicroFiction

I just read this today: it’s so cute! Thank you for the amazing illustrations ☺️

I’m sure it will be!

I've pre-ordered this, so am counting down to its arrival ❤️📚

Jurassic Parkour! #grickledoodle #jurassicpark #parkour #dinosaurs #cartoon #art #drawing #funny

The Printer family at home:

Mrs Printer: could you pass the salt please?

Mr Printer: we’re running low on sugar

Mrs Printer: god not this again

Mr Printer: no sugar left

Mrs Printer: just give me the sodding salt

Mr Printer: no sugar left

Mrs Printer: I want a divorce