Janet Davis

Cover of the new Philip Reeve novel, “Bridge of storms”.

Very happy with today’s postal delivery! 💙📚

It’s really good, isn’t it! I need to get hold of his other YA titles now, I think.

StoryGraph January 2026 Wrap-Up for @library_moose. 17 books read, 4652 pages read, and an average rating of 4.65 assigned. Highest rated reads are The lion’s world, King of nothing, and Shroud. 88% of books read were fiction and 94% were in print format. Popular categories include fantasy, children’s, young adult, middle grade, and nature.

StoryGraph January summary

A summary of the year’s reading for @library_moose on StoryGraph. The first book read was Tyger by SF Said; the last book read was Monk and Robot by Becky Chambers. The longest book read was an ebook of the complete Farseer trilogy by Robin Hobb; the shortest book read was That’s not fair by Shinsuke Yoshitake. 228 books were completed, and 66766 pages. The average rating assigned was 4.43. Top genres were middle grade, fantasy, children’s, historical, and contemporary. Top authors were Joan Aiken, CS Lewis, and Sinéad O’Hart. 3 books with 5* ratings were The Earthsea quartet, The children of Swallow Fell, and Gargoyles.

StoryGraph 2025 wrap-up

StoryGraph December 2025 Wrap-Up for @library_moose. 13 books read, 3351 pages read, and an average rating of 4.5 assigned. Highest rated reads are Letters from the upside, The dark wild, and That’s not fair. 92% of books read were fiction and 92% were in print format. Popular categories include middle grade, children’s, fantasy, science fiction, and history.

StoryGraph December summary, showing a rather reading-depleted month

Home screen for @library_moose on StoryGraph, showing a 300-day streak. Current reads are Clem Fatale has been betrayed, and The dark wild. To-read pile contains: FloodWorld, Rules for vampires: Ghosts bite back, Diver's daughter, and Momo.

300-day streak on StoryGraph!

StoryGraph November 2025 Wrap-Up for @library_moose. 18 books read, 4634 pages read, and an average rating of 4.35 assigned. Highest rated reads are Under a fire-red sky, Skellig, and Somewhere beyond the sea. 89% of books read were fiction and 83% were in print format. Popular categories include middle grade, fantasy, children’s, contemporary, and young adult.

Very belated StoryGraph November summary!

StoryGraph October 2025 Wrap-Up for @library_moose. 20 books read, 8528 pages read, and an average rating of 4.6 assigned. Highest rated reads are The first year, The house in the cerulean sea, and Impossible creatures. 90% of books read were fiction and 80% were in print format. Popular categories include middle grade, fantasy, children’s, magical realism, and poetry.

StoryGraph October summary

StoryGraph September 2025 Wrap-Up for @library_moose. 22 books read, 6492 pages read, and an average rating of 4.51 assigned. Highest rated reads are Wolf siren, The mirrors shattered, and Silverborn. 91% of books read were fiction and all were in print format. Popular categories include middle grade, fantasy, children’s, health, and magical realism.

StoryGraph September summary

StoryGraph August 2025 Wrap-Up for @library_moose. 21 books read, 6030 pages read, and an average rating of 4.44 assigned. Highest rated reads are: Hollowpox, Shadow thieves, and The voyage of the Dawn Treader. 90% of books read were fiction and 95% were in print format. Popular categories include middle grade, children’s, fantasy, classics, and memoir.

StoryGraph August summary

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!