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These two by @stuartwhitewm.bsky.social !

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Oh, they’re all excellent. Enjoy!

Some of those obviously have fantasy elements but are still set in the modern day, so perhaps easier to talk directly to the reader?

If I understand correctly what you’re looking for, there’s a good few examples in contemporary style stories: The Goldfish Boy; Ella on the Outside; The Infinite Lives of Maisie Day; Like A Charm; Away with Words; Rhubarb and Lemonade; Geek Girl. Will need to have a look for more fantasy though.

I am missing #SundayMorningBookChat from @slatterymr.bsky.social but I also have a question for the #KidLit community arising from the last book I read. It seems hard to write a really strong children’s book told fully in first person (from a single character). Hit me up with any stellar examples!

I see a few people have already recommended her but @scattyscribbler.bsky.social's historical fiction for kids is great!

I have moved around a lot. Currently, the North East of England is home, so I'm going to go for Skellig. There arent many novels which I reread just for myelf, but this is one of them.

Blue, grey, ginger and black. Cat and boy on bench with fallen autumn 🍂 leaves and black cut out silhouettes of soldiers.

Pink and blue. Face in profile at far right of cover.

Blue and yellow. Boy in frame. Blue sky. Tower block.

Grey and white and black with a crow silhouetted in moon.

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All fabulous. There’s a great Authors Live with Abi Elphinstone that’s well worth a watch with the class if you’re reading one of her books.

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That sounds like exactly the kind of book I’m in need of right now so I shall go seek it out. ❤️

That’s brilliant news! Congrats! Audiobooks are such a lifeline for me so am thrilled when my favourite authors get audio versions of their books.

SO MANY eg Maisie Chan’s Nate Yu’s Blast from the Past, Chae Strathie’s So You Think You’ve Got it Bad nonfiction books with Marisa Morea, Elle McNicoll’s Keedie, and Bruna de Luca’s gorgeous teen romance Livia in Rome! Also Struan Murray’s Dragonborn and books by Alastair Chisolm!! #kidlituk

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Excellent choices! Though I’ve never read any Bruna de Luca so I must seek that one out.

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Always thrilled to hear about great Irish kids books. I don’t know any of these so thanks for sharing. Hopefully this thread will help you discover some Scottish gems as well.

Embarrassed to realise my ignorance of Scottish children's authors & illustrators, guess I've got my homework! So, three recommended books published this year by Irish authors:
Songs for Ghosts (YA)
The Grand Central Cinema Club (MG)
Letters to a Monster (smallies)
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Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie

The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame

Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson

The Coral Island by R.M. Ballantyne

All obvious ones, but some of the greatest children’s writers ever were Scottish, including J.M. Barrie, Kenneth Grahame, R. M. Ballantyne, Eric Linklater, and Robert Louis Stevenson.

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I quite agree.

Here's a nice readaloud idea for Parents/Teachers in the buildup to Christmas. Wrap all Xmas/Winter books up individually and read 1 a day from Dec 1st.
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I’m learning how to crochet and I finished making my first proper sized blanket for my wee boy’s Christmas.