Read it! I lent my copy for a retired teacher friend from my Amnesty group and they loved it too!
A. M. Dassu (Az)
@amdassu.bsky.social
Award-winning, former World Book Day author | Carnegie Nom x3 | Books: BOY,EVERYWHERE | FIGHT BACK |BOOT IT | KICKED OUT and 12 others from pb - teen | PublishersWkly⭐️, ALA Notable Book, a Guardian & Kirkus & Booklist BOOK OF THE YEAR Instagram: @a.m.dassu
Definitely Wild Jorney by @amdassu.bsky.social! Gorgeous stories linked by a flight of a starling!
⭐️ Empathy Bookshelf ⭐️ A favourite chosen by Kristina Rahim, 'Fight Back' by A.M. Dassu. ⚡️ You can catch up with our Spark Empathy with Kristina Rahim and Ian Eagleton, over on our website and explore and celebrate families of all kinds - available until end of July empathylab.uk/empathy-day-...
…and look! More @empathylabuk.bsky.social synching! Here’s Kristina Rahim with her book choice…. by @amdassu.bsky.social See why we also love it: www.letterboxlibrary.com/product-page... AND it’s a @littlerebsprize.bsky.social shortlistee 🙂 #KidLitUK
FIGHT BACK | Letterbox Library
by A. M. Dassu Shortlisted Little Rebels Award 2023"It was the same old story- make up hateful things about the people you don't like so you can attack their identities and create division and fear."A...
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EmpathyLabUK@empathylabuk.bsky.social · last mo.⭐️ Empathy Bookshelf ⭐️ A favourite chosen by Kristina Rahim, 'Fight Back' by A.M. Dassu. ⚡️ You can catch up with our Spark Empathy with Kristina Rahim and Ian Eagleton, over on our website and explore and celebrate families of all kinds - available until end of July empathylab.uk/empathy-day-...
Relieved to say my books resonate with boys, teens, children from low income families and I am writing a book currently for children with SEND
Louie Stowell@louiestowell.bsky.social · 2w agoThe groups who are least likely to read for pleasure include boys, kids with SEND, teenagers and kids from low income families.
Most epic thread on the Reading for Pleasure report. Thanks so much @louiestowell.bsky.social for highlighting key stats and points! Glad they’re focusing on boys aged 10-16 and early years and your point about visiting local libraries made me want to scream too!
Louie Stowell@louiestowell.bsky.social · 2w agoOk, it's time for Finally Read The Longread Tabs I Have Open Sunday! This one's a LONG one...the edcuation select committee report on reading for pleasure. publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm5902/cm...
Massive crowds in Belfast in a quickly organized protest against racism following a horrifying week of anti-immigrant violence. Respect from across the pond. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Belfast protest: Thousands gather for anti-racism rally
Protesters gathered at Belfast City Hall for a demonstration against racism, after the past week of violence and disorder.
bbc.com
Wonderful set of interviews with some great authors including @amdassu.bsky.social in the latest edition of @englishassociation.bsky.social English 4 - 11. We would love to speak to more authors for future editions.
So happy to hear the class are loving these! Perfect for an empathy boost! Thank you @pynchonic.bsky.social!
Paddy Carroll@pynchonic.bsky.social · 2mo agoReading these fab texts by @amdassu.bsky.social again. Such wonderful characters and themes. The class are loving the empathy and empowerment felt throughout
Thank you so much for picking Wild Journey 🧡🧡🧡
CLPE@theclpe.bsky.social · 3mo agoThis week’s Upper KS2 pick: Wild Journey by A.M. Dassu, illus. Joe Lillington. A powerful story linking five children’s lives through a starling migration from Egypt to England. More recommendations: https://clpe.org.uk/blog/
This week’s Upper KS2 pick: Wild Journey by A.M. Dassu, illus. Joe Lillington. A powerful story linking five children’s lives through a starling migration from Egypt to England. More recommendations: https://clpe.org.uk/blog/
And #PhoebePicks is back with one almighty brilliant pick! Wild Journey @amdassu.bsky.social @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social #KidLitUK #BookSky
CLPE@theclpe.bsky.social · 3mo agoThis week’s Upper KS2 pick: Wild Journey by A.M. Dassu, illus. Joe Lillington. A powerful story linking five children’s lives through a starling migration from Egypt to England. More recommendations: https://clpe.org.uk/blog/
And never forget the BBC edited the footage to make it look like the miners attacked the police when in fact it was the other way round. "Our BBC" have always been establishment shills.
Matthew Bradford@matthewbradford.bsky.social · 4mo ago‘Compounding matters, 95 miners were charged with rioting, in a case that ultimately collapsed after the police’s evidence was found to be unreliable and, in some instances, fabricated. It was described by the barrister Michael Mansfield as “the biggest frame-up ever”’.
The book banning school in Manchester has now been named, the Lowry Academy. Some of the books have been returned to the shelves but not all. Glad to hear CILIP are supporting the librarian ://www.indexoncensorship.org/2026/03/greater-manchester-school-library-censorship-who-is-accountable/
Greater Manchester school library censorship: who is accountable? - Index on Censorship
Now that Lowry Academy has been publicly named, Index has written a follow-up to last week's book banning story
indexoncensorship.org
![1 [Nurse talking to camera]
This is usually our busiest time of year at the centre
2 [Show a sign outside a medical institution reading:]
Centre for Adults Who Still Can’t Get Their Heads Round Daylight Savings
3
NURSE:
We have a spike in admissions when BST starts
4
CONFUSED PATIENT BEING LAID DOWN BY NURSES:
Is it forward or back?
NURSE:
Lie down love
5
We often see the same patients ever year
PATIENT:
So it’s like… time travel?
DOCTOR:
No
6 Every year we try to explain BST to them in a fun and memorable way
[The patients are sat around a fun show, with people dressed in bunny suits jumping around a giant clock]
BUNNY: And now I *spring forward*...
7
[Bunny springs forward one hour on clock]
8
PATIENT WATCHING SHOW:
I don’t get it
9
The hardest patients are the Summer Time refusers
10 PATIENT [sat strapped to a chair as a doctor talks to him through a screen, through a tannoy]
PATIENT: But why is it better?
DOCTOR [talking through microphone]:
Because it complicates things.
11
PATIENT:
How is that good?
DOCTOR:
It makes you more tired.
12
DOCTOR [to assistant]:
Fetch the cattle prod
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A pal just passed on from their teenage kid that "cracking" means shagging now. Prompted by me doing a James Acaster impression and saying, "Let's CRACK on" and her finding that hilarious. Not the James Acaster impression. This is your PSA. www.hercampus.com/culture/what...
OK, We Need To Unpack This Dirty TikTok Term
If you've been on TikTok lately, you've probably heard the term "cracking" used in an unexpected context. So, what does "cracking" mean? Spoiler: It's dirty.
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So so very happy to see Wild Journey long listed for this incredible prize!!
Prof Sunny Singh@profsunnysingh.bsky.social · 5mo agoMy proudest achievement is building a book family that powers this prize In 10 years, Jhalak Prize has grown from a single prize to a portfolio of 3 awards: 1. Jhalak Children’s & Young Adult Prize, 2. Jhalak Poetry Prize 3. Jhalak Prose Prize BEHOLD THIS EXCELLENCE! #jhalakprizeat10
#KidLitUK First of many, I hope!
A. M. Dassu (Az)@amdassu.bsky.social · 7mo ago2026 is the National Year of Reading and here is the first in my ONE MINUTE INTERVIEW series to introduce books through their creators, and give a flavour for each book and its interesting creation process! This week you’ll meet incomparable author and illustrator @louiestowell.bsky.social ❤️
Trying to get back into reading. I managed to get Wild Journey from the library, a wonderful collection of short stories all connected by starlings. 🪶 @amdassu.bsky.social @joelillington.bsky.social
Off the top of my head, To The Other Side by Erika Meza is an absolute masterpiece, as is @amdassu.bsky.social's Boy, Everywhere. For information books, Elise Gravel's What Is A Refugee was incredibly popular with the library kids. And of course, Judith Kerr's When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit, classic
This topic could not be more important at the moment Highly recommend Boy Everywhere by @amdassu.bsky.social It reply helps depict a refugee’s journey in a very human light #ukkidlit
Marianne Doherty@mariannedoherty.bsky.social · 6mo agoMy son is doing a refugees topic at school, which led to a great discussion round the dinner table about the books we’ve all read, at home and at school, that taught us about the refugee experience. What books would you add to the list? #KidsBooksFriday #KidLitUK #UKKidLit #KidLit
The weather has been grim all year so far, so why not hunker down with a book? That's what we've been doing anyway! If you need some recommendations, then check out the various fiction, non-fiction, and picture/graphic books we read over January: www.libraries4schools.com/2026/02/13/b... #KidsBooks
Monthly Book Recommendations: Jan 2026 | Libraries 4 Schools
Book Recommendations: January 2026 | It's a new year, and that means there's a whole host of new books to be read!
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Featuring the excellent words and amazing pictures of: Tom Phipps, Jenny Moore & David Dean / Lilitt Wang, Michael Catchpole & Shanarama, Gabriela Goldin Marcovich & Andrés Landazábal, @hackenabush.bsky.social & Mariana Ruiz Johnson, @amdassu.bsky.social & @abeehatariqart.bsky.social...
Some beautiful #LittleRebelsAward / #EmpathyDay synching happening… 1/3 of Ambassadors- @amdassu.bsky.social @balirai.bsky.social @lawrencepatrice.bsky.social -have all championed social justice themed children’s books as #LittleRebelsAward shortlistees/winners. #KidLitUK
EmpathyLabUK@empathylabuk.bsky.social · 6mo ago⭐️ To celebrate 10 years of EmpathyLab, & mark the National Year of Reading, we introduce our 9 Ambassadors ⭐️ These inspiring authors and illustrators embody EmpathyLab’s values of hope and connection, helping build empathy-educated generations & championing stories as a powerful way to connect!
This was such a fun interview to do - I was forced to be brief, it really focuses the mind. Az is gonna do a whole raft of author interviews over the year, so shout if you have any kids authors you'd love her to interview, can't promise anything but...shy bairns get nowt and all that! #UkKidlit
A. M. Dassu (Az)@amdassu.bsky.social · 7mo ago2026 is the National Year of Reading and here is the first in my ONE MINUTE INTERVIEW series to introduce books through their creators, and give a flavour for each book and its interesting creation process! This week you’ll meet incomparable author and illustrator @louiestowell.bsky.social ❤️
2026 is the National Year of Reading and here is the first in my ONE MINUTE INTERVIEW series to introduce books through their creators, and give a flavour for each book and its interesting creation process! This week you’ll meet incomparable author and illustrator @louiestowell.bsky.social ❤️
Lots of pretty brilliant happenings for this year’s #NationalYearOfReading And this is one of them⬇️ #KidLitUK
A. M. Dassu (Az)@amdassu.bsky.social · 7mo agoANNOUNCEMENT: 2026 is the National Year of Reading and that’s why I’m introducing my ONE MINUTE INTERVIEW series. I thought about how I might encourage reading and engage readers and how to make the process more fun. More below: 1/
Great to see Loki: A Bad God’s Guide to Being Good by @louiestowell.bsky.social was a big favourite for 2025! Mine too! observer.co.uk/news/columni...
Book of the year? Ask my son | The Observer
He considers Bunny Vs Monkey: Intergalactic Monkey Business to be ‘the best yet’ in the cartoon series
observer.co.uk
ANNOUNCEMENT: 2026 is the National Year of Reading and that’s why I’m introducing my ONE MINUTE INTERVIEW series. I thought about how I might encourage reading and engage readers and how to make the process more fun. More below: 1/
EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT COMING! It’s the National of Year Reading and to support it, I’m announcing something that I’ve been meaning to do for a couple of years now. And the best time to do it is this year! Join me here later today to find out what! ❤️ #GoAllIn2026 #NationalYearofReading2026
