My review of the fantastic and thrilling RUSTHEAD is now up! @andersenpress.bsky.social portablemagicdispenser.weebly.com/blog/blog-to... @checkemoutbooks.bsky.social @erinlynhamilton.bsky.social

🦸‍♀️ Happy #NationalSuperheroDay! 🎉 Here’s a great quote from @checkemoutbooks.bsky.social about our very own superheroes – the SuperQuesters: ‘I really love… [the] aspirational superheroes for readers to feel empowered by.' Find out more: tinyurl.com/BookshopSQse...

Morning all and time for a #SundayMorningBookChat in honour of #TheYearOfReading I am writing a monthly blog with recommendations, teacher tips and genre spotlight. This month its fantasy… what are your favourites? Heres the blog to check out. tomsbookcorner.wordpress.com/2026/03/21/t...

The Year of Reading – March

‘The Year of Reading’ for 2026 is well underway by now and I felt compelled to add something (hopefully of value) to the conversation each month. A mixture of recommendations, genre foc…

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Thank you @checkemoutbooks.bsky.social for this great review of my debut YA, A MILLION TINY MISSILES ALL AT ONCE! Read it here! checkemoutbooks.wordpress.com/2026/02/18/a... @chickenhousebooks.bsky.social

A lovely review of THE DAD TRAP by @checkemoutbooks.bsky.social!! Full review here: checkemoutbooks.wordpress.com/2025/12/23/t... #KidLit #BookSky #PrimaryEduSky

What a masterpiece Robin is - Sarah’s writing is always so authentic, raw, beautiful & joyful! Sure to be a future classic, it’s a love letter to the healing nature of the outdoors & a celebration of being courageous by using our voice. Out now for 8+ ❄️ checkemoutbooks.wordpress.com/2025/11/29/r...

It’s chaos personified in A Bad God’s Guide to Causing Chaos - can Loki work out who/what is causing the strange things around him? Iconic, bonkers, hilarious! Out now for 8+. @louiestowell.bsky.social @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social #kidlituk checkemoutbooks.wordpress.com/2025/11/15/l...

Which books did we share with our pupils, staff & families during our celebration assembly? 📖 Sabotage at the Fete Cake Bake 📖 History’s Most Epic Fails @athenakugblenu.bsky.social 📖 Wild Journey @amdassu.bsky.social 📖 The Big Bad Wolf Murder @pgbellwriter.bsky.social 📖 A Million Chameleons

Happy #BookBirthday to the latest in the #SuperQuesters series, Mission: Rainforest Magic. STEM perfection, this is a fun book with an exciting story along with puzzles to solve & experiments to complete. Perfect for 6+ @questfriendz.bsky.social checkemoutbooks.wordpress.com/2025/11/06/s...

What a paws-itive entertaining whodunnit The Big Bad Wolf Murder is - an underrated gem! A twist on the fairytale we know, mixed with Zootropolis, adrenaline-fuelled chases of Alex Rider & Agatha Christie, it’s addictive🐺 @pgbellwriter.bsky.social checkemoutbooks.wordpress.com/2025/11/02/t...

💫 BOOK BLOG TOUR NEWS! 💫 The blog tour for SuperQuesters Mission: River Crest Rescue by @pauliancross.bsky.social starts on Mon 3 Nov with @readforgood.bsky.social,

Currently enjoying the chilly climate in Longyearbyen but with the warmest heart - it’s great to be back in the world of April in The Lone Husky. If you haven’t got your copy yet, you’ll love it if you’ve enjoyed these other books ❄️ @hannahgold.bsky.social @harpercollins.bsky.social #kidlituk

"One of the most chilling tales recently published ... Unnerving and captivating, it's horror at its best" Thank you @checkemoutbooks.bsky.social for reviewing #TheLastDayOfOctober by #PhilHickes on our #Halloween blog tour! checkemoutbooks.wordpress.com/2025/10/28/t...

The Last Day of October – Phil Hickes

Welcome to my stop on The Last Day of October blog tour! As the end of October approaches, today you’ll find my thoughts on one of Phil’s creepiest stories yet… Seeking creepy thrills instead of ca…

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Lucy Strange always writes ace gothic tales so I love she’s abridged Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. It’s a murderous, exciting, grief-stricken exploration of science, love and loss which readers will love. Out now for 8+. Thanks @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social checkemoutbooks.wordpress.com/2025/10/26/m...

A fascinating interconnected group of short stories, Wild Journey fuses empathy, resilience & hope (Az’s speciality!). An absolute triumph! Thanks Zephyr @edpr.bsky.social 🐦 @amdassu.bsky.social Out 6/11/25 for 7+ #kidlituk checkemoutbooks.wordpress.com/2025/10/25/w...

Prepare to be scared! It's three days until the start of our terrifying #Halloween blog tour to celebrate #PhilHickes's spine-tingling Barrington Stoke debut, #TheLastDayOfOctober! Follow these brilliant bloggers for reviews, sneak peeks and interviews every day next week 🎃

Which books did we share with our pupils, staff & families during celebration assembly this week? 📖 This Way Up 📖 Mallory Vayle & Maggoty Skull in The Beast From Beneath 📖 Cringe Club 📖 Super Nani & Captain Yaz 📖 Werewolf Wood 📖 Watch Me Grow: Frogs #kidlituk

Which books were we recommending this week to our pupils, staff & families in our weekly celebration assembly? #kidlituk 📖 Turtle Moon 📖 The Taylors 📖 Boss of the Underworld 📖 Fear Files: Hide & Seek 📖 The Unexplained: Ghosts 📖 Press Start: Super Rabbit All-Stars!

#Competition Time. Win a signed copy of my new Picture book ‘My Friend Billy Whiskers’. All you have to do is Like, Repost and Follow me to be in with a chance. I’ll pick at random a winner on Monday 6th October. Good Luck all 🤞🦁👦🏻 #giveaway #picturebook

Where can a story take you? At my school, we want to show our pupils how far they can travel and learn about that country whilst staying in the same place. Our map is a work in progress but here’s what we’ve started with 🤩🌍📚 #kidlituk

Rob & Tom Sears created one of the best/ quirkiest NF ever in The Biggest Footprint and their new book A Tree is a Time Machine is equally exceptional. A tree contemplates the passing of time and it made me smile and go Wow! Genius. @smithsmm.bsky.social @checkemoutbooks.bsky.social

What a spectacular sequel Chronicles of Whetherwhy: The Season of Flames is - a clever time jump makes this sprawling world even more intriguing & epic. @acaseforbooks.bsky.social is just outstanding! Out now for 9+. Thanks @harpercollins.bsky.social 🔥 checkemoutbooks.wordpress.com/2025/09/28/c...

Which books did we recommend in our assembly this week to our chn, staff & families? 👻📚 #kidlituk 📖 Entirely Emmie 📖 Meeting Meg 📖 Fright Club: Let’s Boo This 📖 Dracula & Daughters 📖 Spooksmiths Investigate Circle of Shadows (SIGNED 🤩) 📖 Pirates Ahoy

We're delighted to announce a terrifying #Halloween blog tour to celebrate the publication of #TheLastDayOfOctober, Phil Hickes's spine-tingling Barrington Stoke debut! Follow these brilliant bloggers for reviews, sneak peeks, interviews and author content. You have been warned! Publishing 9 October

1 of a book’s special gifts is the empathetic skills it helps nurture in a reader & you won’t find one better than Role Model - my fav @ellemcnicoll.bsky.social story so far!Thanks @knightsofbooks.bsky.social @edpr.bsky.social 📖 #kidlituk checkemoutbooks.wordpress.com/2025/09/21/r...

Which books did we share with our pupils, staff & families in our celebration assembly this week? 📖 The Girl at the Front of the Class 📖 Super Nova 📖 The Diary of Wiska Wildflower: The New School 📖 The Terrible Trio: The (Not So) Superheroes 📖 Champions of the Galaxy #kidlituk

#SundayMorningBookChat this week is celebrating PictureBooks! Tok percivals new book ‘This Way Up’ shows how people can see things from others views and learn to compromise. What other picturebooks are your go-tos for teaching children important concepts tomsbookcorner.wordpress.com/2025/09/12/p...

#PictureBookFriday – This Way up by Tom Percival

The Book in Rhyme… “Imagine going through life being clear on your views, Where reds are reds and blues are blues. Thinking you got it nailed from day to day, Certainty is key, no shades of grey. W…

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Why should The Night House Files: The Wintermoor Lights be on your radar? If you’ve enjoyed these books then you’ll love the latest from @dansmithauthor.bsky.social @barringtonstoke.bsky.social out now for 11+ 📖 #kidlituk

Thank you #cicadabooks #annadavies #daisywynter for Shoes: A Footwear Fashion Frolic. It’s a fantastic journey through the history of footwear taking us around the globe, focusing on designers too and will interest all children due to the later focus on #nike #vans #airjordans #adidas designs.

Kate Winter - the most exciting talent in NF? Adored The Fossil Hunter and her style perfectly suits the discovery of prehistoric paintings in Lascaux a century ago in The Cave Explorer. Engrossing art (+gatefolds), enticing questions and key knowledge - Kate has produced a serious work of art!