#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Mini Grey, spoofing Frankenstein movies with comical cartoon exaggeration, body parts and gothic detail, in Frankenkitty. About a hotchptch reanimation that is not terrifying. Text by Maudie Powell-Tuck. Little Tiger 3 Sept. @littletigerluk.bsky.social #HalloweenBooks

We're excited to reveal the full programme our 2026 Conference: Defending Freedom LGBTQ+ Lives and Children’s & YA Literature 🌈📚 ​It's a packed lineup of incredible speakers and panels exploring crucial topics across publishing, picture books, middle grade, and YA literature. Tickets in comments 🎟

On 5th & 6th November, our online conference returns. In the run up, we will be sharing some of our speakers, panellists and workshop leaders. Including Simon Bor who will deliver 'Adopted and looked after children: adding agency or reflecting young lives.' www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/on-writing...

From now till the end of October #NewIllustrationOfTheDay will feature Books with Halloween themes. This, by Oliver Jeffers, is from There’s a Ghost in This House, out in paperback HarperCollins 27 Aug. It uses a photograph from a vintage brochure, with painted additions. @harpercollins.bsky.social

#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Brazilian illustrator Romolo D’Hipolito, from The Earth Transformed: How Natural Forces Shaped Our History and the World, by Peter Frankopan. Optimistic image influenced by South American art. Bloomsbury 22 Oct. @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social @peterfrankopan.bsky.social

Congratulations to the winners of the HarperCollins Reading for Pleasure Awards, recognising those who have transformed libraries,reframed reading at home, extended reading opportunities,developed whole-school approaches. 💐 @uklitassociation.bsky.social @openuni-rfp.bsky.social bit.ly/4i4mIUG

https://booksforkeeps.co.uk/winners-of-the-harpercollins-reading-for-pleasure-awards-2026-announced/

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#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Rebecca Dautremer from Jacominus Gainsborough: With Love, translated by Charis Ainslie. Over 200 extraordinary, exquisite, laser-cut pages tell the story of a romantic rendezvous (with rabbits). Post Wave 8 Oct. @postwavebooks.bsky.social (Missed yesterday so 2nd today.)

Guess who got the best gig, not just chairing a panel at the forthcoming @ibbyuk.bsky.social Conference, but also running the bookstall on the day! Can’t wait. And look at this keynote here ⬇️ #KidLitUK

Gita Ralleigh@gitaralleigh.bsky.social · 4d ago

Our 2nd amazing keynote is by Dr Emily Corbett @goldsmithsuol.bsky.social Her monograph, 'In Transition: Young Adult Literature and Transgender Representation' was published by @upmississippi.bsky.social & received a 2026 Children's Literature Association Honor! www.tickettailor.com/events/ibbyu...

Back in Stock! “A historical portrayal of working class struggle&endurance amidst extreme poverty…A rare pre-twentieth-century foregrounding of queer and PoC identities.” Pop along here: www.letterboxlibrary.com/product-page... #KidLitUK @sflayzell.northsky.social @northodoxpress.bsky.social

Sarah Hannah Walsh's debut picture book AGGIE WITCHFINDER is a hugely appealing comic adventure that perfectly celebrates the love between father and daughter. It's our NEW Book of the Week 🧹 @theobrienpress.bsky.social #KidLit booksforkeeps.co.uk/review/aggie...

#NewIllustrationoftheDay by Eva Sanchez Gomez in gouache from the Folio Society edition, published on 13 Oct, of Hans Christian Andersen's The Snow Queen. Gerda rides through the snowstorm. Skilfully and sweetly drawn action, with the red skirt vivid against the landscape. @foliosociety.bsky.social

Spent yesterday watching Malory Towers with my daughter, so Sheena Wilkinson calling in to sign her Fernside books feels wonderfully appropriate! Boarding-school stories really do cross generations. Midnight feasts, friendships, mischief and rebellion. Signed copies now instore & online! 📚❤️

Happy Wednesday. New sketchbook page and had to use all the oranges of course 🧡 What’s your fave colour? #sketchbookdrawing #illustration #kidlitart #iloveorange #landscapeart

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Books for Keeps, the children's books review journal@booksforkeeps.bsky.social · 5d ago

2027 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award nominees announced! UK reps incl Atinuke, @theclpe.bsky.social sky.social, Dean Atta, @empathylabuk.bsky.social,Julia Donaldson,Malorie Blackman, Michael Rosen,Nicola Davies,Patrice Lawrence, Philip Reeve, Quentin Blake,Tom Palmer🎉 #KidLit alma.se/en/nominatio...

Please do join @ibbyuk.bsky.social to hear amazing David Roberts author/ illustrator of 'We Are Your Children' our opening keynote! Copies will be available from bookseller @letterboxlibrary.bsky.social Tickets: www.tickettailor.com/events/ibbyu... #ukkidlit #kidlituk #lgbtq+kids #defendingfreedom

IBBY UK@ibbyuk.bsky.social · 2w ago

We've had to change the venue for our upcoming conference but we're very pleased to say that it will now take place at St Anne's Parish Hall, Kew Green, London TW9 3AA, right next door to the Gardens. 🚂 Kew Bridge (main line) and Kew Gardens (District Line) stations are nearby.

2027 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award nominees announced! UK reps incl Atinuke, @theclpe.bsky.social sky.social, Dean Atta, @empathylabuk.bsky.social,Julia Donaldson,Malorie Blackman, Michael Rosen,Nicola Davies,Patrice Lawrence, Philip Reeve, Quentin Blake,Tom Palmer🎉 #KidLit alma.se/en/nominatio...

#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Tim Smart from Books According to Dog and Owl: The magical journey of reading. Text by Piers Torday. Orchard Books 22 Oct. This pic celebrates reading your first word by yourself. It warrants drums, trumpets, flowers, party hats & confetti. @hachettechildrens.bsky.social

Definitely the master of historical fiction, @catwrote.bsky.social produces stories of resistance and agency that—especially in @barringtonstoke.bsky.social editions—are accessible to a wide readership. Try one today!

Barrington Stoke@barringtonstoke.bsky.social · 6d ago

This #BlackHistoryMonth we are celebrating three incredible books from @catwrote.bsky.social, "the master of historical fiction for children". Teaching resources for #DanceOfResistance, #JourneyBackToFreedom and #RaceToTheFrozenNorth are available on our website at bit.ly/3VEaNpe.

🌈Defending Freedom: LGBTQ+ Lives & Children’s/YA Literature🌈 Tix now open for @ibbyuk.bsky.social ‘s annual conference. 😃We’ll be chairing a panel with @sarahhaggerholt.bsky.social @krahim.bsky.social Carol Thompson & Jodie Lancet-Grant. #KidLitUK #BookSky www.tickettailor.com/events/ibbyu...

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The IBBY UK 2026 Conference – St Anne's Parish Hall, Sat 7 Nov 2026 - Defending Freedom: LGBTQ+ Lives and Children’s and YA Literature The theme for this year’s IBBY UK conference is LGBTQ+ lives and ...

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#NewIllustrationOfTheDay today is a new old picture by Charles Folkard (1878–1963) from Classic Fables: Aesop, published on 8 Oct by Bloomsbury Education. Illustration to The Eagle, the Cat, and the Sow, about spreading lies. Originally published in a 1912 collection. @bloomsburybooksuk.sky.social

On 5th & 6th November, our online conference returns. In the run up, we will be sharing some of our speakers, panellists and workshop leaders. Minaz Ansari will deliver a paper, 'Picturebooks as a reflection of growing up in urban India'. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/on-writing...

Congratulations, Foyle Young Poets 2026! Our flagship talent development scheme, the award recognises 15 top & 85 commended poets aged 11-17 each year. This year's award, judged by John McAuliffe & Rachel Long, received entries from 10,598 poets from 153 countries. Read the winners 🔗 buff.ly/OnEVdHD

#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Robyn Wilson-Owen from Together Street: The Street We Call Home. Text by Claire Helen Welsh. A book about community, & all sorts of homes from houseboats to tower blocks. Delicate work made with pens, ink, paint & pencil. New Frontier 15 Oct. @robynwilsonowen.bsky.social

On 5th & 6th November, our online conference returns. In the run up, we will be sharing some of our speakers, panellists and workshop leaders. Lola Chavez Rodriguez will present her paper on 'The Mental Health of Latine Boys in YA Literature'. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/on-writing...

#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by James Mayhew from his retelling of Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf. The layers of handmade collage lying on top of each other are visible in the pages, which look slightly three-dimensional. Otter-Barry Books 1 Oct @otterbarrybooks.bsky.social @bouncemarketing.bsky.social

NEW #BooksforKeeps interview. We chat to bestselling author Kevin Moran about the new Doomsday Club adventure, Irish mythology, and entertaining readers looking for thrills 👇#KidLit @theobrienpress.bsky.social

Today is the day... Happy #BookshopDay! 💙📚 Bookshop Day is all about celebrating the incredible bookshops at the heart of our communities. We're so proud to be part of this fantastic event and to support the wonderful community of booksellers and readers who make it so special. ✨ #Booksellers

From the #BfK archive Authorgraph interview with Shaun Tan #KidLit booksforkeeps.co.uk/article/auth...

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#NewIllustrationoftheDay by Shaun Tan, from Hometown, his latest spectacular exploration of difference and belonging. Its surreal visual metaphors tell a story about what home means. Walker Studio 8 Oct. Hand-made with watercolour, coloured pencil and ink pens on paper. @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social

#NewIllustrationoftheDay by Shaun Tan, from Hometown, his latest spectacular exploration of difference and belonging. Its surreal visual metaphors tell a story about what home means. Walker Studio 8 Oct. Hand-made with watercolour, coloured pencil and ink pens on paper. @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social

Meet the judges #BranfordBoaseAward 2027🎉2026 winner Asli Jensen, Caroline Carpenter, Children's Ed & Deputy Features Ed @thebookseller.com; Sam Creighton, Literacy Lead Elmhurst Primary School & @uklitassociation.bsky.social Alex Strick Reflecting Disability branfordboaseaward.org.uk/2027-judges/