As it's the National Year of Reading, I thought now would be a good chance to remind you all that The Reading Realm iPad app and The Poetry Realm iPad app are both FREE! They have hundreds of stories and poems on them with lots of engaging activities! thereadingrealm.co.uk #KidLit #EduSky #BookSky

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Journey into a world where stories come to life… Have you downloaded the iPad apps? The Poetry Realm The Reading Realm

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Thornhill, by Pam Smy, has been around for a while now. It's one of my favourite YA books, telling two tragic stories set 35 years apart. One is told through a diary, the other through wonderfully Gothic illustrations. It's dark, haunting and an absolute masterpiece. Perfect for KS3.

Latest on goodnighttoread.wordpress.com Happy Publication Day to Melissa White Boyer, author of I Am Rare- a rhythmical picture book exploring the genetic differences that make children unique. A book that zings with bright colours, positivity, joy and gentle rhyme @melissawhiteboyer.bsky.social

Geese flying over Derwentwater, Lake District, photo by Angi Wallace.

Both brilliant film noires. Books are by James M. Cain. Full of atmosphere , tension , betrayal & double dealing.

There’s a fair few sequels being published at the moment, but I confess that, whilst I often buy sequels, I don’t often get round to reading them. So for this week’s #KidsBooksFriday, what kids’ book sequels are well worth making the time for in and of themselves? #KidsLitUK #UKKitLit #KitLit

#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Sophie Bass, from How The Rivermaid Grew Her Tail and Other West African & Caribbean Myths, told by Jessica Wilson. For a Yoruba tale about loneliness, the colours & patterns of a teeming underwater scene nod to folk art. Words & Pictures 6 Aug. @quarto-kids.bsky.social

#NationalYearofReading2026 Celebrating the release of the emotive & powerful vision of #TheOdyssey directed by Christopher Nolan. Exploring its journey through retellings & reimaginations @louiestowell.bsky.social #ChildrensBooks #KidsLitUK #UKKidsLit #bookbloggers

On @portybelle.bsky.social Bookish by Lucy Mangan | #bookreview #nonfiction portobellobookblog.com/2026/07/26/b...

Bookish by Lucy Mangan | #bookreview #nonfiction

I absolutely loved Lucy Mangan’s Bookworm which was a memoir about her childhood reading. Bookish carries on the story of her love affair with books and talks about the importance of books an…

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Beth@f33lthesun.bsky.social · 2w ago

Avocado Baby - John Burningham The Tiger Who Came to Tea - Judith Kerr Each Peach Pear Plum - Janet and Allan Ahlberg Don’t Forget the Bacon! - Pat Hutchins #KidsBooksFriday

#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Finnish-born, UK-based, digital artist Johanna Tarkela. For Steve Cole’s Wild Ones, about a world from which humans vanish. Companions Scamp, Chandelier, Falstaff and Punzel seek safety from the Things. Scholastic 30 July. @johannatarkela.com @stevecolewriter.bsky.social

Looking for your next wildlife read? Explore the latest book reviews in the British Birds Journal, covering everything from bird identification and ecology to conservation and natural history. Read the reviews in the latest issue: britishbirds.co.uk/volume-119/i...

My kids have been attempting to do a learn a bit more cookery these holidays. So for this week’s #KidsBooksFriday I thought we could do books featuring/celebrating food and cooking. (Take the theme as loosely as you please). #KidLitUK #UKKidLit #KidLit

#KidsBooksFriday @mariannedoherty.bsky.social More exciting & amusing cat stories 🐈 🐈‍⬛ 🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛🐈#historicalfiction #middlegrade #adventure

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Raven Books@ravenbooks.bsky.social · 3w ago

Squishy McFluff! My favourite book title to say out loud David Melling's kittens are heart-meltingly cute (love all the Ruffles books) The cat in Taibhsí sa Teach should win Best Supporting Character The Atlas of Cats is *amazing*, highly recommended #KidsBooksFri #KudLit

#KidsBooksFriday This category is the gift that keeps on giving. So many wonderful recommendations. Love these too from lonely Gobbolino to scared Tabby to mischievous Mog & magical Thomasina❤️🐈🐈‍⬛ #Cats #Middlegrade #Illustrations

Marianne Doherty@mariannedoherty.bsky.social · 3w ago

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Gabby@gabliotecaria.bsky.social · 3w ago

No one's put Mog in yet and she is *theee* cat, peerlessly written and illustrated by the legendary Judith Kerr. We've all had a Mog (ours was Pickles) 💖 every time we boil eggs in this house we say "a lovely egg" and think of Mog 🤗

Carbonel & Calidor was a childhood fantasy favourite. One of my cats nearly got called one of those names. 🤣🐈‍⬛

Lesley Watts@ljwattswales.bsky.social · 3w ago

Stories that feature cats for teenagers and younger readers #KidsBooksFriday

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Claire Hubbard@emseeitch.bsky.social · 3w ago

Many, if not most of the books I had as a child were about cats! And I still have some to this day :) I especially loved the Maisie series

#KidsBooksFriday @mariannedoherty.bsky.social #Friendship #Autumnalcolours 🐈🐈🐈✨🐈‍⬛

Tanja at Good Night To Read@gntread24.bsky.social · 3w ago

Share your great kids book recommendations featuring a cat. 🐈‍⬛ From the heart warming to the comical #PictureBooks celebrating the magic comfort of cats 🐈 #KidLitUK #UKKidLit #KidLit

I’m going with The Cat in the Hat and Six Dinner Sid 😺 #KidsBooksFriday

It has to be… By @stuartatkinson.bsky.social and still the best book about space

Marianne Doherty@mariannedoherty.bsky.social · 3w ago

Keeping it simple for #KidsBooksFriday this week as I’m shattered. Share your great kids book recommendations featuring a cat. 🐈‍⬛ #KidLitUK #UKKidLit #KidLit

THE LEGEND OF THE LAST LIBRARY by Frank L. Cole. Interesting dystopian #MGLit in a world where books are rare. Some timely themes to discuss. Eye-catching cover art by Brandon Dorman. #Kidlit 📚👍

My interview with illustrator Britta Teckentrup in the new issue of @booksforkeeps.bsky.social: booksforkeeps.co.uk/article/laye.... Free online, & including interviews with the new Children’s Laureate Patrice Lawrence, and John Agard who won the CliPPA children’s poetry award for the third time.

With the summer holidays fast approaching, here are some summer holiday poems by top children's poets. Part one: brian-moses.blogspot.com/2023/07/summ... @joshuaseigal.bsky.social @suehardy-dawson.bsky.social @carolebromley.bsky.social

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SUMMER HOLIDAY POEMS - PART 1 (All poems are featured here with the kind permission of the poets who created them. Thanks everyone.) An Aw...

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That looks like an amazing selection Tanya. Of those, I have only read Escape to the River Sea, which I loved 😊 My #UkKidLit selection would be: Where the Tide Lines Lead 📘 Blood of Gods & Girls The Blue Book of Nebo Murder at Hotel Marvelo 🎧

#bookbloggers WWWL- #MG contemporary whimsical fantasy to #YA murder mystery to MG historical adventure to a fierce YA verse novel What-I’ve just read, currently 📚,📚 next & currently 🎧 to #bookbloggers @ljwattswales.bsky.social @vonprice.bsky.social @slatterymr.bsky.social @bookcraic.bsky.social

@slatterymr.bsky.social does #SundayMorningBookChat and @metaphrog.bsky.social do a thread for #KidsGN📚💬. And there’s often some great book chat going on in pockets. I think the main difficulty is the algorithm showing stuff in real time so unless it’s shared a lot it gets missed.

To celebrate the amazing @lawrencepatrice.bsky.social’s appointment as our new children’s laureate, how about we use this week’s #KidsBooksFriday to share books that embody her message of community and belonging. #KidLitUK #UKKidLit #KidLit

This panel discussion brings together writers and book workers involved in a range of collective endeavours, from building writing communities to organising as workers to improve labour conditions. It's free and open to all. buff.ly/I0BNTtW