#SundayMorningBookChat for April. On my blog in honour of the Year of Reading I explored the genre of Adventure! What are your favourite adventure stories or series tomsbookcorner.wordpress.com/2026/04/18/t...

The Year of Reading – April

As Spring is well and truly sprung in ‘The Year of Reading’ for 2026 and a great time to reflect on how the first quarter of the year has gone so far. At school, we have worked hard to …

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Last week I treated myself to Joe Todd Stanton’s newest picture book which is just gorgeous. 😍 It got me thinking we need a #KidsBooksFriday celebrating illustrators. Which illustrators do you love? And which of their books show of the best of their style? #KidLitUK #UKKidLit #KidLit

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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With this year being the National Year of Reading, next week’s #WorldBookDay feels particularly celebratory. For #KidsBooksFriday this week what great kids books, new and old, will you be reading, talking about and sharing with kids this coming week? #KidLitUK #KidsBooksFriday #KidLit #EduSky

The lovely folk at #UsborneBooks have given me a copy of the brilliant #TheHouseWithChickenLegs by Sophie Anderson to #Giveaway to celebrate publishing its upcoming sequel. To enter: Share & like this post here or on Insta/Twitter Tag a friend Follow me Ends 5pm 06/02, UK only #KidlitUK #UKKidlit

My 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

Recent purchases, preorders and deliveries from publishers. @prleathley.bsky.social @jencarney.bsky.social @puffinbooksuk.bsky.social @harpercollins.bsky.social @macmillankidsuk.bsky.social @farshorebooks.bsky.social

The Year of Reading 2026 has commenced so I’ve added my voice to the chat with a monthly blog. Recommendations, teacher ideas and resources. Probably nothing groundbreaking but hopefully there’s something useful tomsbookcorner.wordpress.com/2026/01/17/t...

The Year of Reading – January

As we have now embarked on ‘The year of Reading’ for 2026, I felt compelled to add something (hopefully of value) to the conversation each month. A mixture of recommendations, genre foc…

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Here are my favourite reads of 2025! Posted in Jan like last year. Six brilliant middle grade offerings from some spectacular story tellers and some of my mediocre poetry! tomsbookcorner.wordpress.com/2026/01/10/2...

2025: Books to Remember

The end of the year is always a great time for reflection and is always jam packed with bloggers identifying their favourites from the year. Last year I decided to go against the grain and wait a w…

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I think a gentle start to a new year of #KidsBooksFriday is in order. Did anyone (or the kids in your lives) get any good books over Christmas or is there anything you’re particularly looking forward to reading in 2026? My suggestions in the photos / captions. #KidLitUK #UKKidLit #KidLit

And finally, congratulations to the authors and illustrators of the 12 excellent longlisted books in our 11+ Fiction category! #Spark12BooksOfChristmas 🎄🎁📚

I think #KidsBooksFriday might need a wee break for the next couple of weeks. So let’s use this week to celebrate our favourite kids book reads of 2025. Doesn’t need to be something published this year. Hope everyone’s bookish wishes come true this Christmas!🎄🎁 📚 #UKKidLit #KidLitUK #KidLit

I got my annual email from the boys’ aunt yesterday checking in on what books to buy them for Christmas. What great kids books will you be buying, or what would you recommend we seek out for the kids in our lives this Christmas? #KidsBooksFriday #KidLitUK #UKKidLit #KidLit #BookSky #IndieBookshops

I'm excited to be a Reading Champion for @booksfortopics.bsky.social’s #BookFriday campaign on Nov 28th! This is a celebration of the best books in our schools & libraries. My recommendation is Ice Apprentices by Jacob North There's a FREE resource kit for schools too! Link in the next post!

#SundayBookChat What are your WWWs #bookbloggers & #librarians @vonprice.bsky.social @slatterymr.bsky.social @hookablebooks.bsky.social @hfj0108.bsky.social @jacquisydney.bsky.social @blikablika.bsky.social @stpaulslibraryni.bsky.social

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📚WWW meme- What I’ve just read, What I’m currently reading and what I am reading next. 📚#bookbloggers #librarians @carnegiemedals.bsky.social #UKKidLit #Libraries #New York #Historicalfiction #MG #animaladventures 🦁#fantasy

With it being #BookWeekScotland this week I want to use #KidsBookFriday to celebrate some great books by Scottish authors I’ve read recently. Can anyone else recommend some Scottish favourites? Or share some great books by authors from where you’re from. #KidLitUK #UKKidLit #KidLit

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...

Soaked twice in the space of 2 hours. The second time wasn’t even bad planning- the car park flooded so my second pair of trainers are soaked too. But - I did buy myself this earlier. Tea, cake, slippers and locking myself into the house I think.

Next week we celebrate #BookWeekScotland which this year has a theme of Friendship. What great books that celebrate friendship would you be recommending? #KidsBookFriday #UKKidLit #KidLitUK

A thoroughly original magical middle grade!The Spick and the span!About the cleaners who clean up magicians mess!By @pilvanmartin.bsky.social @harpercollins.bsky.social funny, diverse,representative &brilliantly dramatic &entertaining! Here’s my review 👇 tomsbookcorner.wordpress.com/2025/11/13/t...

The Spick and the Span by Pil Van Martin

The Book in Rhyme… “If overflowing magic leaves your house a wreck, floods your bathroom with water till you’re up to your neck, If it causes your appliances to grow legs and leav…

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I genuinely think we live in a golden age of kids non-fiction, so I’m very excited for us to celebrate #NonFictionNovember with this week’s #KidsBooksFriday. What brilliant non-fiction would you recommend? This is another week where I can’t possibly stop at four. #UKKidLit #KidLitUK #KidLit

The Second in this epic trilogy recently bought by Disney! The poisoned king by Katherine Rundell is nail biting and brilliantly tense yet sublimely magical!Can’t recommend this series enough! @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social Here is my review 👇 tomsbookcorner.wordpress.com/2025/10/31/t...

The Poisoned King – Impossible Creatures 2 by Katherine Rundell

The Book in Rhyme… “The Archipelago since it’s last outing, Has had a great deal of evil sprouting. Haven to mythical creatures of old, but dragons are dying – disappearing gold! …

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With it being Halloween I guess we need a spooky #KidsBooksFriday. But I am also a total scaredy cat so I’ll be sticking to cosy spooky books thanks. The kids do seem to love a bit of horror though, so do recommend - just don’t expect me to read any! 🙈 👻 #UKKidLit #KidLitUK #KidLit

Huge thanks to the lovely folks @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social for sending a finished copy of fabulous middle grade adventure Small Wonder by @mossmontmomery.bsky.social, giving me the opportunity to reshare my review 😊 #KidlitUK #UKKidlit worldssmallestlibrary.wordpress.com/2025/08/05/s...

Sharing some of my favourite animal adventures @charlienutbrown.bsky.social @kieranlarwood.bsky.social What are yours? #UKKidLit #BookBloggers @jacquisydney.bsky.social @bookcraic.bsky.social @slatterymr.bsky.social @hookablebooks.bsky.social @stpaulslibraryni.bsky.social #Librarians

Here is a roundup of my rhyming reviews over the summer. Some epic reads and completely memorable books! Check it out for some reading inspiration and bang average poetry. 🙈 tomsbookcorner.wordpress.com/2025/10/04/s...

Summer 2025 – Rhyming Review Roundup

One of my favourite parts of writing my blog is writing the rhyming reviews for each book. Now don’t get me wrong, there are times when the words (and the rhymes) just aren’t coming and I curse mys…

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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!

Bumper book post today from the lovely Neve and @courtinabook.bsky.social @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social. Now to decide which to read first…🤔 #KidlitUK #UKKidlit

It’s #DyslexiaAwarenessWeek in Scotland this week and in the rest of the UK next week. As a dyslexic reader myself I wanted to use #KidsBooksFriday this week to celebrate brilliant, accessible and super-readable texts of all kinds. #UKKidLit #KidLitUK #KidLit

The Brand New @mazevansauthor.bsky.social masterpiece! When Will finds out he’s a direct descendant of Shakespeare, characters of old come out to play to help turn Will’s life around. Full of heart and hilarity! My Review 👇 @chickenhousebooks.bsky.social tomsbookcorner.wordpress.com/2025/09/20/t...

The Last Bard by Maz Evans

The Book in Rhyme… “Young Will Davenant, it seems to appear, Is related to one William Shakespeare. Having travelled to the coast after grandpa’s death, He never thought he’d meet Lady Macbeth! But…

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