Joanna Nance-Phillips
@joannanance74.bsky.social
Children’s literature maven and primary teacher. Resource writer. Volunteer freelance editor. Enthusiastic AI early adopter. Views mine. #kidlit #edusky 🏳️⚧️ TERFs and liars (you know who you are) can F off. https://childrensliteratureinsights.substack.com/
Children’s Literature News August 2026. Children’s book news for August 2026: MPs call for a National Reading Guarantee, Matilda joins the National Year of Reading, and awards, Michael Rosen GWR station libraries and a Lowry exhibition make news. schoolreadinglist.co.uk/childrens-li... #GoAllIn
Children's Literature News August 2026
Children's literature news roundup for August 2026. Reading for Pleasure, Matilda, awards, GWR's Michael Rosen libraries and exhibitions.
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Children’s Literature News July 2026. Children’s book news for July 2026: Beth O’Brien wins the Carnegie and UKLA awards, Patrice Lawrence becomes Children’s Laureate, John Agard takes a third CLiPPA, and Little Smith launches. schoolreadinglist.co.uk/childrens-li... #GoAllIn
Children's Literature News July 2026
Children's literature news roundup for July 2026. Carnegie winners, Patrice Lawrence, poetry prizes and new books.
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Wizardology: 20th Anniversary Edition by Dugald Steer. Wizardology: 20th Anniversary Edition is an interactive wizard’s guide with flaps, captions, diagrams and small booklets, made for searching, lifting, comparing and noticing details. schoolreadinglist.co.uk/childrens-bo... #GoAllIn
Wizardology: 20th Anniversary Edition by Dugald Steer
Wizardology: 20th Anniversary Edition is an exciting read for children who enjoy fantasy and interactive books.
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Children’s Literature News June 2026. Children’s book news for June 2026: reading enjoyment rises but gaps widen, with IBC book boxes, Bookstart picks, AI findings, awards, festivals and new inclusive school resources. schoolreadinglist.co.uk/childrens-li... #GoAllIn
Children's Literature News June 2026
Children's literature news roundup for June 2026. Reading interest rises, AI guidance, awards, Bookstart, IBC and festivals.
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Children’s Literature News May 2026. Children’s book news for May 2026: Reading Rights, the Children’s Booker, Michael Rosen at 80, the Klaus Flugge and Branford Boase shortlists, BookTrust winners, LitUp results and shared reading data. schoolreadinglist.co.uk/childrens-li... #GoAllIn
Children's Literature News May 2026
Children's literature news roundup for May 2026. Reading Rights, Children’s Booker, prize shortlists and reading data.
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Mark International Transgender Day of Visibility🏳️⚧️with books for children and teens that support empathy, discussion and inclusion at school and home. Booklist curated by the LGBTQIA+ owned School Reading List website. #TDOV schoolreadinglist.co.uk/genres/inter...
International Transgender Day of Visibility books for children and teens
ITDV books for children and teens with titles by Juno Dawson, Kacen Callender, Alex Gino, Aiden Thomas, Anna-Marie McLemore & Meredith Russo.
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Children’s Literature News April 2026. Children’s book news for April 2026: Michael Rosen wins the Hans Christian Andersen Award, CLiPPA and UKLA shortlists arrive, and Puffin launches its new picture book list, Puffin Studio. schoolreadinglist.co.uk/childrens-li... #GoAllIn
Children's Literature News April 2026
Children's literature news roundup for April 2026. Michael Rosen wins HCA award, CLiPPA shortlist, UKLA and Jhalak shortlists.
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You can grab THE BOY I LOVE for only £5.79 right now in this Limited Time Deal - but, as the name implies, only for a limited time! www.amazon.co.uk/Boy-I-Love-W...
The Boy I Love: Shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal for Writing 2026
Lyrical, tender story balances brutal realism with hope. 19-year-old Stephen returns to trenches, facing prejudices to protect his forbidden love with Private Danny.
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We were asked for an “URGENT: Right of Reply” comment by The Sun newspaper regarding our recommendation of Nothing Ever Happens Here by Sarah Hagger-Holt for Year 6 readers. (schoolreadinglist.co.uk/reading-list...) Below is the exact text of our response sent on 21 March 2026:
Children’s Literature News March 2026. Children’s book news for March 2026: Carnegies shortlists, London Book Fair inclusion work, new school library awards, big festival changes, plus prize winners and World Book Day reading events. schoolreadinglist.co.uk/childrens-li... #GoAllIn
Children's Literature News March 2026
Children's literature news roundup for March 2026. Carnegies shortlists, inclusion pledges, awards and festivals.
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Children’s Literature News February 2026. Children’s book news for February 2026: CLiPPA opens, Carnegies longlists land, BBC screens Lord of the Flies, plus Information Book Award and ALCS Education Writers’ shortlist updates. schoolreadinglist.co.uk/childrens-li... #GoAllIn
Children's Literature News February 2026
Children's literature news roundup for February 2026. CLiPPA, Carnegies, BBC Lord of the Flies, and key UK awards.
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Children’s Literature News January 2026. Children’s book news for January 2026: festivals, awards, school publishing, comics events, national reading policy, literacy campaigns and major competitions shaping children’s and YA books across the UK. schoolreadinglist.co.uk/childrens-li... #GoAllIn
Children's Literature News January 2026
Children's literature news roundup for January 2026. Festivals, awards, schools, comics, policy and reading across the UK.
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Whole Class Reading. Whole Class Reading: how whole-class reading fixes timetable time, but needs a plan for texts, pupil reading volume, talk and decoding support, so fluency and comprehension improve rather than stall. schoolreadinglist.co.uk/resources/wh... #GoAllIn
Whole Class Reading
Whole Classes Reading - why it returns, how to plan lessons, raise reading volume, and support pupils who need decoding.
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Children’s Literature News December 2025. Children’s book news for December 2025: award longlists and winners, a library card proposal, Book Nooks, bookshop plans, an MPs inquiry, and exhibitions in Chelmsford and Bedford. schoolreadinglist.co.uk/childrens-li... #GoAllIn
Children's Literature News December 2025
Children's literature news roundup for December 2025. Awards, policy plans, bookshops, museums, and 2026 schemes.
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2025, what a year it’s been! A HUGE thank you to everyone who took part, amplified or shared the empathy message. We’ve loved seeing how you jumped into someone else’s story this year. Join us in 2026 to #GoAllIn for connection as part of the National Year of Reading
A #readingforpleasure challenge for older students as part of the #NationalYearofReading2026 glenthornelrc.blogspot.com/2026/01/6-in... #goallin
Nadia Islam, on the Record by Adiba Jaigirdar. 📚👍🏼 schoolreadinglist.co.uk/childrens-bo... #kidlit Nadia Islam, on the Record is a very informative story about Ramadan and climate change in Bangladesh, seen through the eyes of an 8-year-old who want...
Nadia Islam, on the Record by Adiba Jaigirdar
Nadia Islam, on the Record is an informative story about Ramadan and climate change in Bangladesh, seen through the eyes of an 8-year-old.
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Told you so…
School Reading List@schoolreadinglist.bsky.social · 8mo agoSchool Reading List rarely uses #AI, but when we do, we use ethical AI tools trained on licensed and public-domain data. No scraped or pirated artwork is used. Firefly is trained exclusively on licensed Adobe Stock, public-domain content, & rights-cleared material. www.adobe.com/ai/overview/...
Classroom library competitions. Turn the National Year of Reading 2026 into access with a classroom library competition: set budget, pupil-led stock, simple borrowing, reading routines, and a six-week rollout with safeguarding checks. schoolreadinglist.co.uk/resources/cl... #GoAllIn
Classroom library competitions
Competitive classroom libraries for National Year of Reading 2026 - a six-week school plan for budgets, book choice, borrowing and routines.
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From AI to Wi-Fi by Craig Steele & Terri Po. A kid-friendly guide to how the internet works, with tips, safety and activities - Daily new children's book #kidlit #BookOfTheDay #ad - Daily new children's book #kidlit #ad ⬇️ uk.bookshop.org/a/735/978180...
From AI to Wi-Fi by Craig Steele & Terri Po.
From AI to Wi-Fi by Craig Steele & Terri Po. 9781800787988
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I’m genuinely concerned by organised hostility towards people using AI for trivial things like social posts or infographics - work once done with clipart, Canva, or Publisher - not paid illustration. Disagreeing is fine. Dogpiling isn’t. AI isn’t going away. Engage respectfully - or get left behind.
Blocking a woman who was engaging politely and in good faith isn’t constructive debate. It’s a way to avoid discussion while still making accusations. That’s disappointing, and not a great look, @pgbellwriter.bsky.social #kidlit #kidlituk
I’m genuinely concerned by organised hostility towards people using AI for trivial things like social posts or infographics - work once done with clipart, Canva, or Publisher - not paid illustration. Disagreeing is fine. Dogpiling isn’t. AI isn’t going away. Engage respectfully - or get left behind.
I posted about artificial intelligence on LinkedIn. I've never been one to chase shiny objects. I'm still not convinced of AI's value but I'm experimenting. I invite all actors, writers, and other artists to join in the conversation. www.linkedin.com/posts/anneth... #AI #booksky #ACTRA #LinkedIn
AI Experimentation: Results and Lessons Learned with Tom Antion | Anne Thornley-Brown MBA posted on the topic | LinkedIn
Let's Chat: About Artificial Intelligence (AI) I see AI generated content and posts about artificial intelligence daily. I've never been one to chase shiny objects or hop on fads. It's tough to know...
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