As we approach 10 years of #WorldKidLitMonth this September, we're fundraising to keep the #WorldKidLit ship sailing into the next decade, and for two projects aimed at promoting international reading among young people. Please donate & share widely! Thank you! worldkidlit.org/2026/07/21/w...

World Kid Lit: 10th Anniversary Fundraiser

It’s the 10th year of World Kid Lit: an international reading project with a global impact! As we approach World Kid Lit Month this September – our 10th anniversary – we are fundr…

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If you're on Instagram, I'm over there too. I think it's easier to scroll through visual posts, so if you want to catch up on some recent projects and ideas, have a look. 🙂 I'm here . . . ➡️ www.instagram.com/darrellwakel...

Friends who love books! I suggested to Aine that there were plenty of us on here who would donate to help her raise money for her woefully under-funded school library. Please help prove me right by donating whatever you can.

AineMcCaul ✍🏼@ainemccaul.bsky.social · yesterday

Hi Alom, I finally got a fundraiser set up and approved by the school board (thanks for that wonderful idea btw) and here is the link below. gofund.me/55e46e8ca

Today @garypanton.co.uk joins me for a chat in The Reading Realm! It's lovely to hear about his book THE NOTWITCHES, which is illustrated by Dotty Sutton! thereadingrealm.co.uk/2026/08/04/g... #KidLit #BookSky #KidLitChat #EduSkyPrimary

GET TO KNOW GARY PANTON - The Reading Realm

Today I get to chat to children’s author Gary Panton! Before we settle down in The Reading Realm for a chat, what’s your drink and snack ofchoice? I’d like tea (preferably served in a mug from a Chris...

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I've set up a fundraiser to help stock my kid's school with new library books. These aren't text books but books the children can read for pleasure. Maybe you aren't in a position to donate right now but, if not, could you please help by sharing? Thank you! #speirgorm #BookSky gofund.me/55e46e8ca

Donate to Buy a book for St. Brigid's N.S. Glenmakee, organized by Aine Mullan

Hi, we are asking for your help to buy one new reading book for every child a… Aine Mullan needs your support for Buy a book for St. Brigid's N.S. Glenmakee

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Stephen's back! Monday readers, rejoice! 🤗

Big Bearded Bookseller@bigbeardedbookseller.com · 3d ago

Monday morning meanders into view once more and I'm reading "The Midnight Mayor" by Kate Griffin as I've hit a bit of a wall so an old favourite seems to be fine What book(s) are you reading this week? ans welcome back! 💙📚 #BookSky #MondayReads #TBR #AmReading

Monday morning meanders into view once more and I'm reading "The Midnight Mayor" by Kate Griffin as I've hit a bit of a wall so an old favourite seems to be fine What book(s) are you reading this week? ans welcome back! 💙📚 #BookSky #MondayReads #TBR #AmReading

My upcoming Loki: A Bad God's Guide events: GLASGOW Aug 29: thegovanstones.org.uk/in-conversat... EDINBURGH Aug 30: www.edbookfest.co.uk/events/when-... BUDLEIGH SALTERTON Sept 26: www.ticketsource.com/budleigh-sal...

When Chaos Comes Calling with Louie Stowell | Edinburgh International Book Festival

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Tickets for our book launch are selling fast. If you’re thinking of coming, be sure to get a ticket online first as they may not be available on the door. www.waterstones.com/events/celeb...

Celebrate the launch of Wilomina | Events at Waterstones Bookshops | Waterstones

Events at Waterstones get you closer to the books and authors you admire most. Find information and tickets about Celebrate the launch of Wilomina today.

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This is TODAY! Hugh Raine, Luke Pearson, Tor Freeman and myself taking it in turns to do signings and maybe draw silly things 🎸🏄🏻‍♂️🤯

Jamie Smart@jamiesmart.bsky.social · last wk.

🤯 THIS SATURDAY! GOSH COMICS! (Berwick Street, London). Come down and meet a host of brilliant comic artists, get things signed, etc etc. I don’t think it’s ticketed so you can just turn up (with so many brill artists though, I suspect it might be busy!) Timings below! 👇

Any time someone mentions the Odyssey film I am honour bound to remind everyone I WROTE the Odyssey. Well, as much as Homer did anyway. And at least I definitely exist.

Tanja at Good Night To Read@gntread24.bsky.social · last wk.

#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

Every month, our team reviews dozens of exciting new children's books ✨ Whether they're a teeny toddler or a very particular teen, you can find their ideal summer book in this list! https://bit.ly/487zIVT

New arrival!! Comics in the Classroom by @eggyhelen.bsky.social & Lucy Starbuck Braidley (@comicboom.bsky.social) - great addition to anyone seeking to use comics in their teaching! But don’t take my word for it, check out these blurbs!! See more here www.routledge.com/Comics-in-th...

Actually, on the subject of comics in the classroom: One big hurdle I’ve found is teachers lacking confidence in drawing. I cannot recommend Ed Emberley’s how to draw books enough for this. He has a whole range, but Make A World & Faces are the two I’d start with.

I find it difficult to read a sequel if the ending is perfect but but 3 where I think the sequel is even better than the first book! #KidsBookFriday Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan Big Change for Stuart by @lissakevans.bsky.social The Poisoned King by Katherine Rundell

#KidsBooksFriday, Kids’ book sequels with quirky characters & exciting scenes that I have enjoyed reading & would recommend #FantasticalWorlds #Ecofiction #Magic #Cats #Dragons #Fairytales #Middlegrade #YA

These are some sequels I really enjoyed and that I felt were as good, or even better, than the first in the series. I love it when your expectations for a book are exceeded. #KidsBooksFriday #KidsLitUK #UKKitLit #KitLit

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helen@hejparry.bsky.social · 5d ago

My daughter was a big fan of the Dory Fantasmagory series by Abby Hanlon & also of Scarlett Thomas's Worldquake series - even though Scarlett Thomas selfishly never finished it & left us all hanging at the end of Book III.

#KidsBooksFriday These came to mind.

All of the Eerie-on-Sea series by Thomas Taylor, starting with Malamander. Robin Stevens’s MMU books and L. D. Lapinski’s Strangeworlds Travel Agency and Artezans reads spring to mind x #KidsBooksFriday

It's #KidsBooksFriday & this week is about series/sequels worth reading. I personally like fantasy/sci fi & loved the Tamora Pierce books, the Anne McCaffrey youth trilogy (Harper Hall), etc. but my son loved Danny Dragonbreath, great for reluctant readers. #KidsLit #KidLit

Is it too obvious to say every single Tamora Pierce? And Garth Nix? #KidsBooksFriday #kidlit

A couple of oldies from my shelves. #KidsBooksFriday #kidlit

Today’s theme sent me on a quick search to see which picture book sequels I had somehow missed - this has been added to my wish list! Sequel to the gorgeous ‘Journey’. #kidsbooksfriday

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@libraryella.bsky.social · 6d ago

I just read White Bird by R J Palacio, which isnt a sequel as such but is framed as a character from Wonder speaking to his grandmother about her childhood (escaping the Nazis). It’s a graphic novel so very quick to read & well worth it.

My takeaways: fund libraries (school + public). Make school libraries statutory. Fund author visits (self serving but still valid). Fund books in early years hubs. Teach parents/carers how to read with young children. Make national year of reading a decade. Focus on SEND readers. Focus on poverty.

A very happy Ross MacKenzie seeing the new special edition of The Nowhere Emporium for the first time! Swipe to see some of the fabulous new illustrations by Mariano Epelbaum and head to our website to pre-order your copy! discoverkelpies.co.uk/.../adv.../n...

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Dr Elizabeth Mackintosh@drelizabethmac1.bsky.social · 6d ago

A prequel not a sequel but these are epic eco fables #NicolaDavies @fireflypress.bsky.social

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Carrie@carrieprimary.bsky.social · 6d ago

I loved sequels/series recently. Artezans, Greenwild, Inkbound, Rumblestar, The House with Chicken Legs, Dead Good Detectives, Crookhaven. As ever, probably a million I’ve missed!

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Katie ♥️💜💙@katiebruce.bsky.social · 6d ago

The Impossible Creatures sequel is just as much fun as the first! Kiddo highly recommends the Deadendia graphic novel series by Hamish Steele Also The Witch Boy series by Lee Knox Ostertag Obviously Louie Stowell's Loki series