Book mail is the best mail! 💌 Looking forward to finishing the Toby Bean trilogy by @sallywrites.bsky.social! #books #amreading
Sally Doherty
@sallywrites.bsky.social
MG author: Toby and the Silver Blood Witches, Max and Monty with Collins Primary Winner of the Book Bloggers' Novel of the Year Award 2022 Owned by three-legged rescue dog ME/CFS https://linktr.ee/SallyDoherty
Bag a bargain and a totally brilliant book by @sallywrites.bsky.social on Amazon. A pound, for heaven's sake! What have you got to lose?!
Sally Doherty@sallywrites.bsky.social · 6mo agoSuper excited to be lucky enough to get a Kindle Daily Deal today (which basically means that Amazon boosts your ebook) 🥳 After a very barren sales month, this was much needed All three Toby Bean ebooks are 99p for TODAY ONLY Seven hours more to go to hopefully get more sales🤞🏻 #ukkidlit #bluesky
As grown-ups we can often fall into the trap of leaning towards serious or ‘issue heavy’ kid’s books, forgetting that kids also need and deserve books that just bring joy. So for #KidsBooksFriday this week, what are your top fun / silly / joyful book recommendations? #KidLitUK #UKKidLit #KidLit
Welcome one and all to this special 10 year celebration of #ukteenchat with the 1st guests the chat ever had, the fabulous @ambercaraveo.bsky.social and @joannamoult.bsky.social of Skylark Literary 🎉 Remember to use the # so your tweets are seen and give us a wave if you're here 👋 #writingcommunity
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The Darley Anderson Illustration Agency has launched the Darley Anderson Illustration Mentorship Prize 2026, a new opportunity designed to support and spotlight emerging illustrators from under-represented backgrounds 👇 #BookSky
Darley Anderson launches Illustration Mentorship Prize 2026 to champion under-represented talent
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This topic could not be more important at the moment Highly recommend Boy Everywhere by @amdassu.bsky.social It reply helps depict a refugee’s journey in a very human light #ukkidlit
Marianne Doherty@mariannedoherty.bsky.social · 6mo agoMy 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
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
Exciting delivery this week! Look at this beauty 😍 I LOVED the first book in this series - one of my top reads from last year - so this sequel has soared to the top of my reading pile When the tattoo on your hand signals your fate! @prleathley.bsky.social #kidlituk #ukkidlit #booksky
📣 PLEASE BID 📣 Not only are these great books for kids (-and not-kids like me!) but you'd be donating to a really good cause. What's not to like??
Sally Doherty@sallywrites.bsky.social · 7mo agoA giftset of my trilogy plus bookmark & soft toy bat is currently in an auction if anyone would like to bid for it (Donated by one of my lovely friends) The auction is raising funds to publish a picture book by Anne Roache who sadly passed away in 2025 Link in next post 👇🏻 #ukkidlit #kidlituk
Some of my favourite WW2 middle grade books. All have a slightly different slant to some of the commonly read class texts and would be good for a teacher wanting to switch it up this term.
2026 is the National Year of Reading and here is the first in my ONE MINUTE INTERVIEW series to introduce books through their creators, and give a flavour for each book and its interesting creation process! This week you’ll meet incomparable author and illustrator @louiestowell.bsky.social ❤️
Out now, middle grade The Night I Borrowed Time by @ihussainwriter.bsky.social is a brilliant time-travel adventure that also looks at the effects of parental separation and Partition. @puffinbooksuk.bsky.social #KidlitUK #UKKidlit worldssmallestlibrary.wordpress.com/2026/01/18/t...
The Night I Borrowed Time by Iqbal Hussain
Cover illustration copyright © Hazem Asif, 2026 In one of those bizarre coincidences that happen from time to time, a review copy of this new title arrived in the post less than an hour after I had…
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Just finished The Middler by Kirsty Applebaum. Maggie is fantastic narrator whose struggles to accept her place in the world are very relatable. The dystopian setting is brilliantly imagined with thought-provoking themes of misinformation and abuse of power @nosycrow.bsky.social #KidLitUK #UKKidLit
We’re only just started the year and already things feel even more grim than they already were. So for #KidsBooksFriday this week, what books can we put in the hands of kids to encourage them question, challenge and think for themselves? #KidLitUK #UKKidLit #KidLit
I had intended to take this week off #KidsBooksFriday, but somehow I feel a sudden urge to celebrate funny, readable books by folk who are not despicable humans. Please do join me with your recommendations. #KidLitUK #UKKidLit
#EduSky #UKKidLit #KidLit Help! Recommendations of books for a book obsessed 3 year old! Already has/can repeat from memory all Julia Donaldsons, Oi book series, lots of Beatrix Potter, most the Kelpies imprint picturebooks 🏴 & various others. I want to put together a monthly book gift for 2026 🙏
Just finished a proof of @rashmiwriting.bsky.social's new book and it is a marvel! Witty, cleverly-observed, with a charming main character who is also a massive doofus. I love a massive doofus! (Don't tell Hari I think he's a doofus)
A shout out to all the fab #indiebookshops. You can find them on this list on my profile: bsky.app/profile/did:... #KidsBooksFriday #KidLitUK #UKKidLit #KidLit #BookSky
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
Astra Firestar by @stuartwhitewm.bsky.social is somehow FREE on Kindle atm! A thrilling race through space & time. I LOVED it when I read it. Sharing my full review below because there isn’t enough room here to sing its praises Doctor Who for kids (& adults!) Link in next post #UKkidlit #booksky
Oh joy of Joys! Finally the world of Agatha Christie meets the world of children’s books! Little Miss Marple in a middle at the vicarage &Mr Poirot in mischief on the Nile! #PictureBookFriday so much fun and perfect for kids @farshorebooks.bsky.social tomsbookcorner.wordpress.com/2025/11/14/l...
Little Miss Marple – Muddle at the Vicarage & Mr. Poirot – Mischief on the Nile by Adam Hargreaves inspired by Roger Hargreaves and Agatha Christie
The Books in Rhyme… Ladies and Gentleman: Mr Poirot, The worlds greatest detective I’ll have you know! Solving a crime on a ship on the Nile, The Contessa’s pearl necklace not see…
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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
My 20-minute 1-2-1 ASK ME ANYTHING slots are now live. Trialling two dates for now: 1-2pm and 7-8pm GMT on 13th and 20th Nov. These aren’t critique/feedback sessions. They’re to help marginalised writers navigate UK children’s publishing. UK only. Link to book in my bio. 💛📖 #KidLitUK
Rashmi Sirdeshpande@rashmiwriting.bsky.social · 9mo agoBecause I'm entering the busiest year of my literal life... I think I've managed to get Calendly to work so I can finally set up those free online Ask Me Anything sessions to help marginalized writers navigate UK children's publishing. Now to figure out how to promote them.
Happy publication day to @emmaread.bsky.social !! I loved Milton the Mighty and The House Trap so I know this one will be brilliant too! Three children wake up on Christmas Day to find their parents have disappeared 👀 Inspired by The Day of the Triffids😮 #kidlituk @chickenhousebooks.bsky.social
‘If you’re disabled, you’re not ill.’ Sir Charlie Mayfield (author of the Keep Britain Working review) This is who’s shaping UK disability employment policy. Shocking, he doesn’t even understand the basics. I’m disabled because I’m chronically ill with #MECFS.
Like most people I automatically switch to @barringtonstoke.bsky.social too. Fabulous books for all learners. Also important to champion that authentic voice which is why I've chosen Wider than the Sea by @serenamolloy.bsky.social
