Calling all 11-18 year-old tortured poets! Get yourselves down to Watney Market Idea Store this Thursday!
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Look what just arrived from @bookclubsinschools.bsky.social ! Excited to open it up this afternoon!
To celebrate the publication of Jon Klassen's new Your Places board books, we've created a complete guide to all of his books published by Walker! Read now and discover your new favourite 👀 walker.co.uk/where-to-sta...
Where to Start Reading Jon Klassen
Bestselling author-illustrator Jon Klassen’s work is a staple of the picture book world. To celebrate the upcoming publication of his new board books, here is a complete guide to all of his books publ...
walker.co.uk
Amazing day in Cambridge with @firststory.bsky.social today! Big thanks to everyone involved!
Yet another amazing @firststory.bsky.social session with @adamzed.bsky.social today! Our students are on the cusp of being published writers - exciting!
The Global Literature in Libraries Initiative has a lovely look at comics that teach critical thinking, featuring two of our greatest philosophers… my wife, and Mafalda. "No Rules Tonight is an exciting exploration of critical thinking, resistance, and self-discovery" @penguinschoollib.bsky.social
#IBLPKidLit: Thinking Outside the Panels: Exploring Thinkers Through Comics & Graphic Novels
Today’s post is all about Thinkers—but with a twist! Instead of traditional novels, we’re diving into how comics, graphic novels, and visual storytelling challenge us to think critically, question …
glli-us.org
My piece in the Sunday Times about reading graphic novels for pleasure, with recommendations by teachers and experts. www.thetimes.com/culture/book...
The 9 best graphic novels for kids – recommended by teachers
Time-travelling penguins and alligator crime-fighters are some of the colourful characters encouraging children to read more
thetimes.com
We’re having to keep a set of Bunny vs Monkey per class in our primary library to make it fair at the moment and it’s STILL not enough copies. In my fifteen plus years of librarianship I’ve never seen anything at *quite* this scale. Thank you @jamiesmart.bsky.social
@literacy-trust.bsky.social We’re starting to get very excited about the impending launch of the new library at Sir William Burrough School that we’re supporting! Always very special to help a new library into the world!
Very happy to see this beautiful book start to arrive with the 52 awesome contributors - featuring LGBTQ+ folk from all walks of life talking about what brings them JOY! Out April!
James Aldridge@jamesaldridgeart.bsky.social · last yr.A much needed book in current climate - proud to be invited to contribute to A Year of Pride & Joy by @simonjamesgreen.bsky.social illustrated by @ruthburrows.bsky.social & published by @magiccatpublishing.bsky.social - 52 LGBTQ+ people sharing their passions abramsandchronicle.co.uk/products/978...
A lot of incredible spontaneous model making has been happening in the library recently!
Absolutely magic session with our @firststory.bsky.social writers yesterday - thank you @adamzed.bsky.social !
I’ve mentioned this before, but if you’re short on cash but have an urge to shop, go to your library digital apps and browse the books, audiobooks, movies, shoes, magazines. It works really well to give you the same feeling without spending the cash. (Plus you’re supporting public libraries.) 💙📚
Year 5 are currently united in their love of Tyger but somewhat divided in whether it’s ’better’ than Varjak Paw. @whatsfsaid.bsky.social
Incredible what you can learn from books! We’re having a browse of ‘Listified’ in the office and we’ve just found out about a species of Salamander that can go seven years without even moving! #mood
Excited to add these two gothic lovelies to our library today!
Me to a year 7 - We’re almost two terms in - how are you finding secondary school Student - I love it! And do you know why? Because there’s a library!!!!
This series of five audio essays about the power of children’s stories, written and narrated by the brilliant Katherine Rundell, is gorgeously clever and wise www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/serie...
BBC Sounds - The Lion, the Witch and the Wonder by Katherine Rundell - Available Episodes
Listen to the latest episodes of The Lion, the Witch and the Wonder by Katherine Rundell on BBC Sounds.
bbc.co.uk
THE HISTORY OF INFORMATION. A history of information and information technology but also disinformation. I've been working on this book for 17 years. You can see some pages and order here: www.chrishaughton.com/hoi
The History of Information - Chris Haughton
disinformation, chris haughton, information, noam chomsky
chrishaughton.com
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