Our #BookOfTheDay is a laugh-out-loud story about two snails on a mission to save the world from a dastardly gastropod plot. #SnailsOfTheUnexpected by Terrie Chilvers (Terrie Chilvers) and Brenda Figueroa (Brenda Figueroa) is a joy: booktrust.org.uk/book-recommend… Firefly Press

7 South Asian-American Picture Books of Joy - Pragmatic Mom buff.ly/BcXR2TQ via PragmaticMom #ReadYourWorld #SouthAsian #AAPI #KidLit #AsianPacificAmericanHeritageMonth

We start our annual #JhalakShowcase TOMORROW. Each day we will shine a spotlight on a longlisted writer with reviews, interviews, book #giveaways and exclusive readings! We can't WAIT! THREE longlists mean 36 AMAZING! writers to shout about! #jhalakprize25

I'm so deeply in love with the @BookTrust #BookTrustStorytime Prize shortlist. Shortlisted books have been devoured by 60,000 kids in libraries across the land! The winner will be announced at 6:30pm on Wednesday night! Thank you to all the amazing librarians who made this happen

Letter in the Guardian. Thank you, Mrs Mansfield!

We're delighted to announce the #IndieBookAwards 2025 shortlist. Championing the best paperbacks of the summer, the books are curated by independent bookshops as part of #IndieBookshopWeek (14 - 21 June). Find out more in the 🔗 in our bio. #ChooseBookshops 🧡

Time for playground poetry? Then check out my blog on ways to play! childrenspoetrysummit.com/2025/05/08/ter… 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧'𝐬 𝐏𝐨𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭 Let’s get the ropes / balls out! Kids Poet Tree Poetry Foundation Rebecca the Reader

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Ideal reading books for ten-year-olds. Titles include stories by Gary Crew, Marcus Sedgwick, Susan Coolidge, Jamila Gavin and Charlie Higson schoolreadinglist.co.uk/reading-lists-… #homelearning #kidlit

Calling all illustrator friends! I’ve just made this drawing for Kathryn Beevor ‘s forthcoming children’s poetry collection. The book is in aid of 2 very worthy charities. If you can spare time in creating a b&w illustration, please email [email protected] for details 😊

3:30pm TODAY on ⁦BBC Radio 4⁩ The language that changed the world Word of Mouth Michael Rosen hears the story of the origin of all Indo-European languages from author Laura Spinney. Today, nearly half of humanity speaks an Indo-European language. bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

Year 4 KS2 recommended reading list for books for school pupils aged 8-9. Authors include Jenny McLachlan, Kate Wilkinson, S.F Said & David Solomons schoolreadinglist.co.uk/reading-lists-… #kidlit

3:30pm TODAY on BBC Radio 4 The Welsh Language with Huw Stephens at the Hay Festival Word of Mouth In a special recording at the Hay Festival, Michael Rosen 💙💙🎓🎓 NICE 爷爷 talks to bilingual Welsh radio & television presenter Huw Stephens about the Welsh language. bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

Ideal reading books for ten-year-olds including works by Robert Swindells, Christopher Lloyd, Dick King-Smith, Michael Morpurgo & Beverley Naidoo. schoolreadinglist.co.uk/reading-lists-… #kidlit

We've seen what can happen when local services, community networks, childcare, education, health & culture professionals come together & empower families to harness the power of shared reading. Let's make this a reality for every child: booktrust.org.uk/about-us/readi… #ReadingRights

Join us for a fabulous evening next week at Waterstones Gower Street with this year's Jhalak Prize shortlistees as we celebrate and discuss their writing: waterstones.com/events/gower-s…

Next leg of the tour of my one-man show about recovery and survival 'Getting Through It' is in Warwick on June 11. Hope to see you there: warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/nth-m…

Children's books are seldom taken seriously by adults, yet they're the books that make us readers in the first place. They shape us at the deepest levels, and they stay with us forever. So I think children's books are really THE MOST IMPORTANT BOOKS OF ALL!