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The National Library of Scotland just officially bought Motherbunnet! Wait? What? Yes! THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF SCOTLAND JUST OFFICIALLY BOUGHT MOTHERBUNNET! 😜🥳🥳 I'm still a little stuck for words. (Apart from those ones 👆🏼)

Next Sunday (15th) is Fathers’ Day so here are some poems about fathers by top children’s poets. brian-moses.blogspot.com/2022/06/father… Kate Williams Carole Bromley Colin West Mark Bird (DreamBeastPoems) The Klangaroo Out Now! Jane Newberry Sue Hardy-Dawson💙 Debra Bertulis Jumping Jules Poetry Julie Anna Douglas Neal Zetter Poetry

Name that’s making me smile today: go-away birds. These African birds are known for grumpily yelling “g’wa-ay” when they’re disturbed. 📷: Bernard Dupont, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Term that’s making me smile today: spring ephemerals. They’re woodland wildflowers that grow stems and leaves early each spring, bloom briefly, produce seed, and then wither, often leaving no trace of their existence aboveground for the rest of the year.

Words of Wonder for June

Word that’s making me smile today: qarrtsiluni. In the Arctic, Inuk hunters wrote a song to honour each whale they took. They’d sit together quietly in darkness, waiting for the burst of creativity that would give birth to the song. That quiet expectation was called qarrtsiluni.

Attie Lime: Finding Your Voice childrenspoetrysummit.com/2025/06/12/att… via 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧'𝐬 𝐏𝐨𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭

Frog was once a prince Now he evades all kisses– Happier in this #shape (My 📸) #vss365 #haiku

The Dirigible Balloon will be uploading more poems next week as part of their summer flight. Whereas this time the amount is half that of the massive number floated in October 2024, the quality and diversity of poems will still be something to celebrate. JH #PoetryForChildren 🎈

Today some Grade 3 students and I got our poetry-writing juices flowing by brainstorming uses for toothbrushes. They quickly moved from listing practical uses (cleaning household items) to discussing if trees could use toothbrushes to scratch their itchy bark. Kids are the best.

New blog post: More stories behind the poems by top children’s poets. brian-moses.blogspot.com Neal Zetter Poetry Kathryn Beevor Julie Anna Douglas Rhiannon Oliver Stefan Karlsson

Word that’s making me smile today: flodge. It’s a 17th century term for a puddle. 📷: hedera.baltica from Wrocław, Poland, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Jennifer Thomas !!! I guess I am quite a fan of flodges, and am always looking for a good reflection on one to take a picture.

The litmag that Jennifer McMahon and I run is open for Short Story subs for our competition just until 30th June. We're all caught up with the inbox and would love to see more. Don't sit on your work. Send it! Judged by Nuala O'Connor. Cash prizes! Details: frazzledlit.com

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Word that’s making me smile today: springle. It’s a 15th century word that means to sparkle. 📷: ~lzee~, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons