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Must-Read Illustrated Children's Fiction: May 2025 Releases alibrarylady.blog/2025/05/08/mus… Great new titles from Usborne Publishing Mikka @ Everything With Words Barrington Stoke

Join Jenny Pearson, Martin Stewart and Sara Stanley as we discuss the topic: 'Teachers Make Great Children's Authors.' Online Thursday, 15th May at 7.00 pm vimeo.com/event/4929900/…

'One of the beautiful things about poetry for me is capturing speech patterns.' Matt Goodfellow,. You can watch or read the full interview here justimagine.co.uk/2025/05/11/the… Otter-Barry Books Roy James Moss Jo Bowers UKLA

[1] My new book #THIRST will be published by Pushkin Press on 11 Sept. It's a teen folk horror about a malevolent river worshipped for generations by the village of Maimsbury. I can't wait for you all to get swept away with Gorse and Faye. This gorgeous cover's by 🇺🇦 Natalie Smillie 🇺🇦. ->

'If you were to take the performance side of poetry and story away, I would still do it, but magic would be lost.' Oliver Sykes. Full interview here justimagine.co.uk/2025/05/13/we-… #poetry #readingforpleasure #primaryeducation #primaryteachers

Deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Aidan Chambers. His reflections on reading, the environments that nurture it, and the centrality of talk have profoundly shaped the way I understand and teach literature. His influence will remain with me always.

Our weekend round-up of book reviews! Thank you Stephen Dilley Ed Finch Nicola Garrard Jayne Gould @sconnor7.bsky.social Helen Jones📕 for your reviews this week: justimagine.co.uk/childrens-book…

Exciting opportunity for UK schools! Friends at World Kid Lit: global literature for young people are launching a new award celebrating Reading For Pleasure with an international dimension. They would LOVE to hear from teachers and schools who are interested in being involved. Let me know if you'd like to hear more.

Only two weeks until ESCAPE ROOM: GAME ZERO is published by Nosy Crow and I'm delighted to reveal the Waterstones Exclusive Edition is now available to pre-order! Sprayed edges, author Q&A and an exclusive guide to the world of The Escape. Waterstones Kids shorturl.at/pzz8i

"Really good prose often takes a step back so the story can move forward. But with poetry, the words get equal billing with whatever it is they’re saying." My interview with John Arno Lawson is here justimagine.co.uk/2025/05/23/wis… Joy Court Lynda Graham Mrs V 🌻 Roy James Moss

The more I study it, the more I understand that it's nutrition and that not having it is an absence. Colette Hiller. The final interview in our #CLiPPA series. Roy James Moss Pie Corbett Quarto Kids National Poetry Day justimagine.co.uk/2025/05/24/__t…

A bumper bank holiday round-up of book reviews for you. Thank you Stephen Dilley Ed Finch Branwen Bingle, Laura Spargo Theresa Gooda, Lisa Hagan, Gethin Wallace, Jayne Truran, Helen Dearing Jane Branson Anna Rushall and Roy James Moss for all your reviews:

Reading has never been cooler - discover the new Reading Gladiators 2025-26 challenge and celebration. Sign up before the end of June to receive your books before the end of term. Join Nikki Gamble Jo Bowers and Roy James Moss on Wednesday at 4.00 to find out more. Register

Here’s our weekend round-up of book reviews for you. Thank you Ed Finch Helen Jones📕 Theresa Gooda, Rebecca Kennedy Gethin Wallace, Ann Cowling and Anne Thompson for your reviews this week: justimagine.co.uk/childrens-book…

Just Imagine Helen Jones📕 Rebecca Kennedy Anne Thompson Nikki Gamble Usborne Publishing Faber Children's Quarto Kids Andersen Press Otter-Barry Books Jo Bowers Roy James Moss I love Sam's thoughtful review of the Wizard of Earthsea adaptation.

Our selection panel couldn't resist Alex Wharton Red Sky in the Morning for Year 5 Reading Gladiators. ‘manages to mix a love for nature alongside a love for language.’ ‘Encouraging the reader to be creative… to find a poem that sparks our imagination.’ Jane Atkin

Come on, #ReadingGladiators! Primary teachers! Check out these smashing books, inspiring authors & creative activities to ignite young readers: readinggladiators.org.uk Great to see Jhalak Prize-winning Nathanael Lessore on the Yr 6 lists! Just Imagine Jo Bowers Nikki Gamble

Thank you for the heads up Nicola Garrard We are so excited for this coming year. Great books, fabulous authors and illustrators, and best of all, a wonderful book-loving community with international participation this year 🥰

Checking the The Bookseller Children's chart and if just 9,498 of you could pop into your favourite bookshop this week to pick up a copy of ESCAPE ROOM: GAME ZERO, I might have a chance of achieving my childhood dream of appearing on Top of the Pops AND Jackanory!

An exciting look into the future with Cathy Rogers & Madeleine Rogers, This is sure to be a big hit with Reading Gladiators this year. '‘Fascinating and inspiring’ Filled ‘with visions of the wonders of tomorrow’ Roy James Moss GMC & Button Books