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Nicolette Jones @nicolettejones.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Chris Naylor-Ballesteros from his picturebook The Teacup, about preconceptions and, eventually, a welcome and a reunion for a stranger. Simple imagery suggests creatures and setting, using colours that are different but harmonise. Nosy Crow 2 July. @nosycrow.bsky.social

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Stephen Dilley @stephenjdilley.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

88. Tadpole Summer by @catherinebruton.bsky.social What a beautiful, wondrous, sad, healing novel - about childhood illness and grief and family and nature, written with such empathy and tenderness. A very special and important book, for middle-grade readers and for all ages. @nosycrow.bsky.social

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Jacqui Sydney 📚 @jacquisydney.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Huge thanks to @hannahprutton.bsky.social @nosycrow.bsky.social for sending a proof of @catherinebruton.bsky.social’s fabulous new read, Tadpole Summer. Out 07/05 for 9+ readers 🐸 #KidlitUK #UKKidlit

The book, the cover of which shows a pond with lily pads in shades of blue and yellow, its proof and a matching origami frog.

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BookTrust @booktrust.org.uk · 01/02/2026

Every month, we review dozens of books for children and teenagers. Here are the ones we like best in February 💙 bit.ly/487zIVT

A collage of colourful picture books. White text on an orange background reads books we love in February.

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Joshua Seigal - 'YAPPING AWAY' out now! @joshuaseigal.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

If you see this, give it a share? I’m over here now from X. For very good reason, but I do miss the engagement I had over there.. #BookSky #EduSky

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Big Green Books @biggreenbooks.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

SIGNED BOOK NEWS! Witch Trial by Harriet Tyce (yeah, that author off of The Traitors) is out next month. "Who's telling the truth? Who can be trusted? Let the Witch Trial begin... SIGNED COPIES HERE! www.biggreenbookshop.com/signed-copie...

front cover of Witch Trial by Harriet Tyce.

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Sarah Todd Taylor @sarahtoddtaylor.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

Bookpost and it's incredible!!!! The next beauty from @piudg.bsky.social. I made the mistake of thinking I'd 'dip in' and now I can't leave the house because it's incredible! More later...... (thank you @nosycrow.bsky.social xxx)

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Gita Ralleigh @gitaralleigh.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

A very exciting proof! #thegoldenmonkeymystery by the wonderful @piudg.bsky.social - out in January 2026 from @nosycrow.bsky.social #ukkidlit #kidlituk

Cover of proof copy of The Golden Monkey Mystery with an orange monkey holding an emerald

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Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

Been mostly reading adult books but now it's time to return to the kidlit TBR... #KidLitUK First stop will be The Golden Monkey Mystery by @piudg.bsky.social 🐒 Cover illo by Helen Crawford-White. I've been looking forward to this one as I loved Secrets of the Snakestone. @nosycrow.bsky.social

My hand holding up a book. The background of the cover is black and on it is a stylised orange monkey holding a greenish blueish jewel. The white, hand-lettered title, curving around the monkey and its tail, reads The Golden Monkey Mystery. The author's name, Piu Dasgupta, is written on the monkey's arm in black. The background behind the book is my rainforest wallpaper which, accidentally, fits the theme of the book as it's set partly in a jungle in Bengal.

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Hannah Prutton @hannahprutton.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Fly my pretties fly! Proof copies of @piudg.bsky.social’s next daring adventure are winging their way out, each accompanied by their own shimmering golden monkey… can you solve #TheGoldenMonkeyMystery? Publishing in January 2026 with @nosycrow.bsky.social!

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Jacqui Sydney 📚 @jacquisydney.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Very excited to receive a proof of The Golden Monkey Mystery by @piudg.bsky.social, having loved Secrets of the Snakestone. Out 15/01 for 9+ readers, huge thanks go to @hannahprutton.bsky.social @nosycrow.bsky.social 🐒 #KidlitUK #UKKidlit

The proof and its press release tied up with string.

The unwrapped proof and press release. The cover shows a smiling golden monkey holding a green gem in its front paws.

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Jacqui Sydney 📚 @jacquisydney.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

I couldn’t put middle grade thriller Avalanche by Simon Fox down when I read it on NetGalley. Huge thanks to @hannahprutton.bsky.social @nosycrow.bsky.social for this physical copy - I’m celebrating by resharing the link to my review below. worldssmallestlibrary.wordpress.com/2025/08/31/a...

The book, the cover of which shows a boy in skiing gear running away from snowy mountains towards the reader, and its press release.

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Alastair Chisholm @alastairc.com · 25/06/2025

My #middlegrade book this week is Abena Eyeson's #RunningMyOwnRace, a lovely story of finding your own identity and standing up for yourself. Kofi is caught between two worlds – which will he choose? 👉 alastairc.com/i-am-reading... @eyesab2.bsky.social @nosycrow.bsky.social #KidLitUk #IAmReading

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Running My Own Race by Abena Eyeson

I Am Reading: Running My Own Race by Abena Eyeson

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Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

I have not heard so much organic discussion and praise for a book as I have of this in AGES. One to watch, I can't wait! #KidlitUK

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Nosy Crow | Children's Books @nosycrow.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

Zip off with Maisie for her next globetrotting adventure in Maisie Vs The Himalayas by @jackjackman.bsky.social. Now on NetGalley... Only for the most daring of readers! 👉 ow.ly/UBec50WaBO5

Request to read Maisie Vs The Himalayas on NetGalley UK! This middle-grade adventure written by Jack Jackman and published by Nosy Crow is out on 14 August 2025.

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Jack Jackman @jackjackman.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

Just two months till MAISIE VS THE HIMALAYAS, the 2nd book in the MAISIE VS series, is out in the world! 🧡🗻🦇 🧗‍♀️🧨 #maisievsantarctica #mgadventures #kidslit

A picture of the cover of the book Maisie vs the Himalayas.

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Rashmi Sirdeshpande @rashmiwriting.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Here it is! The beautiful cover of THIS IS WHO I AM. Out 4th Sept. Words by me, art by Ruchi Mhasane. A second gen immigrant story and a celebration of identity and belonging to two worlds. 💛 @andersenpress.bsky.social

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Rashmi Sirdeshpande @rashmiwriting.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Running My Own Race by Abena Eyeson is a brilliant book about finding your place in the world, following your dreams and standing up for yourself. Readers will love Kofi. I did. Out 3 July. @nosycrow.bsky.social

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Rashmi Sirdeshpande @rashmiwriting.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

Exciting book post! Running My Own Race - a debut MG by Abena Eyeson. Striking cover design by Bex Glendining. A story about a boy who gets a sports scholarship to a prestigious school and has to find a way to forge his own path and follow his athletic dreams. Out in July. @nosycrow.bsky.social

Cover of Running My Own Race by Abena Eyeson. The cover shows a young Black boy in a vest, shorts and sneakers getting ready to run a race with a determined look on his face. Cover design by Bex Glendining.

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Gita Ralleigh @gitaralleigh.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

Sunday #bookstack topped & tailed by proof of new middle grade #runningmyownrace by @eyesab2.bsky.social (out July 3rd) & picture book #ImGoingtoMakeaFriend by @darrenchetty.bsky.social (out May 13th) both of which I loved! 💙💜 #kidlituk

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Rukiya Shanthi @rukiyashanthi.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

great to see @eyesab2.bsky.social 's Running My Own Race in here 👏🏽 🙌🏽 📖

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Eric Swalwell @ericswalwell.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

Reading is fundamental!

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Jacqui Sydney 📚 @jacquisydney.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Have heard great things about Running My Own Race by @eyesab2.bsky.social so am very excited to receive this fabulous proof. Out 03/07 for 9+ readers, huge thanks to @hannahprutton.bsky.social @nosycrow.bsky.social 🏃🏾‍♂️

The book, the cover of which shows a Black boy crouching in a starting position on a running track, together with its press release, postcard and bag of plantain chips.

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Christopher Edge @christopheredge.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

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

Image of the exclusive Waterstones edition of Escape Room: Game Zero

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Hannah Prutton @hannahprutton.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Dancing the happiest of dances in the @nosycrow.bsky.social nest this morning!

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The Bookseller @thebookseller.com · 12/05/2025

The winner of Children's Publisher of the Year (sponsored by Publiship) is Nosy Crow✨ “The amount and range of work that goes on at Nosy Crow is incredible,” said the judges #Nibbies #BritishBookAwards

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SF Said @whatsfsaid.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

A thought for the new term. READING FOR PLEASURE is the most important thing in education: more important than any test scores, or any of the hoops we make our kids jump through. So whatever else you do, please never stop helping kids find books to read & love. It will change their lives! #literacy

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Claire Linney Author @clairelinney.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

It’s publication day for Time Tub Travellers: Circus Mystery. If you enjoy time travel, adventure, the thrilling world of the Victorian circus and you don’t know who Pablo Fanque is…you need this book. Suitable for 8+ year olds and wise adults who know the joy of reading kids books. #kidlituk

The book Time Tub Travellers: Circus Mystery by Claire Linney is nestled on red and white stars on a patterned African print fabric background

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Hannah Prutton @hannahprutton.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

WE'RE HIRING!! Come join the @nosycrow.bsky.social publicity dream team with me, @becmason26.bsky.social and @thesianpages.bsky.social 📚 Apply here! nosycrow.com/job/publicit...

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Becka Mason @becmason26.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Come and say hi to me and (blue-haired, uber cool, super lovely) @thesianpages.bsky.social at the #FCBG25 conference! We've got SO MANY amazing @nosycrow.bsky.social books and we can't wait to talk about them this weekend!🤩

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Scoobiesue2 @scoobiesue2.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Amazing first day of the Federation of Children's Book Groups 2025 Conference! So many wonderful publishers, so many gorgeous books! #fcbg25

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Hannah Prutton @hannahprutton.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

WE'RE HIRING!! Come join the @nosycrow.bsky.social publicity dream team with me, @becmason26.bsky.social and @thesianpages.bsky.social 📚 Apply here! nosycrow.com/job/publicit...

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Waterstones @waterstones.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

The spectacular shortlist for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize 2025 is here! 🥳 Chosen by booksellers across the country, there's magic on every page, whatever their age. Discover the amazing shortlisted authors and illustrators here: bit.ly/3w9ZuZb #WCBP25

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Alastair Chisholm @alastairc.com · 01/02/2025

I’m supporting @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social's brilliant #ReadItForward campaign this February – buy any children's book from them (hopefully mine!), and they'll donate 10% to @booktrust.org.uk and @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social! More here 👉 alastairc.com/blog/2025013... #KidLitUK

A poster for the Bookshop.org READ IT FORWARD campaign. Poster reads: "10% of all children's book sales go to BookTrust and Scottish Book Trust in February 2025". Poster shows two book covers – I AM WOLF and I AM RAVEN, both by Alastair Chisholm.

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Catherine Bruton @catherinebruton.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

I’m supporting #ReadItForward! Buy Bird Boy or No Ballet Shoes in Syria during February and @bookshop_org_uk will donate 10% to @BookTrust and @scottishbktrust uk.bookshop.org/p/books/bird-b… @nosycrow.bsky.social @hannahprutton.bsky.social

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Nosy Crow | Children's Books @nosycrow.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

We’ve got something to crow about! On 1st February 2025, #RachelKellehar becomes Publisher of the Nosy Crow list, with editorial responsibility for all areas of Nosy Crow’s #publishing. Read the full press release on @the-bookseller.bsky.social: lnkd.in/eJV2wYDi

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Maisie Chan 🐼 CHI CHI THE PANDA out now! 🎋 @maisiechanwrites.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

OMG! PLR you little beauty! Debut authors in the U.K. sign up for Public Lending Rights! PLR is wonderful especially the more books you write.

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SF Said @whatsfsaid.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

TEACHERS, LIBRARIANS, PARENTS! If you're looking for a free bookish activity for your kids, here's a lesson-long virtual school visit I did with @booktrust.bsky.social, all about how I went from being a young reader to writing books like Varjak Paw & Tyger! #BookSky www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWHw...

Author SF Said with covers of his books Varjak Paw and Tyger

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Books for Keeps, the children's books review journal @booksforkeeps.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

We're delighted to be interviewing the four authors shortlisted for the children's category of the Nero Book Awards. Up now, @catherinebruton.bsky.social talks to @joyisreading.bsky.social about her moving & powerful story, BIRD BOY 🌟#KidLit @nosycrow.bsky.social booksforkeeps.co.uk/article/an-i...

Photograph of author Catherine Bruton. Her book Bird Boy is shortlisted for the children's category of the Nero Book Awards. She has long dark hair and is smiling into the camera.

Part of the cover of Bird Boy by Catherine Bruton which is shortlisted for the children's category of the Nero Book Awards. You can see the title plus illustration of a young boy holding a bird of prey on his wrist. The book is one of many reviewed on the Books for Keeps website and there is also a new interview with author Catherine Bruton.

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