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Nicolette Jones @nicolettejones.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

#NewIllustrationOfTheDay. Unusual collaboration between two illustrators, Oliver Jeffers and Kevin Waldron. From their picturebook A Day Off School, about FOMO when you stay at home. This colourful explosion suggests they had fun egging each other on. HarperCollins 16 July @harpercollins.bsky.social

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Nicolette Jones @nicolettejones.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Ruchi Mhasane: The Beautiful Layers of Me. Engaging visual storytelling about a child made to feel bad about traditional dress. On yesterday’s Inclusive Books for Children shortlists. Text by Sophia Payne, Walker Books. @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social @ibc-reads.bsky.social

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Nicolette Jones @nicolettejones.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

‪ In the rather unlikely event that you are eager to know more about what I'm up to, check out my relaunched website www.nicolettejones.com for books, blog, bio, events and gallery. Many thanks to those who can be bothered. This photo shows me dipping George Eliot's pen. @rsliterature.bsky.social

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Rebecca Cobb @rebeccacobb.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Look at this amazing shortlist of books - we are so happy to be included, thank you Oscar’s Book Prize! @mariesadulak.bsky.social @faberbooks.bsky.social

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Rebecca Cobb @rebeccacobb.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Happy Publication Day @mariesadulak.bsky.social and Alea Marley! ❤️🩷💚🩵

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Nicolette Jones @nicolettejones.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Helene Druvert, from her wow picturebook with laser-cut pages, The Glasshouse, about children who cultivate and enjoy nature in a glasshouse in a grey city. A precise, layered scene with a profusion of natural forms. Thames & Hudson 18 April. @thamesandhudson.bsky.social

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Nicolette Jones @nicolettejones.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

#NewIllustrationOfTheDay. Detail of a spread by Sarah Warburton from Basil Dreams Big by Lu Fraser. Basil the bat learns to believe in himself. Comic characterisation does not detract from the decorative pattern and the evocative atmosphere. Simon & Schuster 24 April. @simonandschuster.bsky.social

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Dan Wuori @danwuori.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

There’s something new on every page! I’ve written often about reading with your baby, noting that - at the very earliest stages - it’s okay to start small (a minute or less)… (Thread 🧵)

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Nicolette Jones @nicolettejones.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Mexican illustrator Juan Palomino from Letters in Charcoal, 1 of 8 books shortlisted for the Carnegie Prize for Illustration as announced yesterday afternoon. Text by Irene Vasco about a pueblo that learns to read. Publisher: Lantana. Folk art with a modern sensibility.

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Nicolette Jones @nicolettejones.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Richard Jones. Sweetness, softness, airiness & gorgeous colour from The Biggest Breakfast, a picturebook that promotes maths, memory and love of nature, with an accumulating crowd of animals and a foldout. From Simon & Schuster on 13 March. @simonandschuster.bsky.social

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Emily Randall-Jones @erandalljones.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

It's here! Thrilled to reveal 'The Scream of the Whistle' cover by the incredible Micaela Alcaino. It's May Eve, and the veil between worlds is thin. Join Ruby Darke on the ghost ride of her life... Out 5th June. Pre-order: shorturl.at/E5aXz shorturl.at/oLTwA

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Emily Randall-Jones @erandalljones.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

I've finally made it on here! I'm a proudly neurodivergent children's author so come connect if you don't mind babbles and rambles on all things books and whatever my special interest happens to be at the time. Also... COVER REVEAL AT 1PM TODAY!

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Nicolette Jones @nicolettejones.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Sydney Smith. From Ten-Word Tiny Tales of Love by Joseph Coelho & Friends, which uses 10 illustrators, one spread each. More to come from this book but the observation and the light in this picture! The stance of the little brother catches my heart. Walker Books 16 Jan.

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Kimberley @kkmortier.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

It is my goal as a librarian to get more people to realize that you can actually ASK us to buy books that you want to read! It helps us broaden our collections while helping authors get their books into the world.

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Nicolette Jones @nicolettejones.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Alex Latimer in Kikaseya Keitaro’s search-and-find book Dinosaur Hide-and-Seek. Can you spot the brachiosaurus? Throughout the book, the rich patterns of different landscapes camouflage the creatures. From OUP, 2 Jan. @alexlatimer.bsky.social @oxfordchildrens.bsky.social

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Nicolette Jones @nicolettejones.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

I’m approaching 1000 followers on Bluesky. To celebrate, when I reach 1000 I shall give away one of the following (au choix) to the 1000th follower. Then I might do it again a few more times before I reach the 7364 followers I used to have on Twitter.

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SF Said @whatsfsaid.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

As we move into the holidays, please remember: READING FOR PLEASURE has the biggest impact of any factor on children's life chances. So never stop sharing books with kids, talking about books, making books central to everything you do. Never stop changing their lives! #literacy #EduSky #books

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SF Said @whatsfsaid.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

READING ALOUD CHANGES CHILDREN'S LIVES FOREVER! Just 10 minutes a day can be enough to help them find the love of books, and become lifelong readers. So whatever else you do, always find the time to read aloud – and the more you do, the better! #literacy #reading #books

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Gaynor Andrews @gaynorandrews.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Hello, Bluesky. My debut picture book, Pandora and the Story Forge, was published in September. I write children's stories and poems (lots on the Dirigible Balloon website). Looking forward to finding my kidlit people here.

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Rashmi Sirdeshpande @rashmiwriting.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

As it’s Nonfiction November, I’m resharing some posts I wrote for BookTrust back when I was Writer in Residence, starting with this piece on how factual books can be a powerful form of storytelling that can grip young readers. www.booktrust.org.uk/news-and-fea... #KidLitUK

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How non-fiction is a powerful form of storytelling that can grip child readers

BookTrust Writer in Residence Rashmi Sirdeshpande explains why non-fiction is so crucial to share with children.

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Scott Evans, The Reader Teacher @thereaderteacher.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Hello Bluesky 👋 📒 My debut children’s book, ALL BRAINS ARE WONDERFUL, is publishing in February 2025! 🧠 🌟Huge thanks to Dr Rachel Williams, The Boy Fitz Hammond and b small publishing for bringing it to life so beautifully! 🔗 Pre-order it here: bsmall.co.uk/product/all-... #AllBrainsAreWonderful

Cover image of All Brains Are Wonderful by Scott Evans, illustrated by The Boy Fitz Hammond. The cover features a bright yellow background with a silhouette of a head and brain, filled with inclusive illustrations that symbolise the unique power and diversity of every brain. Text below the image reads ‘Out in February 2025’.

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Rashmi Sirdeshpande @rashmiwriting.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

THE HISTORY OF INFORMATION by @chrishaughton.bsky.social is top tier children’s nonfiction - stunning, insightful, and thought-provoking. A must for every classroom and library and in this age of disinformation, it’s the most important book you’ll read this year. #KidlitUK #KidBooksUK

Photo of The History of Information by Chris Haughton.

Photo of a page from The History of Information by Chris Haughton. This page is about newspapers.

A photo of a page from The History of Information by Chris Haughton. This one is about social change.

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Joanna Oldman @joannaoldman.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Huge congratulations, Lucas! What brilliant news ⭐️💫✨

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Dr Laura Varnam @drlauravarnam.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Really recommend this set of short essays about children’s fiction by the brilliant Katherine Rundell on BBC Sounds 👏

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Chris Haughton @chrishaughton.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

The history of information. A history of graphics told through graphics. Out now

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Ed Vere @edvere.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Hello, hello… I’m introducing myself here and hoping to find much less politics and many more bookish things. I’m Ed Vere and I make picture books for children… and grown ups. I put words and drawings together and hope for the best. Look forward to meeting you.

Art, blue sky, illustration, children’s books, writing, drawing, hope.

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Clare Helen Welsh @clarehelenwelsh.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Hello! I'm doing FREE virtual event for teachers, educators, librarians ...about the magic of wordless picture books! Please share while I work out how to use Blue Sky 😅📚 🗓️ DATE: 26th November 2024 ⏰ TIME: 7:00 PM @readingrocks.bsky.social wherereadingrocks.com/event/beyond...

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Nicolette Jones @nicolettejones.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Barcelona-based illustrator Julia Sarda. Hotel scene from above, drawn and Photoshopped, with little scenes going on within it. For the Hotel Balzaar, a novel by Kate DiCamillo of stories within stories and a little girl reunited with her father. From Walker Books 7 Nov.

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Kate Messner @katemessner.com · 12/11/2024

It's been fun seeing familiar faces pop up here this week! If you're just arriving & are an author, illustrator, educator, or librarian, here's a list of like-minded folks to follow: docs.google.com/spreadsheets... And here's how to add yourself to the list: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Kidlit Community on Bluesky Social (Responses)

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Simon Philip @simonphilipauthor.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

This is NOT clickbait - honest! So… IF YOU WANT TO SEE A VIDEO OF A CUTE CAT, READ THIS POST: shorturl.at/pVJmt (And if you want to find out about how many stories I've written, and my acquisition/rejection rate...)

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FAQ Friday #4: How many stories have you written?

As it turns out, fewer than I'd thought...

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Susie Dent @susiedentwords.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

Good morning. Word of the Day is as beautiful as it is underused. ‘Confelicity’ is finding joy in the happiness and success of others.

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Emma Reynolds @emmaillustrate.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

Book Twitter is here! Teachers & librarians & editors & publishers are here! BAT TWITTER IS ARRIVING Omg SUSIE DENT is here & vowing to do 'word of the day'! I am happy 🥰 #kidlitart #kidlituk #bats

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Smriti Halls @smritihallsauthor.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

Hello bluesky, I’m Smriti, a children’s book author looking forward to flying a kite up here, where the air is clear… sharing fab books, exciting news, top recs and rediscovering a community of readers, writers and book lovers. Please say hi & give me a follow 👋🏽 #introduction #KidLitUK #UKKidLit 📚

Books covers for The Little Island, Don’t Call Me Sweet, Rain Before Rainbows, Not That Pet, Elephant In My Kitchen, Who Are You? and I’m Sticking With You

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Catherine Emmett Author @catherineemmett.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

Ok I made the change! Hello fellow Blue Sky folk! I’m here for books and writing :-)

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Susie Dent @susiedentwords.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

I hear it is far nicer over here! Message received. Words of the day start tomorrow.

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Hannah Gold @hannahgold.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

Hello. So is this where everyone is?! 🤪 Say hello writing community so I know to follow you. And maybe let me know how this all works!!

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Nicolette Jones @nicolettejones.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

#NewIllustrationoftheDay by Quentin Blake is not new & a day late to celebrate the first Michael Rosen Day, 12 Nov. From The Sad Book (text by MR). Blake says this picture of Rosen [after his son's death] being sad but trying to look happy is the most difficult drawing he has ever done. Walker Books

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Nicolette Jones @nicolettejones.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

#NewIllustrationoftheDay by Daniela Jaglenka Terrazzini. Beautiful colour, draughtsmanship and detail in a sideways spread. A cross-section of the ‘tall, thin house’ from Maggie O’Farrell’s story of stammering and sibling affection, When the Stammer Came to Stay. Out from Walker Books on 21 Nov.

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Nicolette Jones @nicolettejones.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

Thank you, followers, for making Bluesky a happy place for this newcomer.

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Fleur Hitchcock @fleurhitchcock.bsky.social · 11/11/2024

Tagging my publisher, @nosycrow.bsky.social in the hope that they might wake up here. You can all ignore this post. Or you can tag your publishers. If we want the book noise. We gotta have the people. #authors #kidlituk #KidsBooks #Bookchat #Ukkidlit

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Nicolette Jones @nicolettejones.bsky.social · 08/11/2024

#NewIllustrationoftheDay by Peter Sis from In Praise of Mystery by US Poet Laureate Ada Limon: ‘We are creatures of constant awe, curious at beauty…’. The image is part of a spread and the detailed tree bears different fruits and flowers. From Norton Books on 12 Nov.

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RanTLaw @rantlaw.bsky.social · 07/11/2024

Just a quick note to those new here, if you think someone's post is worth other people reading, repost it. Liking it does not have the same effect here as on the dead-bird site. There is no algorithm. That's one of the reasons we like it.

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Nicolette Jones @nicolettejones.bsky.social · 07/11/2024

#NewIllustrationoftheDay by James Mayhew: Saint Saens’ Carnival of the Animals in collage and prints. From A Symphony of Stories, his beautiful collection of six stories told by pieces of music. From @OtterBarryBooks 14 Nov. @mrjamesmayhew.bsky.social

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Nicolette Jones @nicolettejones.bsky.social · 06/11/2024

#NewIllustrationoftheDay. Teeming decoration by Lithuanian artist Monika Mitkute who lives in Ireland. From The Fairy Queen by Chrissy Donoghue Ward. The fairy turns Travellers into leprechauns to escape a tyrannical regime. From Skein Press @littleislandbooks.bsky.social 7 Nov.

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Amy Sparkes @amysparkes.bsky.social · 01/02/2024

Delighted to announce the winners of the Writing Magazine Children's Book Prize Picture Book Category! Congratulations to Sue Rawlings, Rebecca Loveday & Hannah King for such brilliant stories! And thank you to agent Julia Churchill & Tina Jackson at Writing Magazine for judging! #KidLitUK #UKKidLit

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Amy Sparkes @amysparkes.bsky.social · 01/02/2024

And delighted to announce the winners of the Writing Magazine Children's Book Prize Chapter Book Category! Huge congratulations to Carolyn Sims, Sue Meikle & Kate Walker! Thanks again to judges Julia Churchill at A.M. Heath Literary Agency & Tina Jackson at Writing Magazine. #UKKidLit #KidLitUK

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Emily Ann Davison @emilyanndavison.bsky.social · 01/02/2024

OUT TODAY in paperback! The Blue Umbrella flies into the world today! Words by me. Illustrations by Momoko Abe. Published by Andersen Press. Magic courtesy of a Blue Umbrella.

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Stuart White @stuartwhitewm.bsky.social · 14/11/2023

As it's #WorldDiabetesDay (and inspired by @afsteadman.bsky.social !), a reminder that Type 1 diabetics live with an all-consuming condition, but that we too can be superheroes and the main characters in our own stories!

Mars background, with a small colony and rovers. Eva Knight stands with a sword over her shoulder, in her spacesuit, her helmet on the ground. An insulin pump is highlighted on the exterior of her suit.
The caption reads 'Meet Eva Knight, Type 1 Diabetic and Martian'.
The cover of Ghosts of Mars sits top left, alongside the banner for World Diabetes Day.

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