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Hazel Pinner @hazelmpinner.bsky.social · 19h

When you know your pupils appreciate your graphic novel collection! 🤩 @markbradley.bsky.social @neillcameron.bsky.social @jamiesmart.bsky.social This pupil has now done another sheet for me to photocopy as colouring in sheets for the class! #UKKidLit #KidLit #EduSky #ScoEdu

A page of inked lined drawn characterd from Bunny Vs Monkey, Megalomaniacs, Bumble & Snug and Donut Squad. Drawn by a 7 year old pupil.

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Rachel Burrows @rburrows.bsky.social · 7h

I forgot to mention The Same Inside! Always there! #KidsBooksFriday

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Rachel Burrows @rburrows.bsky.social · 7h

I used to carry the Read Me book round like a bible when I was teaching KS2. Now in SEMH secondary I often share and get engagement with these. Can’t wait to get copies of Attie Lime’s and Victoria Gatehouse’s new books too! #kidsbooksfriday

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Stephen Connor @sconnor7.bsky.social · 13h

I love exploring poetry with children. These books are some of big hits with the classes I’ve had. #KidsBooksFriday

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Helen D @dhmd.bsky.social · 23h

A great favourite in the last school I worked in - it helped having the poet working in a nearby classroom on a daily basis. #KidsBooksFriday

Cover of Where Zebras Go by Sue Hardy Dawson showing a glorious orange and red background and a group of Zebras.

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Breast Cancer Now @breastcancernow.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Check your breasts. It could save your life. 📢 Anyone can get breast cancer, and 1 in 7 women in the UK will develop it in their lifetime. So get into the habit of checking yourself regularly. It's as simple as TLC. Touch your breasts Look for changes Check anything new or unusual with a GP

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Caroline Fielding @cazapr1.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I like @magiccatpublishing.bsky.social's Picture a Poem series (I really hope more are coming, there's another Benjamin Zephaniah as well)! My favourite poetry is either silly (Roger McGough's Imaginary Menagerie) or those novels in verse that pull your heart out through your mouth. #KidsBooksFriday

Hope is the Thing with Feathers by Emily Dickinson, illustrated by Tim Hopgood. Cover is a yellow sky with a brown bird flying across.

Rewild by Benjamin Zephaniah, illustrated by Emily Sutton. Colourful cover shows a Black child and a dog standing on a log surrounded by nature.

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Lara T is a museum nerd @museumlara1.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Hooray for #KidsBooksFriday celebration of poetry! As a poetry lover, I say start them young! Appreciate the music of words, encourage empathy & expression of feelings.

A Child's Garden of Verses written by Robert Louis Stevenson (this edition with art by Tasha Tudor). I was raised with this, sang "the swing" with my mom as a kid and then to my kid when they were little.

Poems for Every Season written by Bette Westera, art by Henriette Boerendans, Translated by David Colmer. As the subtitle says, "a year of haiku, sonnets, and more."

Melodies of the Weary Blues, written by Langston Hughes, classic poems in a Centennial addition beautifully illustrated by over twenty Black artists.

This is a Tiny Fragile Snake, written by Nicholas Ruddock, with art by Ashley Barron. Poems about treating animals gently.

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Charlie Nutbrown @charlienutbrown.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Here are some great collections of children's poetry, including Michael Rosen's The Kingfisher Book of Children's Poetry and The Oxford Nursery Rhyme Book by Iona and Peter Opie #KidsBooksFriday #KidLitUK #KidLit #UKKidLit #Poetry #ChildrensPoems

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Lesley Watts @ljwattswales.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I’m going to be cautious with the combination of teenagers and poetry for #KidsBooksFriday and mention four poetry books I like where someone MIGHT find a poem they enjoy. More in ALT text

Staying Alive: real poems for unreal times edited by Neil Astley. Good collection and there is a second volume called Being Alive by the same editor.

Paper Aeroplane by Simon Armitage. Once experienced a laugh out loud performance of a Simon Armitage poem by a teenager, which is partly why I picked this. Also he is a terrific poet.

Aimless Love by Billy Collins. Collins was US Poet Laureate. For an introduction, watch him read The Lanyard on YouTube when it’s Mother’s Day 🥲

The Rattle Bag edited by Seamus Heaney and Ted Hughes - a classic collection.

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Hazel Pinner @hazelmpinner.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Anything by Joseph Coelho!! Sorry running late for work! #KidsBookFriday

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AnnieBannie (She/Her🧶📚🌈) @madhmstr.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

#kidlit #KidsBooksFriday I grew up on A A Milne. I just took the photo of I Like This Poem. I got it in 1979. It was a great year! A fav book. I became an auntie for the first time. And, my Mum came home! (She and my Dad separated in 1976, and divorced in 1978.)

Home.

Written and illustrated by Isabelle Simler.

Translated from the French by Vineet Lal.

Dino poet. 1.

Written and illustrated by Tom Angleberger.

Science Verse
Book by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smit.

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Ella McLellan @booksella.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

If you are looking for something fun and bookish to do this weekend, then take a look at the Wigtown Book Festival. There are tons of amazing events, including children's and YA focussed ones. Everything is well priced or even free. tickets.wigtownbookfestival.com/sales/events...

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Festival 2026

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Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

It's friday! Time for the weekly good news thread! What's made you smile this week? What's brought some light into your life? ME? Someone sent me a video of their kid reading Loki and talking about their favourite bits! Makes all the deadline madness feel worth it. What's YOUR news?

Randomly selected illustration from Loki book five, which wasn't the book the kid was reading but I happened to have it handy. It shows Vinir the elf (in vaguely mortal form but with elf ears) blasting Loki into the air with his magic wand. Loki looks shocked. Vinir is yelling, "I TOLD YOU TO TAKE MY FATHER'S NAME OUT OF YOUR FILTHY MOUTH"

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Teaching with my eyes shut @eyesshutteacher.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

These are getting elderly now but if you ever see a Read Me collection for sale get it. There’s a few of them all with great selections of poetry for any occasion. Classics and modern. #KidsBookFriday

The cover of READ ME
A Poem A Day For The National Year of Reading

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Marianne Doherty @mariannedoherty.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Yesterday we celebrated National Poetry Day. I confess poetry is not my main area of expertise so I particularly look forward to everyone’s recommendations. What great children’s poems/poetry books would you suggest for #KidsBooksFriday? #KidLitUK #KidLit #UKKidLit #Poetry #ChildrensPoems

Book cover for Poems on Toast by Attie Lime illustrated by Emily Ford.

Book cover for A Great Big Cuddle by Michael Rosen, illustrated by Chris Riddle

Book cover for Poetry Prompts: All sorts of ways for start a poem by Joseph Coelho, illustrated by Georgie Burkett, Grasya Oliyko, Amanda Quartey and Viola Wang.

Book cover for Being Me: Poems about Thoughts, Worries and Feelings by Liz Brownlee, Matt Goodfellow and Laura Mucha, illustrated by Victoria Jane Wheeler

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Gary Panton @garypanton.co.uk · 01/10/2026

I want to give a little shout-out to my awesome mate Dotty Sutton who isn't on here but has written an absolutely wonderful children's book called Moth the Veggie Vampire and it came out today. Please buy it for your kids and show it all the love. 💚

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Buy Moth the Veggie Vampire by Dotty Sutton from Waterstones today! Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25.

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Scottish Book Trust @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

October is Black History Month. It's the perfect time for readers of all ages to delve into these great reads about Black history in Britain and across the world. www.scottishbooktrust.com/booklists/gr...

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Scottish Book Trust @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

It's the start of October so that means we've launched our new Book of the Month giveaways! We have some great titles this month, so enter now for a chance to win. www.scottishbooktrust.com/book-of-the-...

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Jonathan Emmett @jonathanemmett.com · 01/10/2026

🎃 SPOOKY STREET, the latest book in the ALPHABET STREET series by me, Ingela P Arrhenius and @nosycrow.bsky.social. 🇺🇸 The US edition is titled HALLOWEEN STREET and published by @nosycrowus.bsky.social. 🧛🏻‍♂️ Find out more at jonathanemmett.com/spooky-street 👻 #KidLitUK #KidLit #BookSky #SpookyStreet

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Ella McLellan @booksella.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Dyslexia Awareness Week Scotland is underway & today I am sharing a couple of great articles on our website. Firstly, from our own @mariannedoherty.bsky.social, a piece full of wonderful hints and tips, great book suggestions and personal strategies www.scottishbooktrust.com/articles/rea... 1/2

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Reading with dyslexia | Scottish Book Trust

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Scottish Book Trust @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Don't miss the opportunity this Oct to elevate your teaching! Join us for a free webinar with The Learning Lady Emma Spiers for special school professionals on how sensory stories can elevate your teaching and create an engaging learning environment for all 👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-power-...

Two school pupils interact with books in a library setting.

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Scottish Book Trust @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Pencils at the ready! ✏️ We headed out to East Lothian with author Abi Elphinstone and our friends at @specsaversuk.bsky.social to launch our new writing competition for children. The brief: write a 50-word adventure story about Specsavers' Optomonsters. 👇 www.scottishbooktrust.com/specsavers

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Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

It’s a mark of the corruption of our whole way of thinking about the world that trying to meet a planetary emergency is routinely described as “ideological”, while continuing to accelerate it is presented as “pragmatic” and “economic”.

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