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Marianne Doherty @mariannedoherty.bsky.social · 5h

Fingers crossed for you and enjoy your extra week off! ❤️

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Scottish Book Trust @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social · 16h

Looking for your next romantasy read? ❤️🐉 Check out our list of Scotland-inspired romantasy selected by @cymerafestival.co.uk Director Ann Landmann: www.scottishbooktrust.com/booklists/ro... ...And don't forget to grab tickets for Cymera Loves Romantasy, taking place in Edinburgh this weekend!

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Scottish Book Trust @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social · 12h

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Marianne Doherty @mariannedoherty.bsky.social · 6h

Hope you feel better. Are you off this week? Hope your last day of holiday hasn’t been ruined if so.

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Marianne Doherty @mariannedoherty.bsky.social · 10h

I just finished Deep Dark myself yesterday - loved it!

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Raven Books @ravenbooks.bsky.social · 10h

Three recommended stories filled with adventure and drama: The Last Boy - Birr Castle, 1866 The Grand Central Cinema Club - Dublin, 1937 The Bookshop Sisters - Dublin, 1956 #KidsBooksFriday #KidLit

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Marianne Doherty @mariannedoherty.bsky.social · 10h

My favourite book when I was growing up.

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Rachel Burrows @rburrows.bsky.social · 11h

My own daughter devoured all of the My Story books - and Marcia Williams’ books. I love Emma Carroll books and sometimes read them in secondary intervention sessions to help students access curriculum. 😊 #KidsBooksFriday

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Dr. Mary Roche @marygtroche.bsky.social · 12h

Here are some that came to mind: #KidsBooksFriday

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Mark Goodrich @markgoodrich.bsky.social · 13h

Great topic and hard to choose but... Coram Boy by Jamila Gavin (18th century) Race to the Frozen North by Catherine Johnson (Artic exploration - early 20th century) Number the Stars by Lois Lowry (Nazi occupation / WWII) Inside Out and Back Again (Vietnam war and aftermath) #KidsBooksFriday

Cover of Coram Boy by Jamila Gavin showing a sinister black-clad figure striding along a windswept shore.

Cover of Race to the Frozen North by Catherine showing a small ship passing between stylised icebergs.

The cover of Number the Stars by Lois Lowry, all blue-washed with a blonde-haired girl and a 6-pointed star on a pendant.

The cover of Inside Out & Back Again showing the silhouette of a girl touching a tree and leaning away against a lilac sky.

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Association for Scottish Literature @asls.org.uk · 14h

Illustrated Legends of Scotland’s Kings & Queens, by Theresa Breslin; illustrated by Liza Tretyakova @florisbooks.bsky.social 2022 Gorgeous pictures & fascinating tales! #KidsBooksFriday #KidLitUK #UKKidLit #KidLit www.florisbooks.co.uk/book/Theresa...

Book cover: Illustrated Legends of Scotland's Kings and Queens
Theresa Breslin
Liz Tretyakova

"Utterly delightful" – Alexander McCall Smith
"Lavish" – Geraldine McCaughrean

Cover image shows two figures: Mary, Queen of Scots, in a long green and dark-blue dress, holding a flacon on one upraised, gloved hand. Next to her stands Robert the Bruce, wearing chainmail, with a yellow surcoat with a red lion rampant on the chest. He stands with one hand on his hip and the other holding a sword.

A line of Scottish monarchs: Kenneth MacAlpin, with a high helmet, a long cloak, leaning on a tall shield; Queen Gruoch, with long red hair, holding a long spear; Queen, Saint Margaret, wearing a blue dress, holding a book; King David I, bearded, older-looking; William the Lion, wearing chainmail with a white surcoat, holding a sword.

More Scottish monarchs: King Alexander III, youthful, clean-shaven, with a white cross embroidered on his chest; Robert the Bruce, standing foursquare, in chainmail, waering a golden crown on his head and a yellow surcoat with a red lion rampant; James IV, in a rich red coat, trimmed with fur; Mary, Queen of Scots, in a long, dark blue dress; Queen Victoria, young, in a cream-coloured dress and a blue sash, her shoulders bare.

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Lara T is a museum nerd @museumlara1.bsky.social · 15h

It's #KidsBooksFriday & the topic is history. What books would you recommend for kids to broaden their knowledge & interests in history? Here are some of mine:

This Land: the history of the land we're on. told by Ashley Fairbanks with art by Bridget George. see the land that we live on now, and at different times through history. Native American viewpoint.

Finding Wonders: three girls who changed science. Told by leannine Atkins by using poetry. Mud, Moths, and Mystery: Maria Sibylla Merian
Secrets in Stones: Mary Anning
Many Stars, One Comet: Maria Mitchell

Through Sand & Salt: a tale of discovery across the Sahara. Tale & art by Elizabeth Zunon. Journey across the Sahara with young boy Malik, his ábba, or father, and their caravan of camels from Taoudenni to Timbuktu. A story of growing up and of learning from encounters.

One Wish: Fatima Al-Fihri and the World's Oldest University.
Told by M. O. Yuksel with art by Miriam Quraishi. Inspired by the story of how a Muslim woman was highly involved in the founding of the world's oldest university in the citv of Fez around 859 C.E. Yuksel shows Fatimah's participation in the process of building al-Qarawiyyin, drawing plans & design ideas.

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Bev Humphrey @libwithattitude65.bsky.social · 16h

These are all great to get kids interested in history, fun reads too #KidsBooksFriday #KIdLitUK #MiddleGradeBooks

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Marianne Doherty @mariannedoherty.bsky.social · 15h

Just finished Deep Dark yesterday and loved it too! I’ve had such a wonderful week off listening to that and reading Kitty and Mary (which I’m slowly savouring the final pages of.) Thank you to you and Julia, not only for such a delight of a story but also the super readable format ❤️. It’s a joy!

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Marianne Doherty @mariannedoherty.bsky.social · 19h

Completely agree - the Corpse Talk comics are brilliant. I really hope the older ones are rereleased so they can reach a wider audience. @dfbstoryhouse.bsky.social 🙏

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Daisy May Johnson @chaletfan.bsky.social · 19h

While World War Two isn't under-represented, I'd really love somebody to bring a modern Battler Britton-esque aesthetic (mixture of comic and prose) to the table, and related: I think the Corpse Talk comics from @dfbstoryhouse.bsky.social are eternally remarkable things. #KidsBooksFriday

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Marianne Doherty @mariannedoherty.bsky.social · 19h

My week off has been joyfully accompanied by this eminently readable book. Thank you so much for the recommendation. Just what I needed this week!

Book cover for Kitty & Mary by Julia Gray and Imogen Russell Williams.

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Lesley Watts @ljwattswales.bsky.social · 19h

In the spirit of historical fiction here are some mostly ‘old school’ recommendations for teenagers #KidsBooksFriday (More info in ALT text)

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AnnieBannie (She/Her🧶📚🌈) @madhmstr.bsky.social · 19h

Mainly picture books. I do have a few illustrated nonfiction, too. And biographies. But that's too many! #KidsBooksFriday #kidlit

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Marianne Doherty @mariannedoherty.bsky.social · 19h

I love how kids books can open our eyes as adults to areas of history we’ve learned so little about and prompt us to go and find out more.

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Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 19h

It's Friday! Rather than posting a pic for the good news thread I'm going to quote this one. Because it's MY friday good news. What's your good news from the week? What's made you smile?

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Marianne Doherty @mariannedoherty.bsky.social · 20h

Congratulations on the shortlisting! Very well deserved!

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Teaching with my eyes shut @eyesshutteacher.bsky.social · 20h

I seem to recommend A Kind of Spark by Elle McNicoll. This time it’s for its coverage of the witch trials. Also shouting out @scattyscribbler.bsky.social for all her books but especially for Rivet Boy about the building of the Forth Bridge and the Carnegie libraries #KidsBooksFriday

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Marianne Doherty @mariannedoherty.bsky.social · 20h

I was swithering with whether to include Where the Heart Should Be but ended up including some of my more recent reads instead so thank you for highlighting it. It’s so good and similarly taught me so much.

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