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Hannah Baker

@mrsbaker6.bsky.social
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Primary Literacy Consultant • Literacy Tree 📖 Mum of 7yo • Singer • Book Blogger 🎶 UKLA Regional Rep Coordinator ✍️ Based in Yorkshire • Manx 🇮🇲 MEd • NPQH • NPQLL 📚 Views my own mrsbakersbooks.wordpress.com

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Hannah Baker @mrsbaker6.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
📢 A new children's book blog post over on 'Mrs Baker's Bookclub' today: 'An Ode to the Library Audiobook!' 👀👇 mrsbakersbooks.wordpress.com/2026/01/29/a...
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An ode to library audiobooks!
As so, so many of us do in education, I care very deeply about my job and am always seeking ways to do my best at it to support teachers and children. With that in mind, I see it as something reall…
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UKLA @uklitassociation.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
#UKLALucky13 Discover #WildJourney by A.M. Dassu, a gorgeous, linked collection of contemporary adventure stories, set across the world and inspired by the migratory flight of starlings. Stunningly illustrated in 🟧 & ⬛️ by Joe Lillington. RT to win a signed copy!
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Hannah Baker @mrsbaker6.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
📣 New book blog post: Accessible books for children who love gaming and online adventuring 🕹️🎮💻📖👇 mrsbakersbooks.wordpress.com/2025/10/09/a...
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Accessible books for children who love gaming and adventuring online
This half term, I am experiencing the absolute joy of delivering two ‘Finding their Story’ book clubs in two Wakefield Primary schools. I am now three weeks into my four-week book club …
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Hannah Baker @mrsbaker6.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Getting my ‘book blankets’ laid out this eve - that must mean its time for another ‘Finding Their Story’ book club day! Week 3 of 4 this week for both my lovely groups. I’m excited to see what the children make of this week’s recs & what they have say about the books they borrowed last week 🫶📚
Group 1’s book blanket recommendationsGroup 2’s book blanket recommendations
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Hannah Baker @mrsbaker6.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Week 2 for both book club groups today: following the directions readers are guiding me in as they tell me about themselves & their reading preferences, exposing them to books they might enjoy & letting them explore/choose what they want to try out next 🧭🗺️
Images of the tracking sheets used when pondering choices and recommendations
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Hannah Baker @mrsbaker6.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Happy National Poetry Day! Today I’m sharing Benjamin Zephaniah’s Poem ‘People Need People’ illustrated by Nila Aye. A simple poem about the importance of community, friendship & relationship for us all & I don’t think the reminder could be any more timely 💙🌎 #peopleneedpeople
Happy National Poetry Day! Front cover of the book showing a diverse range of people interacting with the title lettering of the poem and with each other: People Need People
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Hannah Baker @mrsbaker6.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
I can’t wait to share these recommendations with my ‘Finding their Story’ book clubs at Stanley Grove Primary & Jerry Clay Primary tomorrow! I’m excited to see which they’re most drawn to in each group from my curated lists based on what they told me about themselves 🥰 #readeridentity
Book recommendations for group 1 based on their personal preferencesBook recommendations for group 2 based on their personal preferences
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Hannah Baker @mrsbaker6.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
A joy to kick off my ‘Finding Their Story’ book clubs in both Stanley Grove and Jerry Clay Primaries today, both part of @accomplishmat.bsky.social A 4-week book club to help children find the books that make them tick the most #lovewhatIdo 🥰📚
Picture of comics and magazines, used as a springboard for conversations.
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UKLA @uklitassociation.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
Your 2026 UKLA Book Awards Longlists are here - the only national children’s book awards judged by teachers! This year they feature books in translation, past winners, exciting debuts and a huge range of genres and themes. Click here to see the full Longlists: ukla.org/ukla-book-aw...
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Literacy Tree @literacytree.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
The stories we connect with when we're little can shape us into lifelong readers. 👴 📖 Let’s take a look at Team Literacy Tree’s current favourites… and the books that got us here. Next up, @literacyhannah.bsky.social What books shaped you into the reader you are today? 💭 👇
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Jon Biddle @jonnybid.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
Delighted to be the first stop on this week's giveaway tour for the hilarious new book in @nadiashireen.bsky.social's Grimwood series, Rock the Vote! There are three copies as prizes so to enter, just like, share and tag two friends you'd also like to win. Closes at 8:00pm on Tuesday 15th July.
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Hannah Baker @mrsbaker6.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
New blog post for the weekend 📢! My reflections on the book 'After' by Pádraig Kenny, the role we are collectively giving to AI and the human traits that will always shout the loudest in the end: mrsbakersbooks.wordpress.com/2025/07/12/a...
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After by Pádraig Kenny
I am always a little nervous about reading a book by an author I’ve thought is brilliant following my first encounter with their work as I so desperately want their following books to pack the same…
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Hannah Baker @mrsbaker6.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
New blog post for the weekend 📢! My reflections on the book 'After' by Pádraig Kenny, the role we are collectively giving to AI and the human traits that will always shout the loudest in the end: mrsbakersbooks.wordpress.com/2025/07/12/a...
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After by Pádraig Kenny
I am always a little nervous about reading a book by an author I’ve thought is brilliant following my first encounter with their work as I so desperately want their following books to pack the same…
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Teresa Cremin @teresacremin.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
A National Year of Reading 2026 👏👏 to ‘change the nation’s culture’ is Good News! 👏👏 A DfE initiative with NLT as delivery partner @jonnybid.bsky.social @jonny-walker.bsky.social @rootedinreading.bsky.social @openingdoors.bsky.social Do share and get involved! 👏 www.nationalyearofreading.org.uk
Words to describe the NYOR aims
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Hannah Baker @mrsbaker6.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
Sending well-wishes and positive thoughts to all Y6 teachers and school leaders today 💪🫶 #SATsresultsday
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Hannah Baker @mrsbaker6.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
Teaching in West Yorkshire? Come and join us next year 🥰! 🫶📚
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Hannah Baker @mrsbaker6.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
An update about the upcoming @uklitassociation.bsky.social Book Blether session next Thursday: Craig Barr Green, winner of the 3-6+ category and author of ‘Gina Kaminski Saves the Wolf’ will be joining too! Sign up at: bit.ly/45QRg7Z
Flyer posted below with an additional comment added saying that Craig will be joining in.
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Hannah Baker @mrsbaker6.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
UKLA members – don’t miss our final Book Blether of the year! 📚 Join @uklitassociation.bsky.social Reps on 10th July, 7–8pm, on Zoom to chat about the UKLA Book Awards books. Share your 2025 favourites or just listen in for some brilliant summer reading recommendations: bit.ly/45QRg7Z
Event flyer with the same information displayed as the post above. Front covers of the winning books also displayed for the 4 categories and a QR code for signing up to the event.
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Jerry Clay English Hub @jcenglishhub.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
Wonderful to see the team together today. Welcome to a few new members too 🧡 Preparing for a strong September start is key 🙌🏻 All our English Hub programmes are now full for 2025-26. We will be confirming your places very soon!🙌🏻 Look out for our TRG by @MrsBaker6 this week
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Hannah Baker @mrsbaker6.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
Well this weekend at the @uklitassociation.bsky.social International Conference in Liverpool has been brilliant. Travelling home with a full heart (and brain!) and with hope for what is possible. Glasgow next year 🥰!
Some Regional Reps getting ready to lead our Book Blether session. The conference listening to Dominic WyseThe conference listening to Frank Cottrell-BoyceThe very grand ceiling of Liverpool Town Hall
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Hannah Baker @mrsbaker6.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
En route to Liverpool for the @uklitassociation.bsky.social International Conference! Excited to learn lots, be inspired, see friends, make new friends and find out who has won the UKLA Book Awards ☺️
My view from my seat on the train - trees out the window and my book (Fallout by Lesley Parr) in front of me.
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Hannah Baker @mrsbaker6.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
So excited to have won this month’s @uklitassociation.bsky.social ‘Lucky 13th’ competition! Thank you so much UKLA & @quartokids.bsky.social for this gorgeous, signed copy of The Lost Book of Undersea Adventure by Teddy Keen. It arrived today and is 🤩🥰
Front cover of the book: A diver under the sea with beautiful underwater creatures and plants. A ship is above the waterline.
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Hannah Baker @mrsbaker6.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
Happy weekend! A new blog post from me today on two more shortlisted books for the 7-10+ @uklitassociation.bsky.social Book Awards: The Final Year by Matt Goodfellow & The Wrong Shoes by Tom Percival ⬇️. 2 weeks to go until the winners are announced 🤗📚! What a shortlist 👏! bit.ly/402TT2J
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UKLA Book Awards 7-10+ Shortlisted books: The Final Year by Matt Goodfellow and The Wrong Shoes by Tom Percival
The UKLA International Conference in Liverpool is fast approaching, as is the equally eagerly awaited UKLA Book Awards ceremony where this year’s winners will be announced. With just two week…
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UKLA @uklitassociation.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
NEW in the critically acclaimed and internationally bestselling ‘Unknown Adventurer’ series! 3 signed copies of THE LOST BOOK OF UNDERSEA ADVENTURE! By Teddy Keen are the UKLA Lucky 13th prizes for June. UKLA Members just RP to be in with a chance to win. ‪@quartokids.bsky.social‬
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Hannah Baker @mrsbaker6.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
My heart is so full after our @jcenglishhub.bsky.social OU/UKLA TRG celebration event today! So inspiring to hear attendees present their work. Fab, committed educators having real impact on RfP in their schools, rooted in research ❤️📚 it works! @openuni-rfp.bsky.social @uklitassociation.bsky.social
First slide of the PPT from the event congratulating attendees on their RfP journey this year.
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Hannah Baker @mrsbaker6.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
I'm continuing to explore shortlisted books in @uklitassociation.bsky.social Book Awards 7-10+ category in my blog this week. Next up: Safiyyah's War by Hiba Noor Khan & And I Climbed And I Climbed by Stephen Lightbown. Two more excellent books for UKS2/LKS3 classrooms! 👇 bit.ly/43x4iGl
The 2 front covers, side by side
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Hannah Baker @mrsbaker6.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
What a great day at the Happy Writers conference at @grimmandco.bsky.social! Coming away feeling inspired and calm in the knowledge that imagination & playfulness are central to enabling children (and us adults!) to write and thrive. Thanks so much Grimm & Co, Chol & Darts #HappyWriters
The entrance to Grimm & Co’s ‘Emporium of Stories’. Magical with open books decorating the ceiling.
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Hannah Baker @mrsbaker6.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
Excited for a few new book & magazine additions to the ‘Mrs Baker’s Bookclub’ bookshelf today 🤗! If any Yorkshire school is interested in hearing more about my ‘Finding Their Story’ RfP book clubs for reluctant readers (rooted in research, with teacher CPD included), drop me a DM ☺️📚
Set of Looshkin books and InvestiGATORs books2 Aquila magazine editions: Greek Myths and Sharks
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Hannah Baker @mrsbaker6.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
All the best this week to all children, teachers, leaders, school staff and parents involved in Y6 assessments this week. You’ve all got this and the children will shine 🌟🫶💪
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Hannah Baker @mrsbaker6.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
📣 New blog post! My reflections on two of the brilliant shortlisted books for the UKLA Book Awards 7-10+ category: Code Name Kingfisher by Liz Kessler & Stitch by Pádraig Kenny. Stay tuned for reflections about the other 4 shortlisted books over the next few weeks too ☺️🫶📚: bit.ly/44tGNii
Front covers of both books
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Hannah Baker @mrsbaker6.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Loving listening to @justimaginecentre.bsky.social Nikki Gamble interviewing Matt Goodfellow launching ‘The First Year’ this evening. Hearing Matt read aloud from the book, talk about the characters & their journeys, poetry, language and school is such a joy 🙏
Nikki speaking with Matt under the heading ‘An Evening in with Just Imagine’
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Hannah Baker @mrsbaker6.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Happy Friday 🎉! Today’s book blog post celebrates the quirky and kind ‘We Are Definitely Human’ by X. Fang & the wonderfully magical ‘School for Fireflies’ by Erica Gomez 👽🚀🪄✨ mrsbakersbooks.wordpress.com/2025/04/25/we-are-definitely-human-by-x-fang-school-for-fireflies-by-erica-gomez/
The book front covers:

We Are Definitely Human (a spaceship and 3 aliens dressed in pink neon with the book title in block capitals in white over the top).

School for Fireflies (the front entrance of a magical school below the title and the 2 main characters above it).
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Hannah Baker @mrsbaker6.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
The 'Inspiring Happy Writers' event coming up on 23rd May at @grimmandco.bsky.social's Emporium of Stories in Rotherham looks brilliant! Just booked my ticket and already looking forward to what will, without doubt, be a really energising day 🙂.
Join Us for Inspiring Happy Writers 2025!

A professional development day for teachers, artists, and researchers exploring creative approaches to teaching.

Date: Fri 23rd May 2025
Time: 9.30-4pm
Location: Grimm & Co's Emporium of Stories, Rotherham
Cost: £50 (includes refreshments, snacks, lunch and a goodie bag)

Following the success of our 2023 event, Grimm & Co, Chol, and darts are coming back together to deliver a dynamic, practical training day full of engaging drama and storytelling workshops, a powerful new performance by Odd Arts, and an informative and action driven panel discussion, all designed to ignite creativity and transform your teaching.Whether you're new to the arts in education or an experienced practitioner, this event offers fresh inspiration and hands-on techniques to take back to your classroom.

How to book: Get your ticket here
www.InspiringHappyWriters.eventbrite.co.uk

For school invoices, use the code SchoolInvoice & email gemma.thornton@grimmandco.co.uk

If cost is a barrier, please reach out to us to explore available support options.

Supported by: Children's Capital of Culture, Paul Hamlyn Foundation, Arts Council North, Arts Council England
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Hannah Baker @mrsbaker6.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
📣 New children’s book blog post: Jon Klassen’s new ‘Your Places’ boardbook series is minimalist magic. Perfect for little ones building sense of self, place & position. I’m imagining a lovely place-focused EY/Y1 writing opportunity too 🌴🚜🏕️ Read here: bit.ly/3YovpjC
Front covers of the 3 books: Your Island, Your Farm and Your Forest. Each have minimalistic objects from the location on the cover. They all have Jon Klassen’s stylistically-recognisable eyes.
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Hannah Baker @mrsbaker6.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
I'm loving rereading @uklitassociation.bsky.social's 7-10+ category shortlisted books. I was SO thrilled to see these six make the list! Rereading them ready to lead the 7-10+ shadowing group from the end of April and having a whale of a time coming up with questions for us to discuss! 💜📚
Front covers of the six shortlisted books for the 7-10+ category of the UKLA Book Awards: 

The Final Year. Written by Matt Goodfellow and illustrated by Joe Todd-Stanton (Otter-Barry Books)

Stitch. Written by Pádraig Kenny (Walker Books)

Code Name Kingfisher. Written by Liz Kessler (Simon & Schuster)

Safiyyah’s War. Written by Hiba Noor Khan (Andersen Press)

And I Climbed And I Climbed. Written by Stephen Lightbown and illustrated by Shih-Yu Lin (Troika Books)

The Wrong Shoes. Written and illustrated by Tom Percival (Simon & Schuster)
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Hannah Baker @mrsbaker6.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
I’ve finally taken ‘Mrs Baker’s Bookclub’ on over to Instagram too. Would appreciate a follow if you are interested in children’s books & what we can learn from them in the classroom and in life. You’ll find me there as @mrsbakersbooks ☺️🫶📚
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Hannah Baker @mrsbaker6.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
📣 This week's book blog post: @chrishaughton.bsky.social's Books– Bright Colours, Big Lessons and Calm for the Soul 👀⬇️ www.mrsbakersbooks.wordpress.com/2025/04/04/chris-haughtons-books-bright-colours-big-lessons-and-calm-for-the-soul/
Front page of 'The History of Information' by Chris Haughton:
An image of a very large orange/red lower case 'i' on a hot pink background. Title and author is shown below this in block white. An image of cave painting-style drawings sits to the right. DK logo top left.
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Hannah Baker @literacyhannah.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Yesterday I was off to Kemble to workshop with committed leaders about the legacy of their vocabulary action research projects and share ways to cultivate & develop vocabulary with 40 teachers from their schools. Curiosity about & playfulness towards vocabulary acquisition at the heart of the day!
Images from the day- Kemble train station platform, the title page of my PPT (Cultivating and Developing Vocabulary), a workshopping task involving plant pots & the outside of the school.
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Hannah Baker @mrsbaker6.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
@ejillbaker.bsky.social hello 🙂👋
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Imogen @imogenm16.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Today's the day! UKLA members: come along and blether about poetry with us this evening! The sign up link is below. Please spread the word 📣 @vikkivarley.bsky.social @jonnybid.bsky.social @mrsbaker6.bsky.social @rcharlesworth.bsky.social @gluestickgal.bsky.social @teresacremin.bsky.social
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Mrs H @gluestickgal.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Today's the day! UKLA members: come along and blether about poetry with us this evening! The sign up link is below. Please spread the word 📣 @vikkivarley.bsky.social @jonnybid.bsky.social @mrsbaker6.bsky.social @rcharlesworth.bsky.social @imogenm16.bsky.social @teresacremin.bsky.social
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Y4 T, ITT/ECT Mentor, Seesaw Ambassador, @The_UKLA Reg Rep, @OpenUni_RfP Grp leader, all things bookish. Cocker Spaniel Mum 🐾👩🏻‍🦳 📚#UKLAChat, #UKLA, #UKLALiteracy (she/her)
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Hannah Baker @mrsbaker6.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
Come & join us this Thursday 🙂 This week’s theme is Poetry Click below to sign up ⬇️
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Hannah Baker @mrsbaker6.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
📣 This week's blog post explores @nosycrow.bsky.social's gorgeous new picture book 'Eid for Nylah' written by Nizrana Farook & illustrated by Zelma Firdauzia. A perfect book to share with younger readers! mrsbakersbooks.wordpress.com/2025/03/15/e...
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Eid for Nylah (Written by Nizrana Farook and illustrated by Zelma Firdauzia)
It has been a real treat discovering the gorgeous book Eid for Nylah – perfect for younger readers – today. Published last month by Nosy Crow, this book tells the story of Nylah the cat who moves f…
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Hannah Baker @mrsbaker6.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
It was the final session of my Y3 book club at Larks Hill Primary yesterday. It’s been such a privilege over the past 5 weeks to see the children grow in confidence, share & recommend books so enthusiastically & try new reading materials! I will really miss talking about books with them all 🫶📚
Non-fiction books were explored during the session and some question prompts were given to frame conversations when helpful.
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UKLA @uklitassociation.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Published today, five lucky UKLA members can retweet to be in with a chance of winning a signed copy of #TheBeck by Carnegie Medal winner Anthony McGowan, a hilarious and heartwarming tale of one boy's quest to save the beck that runs through his granddad's garden.@barringtonstoke.bsky.social
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UKLA @uklitassociation.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Our next UKLA Book Blether is coming up on March 20th! Join in to share and discover fantastic children's texts - this month's theme is poetry. Sign up here: buff.ly/IDCVdvZ
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Imogen @imogenm16.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
We would love to see you there! We will be chatting all things poetry ranging from resources, awards, verse novels and anthologies.
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Hannah Baker @mrsbaker6.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Do join us at this next week - it would be wonderful to have you there 🙂!
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Lit Kids Magazine @litkidsmagazine.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Our young creatives did an amazing job on Issue 5: Water! Please give their work a read! Also, Lit Kids opens to submissions again in April for the theme EARTH! We accept writing, art, and photos from kids ages 5-13. Spread the word and keep shining! ✨ litkidsmagazine.wixsite.com/lit-kids-mag...
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