Reposted by Penny ChrimesJacqui Sydney 📚 @jacquisydney.bsky.social · 25/07/2025I loved the first book so am thrilled to have this x 021
Reposted by Penny ChrimesH S Norup @hsnorup.bsky.social · 27/07/2025I’m looking forward to your highway girl, Penny! 121
Reposted by Penny ChrimesMarianne Doherty @mariannedoherty.bsky.social · 25/07/2025Inspired by @louiestowell.bsky.social’s post this morning - what book do you recommend to kids who think reading isn’t cool? #KidsBooksFriday #KidLitUK #KidLit #BooksAreCool 193811
Reposted by Penny ChrimesLaura Shepherd-Robinson @laurasrobinson.bsky.social · 22/07/2025Wonderful event at York’s STUNNING Merchant Venturer’s Hall last night with the brilliant @stephmerritt.bsky.social 😍 1172
Reposted by Penny ChrimesCILIP @cilip.bsky.social · 21/07/2025We welcome the news that the Government is committing to ensure all primary schools have libraries by 2029. Please don't forget librarians. To build a school reading culture you need trained staff. @sla.org.uk #GreatSchoolLibraries www.thebookseller.com/news/governm...thebookseller.comGovernment commits to ensuring all primary schools have libraries by 2029Chancellor Rachel Reeves has pledged to ensure all primary schools have libraries by the end of this parliament. 33015
Reposted by Penny ChrimesWonderland Bookshop @wonderlandbookshop.bsky.social · 16/07/2025We clearly support The Year of Reading 2026 and promote Reading for Pleasure. But remember, it's also important to let kids pick what they read for fun. It doesn't matter if a book is "too easy". Reading for pleasure should be fun. Joy and fun fuels a lifelong reader. ❤️ 0213
Reposted by Penny ChrimesBig Bearded Spookseller @bigbeardedbookseller.com · 16/07/2025Let's hear from you writers, tell us a little bit about yourself, what projects you've on the go, what you've written, any events in the near future, or just drop your bio and links and follow and support each other #WritersLiftWednesday #Writers #Authors #WritersLift #BookSky 💙📚 alt text please 244812
Reposted by Penny ChrimesMelinda Salisbury @melindasalisbury.com · 10/07/2025I'd love to see them recruit Regional Reading Ambassadors for this - children's authors sent to schools and libraries to host book clubs, run reading workshops and activities around books, make kids feel like reading isn't just another step in becoming a Good Little Employee once school is done 2228
Reposted by Penny ChrimesLetterbox Library @letterboxlibrary.bsky.social · 10/07/2025Perfectly expressed. Any meaningful drive to re-engage children with reading for pleasure must look to invest in existing professional hubs of literature- libraries & school libraries. (And resurrect the ones we lost). And their staff. 0135
Reposted by Penny ChrimesKate Heap - Scope for Imagination @kateheap.bsky.social · 09/07/2025Today I'm sharing nine completely captivating middle grade adventures that will get kids reading this summer! Find my reviews on the link below: scopeforimagination.co.uk/2025/07/09/c... #UKKidLit #KidLitUKscopeforimagination.co.ukCaptivating Middle GradeFelix and the Future Agency by Rachel Morrisroe & illustrated by Paddy Donnelly (Simon & Schuster – May 2025) Being able to know the future might seem like a totally amazing skill to … 12212
Reposted by Penny ChrimesBex Hogan @bexhogan.bsky.social · 07/07/2025Ah, thank you!! I love your new one too! 🥰 111
Reposted by Penny ChrimesLaura Shepherd-Robinson @laurasrobinson.bsky.social · 06/07/2025Out on Thursday!!! 0216
Reposted by Penny ChrimesMr Tom Slattery @slatterymr.bsky.social · 06/07/2025#SundayMorningBookChat is about transition. Recently read this brilliant book about 1st day of school in EYFS. What books would you recommend for transition? Maybe new school, new year, new family situation, moving house etc. transition in all its forms. tomsbookcorner.wordpress.com/2025/07/05/h...tomsbookcorner.wordpress.comHow to Train your Teacher by Bethany Walker and Sophie Kent – BLOG TOURThe Book in Rhyme… “At School, your job is to look after the teacher, because they are a messy, forgetful creature! Miss Piper’s her name, she’s lovely and kind, but boy doe… 72010
Reposted by Penny ChrimesBex Hogan @bexhogan.bsky.social · 18/05/2025Exciting news - OWL KING is now on Netgalley! Lovely to see it's one of the most requested teen and YA titles - thanks so much to everyone who's supporting it! 🥰 041
Reposted by Penny ChrimesBex Hogan @bexhogan.bsky.social · 01/07/2025The paperback edition of NETTLE is coming next week! I absolutely adore the slight differences to the hardback, both are so beautiful in their own right! Pre-order your copy now! #KidLitUK #BookSky 📚💙 0145
Reposted by Penny ChrimesBex Hogan @bexhogan.bsky.social · 11/04/2025⭐️ COVER REVEAL ⭐️ I'm so excited to share the stunning cover for OWL KING illustrated by the amazing @iamlaurael.bsky.social 😍😍 Set in the same faery realms as NETTLE, it's a tale of sisters & stories, love & betrayal. Out 9th Oct 25 and available to preorder now! @zephyrbooks.bsky.social #UKKidLit 5408
Reposted by Penny ChrimesLaura Shepherd-Robinson @laurasrobinson.bsky.social · 04/07/2025Two LOVELY reviews of THE ART OF A LIE. My first time in the Literary Review, and 10/10 in the Mirror 💚💚💚 041
Reposted by Penny ChrimesGladstone's Library @gladlib.bsky.social · 30/06/2025As part of our pop-up library on the lawn this summer, our Engagement and Learning Officers have developed a Summer Reading Challenge for young people! Our pop-up library on the lawn is running from 21 July to 21 August, with booklets for young people aged 5+ and 11+ 1/3 134
Reposted by Penny ChrimesBig Bearded Spookseller @bigbeardedbookseller.com · 02/07/2025Let's hear from you writers, tell us a little bit about yourself, what projects you've on the go, what you've written, any events in the near future, or just drop your bio and links and follow and support each other #WritersLiftWednesday #Writers #Authors #WritersLift #BookSky 💙📚 alt text please 428826
Penny Chrimes @pennychrimes.bsky.social · 01/07/2025So excited to see the cover reveal for HERO THE HIGHWAY GIRL - galloping towards publication on Sept 4! 193
Reposted by Penny ChrimesJacqui Sydney 📚 @jacquisydney.bsky.social · 29/06/2025A charming middle grade adventure, Hero the Highway Girl by @pennychrimes.bsky.social introduces privileged would-be bandit Hero as she determines to turn to a life of crime. Out 04/09 from @fireflypress.bsky.social #KidlitUK #UKKidlit worldssmallestlibrary.wordpress.com/2025/06/29/h...worldssmallestlibrary.wordpress.comHero the Highway Girl by Penny ChrimesReading this new title on a train down to London for a book event, it occurred to me that there are very few children’s books featuring highwaymen – something that struck me as odd. Unl… 175
Reposted by Penny ChrimesSchool Reading List @schoolreadinglist.bsky.social · 25/06/2025Animal stories for children in EYFS, KS1, KS2 and KS3 - our recommendations, including titles by Iona Rangely, Satoshi Kitamura, Moira Butterfield, Toon Tellegen and Nina Bawden. schoolreadinglist.co.uk/genres/anima... #teachertwitter #kidlitschoolreadinglist.co.ukAnimal stories for children - our reading suggestionsAnimal stories for children including titles by Iona Rangely, Joe Wicks, Satoshi Kitamura, Moira Butterfield, Toon Tellegen and Nina Bawden. 032
Reposted by Penny ChrimesMichael Rosen @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social · 25/06/2025Big clash: I'm on at Glasto at the same time as Rod. (It's OK, Rod, I don't think I'll be leeching the punters away from you. I'm on in the children's area: @kidzfield ) 512212
Reposted by Penny ChrimesAndy Shepherd @andyshepherdwriter.bsky.social · 11/06/2025Absolutely delighted that The Boy Who Grew Dragons has been selected as a @booksfortopics Recommended Read for Year 3 on the new 2025-2026 Year Group lists! This site is such a fantastic resource for parents & teachers ! www.booksfortopics.com/booklists/re...booksfortopics.comBest Books for Year 3: Recommended Booklist for Ages 7-8Discover the best books for Year 3 students (ages 7–8). Explore exciting reads to inspire young readers today! 043
Reposted by Penny ChrimesBooksForTopics @booksfortopics.bsky.social · 24/06/2025Check out the BooksForTopics 🏝️ SUMMER🏖️ reading list for children! ☀️Summer reading selections for different age groups with an online booklist and free printables - ➡️➡️ www.booksfortopics.com/booklists/su...booksfortopics.comBest children's books - Summer Reads 2025Discover our recommended booklist - Summer Reads 2025 - with the best books and quality texts for primary ages and topics, reviewed and selected by experts. 042
Reposted by Penny ChrimesThe Carnegies @carnegiemedals.bsky.social · 19/06/2025🎉 Congratulations to the 2025 Winners of the Carnegie Medals for Writing and Illustration, and Shadowers' Choice Medals: @margaretmcdonald.bsky.social, Nathanael Lessore, Theo Parish and Olivia Lomenech Gill! #Carnegies2025 Read the press release: carnegies.co.uk/2025-winners... 12417
Reposted by Penny ChrimesThe Carnegies @carnegiemedals.bsky.social · 19/06/2025Clever Crow has won the 2025 Carnegie Medal for Illustration! Congratulations to Olivia Lomenech Gill and @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social! #Carnegies2025 13019
Reposted by Penny ChrimesThe Carnegies @carnegiemedals.bsky.social · 19/06/2025And the 2025 Carnegie Medal for Writing goes to Glasgow Boys! Congratulations to @margaretmcdonald.bsky.social and @faberchildrens.bsky.social @faberbooks.bsky.social! #Carnegies2025 24726
Reposted by Penny ChrimesTamsin Rosewell @hobslantern.bsky.social · 19/06/2025Perhaps a small wolf? Do bookshops mind wolves? 111
Reposted by Penny ChrimesManderley Press @manderleypress.bsky.social · 19/06/2025More details are here in case it’s useful! www.manderleypress.com/shop/p/sunho...manderleypress.comSun Horse, Moon Horse by Rosemary Sutcliff, introduced by Tiffany Francis-Baker — Manderley PressSun Horse, Moon Horse is a historical novel for children written by Rosemary Sutcliff and published in a new edition by Manderley Press, 2025. Set in the Iron Age, it tells the tale of a chieftain's s... 032
Reposted by Penny ChrimesTamsin Rosewell @hobslantern.bsky.social · 19/06/2025You could have a red-themed book launch! 111
Reposted by Penny ChrimesTamsin Rosewell @hobslantern.bsky.social · 19/06/2025And you need a scarlet feather in your Hat! 011
Reposted by Penny ChrimesTamsin Rosewell @hobslantern.bsky.social · 19/06/2025I thought red silk was a must for the photo! I can definitely see the colourful spirit of Joan Aiken in this tale. Wonderful stuff! 111
Reposted by Penny ChrimesLizzaAiken @lizzaaiken.bsky.social · 29/05/2025Midway between May Eve, Walpurgis Night, and the Summer Solstice the Wonderful @hatchards.bsky.social held their annual highly celebrated gathering of stoytellers... amongst the partygoers of course was Joan Aiken, in this ghostly anthology thanks to @blpublishing.bsky.social and @johnnymains.co.uk 2229
Reposted by Penny ChrimesTamsin Rosewell @hobslantern.bsky.social · 19/06/2025I LOVED this wild and wonderful adventure by @pennychrimes.bsky.social. It reminded me of the joy and excitement of Joan Aiken's writing: wolves and hidden caves, secrets in old houses, inheritances to be found and claimed - and some splendid villains. Out in September from @fireflypress.bsky.social 2134
Reposted by Penny ChrimesManderley Press @manderleypress.bsky.social · 16/05/2025The Uffington White Horse is a cultural icon that has captivated and enthralled generations of writers, musicians, poets and artists. We know it inspired Rosemary Sutcliff too! Just holding this new edition of her novel Sun Horse, Moon Horse feels magical #booksky 1276
Reposted by Penny ChrimesRashmi Sirdeshpande @rashmiwriting.bsky.social · 26/03/2025Looking forward to reading RUNAWAYS by @elnorrywriter.bsky.social. Two kids desperate to escape, looking for a place that finally feels like home. Out 3rd July. @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social 271
Reposted by Penny ChrimesVeronica Price @vonprice.bsky.social · 02/05/2025Well I have just spent a glorious couple of hours in the garden reading #Runaways by @elnorrywriter.bsky.social from cover to cover! Will write a review once I’ve gathered my thoughts. Thanks for the ARC @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social #UkKidLit 3156
Reposted by Penny ChrimesLaura Shepherd-Robinson @laurasrobinson.bsky.social · 14/06/2025A really lovely and thoughtful review of my new novel THE ART OF A LIE. Out July 10th 🇬🇧 Out August 5th 🇺🇸 www.bestthrillerbooks.com/kashif-hussa...bestthrillerbooks.comThe Art Of A Lie By Laura Shepherd-Robinson — the best thriller booksThe Art of a Lie is a beautifully-haunting tale of love and violence by Laura Shepherd-Robinson. You’re going to finish it with a broken heart and a thoughtful mind that ponders over the intricacies ... 162
Reposted by Penny ChrimesLaura Shepherd-Robinson @laurasrobinson.bsky.social · 17/06/2025So my event in York with the brilliant @stephmerritt.bsky.social which was sold out, has now been moved to a bigger venue, so there are now tickets available! You can order tickets here: stan.store/criminallygo... 💚stan.storeCriminally Good Books (@criminallygoodbooksyork) | StanStan | Linksite 1105
Reposted by Penny ChrimesLouie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 17/06/2025I will be causing Loki chaos and entertaining children this sunday at 4pm in Barnes, Kitson Hall. Come and help me lower the tone of a west london literary festival! #KidLitUK Tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/checkout-ext... 48237
Reposted by Penny Chrimesbookgirl888.bsky.social @bookgirl888.bsky.social · 15/06/2025@pennychrimes.bsky.social what a fantastic story. I fell in love with both characters; Hero for her determination and Jack for his methodical thinking and caring attitude towards her. Amd the ending ❤️ This is definitely one I'll be reading again. 152
Reposted by Penny ChrimesE.L. Norry @elnorrywriter.bsky.social · 15/06/2025Hope you enjoy it, Penny! 🙂 011
Reposted by Penny ChrimesMaisie Chan 🐼 CHI CHI THE PANDA out now! 🎋 @maisiechanwrites.bsky.social · 15/06/2025Amazing to see Nate Yu’s Blast From the Past as one of The Observer’s ‘The Best Children’s Chapter Books of the Summer’ 😳🤩 thanks to critic Kitty Empire for the review! #booksky #ukkidlit #kidlituk #middlegrade #blueskybooks 2278
Reposted by Penny ChrimesMary Rees @bookcraic.bsky.social · 17/04/2025I’m excited to be taking part in the cover reveal for the third, thrilling Barracuda class adventure in #PirateAcademySwordEchoes - setting sail on Thursday 29th May. @justinsomper.bsky.social @uclanpublishing.bsky.social #TeoSkaffa #UKKidLit 023
Reposted by Penny ChrimesMary Rees @bookcraic.bsky.social · 27/05/2025 #TheCurseOfTheSilvanOaks is a magical, mesmerising adventure into a feuding realm where those with courageous hearts form firm friendships and fight to break a cruel curse on the land. You can read my review at bookcraic.blog/2025/05/25/r... @pushkinchildrens.bsky.social #UKKidLitbookcraic.blogReview: The Curse of the Silvan Oaks by Georgia ChannonWritten by Georgia ChannonCover Illustration by Richard JohnsonPublished by Pushkin Press The Curse of the Silvan Oaks is an enchanting fantasy adventure that completely captured me … 032
Reposted by Penny ChrimesEmpathyLabUK @empathylabuk.bsky.social · 12/06/2025Thank you so much for taking part - your events looked FAB! 111
Reposted by Penny ChrimesSchool Reading List @schoolreadinglist.bsky.social · 12/06/2025Books for #bedtime - we've picked out 30 great stories and poems to read, perform and share with your child - books which will help establish a calm end of day routine. schoolreadinglist.co.uk/resources/bo... #kidlit #parentingschoolreadinglist.co.ukBooks for bedtimeBooks for bedtime to read to children - a selection of recommended bedtime stories to read to your child to help encourage a calm routine. 023
Reposted by Penny ChrimesBook Clubs in Schools @bookclubsinschools.bsky.social · 12/06/2025Discover how #SummerBookClub boosted #ReadingForPleasure in QEII High School: bit.ly/45fBFyw Summer Book Club helps children transition to secondary school. This year's book is RELIC HAMILTON, GENIE HUNTER by Joseph Coelho 🎉 Resources are free with reduced-price books @walkerbooksuk.bsky.socialbit.lyCase study: How Summer Book Club boosted reading for pleasure in QEII High School - Book Clubs in SchoolsSummer Book Club helps students with the transition from primary to secondary school. Learn how QEII High School took part. 021