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Jennifer Kinzler Books @jenniferkinzler.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Book mail is the best mail! 💌 Looking forward to finishing the Toby Bean trilogy by @sallywrites.bsky.social! #books #amreading

Two Toby Bean books sit on a table. Toby and the Wizards of Wildhaven has an orange-red cover and Toby and the Siege of Sky City has a green cover.

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Dr Corinne Scott @doctormrsscott.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

Bag a bargain and a totally brilliant book by @sallywrites.bsky.social on Amazon. A pound, for heaven's sake! What have you got to lose?!

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Sally Doherty @sallywrites.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

Link to the first book here: amzn.eu/d/03q5ZXYJ

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Sally Doherty @sallywrites.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

Super excited to be lucky enough to get a Kindle Daily Deal today (which basically means that Amazon boosts your ebook) 🥳 After a very barren sales month, this was much needed All three Toby Bean ebooks are 99p for TODAY ONLY Seven hours more to go to hopefully get more sales🤞🏻 #ukkidlit #bluesky

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Marianne Doherty @mariannedoherty.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

As grown-ups we can often fall into the trap of leaning towards serious or ‘issue heavy’ kid’s books, forgetting that kids also need and deserve books that just bring joy. So for #KidsBooksFriday this week, what are your top fun / silly / joyful book recommendations? #KidLitUK #UKKidLit #KidLit

Book cover for Donut Squad: Take Over the World! by Neill Cameron

Book cover for Mr Wolf’s Class by Aron Nels Steinke

Book cover for Jinks and O’Hare, Funfair Repair by Philip Reeve and Sarah McIntyre

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Emma Finlayson-Palmer @finlaysonpalmer.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Welcome one and all to this special 10 year celebration of #ukteenchat with the 1st guests the chat ever had, the fabulous @ambercaraveo.bsky.social and @joannamoult.bsky.social of Skylark Literary 🎉 Remember to use the # so your tweets are seen and give us a wave if you're here 👋 #writingcommunity

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Sally Doherty @sallywrites.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

I’m a couple of chapters in and already gripped 😃

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The Bookseller @thebookseller.com · 30/01/2026

The Darley Anderson Illustration Agency has launched the Darley Anderson Illustration Mentorship Prize 2026, a new opportunity designed to support and spotlight emerging illustrators from under-represented backgrounds 👇 #BookSky

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Darley Anderson launches Illustration Mentorship Prize 2026 to champion under-represented talent

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Sally Doherty @sallywrites.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

This topic could not be more important at the moment Highly recommend Boy Everywhere by @amdassu.bsky.social It reply helps depict a refugee’s journey in a very human light #ukkidlit

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Marianne Doherty @mariannedoherty.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

My son is doing a refugees topic at school, which led to a great discussion round the dinner table about the books we’ve all read, at home and at school, that taught us about the refugee experience. What books would you add to the list? #KidsBooksFriday #KidLitUK #UKKidLit #KidLit

Book cover for When Stars Are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed

Book cover for The Desperate Journey by Kathleen Fidler

Book cover for One-Button and the Sea by Sara Stanley and Vivian Schwarz

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Sally Doherty @sallywrites.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Exciting delivery this week! Look at this beauty 😍 I LOVED the first book in this series - one of my top reads from last year - so this sequel has soared to the top of my reading pile When the tattoo on your hand signals your fate! @prleathley.bsky.social #kidlituk #ukkidlit #booksky

A photo of the hardback book, Inkbound: Meticulous Jones and the Shadow Compass by Philippa Leathley. The title is set in a gold compass against a turquoise sky and a cityscape below. The small figure of Metty, the main character, stands on top of the compress in an orange dress.

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Sally Doherty @sallywrites.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Sorry to hear that! Hope you make a speedy recovery 💙 Will have a think for my recommendations 😃

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Sally Doherty @sallywrites.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

If this was a story, the editor would say it was too unbelievable 😩

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Sally Doherty @sallywrites.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Thanks so much for sharing ☺️

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Dr Corinne Scott @doctormrsscott.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

📣 PLEASE BID 📣 Not only are these great books for kids (-and not-kids like me!) but you'd be donating to a really good cause. What's not to like??

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Glen Blackwell - History Through Today's Eyes @gblackwellbooks.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Some of my favourite WW2 middle grade books. All have a slightly different slant to some of the commonly read class texts and would be good for a teacher wanting to switch it up this term.

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Sally Doherty @sallywrites.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

The gift package is worth over £30 and the lowest bid is currently £17.50! So you could nab yourself a bargain

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Sally Doherty @sallywrites.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Bid here: uk.givergy.com/heartwarming... Or check out all the other fab books on offer and bid for one of them! 😃

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Sally Doherty @sallywrites.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

A giftset of my trilogy plus bookmark & soft toy bat is currently in an auction if anyone would like to bid for it (Donated by one of my lovely friends) The auction is raising funds to publish a picture book by Anne Roache who sadly passed away in 2025 Link in next post 👇🏻 #ukkidlit #kidlituk

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Sally Doherty @sallywrites.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Now you mention it, it was quite a long book! But I didn’t feel it dragged at all

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Sally Doherty @sallywrites.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

I want to reread it already to savour the poetry and writing because I gobbled it up 🫣😅

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Sally Doherty @sallywrites.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Ooh and there’s the Alice Eclair series too

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Sally Doherty @sallywrites.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Murder by Narwhal is brilliant! An intriguing setting with fabulous characters and lots of humour

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A. M. Dassu (Az) @amdassu.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

2026 is the National Year of Reading and here is the first in my ONE MINUTE INTERVIEW series to introduce books through their creators, and give a flavour for each book and its interesting creation process! This week you’ll meet incomparable author and illustrator @louiestowell.bsky.social ❤️

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Helen Jones @hfj0108.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Just finished The Middler by Kirsty Applebaum. Maggie is fantastic narrator whose struggles to accept her place in the world are very relatable. The dystopian setting is brilliantly imagined with thought-provoking themes of misinformation and abuse of power @nosycrow.bsky.social #KidLitUK #UKKidLit

Cover of The Middler by Matt Saunders showing the silhouettes of Maggie and two siblings in the woods with an orange light behind them.

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Sally Doherty @sallywrites.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

This may well be my book of the year - and it’s only January! Beautiful illustrations too which complement the writing and story perfectly @otterbarrybooks.bsky.social

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Sally Doherty @sallywrites.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

WOWSERS. I put off reading The Final Year because I veer away from books with hype (plus I wasn’t sure verse novels were my thing)… But it’s truly INCREDIBLE. Such emotional depth. For year 6 & up (but themes may need to be handled with care). Adults should read it too!!! #kidlituk #ukkidlit

A photo of the book A Final Year by Matt Goodfellow. Featuring a boy with wings standing in a school playground

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Marianne Doherty @mariannedoherty.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

We’re only just started the year and already things feel even more grim than they already were. So for #KidsBooksFriday this week, what books can we put in the hands of kids to encourage them question, challenge and think for themselves? #KidLitUK #UKKidLit #KidLit

Book cover for Question Everything: An Investigator’s Toolkit by Susan Martineau and Vicky Barker

Book cover for The Ogress and the Orphans by Kelly Barnhill

Book cover for Drawn to Change the World by Emma Reynolds et al.

Book cover for Reek by Alastair Chisholm and George Caltsoudas

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Sally Doherty @sallywrites.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Do we not put it down to the change of CEO? 🤔

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Sally Doherty @sallywrites.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

Freddie Yates is top of my list for humour (and heart!)

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Sally Doherty @sallywrites.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

Came there to recommend this one!

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Marianne Doherty @mariannedoherty.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

I had intended to take this week off #KidsBooksFriday, but somehow I feel a sudden urge to celebrate funny, readable books by folk who are not despicable humans. Please do join me with your recommendations. #KidLitUK #UKKidLit

Book cover for Freddy vs School by Neill Cameron

Book cover for My Brilliant Plan to Fix Everything by Ben Davis.

Book cover for Mr Penguin and the Lost Treasure by Alex T. Smith

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Sally Doherty @sallywrites.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

So hard to choose and I’m sure I’ll remember more as soon as I’ve posted this but I think these two were probably my favourite this year. They’re both stunning reads and worthy of their accolades #kidlituk #ukkidlit #booksky

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Sally Doherty @sallywrites.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

I second the Writers & Artists book. There’s also the opportunity to hear from agents and pitch to them occasionally in the @write-mentor.bsky.social hub. And @iaminprint.bsky.social offer agent 1-2-1s. Both organisations are fab but obviously these things cost. Otherwise good old-fashioned Google!

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Hazel Pinner @hazelmpinner.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

#EduSky #UKKidLit #KidLit Help! Recommendations of books for a book obsessed 3 year old! Already has/can repeat from memory all Julia Donaldsons, Oi book series, lots of Beatrix Potter, most the Kelpies imprint picturebooks 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 & various others. I want to put together a monthly book gift for 2026 🙏

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Sally Doherty @sallywrites.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

I just ordered The Littlest Yak for a four year old . I haven’t read it but @wonderlandbookshop.bsky.social said it’s fab 😃

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Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Just finished a proof of @rashmiwriting.bsky.social's new book and it is a marvel! Witty, cleverly-observed, with a charming main character who is also a massive doofus. I love a massive doofus! (Don't tell Hari I think he's a doofus)

The proof cover of Hari Kumar: Ultimate Superstar. It shows a young boy with fabulous hair dancing in front of a star. Two other children are cheering him on in the background. There's a decorative border and the whole cover is in black and white and says colour me in.

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Marianne Doherty @mariannedoherty.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

A shout out to all the fab #indiebookshops. You can find them on this list on my profile: bsky.app/profile/did:... #KidsBooksFriday #KidLitUK #UKKidLit #KidLit #BookSky

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Sally Doherty @sallywrites.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Saaaame 😂 Go out in your dressing gown another day perhaps? 😅

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