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Snarhooked @snarhooked.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

My immediate thought was the Disreputable Dog from Garth Nix's Old Kingdom series. For a book where the focus is all on the dogs I would go for Anthony McGowan's Dogs of the Deadlands. Bren MacDibble's The Dog Runner is also great for dog lovers. #KidsBooksFriday #KidLitUK #UKKidLit #KidLit

Front cover of Lirael by Garth Nix. A young woman with long dark hair stands ready to fight with a sword in one hand and a knife in another. A large blue symbol like a triangle with the top of a capital T running across it intermingles with her image.

Front cover of Dogs of the Deadlands by Anthony McGowan. A longhaired white Husky-type dog is running over snow in a forest, a slip shorthaired grey dog with long hair on its ears runs to the left of the white dog. Behind them is a power station.

Front cover of The Dog Runner by Bren MacDibble. The silhouettes of two sitting dogs contain an arid hilly landscape in reddish tones. Two young people are on a trike pulled by dogs. There are leafless trees and the sun is large in the sky but a river meanders into the distance. The title and author are also within the dogs silhouette in white text against the red background. Behind the silhouette the page is cream/white speckled with red.

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Snarhooked @snarhooked.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

These are some sequels I really enjoyed and that I felt were as good, or even better, than the first in the series. I love it when your expectations for a book are exceeded. #KidsBooksFriday #KidsLitUK #UKKitLit #KitLit

Front cover of The Forbidden Atlas by Sam Sedgman. A young person in a red t-shirt is crouched on a rooftop with the Eiffel Tower in the distance.

Front cover of Ghost Story Society by Phil Hickes. Four young girls in pyjamas stare fearfully ahead. They are in a library with an open book. One carries a torch and another a candle.

Front cover of I Am Raven by Alastair Chisholm. The title is in yellow capital letters on a light blue background. A raven in flight with outstretched claws takes up the left top diagonal of the cover.

Front cover of The Notorious Scarlett & Browne by Jonathan Stroud. A teenage boy and girl are silhouetted as they stare at a compound in a cave. There are spotlights but the whole place has an eerie purple light.

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Snarhooked @snarhooked.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Brian Jacques' Redwall series was so renowned for the descriptions of the food and feasts that they published a cookbook. I haven't read it myself but I remember loving reading about deeper-n-ever-turnip-n-tater-n-beetroot pie and all the other lovely foods mentioned in the stories. #KidsBooksFriday

Front cover of The Redwall Cookbook by Brian Jacques, illustrated by Christopher Denise. Two cartoon mice wearing clothes and aprons are either side of a wooden table rolling out dough. There is a bowl of lemons on the table plus a jug of green herbs. The author's name is above them in red capital letters and the title and ilustrator's name below, all surrounded by a red outlined square. Above and below the square are images of ingredients such as honey, butter, fruits and vegetables.

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Snarhooked @snarhooked.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

-The Animals of Farthing Wood by Colin Dann (for the animal perspective) - Save Our Forest by Nora Dåsnes (GN about activism) - The Beck by Anthony McGowan (appreciating nature and taking action to protect it) - Green Rising by Wren James (teen eco superheroes) #KidLitUK #KidLit #KidsBooksFriday

Front cover of The Animals of Farthing Wood by Colin Dann.

Front cover of Save Our Forest by Nora Dåsnes.

Front cover of The Beck by Anthony McGowan.

Front cover of Green Rising by Wren James.

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Snarhooked @snarhooked.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

A few I've not seen mentioned yet: - Attica by Garry Kilworth - Midnight for Charlie Bone by Jenny Nimmo - The Forbidden Atlas by Sam Sedgman - Twitch by M. G. Leonard #KidsBooksFriday #KidLitUK #UKKidLit #KidLit #EduSky

Front cover of Attica by Garry Kilworth.

Front cover of Midnight for Charlie Bone by Jenny Nimmo.

Front cover of The Forbidden Atlas by Sam Sedgman.

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Snarhooked @snarhooked.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Diana Wynne Jones' The Chrestomanci Chronicles, Chris d'Lacey's The Last Dragon Chronicles, Angie Sage's Septimus Heap series and Jenny Nimmo's Children of the Red King series are my go-to recs. Plus the Worst Witch for those who prefer shorter books. #KidsBooksFriday #KidLitUK #UKKidLit #KidLit

Front cover of Conrad’s Fate by Diana Wynne Jones.

Front cover of The Fire Within by Chris d'Lacey.

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Snarhooked @snarhooked.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Echoing the calls for any of Alastair Chisholm's works, likewise Jonathan Stroud's (especially The Outlaws Scarlett & Browne). But it's Garth Nix's Sabriel/Old Kingdom series I have waited the longest to see adapted. #KidsBooksFriday #UKKidLit #KidLitUK #KidLit

Front cover of Sabriel by Garth Nix. The title and author's name are in ochre letters over a white background. A fiery symbol resembling a T over an O is in the middle. At the bottom is a rocky landscape with a lone figure.

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Snarhooked @snarhooked.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

The Bone Sparrow by Zara Fraillon and Boy 87 by Ele Fountain are two I would add to the list. They portray the refugee experience through the eyes of a child and don't shy away from what this can mean. Especially The Bone Sparrow which might be best for older middle grade readers. #KidsBooksFriday

Front cover of The Bone Sparrow by Zana Fraillon.

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Snarhooked @snarhooked.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Echoing what others have said about Adventures on Trains, The Clockwork Conspiracy and Fleur Hitchcock's murder mysteries. I would add in MG Leonard's Twitch series, Thomas Taylor's Eeerie-on-Sea books and, for older readers, Ravena Guron has some great titles. #KidsBooksFriday #KidLitUK #KidLit

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Snarhooked @snarhooked.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

‪The Forest of a Thousand Eyes shows the importance of seeing things for yourself. Hazel Hill is Gonna Win This One for empowerment and working together. Here I Stand shows how far we've come, yet how far there is to go. Frindle for the power of words and simple ideas. #KidsBooksFriday #KidLitUK

Front cover of The Forest of a Thousand Eyes by Frances Hardinge. The title is surrounded by lush vegetation and fungi. Creatures like toads, elk and weasels stare beyond the title where many pairs of eyes can be seen in the blackness.

Front cover of Hazel Hill is Gonna Win This One by Maggie Horne. The title is written on the back of a girl's jacket and is surrounded by pin badges. The girl is holding a journal, with a pencil behind her ear and she is looking back over her shoulder.

Front cover of Here I Stand: Stories that speak for freedom. An anthology curated by Amnesty International. A sketched figure with closed eyes has broken free of two sets of chains.

Front cover of Frindle by Andrew Clements. A black ballpoint pen is held aloft in a clenched hand in front of a green background. The title is above the top of the pen. Sparkly gold lines burst out away from the pen top.

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Snarhooked @snarhooked.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

I am very much looking forward to reading @alastairc.com's WE ARE DRAGON in 2026. Along with Jennifer Killick's The Monster in the Mines, Sam Sedgman's The Galileo Heist and @mglnrd.bsky.social's The Impossible Gladiator. #KidLitUK #UKKidLit #KidLit #NationalYearOfReading

Front cover of WE ARE DRAGON by Alastair Chisholm. Title is in yellow in front of a black dragon with yellow highlights. It is rearing up in front of a plain green background.

Front cover of Serial Chillers: The Monster in the Mines by Jennifer Killick. Four teenagers are trying to escape from clinging vines with an eldritch horror behind them at the top.

Front cover of The Galileo Heist by Sam Sedgman. A boy in glasses drives a moped as his female pillion passenger looks behind her at a car chasing them down a street.

Front cover of The Impossible Gladiator by M. G. Leonard. Two children are passengers in a Roman Chariot in front of an ampitheatre. They are in tones of red and gold, with music notes coming from the horse's chest and ppossibly flames from the back of the chariot. It seems to be coming through a portal,

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Snarhooked @snarhooked.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

The Witching Hour: Haunting Tales for Long Dark Nights? Waterstones had a sprayed edge edition.

Cover of the anthology The Witching Hour: Haunting Tales for Long Dark Nights.

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Snarhooked @snarhooked.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

These are some of the books I have been recommending to parents this year. Thirst (and The Wintermoor Lights to a lesser extent) would be best for teenagers as it's quite gory and scary but they are all great reads. #KidsBooksFriday #KidLitUK #UKKidLit #KidLit

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Snarhooked @snarhooked.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

I adored Hazel Hill Is Gonna Win This One by Maggie Horne and Rules for Vampires by Alex Foulkes, illustrated by Sara Ogilvie. Fabulous stories with great messages about making and maintaining friendships. #KidsBookFriday #UKKidLit #KidLitUK

Front cover of Hazel Hill is Gonna Win This One by Maggie Horne. The title is written on the back of a girl's purple jacket. She has long, brown hair, a pencil behind her ear and a notebook in her hand as she looks back over her shoulder. Her jacket also has lots of pin badge.

Front cover of Rules for Vampires by Alex Foulkes, illustrated by Sara Ogilvie. The author's nameis at the top and the book title and illustrator's name at the bottom. A spindly young vampire is on a rooftop with a chimney in the foreground and more houses in the distance. A flock of bats seems to come from the girl's cloak and off into the distance, circling over a huge full moon surrounding her upper body.

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Snarhooked @snarhooked.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

I think these are are all great non-fiction books. Plus the Usborne 'For Beginners' and '100 things to know about' series. #KidsBooksFridays #UKKidLit

Front cover of The Way Things Work by David Macaulay. The letters of the title are made up of a variety of drawings of items e.g a crane for T, a clamp for G, a zip for Y.

Front cover of Normal Women by Philippa Gregory.

Front cover of 'what if?' by Randall Munroe.

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Snarhooked @snarhooked.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

I love Paul S. Adshead's puzzle books. I started off solving the purely visual clues, hunting for all the different animals. Then moved on to solving the puzzles that required you to find hidden letters when I was a little older. Hours of fun.

Cover of One Odd Old Owl by Paul S. Adhead. A sleeping owl wearing a nightcap lies back against a tree. The title is written on a blue banner above. A small snail is on top of this banner. The author's name on a paler blue banner at the bottom.

Cover of Puzzle Island by Paul S. Adhead. Letter blocks spelling out animal names surround an image of a volcanic island. In the foreground is a flowering tree in which all of the names animals are perched. These include tiger, squirrel, vulture, toucan, butterfly and hummingbird. The title appears in black script in the sky above the volcano.

Cover of A Peacock on the Roof by Paul S. Adhead. A peacock is perched on a grey tile roof, to the left of him is a chimey stack. The image is circular and surrounded by tree branches and flowers such as irises and a sunflower. A grey tabby cat can just be seen peeping over the top edge of the circle.

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Snarhooked @snarhooked.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

Finally made a terrarium so I can still get some exposure to nature on the days I can't get outside. Looking forward to seeing how it develops.

A large glass jar terrarium with moss and other plants around stones and wood.

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Snarhooked @snarhooked.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

Thanks to @netgalley.bsky.social & Farshore/Electric Monkey for the eARC of Jennifer Killick's newest book Serial Chillers: The Witch in the Woods. A great new setting, fabulous characters, plenty of horror and humour make for a fabulous read. Highly recommended. Out Mar 27th tinyurl.com/nx5cz2vy

Front cover of the book Serial Chillers: The Witch in the Woods by Jennifer Killick. Four teenagers are running from a witch looming out of the woods.

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Snarhooked @snarhooked.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Thanks again to @wrdmag.bsky.social for the copy of Wildlands by Brogen Murphy. Really looking forward to reading it. Tom Clohosy Cole's cover is gorgeous too!

The book 'Wildlands' by Brogen Murphy. The cover (by Tom Clohosy Cole) has an illustration of two children looking across a natural landscape. The title casts shadows on the hills.

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Snarhooked @snarhooked.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

Thank you to @netgalley.bsky.social and @nosycrow.bsky.social for the eARC of I Am Raven by @alastairc.com. Absolutely brilliant, answered my questions from I Am Wolf and left me hungry for We Are Dragon. Will definitely be buying for the library. 5* ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ⭐ www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Front cover of I Am Raven by Alastair Chisholm. The title is large and in a yellow font, against a sky blue background. An illustration of a raven with outstretched talons takes up a large portion of the cover. Small text reads: Flight ... or fight.

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