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Jacqui Sydney 📚
@jacquisydney.bsky.social
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Ex KS2 teacher, children’s book blogger and lover of undunked biscuits and Lego. Currently reading all the books. Autistic. She/her. Blog: https://worldssmallestlibrary.wordpress.com/
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Jacqui Sydney 📚 @jacquisydney.bsky.social · Jan 2
My bookish New Year’s Resolution for 2025 is to read or reread at least one book that I already owned on January 1st each month this year. I’m kicking off with this one from one of my favourite authors which has been waiting patiently on the shelf forever.
Copy of Mo, Lottie and the Junkers by Jennifer Killick, held in front of a Christmas tree. The book’s cover shows a white boy with ginger hair opening a box, with a girl with light brown skin and plaited brown hair just behind him. On the left is a cross-looking man leaning out of the serving window of an ice cream van and on the right, a frowning woman leaning out of a first floor house window.
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Big Bearded Spookteller @bigbeardybooks.bsky.social · 5h
It's Monday again and today I'm reading The Employees by Olga Ravn translated by Martin Aitken

What book(s) are you reading this week?

💙📚 #BookSky #AmReading #MondayReads #TBR

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Jacqui Sydney 📚 @jacquisydney.bsky.social · 3h
Having barely read last week, I’m just about to pick up Murder at Christmas by Fleur Hitchcock, which I’m looking forward to enormously x
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Rusty Fischer | Children's Author @rustyhalloweeny.bsky.social · 21h
How ghosts speak... A Halloween poem #halloween #kidlit #halloweenpoem #poemsforkids #kidspoems #halloweenpoems #childrenspoetry #childrenspoems #monsterpoem
Drawing of a smiling little ghost wearing a pair of orange sunglasses paired with the black and white silhouette design of a creepy haunted house, both graphics in support of a poem by Rusty Fischer that reads: Hinges groan and Floorboards creak; Maybe that’s just How ghosts speak…
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Rusty Fischer | Children's Author @rustyhalloweeny.bsky.social · 21h
Once Halloween... A Halloween poem #halloween #kidlit #halloweenpoem #poemsforkids #kidspoems #halloweenpoems #childrenspoetry #childrenspoems #monsterpoem
Drawing of a pair of smiling jack o’ lanterns paired with the design of a curious little spider dangling from one of the letters by its web silk, both graphics in support of a poem by Rusty Fischer that reads: Nothing much Can get me down; Once Halloween Comes back around!
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Joshua Seigal - 'YAPPING AWAY' out now! @joshuaseigal.bsky.social · 19h
Just updated my website. FREE poems! FREE resources! FREE penguin! www.joshuaseigal.co.uk #EduSky #BookSky #poetry
Joshua Seigal | Official Website
Website of award-winning poet, author, performer and educator Joshua Seigal. Contains free poetry, and lots of information.
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Jacqui Sydney 📚 @jacquisydney.bsky.social · 19h
Brilliantly funny and highly relatable, Finn’s Epic Fails by @philearle.bsky.social, illustrated by Al Murphy, is out 29/01 for middle grade readers 😳

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#KidlitUK #UKKidlit

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Finn’s Epic Fails by Phil Earle, illustrated by Al Murphy
Cover illustration © 2026 Al Murphy Having read and loved the author’s incredible When the Sky Falls and his two subsequent middle grades also set during WWII, I was intrigued when these were…
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Claire Linney Author @clairelinney.bsky.social · 19h
Day 12 of my month of Black kids books. This is The Tunnels Below by Nadine Wild Palmer. A wonderful, slightly surreal fantasy adventure set in a hidden world beneath London. Cecilia finds herself working to save her new friends from a tyrannical overlord. Original and brilliant.
The Tunnels Below by Nadine Wild Palmer.
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Jon Biddle @jonnybid.bsky.social · 18h
If you're looking for a perfect Halloween class book for Y5/6 that can be read in a week, you won't do better than The Last Day of October by Phil Hickes. Creepy and atmospheric, with a fantastic cliffhanger at the end of each chapter. @oriolvidal.bsky.social @barringtonstoke.bsky.social
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Fourbears Books @fourbearsbooks.bsky.social · 3d
In 2023 we opened on Christmas Day for anyone on their own. Food, drink, games and plenty of festive cheer. We're doing it again this Christmas Day. 10.30am-1pm. Spread the word so people know they can come to Caversham if they want some company.

Thanks to @garethpjones.bsky.social for the video.
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Mehsi-Hime @mehsi.bsky.social · 15h
Today I am part of the very creepy and epic #TopplingStacksTours #BookTour for These Bodies Ain't Broken @madelinedyer.bsky.social! I am shining a spotlight on this book, come check it out~

#BookBloggers #Blogging #BookSky📚💙 #Horror #Halloween #Spooktober

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Book Tour Banner for These Bodies Ain't Broken edited by Madeline Dyer featuring a close-up of the book and then the normal book cover on the right (with a mouth and branches and a girl holding something)
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Mehsi-Hime @mehsi.bsky.social · 14h
Are you ready? A new scary October Horror Mystery Month Fest ~ 2024/2025 Favourites is here! Today's book is The Hotel by Daisy Johnson! Hotels, ghosts, and more! BE THERE SOON BE THERE SOON!

#BookBloggers #Blogging #Spooktober #BookSky📚💙 #Horror #Halloween

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Spooky banner with a glowy pumpkin for Twirling Book Princess feature: October Horror Mystery Month Fest: Spooky Favourites From 2024/2025.
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Jacqui Sydney 📚 @jacquisydney.bsky.social · 19h
Absolutely brilliant! x
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Jacqui Sydney 📚 @jacquisydney.bsky.social · 19h
Brilliantly funny and highly relatable, Finn’s Epic Fails by @philearle.bsky.social, illustrated by Al Murphy, is out 29/01 for middle grade readers 😳

@simonkids.bsky.social
#KidlitUK #UKKidlit

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Finn’s Epic Fails by Phil Earle, illustrated by Al Murphy
Cover illustration © 2026 Al Murphy Having read and loved the author’s incredible When the Sky Falls and his two subsequent middle grades also set during WWII, I was intrigued when these were…
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Jacqui Sydney 📚 @jacquisydney.bsky.social · 22h
Mortimer, Jasper or Jonty x
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The Strawberry Post @tstrawberrypost.bsky.social · 1d
Today's my stop on the @lovebookstours.bsky.social #BlogTour for #Rookscroft #TheCircusOfTheCrescentMoon by #JayneSiroshton a fun story featuring talking animals.

Check out my #BookReview on the blog today!

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#bookblogger #books #fantasy #animals
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Greg Jenner @gregjenner.bsky.social · 1d
Hello, people of North Wales!

I’m coming to Bangor on Friday to do a lovely event called Ask A Historian, where you can ask me anything about history — tickets still available. All part of Bangor’s 1500th anniversary!

And @katewilliamsme.bsky.social is there too

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Bangor History Festival - Pontio
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Mehsi-Hime @mehsi.bsky.social · 1d
#ARC #BookReview up for Dinosaurs ★★ stars. A book that I was looking forward to, but sadly had VERY little dinosaurs in them. My ADHD was BORED!

#BookBloggers #Blogging #NonFiction #ChildrensBooks #BookSky📚💙

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Pink Promo Banner for Twirling Book Princess reviews featuring the Cover for Dinosaurs by Rachel Ignotofsky featuring a bunch of dinosaurs and other old critters (like mammoths)
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Mehsi-Hime @mehsi.bsky.social · 1d
#ARC #BookReview up for Monster and Ghost, Vol.1 ★★ stars! A book that certainly had its moments and our MC was HOT🥵, but the tropes didn't work for me in this one.😑

#BookBloggers #Blogging #Manga #LGBT #Romance #Ghosts #BookSky📚💙

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Pink Promo Banner for Twirling Book Princess reviews featuring the Cover for Monster & Ghost, Vol.1 featuring a guy with intense face and long dark hair kissing a ghostly hand
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Jacqui Sydney 📚 @jacquisydney.bsky.social · 1d
Paddock Grove’s lovely! 🥰 x
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Jacqui Sydney 📚 @jacquisydney.bsky.social · 1d
Loved Book 1 and cannot wait to read this! 🤩

#KidlitUK #UKKidlit
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Piu DasGupta 🐒🐍💫 @piudg.bsky.social · 1d
Adventure awaits! The next book in the Snakestone Cycle, The Golden Monkey Mystery, is out in January 2026!

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Book Clubs in Schools @bookclubsinschools.bsky.social · 1d
Alex Wheatle Tribute Day
⌚Sunday 12 October, 5pm
📍Brixton House Theatre
Screening of Small Axe: Alex Wheatle
DJs, games and free books to take away

Free tickets: bit.ly/4q7sh7Z
#UPRISINGFestival #AlexWheatle
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Mr Tom Slattery @slatterymr.bsky.social · 1d
The second instalment of the Chronicles of Whetherwhy by @acaseforbooks.bsky.social absolutely superb fantasy writing - so original, entertaining, action packed and unrelenting! This is quickly becoming a favourite 🤩 @harpercollins.bsky.social tomsbookcorner.wordpress.com/2025/10/11/c...
Chronicles of Whetherwhy – The Season of Flames by Anna James
The Book in Rhyme… “In Whetherwhy, a land of magic and mystery, Is about to uncover a long forgotten history. Young Elio, a circus helper by trade, is to travel the road, not often strayed. his upb…
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Danni📚 @forbookssake.bsky.social · 2d
👻HORRORS ON MY TBR👻

In the spirit of spooky season, today I am sharing #MyTop5 horror books on my TBR!📚💙

Head over to my blog to see which horrors I want to read most ⬇️
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My Top 5: Horrors On My TBR
Hey everyone! Today I am sharing my top 5 horror books on my TBR. Horror is one of my favourite genres, and there are so many amazing looking ones on my TBR, but here are the 5 I most want to read&…
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Teaching with my eyes shut @eyesshutteacher.bsky.social · 2d
Ok can we find this lady her Bluesky tribe?

Calling all artists, parents, poetry lovers, nature lovers and gardeners. Please connect and recommend people 😊
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Corinna Ren 🐸 🍄 @corinnaren.bsky.social · 2d
You are so kind.

I’m into so many things. I am an artist and a parent, I love poetry, nature and gardening.

Do you feel like you’ve found community here? I know when I found my people on threads, I spent hours on there every day for months. I just don’t have the energy to do that again.
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Jon Biddle @jonnybid.bsky.social · 2d
Happy Bookshop Day! There are over 200 independent children's bookshops on my map so do pay your local one a visit. It's regularly updated but please let me know of any more I could add. padlet.com/Jon_Biddle/r...
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