Marianne Doherty
@mariannedoherty.bsky.social
Digital Project Manager for Scottish Book Trust. Children’s books and comics enthusiast. Dyslexic. ME/CSF. Here for the kids book chat. All views my own. #KidsBooksFriday 📚🏴
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I got my annual email from the boys’ aunt yesterday checking in on what books to buy them for Christmas. What great kids books will you be buying, or what would you recommend we seek out for the kids in our lives this Christmas?
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I'd probably recommend the Time Key series by @mglnrd.bsky.social. The second in the series The Legend of Viking Thunder was released a couple of months ago and it's brilliant. So starting with Hunt for the Golden Scarab and then moving onto the sequel.
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November 28, 2025 at 4:04 PM
I'd probably recommend the Time Key series by @mglnrd.bsky.social. The second in the series The Legend of Viking Thunder was released a couple of months ago and it's brilliant. So starting with Hunt for the Golden Scarab and then moving onto the sequel.
#KidsBooksFriday
#KidsBooksFriday
The Earthsea graphic novel would be a lovely gift, as would the final Podkin book, The Fate of Podkin One-Ear, by @kieranlarwood.bsky.social. And I know my daughter is expecting Father Christmas to bring Finding Bear by @hannahgold.bsky.social!
#KidsBooksFriday #KidLitUK #UKKidLit #KidLit
#KidsBooksFriday #KidLitUK #UKKidLit #KidLit
November 28, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Two of our faves are on your list (Donut Squad, the Cartoonist Club) and we need to stop going on about Rema, so we’re gonna say Lightfall and Demon Slayer.😁
November 28, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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.
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November 28, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Both of mine are back into Pokémon so I have bought a bundle of Manga. A couple of joke books and riddle books for the youngest as well. I have bought my dad the Redwall collection because he loves Wind in the Willows and Duncton Wood so I know he will love these.
November 28, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Great suggestions! Adding:
Tosh's Island by Linda Sargent
Roll Call by Lee Knox Ostertag
Cottonopolis by S.F. Layzell
Lightfall by Tim Probert
Unfairies by Huw Aaron
Starminster by Megan Hopkins
The Secret Sunshine Project by Benjamin Dean
The Legendary Mo Seto by A.Y. Chan
New Kid by Jerry Craft
Tosh's Island by Linda Sargent
Roll Call by Lee Knox Ostertag
Cottonopolis by S.F. Layzell
Lightfall by Tim Probert
Unfairies by Huw Aaron
Starminster by Megan Hopkins
The Secret Sunshine Project by Benjamin Dean
The Legendary Mo Seto by A.Y. Chan
New Kid by Jerry Craft
I got my annual email from the boys’ aunt yesterday checking in on what books to buy them for Christmas. What great kids books will you be buying, or what would you recommend we seek out for the kids in our lives this Christmas?
#KidsBooksFriday
#KidLitUK
#UKKidLit
#KidLit
#BookSky
#IndieBookshops
#KidsBooksFriday
#KidLitUK
#UKKidLit
#KidLit
#BookSky
#IndieBookshops
November 28, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Here are some I loved recently. Under the London Sky is brilliant and highly recommend for young teen history lovers. It’s about a group of teens who are thrown together during the London blitz. Age 13+ (due to kissing and emotional complexity).
November 28, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Shirley vs the Green Menace by Tor Freeman, Pets Tell Tales by @jordancollver.bsky.social @rikworth.bsky.social, Everything Amplified by Sarah Lippett (for teens)
I got my annual email from the boys’ aunt yesterday checking in on what books to buy them for Christmas. What great kids books will you be buying, or what would you recommend we seek out for the kids in our lives this Christmas?
#KidsBooksFriday
#KidLitUK
#UKKidLit
#KidLit
#BookSky
#IndieBookshops
#KidsBooksFriday
#KidLitUK
#UKKidLit
#KidLit
#BookSky
#IndieBookshops
November 28, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Too many to count!!!!
The Snow Girl @sophieanderson.bsky.social
A Christmas Delivery by @andyshepherdwriter.bsky.social
And a special shout out to young
#HunterMcNeilAli he’s TEN and has published his 1st book Pirate Penguin! It genuinely looks amazing!!!
sequoiapublishing.co.uk/pages/hunter...
The Snow Girl @sophieanderson.bsky.social
A Christmas Delivery by @andyshepherdwriter.bsky.social
And a special shout out to young
#HunterMcNeilAli he’s TEN and has published his 1st book Pirate Penguin! It genuinely looks amazing!!!
sequoiapublishing.co.uk/pages/hunter...
November 28, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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I would really love to know if there is a good version of A Christmas Carol aimed at about 8-10 years old. Any advice appreciated! #KidsBookFriday #KidLitUK
November 28, 2025 at 9:36 AM
I would really love to know if there is a good version of A Christmas Carol aimed at about 8-10 years old. Any advice appreciated! #KidsBookFriday #KidLitUK
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It's friday! Time for the weekly good news thread. What's YOUR good news from the week? My good news? The #Creatives4Sudan auction has had an amazing response so far. Bid on everything from pro tv script reads to paintings and signed books from Katherine Rundell! app.galabid.com/creatives4su...
November 28, 2025 at 8:41 AM
It's friday! Time for the weekly good news thread. What's YOUR good news from the week? My good news? The #Creatives4Sudan auction has had an amazing response so far. Bid on everything from pro tv script reads to paintings and signed books from Katherine Rundell! app.galabid.com/creatives4su...
I'm hoping a few will be buying my very own #MurderatChristmas Tis the season!
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November 28, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Only 2 new books to add to Bea's #BookAdvent this year. A Stocking Full of Spies will be at the top because she's desperate to read it!
November 28, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Ooh! I wasn't aware of that RI book, looks great. In addition to all these, I'll be recommending @edwardross.bsky.social's "Graphic Novel Builder" alongside my go-to Jay Hosler's "Ant Story" & "Way of The Hive".
And if it's not too tacky, my own comic "Pets Tell Tales: Ancient Egypt."
And if it's not too tacky, my own comic "Pets Tell Tales: Ancient Egypt."
November 28, 2025 at 8:56 AM
I’ve bought The Odysessy graphic novel and Frieren manga for my teens. They’re into that at the moment. #ukkidlit #kidlitfriday
November 28, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Just in case their parents follow me on here I can't say ;) But if I WAS to buy books for kids for xmas, I might be buying some Grimwood books, just as a wild example.
November 28, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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This looks great and I’m tempted to buy it for myself as my granddaughter is too young for it. #KidsBooksFriday
November 28, 2025 at 8:31 AM
This looks great and I’m tempted to buy it for myself as my granddaughter is too young for it. #KidsBooksFriday
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I've had 2 kids in my class get me to message their parents the title and author of specific books they'd like based off ones from my collection 🥰🙌 they had already spoken to their adults about these ❤️ I need recommendations for books for a bookworm 3 year old though! #KidBookFriday #ScoEdu
November 28, 2025 at 8:20 AM
I've had 2 kids in my class get me to message their parents the title and author of specific books they'd like based off ones from my collection 🥰🙌 they had already spoken to their adults about these ❤️ I need recommendations for books for a bookworm 3 year old though! #KidBookFriday #ScoEdu
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Informative, beautiful and deeply human: it’s time to cheer the underrated art of illustration | Oliver Jeffers
Informative, beautiful and deeply human: it’s time to cheer the underrated art of illustration | Oliver Jeffers
We do judge books by their covers. Illustrations spark young imaginations, solve problems, present information - and shape our world, says the children’s author on National Illustration Day
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Informative, beautiful and deeply human: it’s time to cheer the underrated art of illustration | Oliver Jeffers
DONUT SQUAD FOREVER, DONUT SQUAD FOR EVERYONE
November 28, 2025 at 8:00 AM
I got my annual email from the boys’ aunt yesterday checking in on what books to buy them for Christmas. What great kids books will you be buying, or what would you recommend we seek out for the kids in our lives this Christmas?
#KidsBooksFriday
#KidLitUK
#UKKidLit
#KidLit
#BookSky
#IndieBookshops
#KidsBooksFriday
#KidLitUK
#UKKidLit
#KidLit
#BookSky
#IndieBookshops
November 28, 2025 at 7:55 AM
I got my annual email from the boys’ aunt yesterday checking in on what books to buy them for Christmas. What great kids books will you be buying, or what would you recommend we seek out for the kids in our lives this Christmas?
#KidsBooksFriday
#KidLitUK
#UKKidLit
#KidLit
#BookSky
#IndieBookshops
#KidsBooksFriday
#KidLitUK
#UKKidLit
#KidLit
#BookSky
#IndieBookshops
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A double post this week! Really enjoyed the Dungeon Club graphic novels by @leeknoxostertag.bsky.social & @xanthe.bsky.social . D&D intermingles with real life and teen relationships. Loving the colouring! #KidsGN📚💬 #KidLitUK
November 27, 2025 at 9:08 AM
A double post this week! Really enjoyed the Dungeon Club graphic novels by @leeknoxostertag.bsky.social & @xanthe.bsky.social . D&D intermingles with real life and teen relationships. Loving the colouring! #KidsGN📚💬 #KidLitUK
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"I was at a Bookbug Session in Castlemilk. It was the best live act I've ever seen!"
Frank Cottrell-Boyce reflects on his Bookbug experience yesterday. We're glad that he could come!
#BBCAuthorsLive
Frank Cottrell-Boyce reflects on his Bookbug experience yesterday. We're glad that he could come!
#BBCAuthorsLive
November 26, 2025 at 11:13 AM
"I was at a Bookbug Session in Castlemilk. It was the best live act I've ever seen!"
Frank Cottrell-Boyce reflects on his Bookbug experience yesterday. We're glad that he could come!
#BBCAuthorsLive
Frank Cottrell-Boyce reflects on his Bookbug experience yesterday. We're glad that he could come!
#BBCAuthorsLive
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'A book is such a simple gift. But it’s also a really powerful thing, and it’s such a small ask'
Children's Laureate @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social backs The Herald's Christmas appeal, in association with @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social 👇
@jamesmcenaney.bsky.social
Children's Laureate @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social backs The Herald's Christmas appeal, in association with @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social 👇
@jamesmcenaney.bsky.social
November 27, 2025 at 12:31 PM
'A book is such a simple gift. But it’s also a really powerful thing, and it’s such a small ask'
Children's Laureate @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social backs The Herald's Christmas appeal, in association with @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social 👇
@jamesmcenaney.bsky.social
Children's Laureate @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social backs The Herald's Christmas appeal, in association with @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social 👇
@jamesmcenaney.bsky.social
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We ❤️ Scotland's bookshops!
If you love them too, take a moment to explore The Bookseller Association's report, The Cultural and Community Role of Scotland’s Bookshops.
🔗 booksellers.org.uk/getattachmen...
If you love them too, take a moment to explore The Bookseller Association's report, The Cultural and Community Role of Scotland’s Bookshops.
🔗 booksellers.org.uk/getattachmen...
November 27, 2025 at 2:36 PM
We ❤️ Scotland's bookshops!
If you love them too, take a moment to explore The Bookseller Association's report, The Cultural and Community Role of Scotland’s Bookshops.
🔗 booksellers.org.uk/getattachmen...
If you love them too, take a moment to explore The Bookseller Association's report, The Cultural and Community Role of Scotland’s Bookshops.
🔗 booksellers.org.uk/getattachmen...