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Veronica Price @vonprice.bsky.social · 4h

I loved this book 📕 😊

Veronica Price @vonprice.bsky.social · 5h

#MG #CosyCrime doesn’t get better than this! #MurderAtChristmas by @fleurhitchcock.bsky.social is certain to get kids reading for pleasure! Published this week by @nosycrow.bsky.social
#UkKidLit
Here’s my review 👇

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#MGMurderMystery: Murder at Christmas by Fleur Hitchcock

Cover art by Elisa Paganelli, published by Nosy Crow, 16 October 2025, ISBN: 978-1805132240 Murder at Christmas ticked all of the boxes that make a book a thoroughly enjoyable reading experience fo…

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Jacqui Sydney 📚 @jacquisydney.bsky.social · 23h

A fabulous poem, based on a Robert Burns classic, Mat o’ Shanter by Simon Lamb, illustrated by Ross MacRae is out now from @scallywagpress.bsky.social @laurasmythepr.bsky.social

#KidlitUK #UKKidlit

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Mat o’ Shanter: A Cautionary Tale by Simon Lamb, illustrated by Ross MacRae

Cover illustration © Ross MacRae, 2025 As someone who is blessed with both considerably more free time than many adults and a shelf full of books begging to be read, it’s sometimes easy for m…

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Veronica Price @vonprice.bsky.social · 1d

It’s fun, with a lot of heart Jacqui 😊

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Good Night To Read @gntread24.bsky.social · 1d

Sharing some of my favourite animal adventures @charlienutbrown.bsky.social @kieranlarwood.bsky.social What are yours?
#UKKidLit #BookBloggers @jacquisydney.bsky.social @bookcraic.bsky.social @slatterymr.bsky.social @hookablebooks.bsky.social @stpaulslibraryni.bsky.social #Librarians

Orange & black with animal silhouettes integrated into shape of feather 🪶

Frozen blue & white snowscape with 3 young rabbits 🐇 , one of whom is missing an ear.

Orange & blue feathers surrounding parrot 🦜 sitting on T of title in centre.

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Jacqui Sydney 📚 @jacquisydney.bsky.social · 1d

A delightful chapter book, perfect for Spooky Season for younger readers, Grimogen Darkstar Bat-Cat-Tastrophe by @finlaysonpalmer.bsky.social is out now from @tinytreebooks.bsky.social 🦇

#KidlitUK #UKKidlit

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Grimogen Darkstar: Bat-Cat-Tastrophe by Emma Finlayson-Palmer

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Veronica Price @vonprice.bsky.social · 1d

#AliensMadeMeDoIt written by #DavidMacphail & illustrated by #RoryWalker is a funny and heartwarming story ideal for lower KS2 children. Thanks for my copy @everywithwords.bsky.social
#UkKidLit
Here’s my review 👇

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#MGReview: Aliens Made Me Do It! by David Macphail & Rory Walker

Cover art by Rory Walker, published by Everything With Words, 25 September 2025, ISBN: 978-1911427469 Unidentified extra-terrestrial objects are falling from the sky in the small town of Bilgeley! …

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Marianne Doherty @mariannedoherty.bsky.social · 5d

With the IBC Excluded Voices report making for sober reading this week, let’s use #KidsBooksFriday to celebrate brilliant books from global majority writers.
#KidLitUK #UKKidLit #KidLit

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Book cover for Spirit Warriors by Ashley Thorpe

Book cover for Nush and the Stolen Emerald by Jasbinder Bilan

Book cover for Nate Yu’s Blast from the Past by Maisie Chan

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Jacqui Sydney 📚 @jacquisydney.bsky.social · 5d

A fab middle grade adventure with strong messages about looking after the planet and not imposing limits on yourself or others, The Midnight Sweet Factory by Clare Povey is out now. 🍭

#UsborneBooks #KidlitUK #UKKidlit

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The Midnight Sweet Factory (The Wanderdays Adventures 2) by Clare Povey

Cover illustration by Davide Ortu © Usborne Publishing Limited, 2025 While many adults have grown out of the need for adventure and are quite happy to live quiet, predictable lives, in my experienc…

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Veronica Price @vonprice.bsky.social · 6d

Made all the smoother by a great book to read 😊

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Veronica Price @vonprice.bsky.social · 6d

It was so lovely to meet you too. Thank you so much for the invitation. I read 80 pages of #MurderAtChristmas on train home and absolutely loving the mystery 😊

Murder at Christmas by Fleur Hitchcock. A middle grade murder mystery set in Bath, photo taken in platform of Bath Spa train station, opposite platform visible in background.

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Veronica Price @vonprice.bsky.social · 6d

It was a lovely evening & I’m so looking forward to reading your book 😊

Veronica Price @vonprice.bsky.social · 6d

Thanks Jacqui! It was a lovely evening, sorry that the journey was rather too far for you & we didn’t get a chance to meet again ☺️

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Veronica Price @vonprice.bsky.social · 6d

Thank you @nosycrow.bsky.social for delightful #BookPost which arrived just before I set off for #BookLaunch
#MurderAtChristmas by @fleurhitchcock.bsky.social & #IceDancer by @alexcotter.bsky.social
😍😍
#UkKidLit
#KidLitUK

Middle grade paperback Murder at Christmas by Fleur Hitchcock has two children cycling past a snowy Georgian building.

Middle grade paperback Ice Dancer by Alex Cotter. Cover design features an ice dancer whose dress is designed with silver foil snowflakes.

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Jacqui Sydney 📚 @jacquisydney.bsky.social · 7d

Out 03/03, middle grade fantasy Dragon Girl and the Awakened Flames by @jennywritemoore.bsky.social is full of magic, humour, excitement and adventure 🔥

#MaverickBooks @dannieprice.bsky.social #KidlitUK #UKKidlit

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Dragon Girl and the Awakened Flames by Jenny Moore

Cover artwork © David Dean, 2022 This book was previously published as Emba Oak and the Terrible Tomorrows, for which this is my revised review. When I moved to my last school, I found myself in ch…

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Veronica Price @vonprice.bsky.social · 9d

Today I’m recommending 2 beautiful #NonFiction titles for #MG readers, both written by #HonorCargillMartin
#SheSpeaks… is published by @magiccatpublishing.bsky.social & #ShakespearesHeroines is published by @hachettechildrens.bsky.social
#UkKidLit

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Fabulous Non-Fiction from Honor Cargill-Martin: Shakespeare’s Heroines and She Speaks: The Women of Norse Myths in their own Words

Cover art by Pauliina Hannuniemi, published by Magic Cat Publishing, 25 September 2025, ISBN:978-1917044813 Cover art by Jaimee Andrews, published by Hachette Children’s Books, 23 October 202…

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Jacqui Sydney 📚 @jacquisydney.bsky.social · 10d

With 2 fabulous stories for the price of 1, Secrets on the Shore by @katherinewoodfine.bsky.social sees secret agents Taylor & Rose on their 1st case in the seaside town of Rye. Out now from @farshorebooks.bsky.social

#KidlitUK #UKKidlit

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Secrets on the Shore (Taylor and Rose Secret Agents 5) by Katherine Woodfine

Cover illustration © Karl James Mountford Much as I’m very glad to live in the modern world, with all the freedoms and advantages that it brings with it, I do enjoy a trip back in time from t…

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Mr Tom Slattery @slatterymr.bsky.social · 10d

Here is a roundup of my rhyming reviews over the summer. Some epic reads and completely memorable books! Check it out for some reading inspiration and bang average poetry. 🙈 tomsbookcorner.wordpress.com/2025/10/04/s...

Summer 2025 – Rhyming Review Roundup

One of my favourite parts of writing my blog is writing the rhyming reviews for each book. Now don’t get me wrong, there are times when the words (and the rhymes) just aren’t coming and I curse mys…

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Jacqui Sydney 📚 @jacquisydney.bsky.social · 10d

My review of Adventures in Lylaland by Louise Pentland. Out now for 8+ readers from @piccadilly-press.bsky.social

#KidlitUK #UKKidlit

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Adventures in Lylaland by Louise Pentland

Cover illustration © Rachael Dean, 2025 There are many things I miss about my childhood. Watching Doctor Who on a dark Saturday evening and then having to wait a week to find out what happened next…

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Veronica Price @vonprice.bsky.social · 10d

An updated review of #DraculaAndDaughters after collecting pre-order & meeting lovely @emcarrollauthor.bsky.social for the umpteenth time! Thrilled by your ongoing success Emma 😊
@faberchildrens.bsky.social
#UkKidLit #KidLitUk
Here’s review 👇🦇🧛‍♀️

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#MG Review: Dracula & Daughters, written by Emma Carroll

Cover illustration by Alice Guidi, Publisher Faber& Faber, 25 September 2025, ISBN: 9780571388769 I have updated my original review of the NetGalley e-ARC after collecting my pre-ordered physic…

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Veronica Price @vonprice.bsky.social · 11d

Aah, so sorry about incorrect tagging! Thank you for letting me know 😊

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Veronica Price @vonprice.bsky.social · 11d

Thank you @littletigerbooks.Bsky.social for a gorgeous autumnal book for #PictureBookFriday. #SquirrelAndBird written by @laurabakerbooks.bsky.social & illustrated by @staceythomas.bsky.social is fabulous 😍
#UkKidLit #KidLitUK
Here’s my review 👇🐿️🐦‍⬛🍂

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#PictureBookFriday: Squirrel and Bird by Laura Baker, illustrated by Stacey Thomas

Cover illustration by Stacey Thomas, published by Little Tiger, 2 October 2025, ISBN: 978-1838917203 Endpapers with Quantock acorns! I realise that I haven’t reviewed a picture book for a whi…

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Fleur Hitchcock @fleurhitchcock.bsky.social · 12d

Superb article about reading aloud. Yes! Yes! And yes!! #kidlituk
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Again! Again! The joys of reading out loud - and how it can support…

Author Susannah Lloyd shares her tips for reading aloud with children, and shares how it can support communication skills.

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Charlie Nutbrown @charlienutbrown.bsky.social · 12d

A very big thank you to @gntread24.bsky.social for posting my blog on Ewa Beniak Haremska's beautiful illustrations in The Feathered Book.

You can read it here: goodnighttoread.wordpress.com

#BookBloggers #UKKidlit #booksky #childrensbooks #TheFeatheredBook @everywithwords.bsky.social

Good Night To Read- A School Librarian's Book Blog

Because Books Make the World Better

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