Paging #KidLitUK

Paging #KidLitUK
A powerful exploration of how conflict affects two young people on opposing sides, graphic novel War by Eoin Colfer & Andrew Donkin, illustrated by Giovanni Rigano, is out now for 9+ readers.
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Another sneak preview of my next children's collection. Poem inspired by my sister when she was little. 'MUM'S WEDDING DRESS' joshuaseigalpoet.blogspot.com/2026/09/mums... #BookSky #KidLit #KidLitUK
Our September issue is bursting with unmissable articles, interviews and new children’s book reviews and it’s all FREE to read, no paywall. Don’t miss an issue, sign up for our newsletter #KidLitUK
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OI! DEVON! I AM COMING TO STEAL YOUR CHIPS! Or at least Loki is, at Budleigh Salterton literary festival On Sept 26th 10am. Tickets here! Come! And do share! Being an author who does events = constant worry that no one will come to your birthday party budlitfest.org.uk/event/louie-... #KidlitUK
Today's review...'Funcles' Yashika Mody, illustrated by Adriena Fong Loved this one! #KidLitUk
www.throughthebookshelf.com/reviews/funcles
Love me a nonfiction read and What’s in a Name? by Álex Nogués & Guido Ferro looks right up my street.
Out now from #PrestelPublishing
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“We want to encourage book publishers and creators to level up, not down, the numbers of portrayals of different disabled people. We urge you to continue to portray many more disabled people, carefully and authentically.”
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📣The first of its kind:
⭐️⭐️⭐️New study in to disability representations in UK children’s literature⭐️⭐️⭐️
From the organisation Reflecting Disability www.reflectingdisability.co.uk
👋Teachers!
4 new episodes of #MostlyBookTalk landed last month.
Just making sure no one missed that😃
➡️https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/mostly-book-talk/id1736007526
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It's a year to the day since my debut novel, The Feathered Book, was published!
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Long awaited Reflecting Disability study into the representation of disabled people in children’s books is out today. It finds that 10% of children’s books feature disabled people in some way. Room for improvement & too many books have barriers to reading. #KidLitUK booksforkeeps.co.uk/60958-2/
I’ll toot my own horn… Elliot’s mum in KICKFLIP is an actual Model Parent, and I adored writing her into being.
Last week we were at the launch of super-creepy #MiddleGrade horror:
👻The Lost Name Society👻 @savitakalhan.bsky.social @storymix.bsky.social @foxandinkbooks.bsky.social
We were greeted by ravens!
See our Insta reel (image below)
Catch our review: www.letterboxlibrary.com/product-page...
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