@drelizabethmac1.bsky.socialAlso #ManjeetMann #ElizabethAcevedo @jayhulmepoet.bsky.social #KwameAlexander #OmarMohamed (some big names but many don’t know their work I find) & also
@nessharbour.bsky.social & #ChiThai #disabilty #racial #historical #gender #sexuality #ethnic #age #marginalisation #KidsBooksFriday 2/2
@drelizabethmac1.bsky.socialThis is where #TheMab @eloisewilliams.bsky.social @mattbrownwriter.bsky.social did something vital as this isn’t just retelling Welsh folklore but about working with authors who sit in such a space regarding class, race & connectedly national-linguistic-cultural marginalisation #KidsBooksFriday 1/2
@dhmd.bsky.socialAdding this one to the list.
@wabbits.bsky.socialA popular choice in these parts but I’d like to spotlight the wonderful Hari Kumar, who is ND, as well as Lizzie Chu who is bold and brave and comes to realise something important about her grandpa… (no spoilers!)
@eyesshutteacher.bsky.social2 great books by neurodivergent authors perfect for mid to upper primary.
@ellemcnicoll ‘s A Kind of Spark is a story of witch trials & living with autism.
Lisette Auton’s The Secret of Haven Point about an ASN community living in a lighthouse with mermaids and so much more
@gntread24.bsky.socialFun poems, word play, rhythms & classics. #bookbloggers #librarians #KidsBooksFriday #KidLitUK #Poetry #ChildrensPoems #UKKidLit #KidLit @brianmosespoet.bsky.social #SimonLambPoet
@rburrows.bsky.socialI forgot to mention The Same Inside! Always there! #KidsBooksFriday
@rburrows.bsky.socialI used to carry the Read Me book round like a bible when I was teaching KS2. Now in SEMH secondary I often share and get engagement with these. Can’t wait to get copies of Attie Lime’s and Victoria Gatehouse’s new books too! #kidsbooksfriday
@sconnor7.bsky.socialI love exploring poetry with children. These books are some of big hits with the classes I’ve had. #KidsBooksFriday
@dhmd.bsky.socialA great favourite in the last school I worked in - it helped having the poet working in a nearby classroom on a daily basis. #KidsBooksFriday
@cazapr1.bsky.socialI like @magiccatpublishing.bsky.social's Picture a Poem series (I really hope more are coming, there's another Benjamin Zephaniah as well)! My favourite poetry is either silly (Roger McGough's Imaginary Menagerie) or those novels in verse that pull your heart out through your mouth. #KidsBooksFriday
@marygtroche.bsky.social#KidsBooksFriday
Many picturebooks have rhyming texts, so could arguably be seen as "poetry". They are really important for developing children's sense of rhythm and rhyme - key pre-reading literacy skills, as well as aiding aural memory. There are oodles of great poetry collections too, though.