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Est. 1983. Not-for-profit children’s booksellers celebrating equality, inclusion & diversity. Schools/EY supplier. Co-runs Little Rebels Award. Workers’ Cooperative. www.letterboxlibrary.com
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@letterboxlibrary.bsky.socialGuess who got the best gig, not just chairing a panel at the forthcoming @ibbyuk.bsky.social Conference, but also running the bookstall on the day!
Can’t wait. And look at this keynote here ⬇️
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@letterboxlibrary.bsky.socialBack in Stock!
“A historical portrayal of working class struggle&endurance amidst extreme poverty…A rare pre-twentieth-century foregrounding of queer and PoC identities.”
Pop along here: www.letterboxlibrary.com/product-page...
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@letterboxlibrary.bsky.socialCatching up with these #MostlyBookTalk NYR episodes!
Recommending to you all this convo with Andrew McC from @engmediacentre.bsky.social discussing shifts in English teaching, their unique CPD course &their own publications,including short story anthologies pitched perfectly to secondary.
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@cazapr1.bsky.socialReposted by @letterboxlibrary.bsky.socialI'm always astonished by how many English teachers don't know about Barrington Stoke. Spread the word!
@gitaralleigh.bsky.socialReposted by @letterboxlibrary.bsky.socialPlease do join @ibbyuk.bsky.social to hear amazing David Roberts author/ illustrator of 'We Are Your Children' our opening keynote! Copies will be available from bookseller @letterboxlibrary.bsky.social
Tickets: www.tickettailor.com/events/ibbyu... #ukkidlit #kidlituk #lgbtq+kids #defendingfreedom
@letterboxlibrary.bsky.socialOur Doyenne of MG Historical Fiction, @catwrote.bsky.social !!
Discover our love of Catherine’s work by typing her name into our keyword search: www.letterboxlibrary.com/search?q=Cat...
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@letterboxlibrary.bsky.social🎈2 year Birthday for @sflayzell.northsky.social ‘s Cottonopolis
Shortlisted for @littlerebsprize.bsky.social of course AND we’ve just put in an order to replenish our shelves!
@letterboxlibrary.bsky.social🌈Defending Freedom: LGBTQ+ Lives & Children’s/YA Literature🌈
Tix now open for @ibbyuk.bsky.social ‘s annual conference.
😃We’ll be chairing a panel with @sarahhaggerholt.bsky.social @krahim.bsky.social Carol Thompson & Jodie Lancet-Grant.
@letterboxlibrary.bsky.social@letterboxlibrary.bsky.social- @penamerica.bsky.social records highest numbers of #bookbans
@letterboxlibrary.bsky.social“Schools should be doing everything possible to connect kids with reading..Instead, many are doing the opposite, banning books that help kids see themselves in literature, deepen their understanding and empathy of others, and develop their imaginations.”
@letterboxlibrary.bsky.social“We’ve come a long way in the past 50 years, but that’s only the start”
How lgbtq+ children’s books are becoming more intersectional & complex, a perfect e.g: the integration of activism in Granddad’s Pride
@harrywoodgate.bsky.social
Danieka Ellis @bookriot.bsky.social
@letterboxlibrary.bsky.social… @bonnierbooksuk.bsky.social @nicky117.bsky.social
@letterboxlibrary.bsky.social“A fable of intergenerational love, kinship and identity”
A wonderful launch for The Tale That Time Sews at @theclpe.bsky.social ‘s gorgeous Literacy Library last week. Happy smiles filled the room🙂
To see our full review/support a #NotForProfit: www.letterboxlibrary.com/product-page...
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@letterboxlibrary.bsky.socialAnother title we loved over at #PhoebePicks
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@letterboxlibrary.bsky.socialReposted by @letterboxlibrary.bsky.social1/2 The most recent “Letterbox Library Recommends” column has just published in @booksforkeeps.bsky.social
A selection of books featuring characters experiencing social isolation & loneliness- prompting neighbourhood activism & solidarity.
Read the article at booksforkeeps.co.uk/article/lett...
@letterboxlibrary.bsky.socialQuite the line up for this upcoming online children’s lit conf!
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@gitaralleigh.bsky.socialReposted by @letterboxlibrary.bsky.socialHope to see you at this timely conference! Programme includes keynotes by David Roberts & Dr Emily Corbett plus industry panel & stars of picture books, middle-grade & YA including Kristina Rahim, Sarah Hagger-Holt & Gayathiri Kamalakanthan. #ukkidlit #kidlituk
www.tickettailor.com/events/ibbyu...
@letterboxlibrary.bsky.socialWe’ve just added some fabulous boardbooks to our @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social shop front which is your regular reminder that Bookshop.Org is your fabulous alternative to you know who.
Buy *any* book at all (whether we stock it or not) & support us at the same time: uk.bookshop.org/shop/letterb...
@letterboxlibrary.bsky.socialAnd over at @theclpe.bsky.social Librarian Phoebe has done a roundup of July picks!
