Out now! #BfK272 May issue. Authorgraph interview Matt Goodfellow, Windows into Illustration Rébecca Dautremer, new Beyond the Secret Garden, new Picture This, plus Owning It, Peter Hunt on Alice's Oxford, comment, extra interviews, reviews & more #KidLit .

RT @Alibrarylady: Hello children's book lovers. The final Reading Matters - children's book news round up. Lots of awards news, summer read….

Children’s Books and Real Places are often entwined and confused, none more so than Lewis Carroll’s Alice books and Oxford. Peter Hunt’s new book, ALICE'S OXFORD, explores this. If you couldn't get to Oxford for #AliceDay it's the next best thing.

In holiday mood? Don't miss the NEW #BfK Book of the Week, BUNNY'S MOST FABULOUS HOLIDAY EVER! by Brian Fitzgerald. Fabulous? Yes! ☀️.@Scallywagpress #kidlit #BookRecommendation .

RT @Schoolbookclubs: ICYMI! Well done to all the winners, voted for by teachers💛. @The_UKLA #UKLA25.

Lots going on in children's books recently, all of it covered in #BfK. We have unmissable new interviews too, with Carnegies Medal winner Olivia Lomenech Gill, US superstar Jason Reynolds, #CLiPPA winning poet Zaro Weil & Laura Ellen Anderson. Catch up:

With so much going on in #kidlit - prizes, research - & unmissable new #BfK interviews (@JasonReynolds83 Olivia Lomenech Gill @anthony_mcgowan Laura Ellen Anderson) & recommendations, we're going to do a special newsletter 👀 Don't miss out sign up today!

NEW #BfK Book of the Week THE HIDDEN HEROES OF SCIENCE "a treasure trove for those who enjoy #science, biography, history. 200 years since inception the Royal Institution continues to inspire young people to get involved in all things scientific" @dkbooks.

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Just announced: the winners of the 2025 @The_UKLA Book Awards. Congratulations to all the winning authors and illustrators and to the UKLA teacher judges 📚📚#UKLA25 #teachersbookawards #KidLitUK 💐.

RT @BarbaraBleiman: New short blog by me on poetry teaching at secondary on the wonderful Children’ Poetry Summit blog. .

RT @NateLessore: 🙏 librarians who use books to show kids that kindness is king!. Completely grateful for all the support. Anyone who promot….

RT @Oli_Sykes89: Being shortlisted for this year's @clpe1 #CLiPPA has been such an honour and such a wonderful experience 🤩. Huge congratul….

RT @TeresaCremin: Delighted to be heading Hull for the .🎈Big Malarkey Reading Festival! 🎈Long journey but it’ll be great to meet @Hull_SLS….

"I personally love the dynamics of a friendship group; how we’re affected by who we spend time with, and how we impact other people" . Explore the NEW #BfK Book of the Week SUMMER UNDER THE STARS including bonus Q&A with author Kate Mallinder 😎.

RT @zaroweil: @BooksForKeeps @charliehacking @HachetteKids @LollyPopPR @MichaelRosenYes @clpe1 thank you for this, BOOKS FOR KEEPS, and HUG….

RT @clpe1: A huge congratulations to Colette Hiller, the winner of #CLiPPA2025 with the memorable “Colossal Words for Kids” illustrated by….

RT @thecaterpilla20: In case you missed it. 🌱. Yesterday we announced Kate Wakeling's 2025 winner of The Caterpillar Prize. If you have….

And if you missed the news of the 2025 #CLiPPA, the prize is awarded to Colette Hiller for her 'effervescent, scintillating, riveting' collection, COLOSSAL WORDS FOR KIDS @QuartoKids