Catherine Hall
@CatherineH137
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Reader, writer and PK-12 school librarian. Studying teaching at Deakin University.
Whadjuk Noongar land
Joined June 2020
Happy birthday to J.R.R. #Tolkien’s The Hobbit, published #OTD in 1937, with a gorgeous dust jacket and illustrations by Tolkien himself! @TolkienSociety @JRRTolkien @UofGFantasy #Hobbit 🐉
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What are books to you? This comic inspired my recent Get Caught Reading poster for The Children's Book Council. It's based on a famous essay by Dr. Rudine Sims Bishop called "Mirrors, Windows, and Sliding Glass Doors."
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The Diverse Book Awards 2025 Longlist - Children's See the full longlist (link in bio) Sponsored by Sparx Reader Congratulations to everyone! Please do support these amazing books and vote for your fav to win the Readers' Choice Award #thedbawards
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Get excited for our next VIP Guest of PCAF 2025, Lorena Alvarez Gómez! Her work includes the two time Eisner nominated Nightlights and the Russ Manning Promising Newcomer Award winning Hicotea - we can't wait see Lorena this July! See 🔗 in bio for more PCAF info
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OUR 2025 LONGLIST 🙌 Huge congratulations to the talented debut #childrensbooks authors and editors longlisted for this year's #BranfordBoaseAward 🎉🎆🎉 Find out more about this year's longlist ➡️ https://t.co/ZbrKCSnVHa
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Enjoy my list ft. 50+ YA Books coming in 2025 you need on your tbr― heartfelt romcoms, intriguing mystery, horror, epic fantasy adventures, anticipated series finales, dark fantasy, debuts & more! 📚🌷✨ https://t.co/QMut52JXvk
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The rise in Dark Fantasy, Paranormal & Horror, Magical Romcoms, unique Fantasy mashups + more in YA Books― Here's a few Book Trends to look out for in Young Adult publishing during 2025!🌱📚✨ https://t.co/NAVLyjyjzI
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12 can be a tricky age when it comes to finding the right book. Many middle grade stories feel too young, while YA novels can be too advanced. We’ve selected 12 of our favorite upper middle grade novels perfect for 12-year-old readers. 📚 https://t.co/ldMuDrOqcs
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Here's the article... The invisible problem with children’s books Julian Gough on bridging the gap between reading picture books and young fiction/chapter books https://t.co/3hQiEDZZCu
irishtimes.com
Julian Gough on bridging the gap between reading picture books and young fiction/chapter books
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👏 A big round of applause for the amazing authors, illustrators, and publishers on the #IBCawards2025 longlist! Thank you for creating books that inspire, educate and empower young readers. 📚🏆 Let’s celebrate inclusive children’s books!
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YALSA Announces Finalists for 2025 Morris and Excellence in Nonfiction Awards https://t.co/7fnWdWPDdQ
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🔊 Our 7th annual #ReflectingRealities report is out now! This year’s report shows a significant drop in the presence of racially minoritised characters in books published for children in 2023 in the UK.
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My ABC Education article for International Day of People with Disability about seeing myself in books -
abc.net.au
When children see themselves in the formative stories and books that shape their identities, it not only impacts who they are but also who they could become as adults.
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Librarians, parents, teachers! You’ll be swamped with Wicked book requests. BUT the 📖 is very different from the📽️ & contains mature content unsuitable for kids ⚠️So here are some kid-friendly, witchy recs to go with their fave songs. Why not put on a wickedly cool shelf? 👀✨👇🏽
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Announcing AustLit Environments for Cross-Curriculum Priorities (#AECCP): generously supported by @auda Foundation! The resources are freely available & designed to support learning & teaching within Australian Curriculum (v.9) cross-curriculum priorities. https://t.co/UoMr6onBOl
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💫COVER REVEAL💫 'Little Bones' by Sandy Bigna Coming March 4 2025. Pre-order at the link below, or at your local bookstore. https://t.co/SS0efQDk7t 🌀Cover designed by Madeleine Byrne. 🦴🕷️🪽🫧🪶
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I really cannot believe that I won @TimesCHPrize today! I am very excited for everyone to read my novel, I am absolutely blown away by this. @chickenhsebooks #booktwitter
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“Justice and freedom is for all people. All of our liberation is tied together” – Shifa Saltagi Safadi in her speech after her win for the 2024 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature. #NBAwards
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recent cover reveals for diverse 2025 YA romance books ― love all the cute illustrated covers!! 💌🌷
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