Marilyn Brocklehurst
@MarilynBrock
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Children's bookseller. Ex- Children's Librarian. Owner of Norfolk Children's Book Centre
Norwich UK
Joined April 2009
I remember one of the Ahlberg's saying "we decided to put as much work into a picture book as Tolstoy put into War and Peace". And they did. And the world was better for it.
Each Peach Pear Plum! ('I spy Tom Thumb') Funny Bones! ('This is how the story begins...') Peepo! ('He sees the shadows moving on the bedroom wall, And the Sun at the Window and his teddy and his ball') Farewell Allen Ahlberg, who truly knew how to write for children.
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The books we love when we're young change our lives forever - and so do the people who help us find those books. So here's an everlasting THANK YOU to all the amazing teachers, librarians, booksellers & everyone else out there who's helping kids find books they love! #literacy
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Always make time to take your kids to libraries & bookshops. Always let them browse freely. These are places of magic & wonder - the places where we find the books that make us readers, and stay with us forever. These places change our lives! #literacy
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READING FOR PLEASURE has the biggest positive impact of any factor on children’s life chances. So whatever else you do, please never stop helping kids find books to read & love. Never stop sharing books, talking about books, celebrating books. It'll change their lives! #literacy
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This is absolutely crucial from @JDLiteracyTrust. Libraries and librarians create the readers of the future, ensuring access for all. They are vital, and need to be fully supported and funded!
"We're going to make sure that every primary school has got a library, but we're also going to make sure that every public library in the country is at the very heart of the campaign" - @JDLiteracyTrust
#NationalYearOfReading
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EVERY CHILD CAN BE A READER. Give them the widest possible range of books; then let them choose freely & read for pleasure, with no strings attached. The books we love are the ones that make us readers – choice is a right all readers should have! #literacy (Art: Quentin Blake)
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We are very sad to hear of the death of Aidan Chambers. A full obituary will be published shortly, in the meantime, here's a link to our 2001 Authorgraph in which he discusses his writing with Geoff Fox #KidLit #KidLitUK
https://t.co/xt0vSjNWwi
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Oh goodness me! That is such a loss his work both in writing publishing and academia was absolutely groundbreaking. We owe the whole concept of YA literature to him
We are very sad to hear of the death of Aidan Chambers. A full obituary will be published shortly, in the meantime, here's a link to our 2001 Authorgraph in which he discusses his writing with Geoff Fox #KidLit #KidLitUK
https://t.co/xt0vSjNWwi
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Another Open University Reading for Pleasure Conference complete, this time in Doncaster ✅ Taking our pop-up bookshop to these events is always a joy, for the brilliant authors, teachers, librarians and reading advocates we meet. #OURfPConference @OpenUni_RfP
I met lovely teachers committed to #readingforpleasure at the #RfP conference in Doncaster today ...and with lovely Emily and Kirsty from @NorfolkCBC
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Stop scrolling! This is the perfect book for children in years 1&2 The Last Wolf by @Bonzetta1, published by Red Fox Picture Books. ✨
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"I always hesitate to bring my political beliefs into this space. I don’t think my listeners would expect that from me and some of you will find it disappointing: not what you were looking for... " [1 of 2]
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Did you know that in the UK, we spend £12 per capita on our public libraries, while the European average is £25 and in Finland, they spend £50 per capita? We insist that there are libraries in our prisons, but not in our schools and public libraries are constantly under threat.
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I've never understood how institutions that are in the business of teaching children to read and learn and acquire numerous skills and qualifications do not consider a library to be an essential part of this process.
Did you know that in the UK, we spend £12 per capita on our public libraries, while the European average is £25 and in Finland, they spend £50 per capita? We insist that there are libraries in our prisons, but not in our schools and public libraries are constantly under threat.
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If you want to share a really special gift this #ValentinesDay, read to a child. It's an expression of love that will last a lifetime ❤️ @frankcottrell_b
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Children's books are not a luxury. Libraries & librarians are not a luxury. The teachers who inspire kids to read are not a luxury. If you cut or undermine or lose these things – #literacy will cease to be a basic human right, and will become a luxury, available only to a few.
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Every school & every community needs a library & a librarian, to help every child find the books that will make them readers. Because those are the books that will change their lives - and maybe even save their lives! #SaveLibraries
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“Morag…seminal figure in putting children’s literature on the map as a field of academic enquiry.She initiated an undergraduate programme in children’s literature.. became the thriving Centre for Research in Children’s Literature” Remarkable work/legacy.
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First professor of children’s poetry at Cambridge, who also worked to promote the teaching, dissemination and understanding of Caribbean poetry
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"This isn't something that's just nice or lovely. It's something fundamental to becoming a human being." Waterstones @UKLaureate @frankcottrell_b shares why reading is a right for every child. #ReadingRights
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We have an amazing selection of authors and seminars, fabulous publisher’s exhibition and bookshop and a beautiful venue! Don’t miss it!
Our annual conference is fast approaching! This year we are heading for Wales! Early Bird Bookings close this weekend! All details can be found on our website :- https://t.co/bWIt9Q7ew5
#FCBG2025
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