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Convinced your classroom needs more graphic novels.

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Lovely little reading delivery today.

09.03.2026 12:50 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Loved this second book in the series and was a great read to start the day. Plenty of thought provoking story telling, but also plenty of turtle bearing people up as well which is always the highlight.

07.03.2026 10:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That is a huge fear but imagine if they got it right. It would be the greatest thing ever made!!

06.03.2026 11:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Adamant that warrior cats and varjak paw could both make brilliant animated series. Lightfall could be something special on the screen too I’m sure.

06.03.2026 08:02 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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Starting the day off with this. Predator Badlands was a blast, so that was the perfect excuse to finally pick this up.

27.02.2026 08:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Get 25% off when you pre-order Meet the Invisibles! It's a very cool science book about tiny things! Written by Mike Barfield and illustrated by me!

17.02.2026 09:50 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Perfect time to secure some cracking future reads. That front cover is going to lure in so many readers you can tell.

17.02.2026 09:15 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Plenty of gems here to keep me entertained.

16.02.2026 16:09 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It's Publication Day for Pets Tell Tales: Ancient Rome, baby!

12.02.2026 07:40 πŸ‘ 45 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 4
Book cover for Donut Squad: Take Over the World! by Neill Cameron

Book cover for Donut Squad: Take Over the World! by Neill Cameron

Book cover for Mr Wolf’s Class by Aron Nels Steinke

Book cover for Mr Wolf’s Class by Aron Nels Steinke

Book cover for Jinks and O’Hare, Funfair Repair by Philip Reeve and Sarah McIntyre

Book cover for Jinks and O’Hare, Funfair Repair by Philip Reeve and Sarah McIntyre

Book cover for Punycorn by Andi Watson

Book cover for Punycorn by Andi Watson

As grown-ups we can often fall into the trap of leaning towards serious or β€˜issue heavy’ kid’s books, forgetting that kids also need and deserve books that just bring joy.

So for #KidsBooksFriday this week, what are your top fun / silly / joyful book recommendations?

#KidLitUK #UKKidLit #KidLit

06.02.2026 07:43 πŸ‘ 74 πŸ” 32 πŸ’¬ 32 πŸ“Œ 4

Very exciting news. My class love Kitty Quest, so they’ll be very excited to know you’ve got something new in the works.

04.02.2026 17:40 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Colourful cover for the comic Pets Tell Tales: Ancient Rome featuring various cartoon animals smashing through a line of Roman soldiers. A wolf and a dog growl at each other in the foreground.

Colourful cover for the comic Pets Tell Tales: Ancient Rome featuring various cartoon animals smashing through a line of Roman soldiers. A wolf and a dog growl at each other in the foreground.

Cartoon illustration of a rooster riding on the back of a white goat who is knocking off the head of a large marble statue.

Cartoon illustration of a rooster riding on the back of a white goat who is knocking off the head of a large marble statue.

Only TEN more days until "Pets Tell Tales: Ancient Rome" will be on shelves in bookstores! You can also order it now: tinyurl.com/PetsRome

A kids' comic by @rikworth.bsky.social & me that tackles some of the big topics of the ancient world of humans, from the perspective of animals.

02.02.2026 10:09 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Illegal, displacement, they called us enemy and front desk all taught me a lot whilst also being gripping stories. Parachute kids was also a fantastic and enlightening read.

30.01.2026 18:19 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Well worth the wait, but now I have an agonising wait for the final book. Top class storytelling and a series that deserves so much more praise and attention. A great option for year 6.

26.01.2026 20:29 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The theme tune is now stuck in my head! What a classic.

17.01.2026 17:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I did basically buy it because of his art and just assumed that I would find enough story to enjoy. It’s got me absolutely hooked and is currently making me ignore all the stuff I’m meant to be doing because I keep reading just one more bit!

17.01.2026 08:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Starting the day with this stunner and can see straight away why it came so highly recommended.

17.01.2026 08:31 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Just finished reading the farm trilogy by @lucyknisley.bsky.social which is always a series I recommend in class. Not only was it a beautifully constructed ending, but there was some wonderful advice for aspiring creators at the back, which you just know is going to help so many future creators.

14.01.2026 18:47 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Dream On by Shannon Hale and Marcela Cespedes is one of the best children's graphic novels I've read in a long time. It's warm and funny. It's about friendship and the perils of growing up. It's full of empathy and heart. It's just great.

11.01.2026 18:58 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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The novel was a masterpiece, so fascinated to see how this version compares.

08.01.2026 17:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Graphic Novels All of these books are suitable and popular for Key Stage 2 classes and above. Find some of the most recent or popular ones here: https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/great-graphic-novels-for-kids

Updated both my padlet and my bookshop list for the New Year. Have a look if you want some new reading inspiration.
padlet.com/rruddick9zra...

uk.bookshop.org/shop/gnlist (both primary and secondary)

04.01.2026 15:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Samurai robots are the finest way to start any day.

04.01.2026 10:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Dream On by @shannonhale.bsky.social is a real must have book for schools. Such a relatable story in so many ways and full of examples that any reader will be able to empathise with. I can’t recommend it enough. @mariannedoherty.bsky.social

03.01.2026 14:55 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

I mean this looks like an absolute must have for schools. Kids are desperate to create their own work but often need a little nudge or guidance in the right direction to prevent it being too overwhelming. This is clearly only going to help with that problem!

02.01.2026 14:17 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

I had a book voucher and it has been used to bully myself into getting through my backlog! So far it’s worked pretty well.

02.01.2026 11:35 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Why not make your wish list even bigger for the start of the year.

02.01.2026 10:50 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Actually just had these delivered today. Really hopeful that Dream On s a winner as it sounds perfect.

02.01.2026 10:50 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Same here. They ignored him for this entire series so why should I care. If I’m truly honest they had managed to do a great job of making me dislike most of them by the end. I was crying out for characters to die at various stages πŸ˜‚

01.01.2026 22:39 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A truly painful episode throughout, but that last 45 minutes in particular was almost unbearable. I laughed far too many times at all the parts I definitely wasn’t supposed to be laughing at!

01.01.2026 22:02 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

This post should be far bigger than it is. I will never be able to look at Korky the same now!

01.01.2026 10:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0