Great Books Guide 2025-26: for 8 to 9-year-olds Here’s a round-up of new children’s books from the last year, which we think any child aged 8 to 9 will love

It's been a crazy & exciting autumn term and alas, I have been terrible at popping any of it on here! First up, I was thrilled when @booktrust selected BADGERS ARE GO in their Great Books Guide 2025-26! Read all about it & the other incredible books that they've selected at: www.booktrust.org

So happy you enjoyed it! 🙂

Badgers Are Go: Revenge of the Claw Badgers Are Go! Revenge of the ClawSusannah Lloyd, illustrated by Nici GregoryDavid Fickling Books It’s a new term at Rumpington Academy of Badgering and the Major announces excitedly that there is…

A deliciously daft adventure for Lulu Rifferton-Rear #BadgersAreGo #RevengeoftheClaw
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David Fickling Books is #RedReadingHub's #kidlit #fiction book of the day reviewed on the blog wp.me/p11DI5-dof

Box 4 is here 📚

Picture Book Club provides everything you need to run a peer-led book club in a primary school. The model involves Year 5 or 6s reading aloud and leading small book chats for Year 1 or 2s.

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I'm so excited to see that the sequel to ‘Badgers Are Go, the 'Revenge of the Claw’ is included in Waterstones’ 25% off FLASH SALE on selected pre-ordered books this week!

Enter the code SUMMER25 at the checkout to redeem your discount & get your paws on a copy today!

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Introducing REVENGE of the CLAW, the thrilling new sequel to BADGERS ARE GO!

YES, The Velvet Claw is BACK, with enough VILLAINY to strike terror into your EVERY WHISKER!

WARNING! This book contains SHENANIGANS, SCANDAL, and LASHINGS of CUSTARD!

So get YOUR PAWS on a copy and PRE ORDER NOW!

Thank you Fleur! ❤️

Thank you so much for inviting me! I had so much fun! ❤️

And congratulations to the amazing @susannahlloyd.bsky.social who did some excellent school visits with us and survived the heat ☀️☀️ #kidlitUK Hoping Steve gets another adventure!

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An illustration by
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Yipppeeee! Who Ate Steve by me & Kate Hindley has won Picture Fiction for Early Readers at the Spark Book Awards 2025! Hooray for TEAM STEVE at @nosycrow.bsky.social! Especial thanks to Steve himself who went through QUITE an ordeal in the making of this book (what with all the being eaten)

Wooohoooooooooo! Who Ate Steve by me and the brilliant Kate Hindley won the Coventry Inspiration Book Awards in the category of What's The Story for age 4-7. Hooray for Steve and Marcel!!! Coventry Schools Library Service - you are the very BEST! ❤️ @nosycrow.bsky.social @nosycrowus.bsky.social

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‘Who Ate Steve?’ by @susannahlloyd.bsky.social & Kate Hindley was particularly popular in Year 2 as it made us laugh a lot! @sparkbookaward.bsky.social

School's out for summer 🌞

Take a look at this incredible #kidlit book stack 📚 So excited to get started on this sunshiny library haul!

So happy to see Steve in this excellent book haul! ❤️

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Thrilled to have THREE books included in the #BookTrustStorytime Prize longlist:

⭐️ Suki Cat Astronaut by Grace Habib
⭐️ Who Ate Steve? by @susannahlloyd.bsky.social and Kate Hindley
⭐️ My Very First Spotter’s Guide: I Spot a Duck by Kay Vincent (in partnership with @nationaltrust.org.uk

I'm thrilled that Badgers Are Go by me and Nici Gregory has been shortlisted for the @theweekjunior.com.web.brid.gy Younger Fiction Category in their 2025 Book Awards! Hurrah for all of team badger at @dfbstoryhouse.bsky.social!

UK Primary Schools!

Check out my updated workshops page at www.susannahlloyd.com/school-works...

Features feedback including my top favourite one from a year 5 child: 'Susannah was also full of joy'! 🙂

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Hey Americaaaaaaaaa! Me and Kate Hindley's book WHO ATE STEVE is coming out VERY SOON, with @nosycrowus.bsky.social

I'm very excited because we got a Kirkus review!
www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...

AND it described the book as having 'side splitting proceedings'!

Out on March 11th!

So happy you like Badgers Are Go! I'm reading Riddle For a King at the moment and absolutely loving it

Thank you @dfbstoryhouse.bsky.social for my fabulous prize. The chocolate didn’t last long! Great books! And the AdventureMice badges are currently being fought over in our house. @sarahmcintyre.bsky.social @philipreeve.bsky.social @susannahlloyd.bsky.social @nicigregory.bsky.social

I'm absolutely thrilled that my amazing editor Meggie Dennis and me are long listed for the #branfordboaseaward2025!

Squeee!!! And look at the amazing selection of books that are also long listed! I'm so happy to see Badgers Are Go in such wonderful company!

Go team @dfbstoryhouse.bsky.social !!

This review of Who Ate Steve made me very happy! ❤️

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