Book cover for The Lost Robot by Joe Todd-Stanton. Image shows a broken robot standing by a rubbish dump looking into a puddle. In the puddle he sees a happy, colourful version of himself surrounded by a luscious green landscape.

Book cover for AdventureMice: Mermouse Mystery by Philip Reeve and Sarah McIntyre. Image shows a yellow submarine being driven by a brown mouse with glasses. A white mouse with a brown patch round his eye, wear in a yellow mac, pops his head out of the top. Around them swim mermice (half mermaid, half mice).

Book cover for Crazy About Cats by Owen Davey. Image shows stylised illustrations of various cat species including a striking looking tiger, accompanied by a pair of binoculars and a safari car driving along a road.

Book cover of The Arrival by Shaun Tan. Cover appears in the style of a battered old notebook. Image in sepia tones shows a man in a suit with a hat and a briefcase bending down to speak to an unusual looking creature with a large mouth, pointy ears, a short body and a long tail.

Last week I treated myself to Joe Todd Stanton’s newest picture book which is just gorgeous. 😍

It got me thinking we need a #KidsBooksFriday celebrating illustrators.

Which illustrators do you love? And which of their books show of the best of their style?

#KidLitUK #UKKidLit #KidLit

For younger children but my 1yr old niece loves Emily Gravett and Helen Oxenbury.

Eva Ibbotson

I used plastic covers in one school and they were good. Similar reasons that we needed to improve pride in books and it seemed to work.

I love that program and thought that was the best I’ve ever seen her skate it!

I’ve never seen anything like it before!

It’s very stressful being a Kevin fan though!

in different ways, there are differences in brain chemicals etc. That’s what distinguishes them from neurotypical people, although obviously there are still differences in the ways people think and act within each group.

Yes that’s correct, neurodiversity can’t be applied to an individual because by definition it describes a group. Maybe I was clumsy in describing it as relating to ways of thinking. I think saying the way the brain works would be more accurate, so neurodivergent brains actually process information

Within the population, some people are neurotypical and some people are neurodivergent. Neurodivergent encompasses a range of different diagnoses that mean a person thinks differently - autism, ADHD, Tourette’s, dyslexia etc. Does that help?

I’m sorry, I don’t understand the question. I’m not sure what the meaning of each word has to do with how the decision is made.
Neurodiversity is an abstract noun to describe the concept that within the whole population, there are a range of different ways people’s brains work.

Neurotypical people.

Yes that’s right, the whole population is diverse, someone who diverges from the majority (so is not neurotypical) is neurodivergent.

Can I just make a point for information re:language - neurodiverse refers to a group of people whose brains work in different ways, rather than any particular individual or a group with shared characteristics. Neurodivergent is the word for an individual or group who are not neurotypical.

Whatever you do, please don’t stop reading.

Read for joy. Read for education. Read for resistance. Read banned books. Read books by marginalized authors. Read about experiences that differ from your own.

Just. Keep. Reading.

Yes I really loved it.

Generally stay away from ‘celebrity’ books but Marvellous Messages: The Amazing Story of Communication by #roseaylingellis #andreamills #lenaaddink is not only an important book but brilliant fun to read time-travelling around the globe to see communication develop and meet key deaf people. Superb!

That’s a good choice; good for spotting patterns.

Really grateful for RPs etc

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Time to say goodbye is the best choice - this was the assembly music the week I left a school I loved and I cried on the way in every day!

Fields of Gold 😭 Have you seen Michelle Kwan skating to it?

There are likely to be reduced ones available in the next few days. My local corner shop usually has lots left.

Not all books are the same

Some add greater value to pupils' learning than others

I have 3 criteria for selecting books that will help pupils engage deeply with the curriculum

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School’s out for the Easter holidays. If you’re looking for a good healthy read to accompany the chocolate this coming Easter weekend, then CLUTCH my Easter holiday Twitchers adventure, where they attempt to catch an evil egg thief is perfect! Grab a copy from your local bookshop.

I distinctly remember my history teacher telling us this story. She was very good at finding all the gruesome details to intrigue us with.

That looks amazing!

I don’t think so but @mrboothy6.bsky.social is so maybe he can help?

Over the past couple of years, I've made some teaching resources for a few of my favourite books (The Wrong Shoes is going to be added very soon). They're all available online and can be accessed from my Padlet. Hopefully, they're useful as a starting point. padlet.com/Jon_Biddle/r...

In the past I’ve browsed Rightmove for houses that were similar to mine and used the photos on there to work out what I liked and might look good. Not necessarily in my area and I’d start with the most expensive as the most likely to have nice decor!

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