Celebrating the launch of her first children’s poetry collection - Everything In Between - Shagufta K Iqbal reflects on the importance of enabling all children to see themselves reflected in poems and stories. Up on our blog now! tinyurl.com/ShaguftaKIqbal
The Stories Behind the Poems - part 4. Read why children’s poets wrote their poems. brian-moses.blogspot.com/2025/07/the-... @valpoet.bsky.social @attielime.bsky.social @lindapoet.bsky.social @suehardy-dawson.bsky.social @ciaraoconnor.bsky.social @fhalliday.bsky.social
Pyjama Pockets My pyjamas have these pockets, How odd, my mummy said, You don't need things in pockets when you're lying in your bed! But I know that these pockets aren't for toys or chocolate bars. These perfect little pockets are for collecting up the stars. Attie Lime
Yesterday was #WearYourPajamasToWorkDay in the U.S. so here's one of my favourites from Blue Jelly and Strawberries (published by @otterbarrybooks.bsky.social, illustrated by Kate Sheppard)
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We’re thrilled to reveal this year’s CLiPPA shortlist! 🌟
Featuring works by Sean Taylor, Traci N. Todd, Sam Gayton, Simon Mole & John Agard, it's a true celebration of poetry’s power and joy!
Sign up to the Shadowing Scheme: https://r1.dotdigital-pages.com/p/1RW5-1LFF/clippa26
V cute! 🐾
FRESH - poems for children by Rhiannon Oliver and Chris Riddell
Whoop! Excited to read this! 🎉 @rhiannonoliver.bsky.social @fireflypress.bsky.social Chris Riddell
Book looks fab, and I'm envious of a bookshop within walking distance! 🥰
The word IMAGINATION is spelled out in metre-high letters, each letter decorated by children at a different local primary school in Swadlincote as part of the Swadlincote Festival of Words.
Yesterday was #WorldPoetryDay. If any of you lovely humans feel like supporting a worthy, wordy cause, Swadlincote Festival of Words is a community festival close to my heart. We're a tiny team of volunteers & every little really does help. Thank you 🙏🏻 bit.ly/SFOW26-Donate
Funding libraries (including school libraries) properly. This One Weird Trick should be a priority for central government. #GoAllIn #NationalYearofReaading. But for smaller scale stuff, if adults could just stop judging children's reading matter that would be a start. And costs nothing!
Thank you!
Some honesty about school visits from this poet. I honestly wouldn't want to do anything else ❤️
One week now till publication on March 5th (World Book Day) and I’m delighted that this book has been chosen by @SchoolReading as their fiction book of the month. Huge thanks,& also to Scallywag Press & illustrator Bethan Welby. schoolreadinglist.co.uk/new-book-rel...
If you see this, give it a share? I’m over here now from X. For very good reason, but I do miss the engagement I had over there.. #BookSky #EduSky
Small acrylic painting of a little brown bird sitting on a branch
Small watercolour painting of a little orange and green bird with black wings, sitting on a branch surrounded by leaves and berries
Small watercolour painting of a red, orange and pink bird with blue/grey wings sitting on a branch with white blossoms
Small watercolour painting of a green bird sitting on a branch covered in pink blossoms
More birbs!
#Illustration #sketchbook #birds #birdart
Poetry Pizza, a collection for children by Simon Mole and Tom McLaughlin.
A feast! Delicious poetry flavours you'll recognise plus new exciting tastes to try! Read from front to back to fully appreciate every flavour. My 8yo and I will be sharing bedtime pizza this week 🍕😋 #UKKidLit
@simonmole.bsky.social @tommclaughlin.bsky.social @otterbarrybooks.bsky.social
Thrilled to appear alongside @stefankarlsson.bsky.social @attielime.bsky.social & Jacqueline on @brianmosespoet.bsky.social blog celebrating reading @nationalliteracytrust #goallin @booktrust.org.uk brian-moses.blogspot.com?m=1
My #poem about the joy of reading for the #NationalYearOfReading !
@booktrust.org.uk @readingagency.bsky.social
#poems #LibrarySky #EduSky #BookSky #poetry #TeacherSky #poetrylovers #PoetrySky #Poetry @schoolreadinglist.bsky.social #kidlit @troikabooks.bsky.social @otterbarrybooks.bsky.social
We've had a couple of days off recommending books to give you a chance to catch up with reading them! Today we're looking at #poetry books and we might be a tad biased because these are all by some of the brilliant poets we work with.
#NationalYearofReading
#GoAllIn
A hand holding a lovely hot cup of morning tea in a red and white mug
First cup of tea: cheers @imcmillan.bsky.social ☕
Boosting 🤩
It's a fab ZAP POW FIZZ WOW! kind of a poem! Super ending 💫
I’m honored to have a poem for kids about a bookish superhero alongside poems by real-life poetry superheroes @attielime.bsky.social, @robwaltonwriter.bsky.social, Jacqueline Shirtliff, & @brianmosespoet.bsky.social
on Brian Moses’ poetry blog page! 🦸📚
Check it out: brian-moses.blogspot.com?m=1
Wood by @tanyaturnerwriter.bsky.social is a brilliant debut. What an achievement to be shortlisted alongside more traditionally-published (also brilliant) titles. I highly recommend it. #KidLitUK #UKKidLit
I love this bit, when everyone I know is buying my book and Amazon says it's a "Hot New Release"! 🔥🔥🔥📚🪽
Thank you, Angel Crew! 🤗
Links in bio if you want the HOTTEST NEW RELEASE of the day!
@tinytreebooks.bsky.social #kidlituk #ukkidlit #eduskyprimary #undercoverangel #readingforpleasure
Thank you!!
A poem about reading poetry slowly, like a sloth or tortoise. But not too slowly, or you’ll fall asleeee zzzz
Ode to Reading Poems Sloooowlly 🐌. Published by the fantastic The School Magazine with incredible illustration by Gabriel Evans.
First post on here for a long time.
#ukkidlit #poetry #kidlit #poems #yearofreading #illustratedpoetry
