Enjoy your meat and potatoes stodge.

Literally the most over-rated band ever!

#FridayFive Today’s not necessarily tomorrow’s

1) Just Like Heaven. the Cure
2) Dirty Epic. Underworld
3) Racing in the Street. Bruce Springsteen
4) Station Approach. Elbow
5) This Modern Love. Bloc Party

Well that was a gorgeous wee walk. Breathe out and relax. Nowt as stunning as Scotland!

You’ve done it again Dr @lizjhenry.bsky.social

1) Mission Drive. Never Loved Elvis The Wonder Stuff
2) One Way.Levelling the Land. Levellers
3 ) I Love The World. Thunder and Consolation. New Model Amy
4) Surfin USM. 30 Something. Carter USM
5) Your Ghost. Hips and Makers. Kristen Hersch. #FridayFive

Love your choices… I want to add

@dansantat.bsky.social @vivschwarz.bsky.social #JonKlassen and #EmilyGravett all clever and true master of visual storytelling #KidsBooksFriday

Can’t believe this banger is 35 years old

“Size of a Cow” #TheWonderstuff

Jigging around in tribute to my cider and Black fuelled teenage self!

Very lucky to be given a proof of “The Thing About Giants” by #ChristopherGalvin.

It’s a fantastic tale that switches everything we know about Giants and Humans. It’s epic in every way. At its core is a brilliant friendship between human and giant. Great stuff @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social

It’s a fab book, learnt loads. A book of small acts that can change a world. A fantastic book of quiet resistance

I was a longlist judge for the picturebook category. I can guarantee all those are absolutely brilliant…

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#kidslit #bookawards

What a brilliant series

Hope you’re well bud. Miss our book chats.

Wonderful!

“Unexpected Guests” by #MariajoIllustrato is a clever, playful delight where rodent and human worlds collide! Midnight box‑raiding mice, a cautiously curious narrator, kindness across species—and a perfectly timed cat. Cozy, funny, full of heart. #PicturebookPage @quartokids.bsky.social

Wonderful!

“Unexpected Guests” by #MariajoIllustrato is a clever, playful delight where rodent and human worlds collide! Midnight box‑raiding mice, a cautiously curious narrator, kindness across species—and a perfectly timed cat. Cozy, funny, full of heart. #PicturebookPage @quartokids.bsky.social

Well that was rather fab!

Funny, emotional, spectacular; a proper cinema film. Loved it!

#ProjectHailMary

Absolutely agree.

Loved “The Lions’ Run” by @sarapennypacker.bsky.social. It’s a fantastic tale of personal bravery and courage. Set in occupied France during WWII, it’s a tale of resistance, some themes are dark so definitely Year 6 and above. A powerful, evocative read laced with hope. @hodderfiction.bsky.social

Disagree Jon, I see it a lot less in schools, I see reading often heavily focussed and driven by assessment, any sense of joy removed. Over -analysed, pulled apart, books dissected, no discussion on books, extracts abound.

“The Lost Robot” by Joe Todd‑Stanton = visual storytelling at its very best.

Epic spreads, emotional depth, and a robot you’ll root for from page one. Brilliant picturebook craft. Stunning and full of heart, a modern classic in the making #PicturebookPage @flyingeyebooks.bsky.social

The whole book is stunning…wonderful #UnderTheDustJacket (flying Eye don’t often do this) and beautiful #Endpapers

“The Lost Robot” by Joe Todd‑Stanton = visual storytelling at its very best.

Epic spreads, emotional depth, and a robot you’ll root for from page one. Brilliant picturebook craft. Stunning and full of heart, a modern classic in the making #PicturebookPage @flyingeyebooks.bsky.social

Love them, that first album was a revelation, dark, smoky, coruscating and utterly beautiful. My original vinyl has had a lot of wear.

#FridayFive
1)Red House Painters 1 (Rollercoaster ) Red House Painters.
2)Tindersticks (debut) Tindersticks
3)Sunlight Echoes, Whitelands
4) Rooks, Shearwater
5) Lift your Skinny Fists, Godspeed You the Black Emporer.

And that’s why you need the book…

Daisy Hirst’s “There Is Not Usually a Hole” is the best kind of shaggy dog/ cat story - playful, quietly brave, and full of trust in young readers. Dark tunnels, found friends, and humour in what’s left unsaid. Simple, smart, and deeply satisfying. A joy! #PicturebookPage @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social

Todays soundtrack…back to being 18 again, pogoing round the bedroom and shouts coming from downstairs to turn that damn racket down.

Thanks @nedsatomicdustbin.bsky.social

What a truly beautiful book about loss and remembering.

“Where Are You Eddie?” By @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social and #GillSmith is a stunning thoughtful book about how we don’t lose those we love and they live through the people their lives touch. @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social

#PicturebookPage

What a truly beautiful book about loss and remembering.

“Where Are You Eddie?” By @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social and #GillSmith is a stunning thoughtful book about how we don’t lose those we love and they live through the people their lives touch. @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social

#PicturebookPage

A Seafood Song YouTube video by The Divine Comedy - Topic

Second “A Seafood Song” by the Divine Comedy

#FebMusicChallenge26 youtu.be/xMqB1lMemvU