On the left, The House of Horrors by Dan Smith, illustrated by Luke Brookes, the dark cover of which shows a car being pursued by a truck at night. On the right, Bobby Bains Ain’t Playing by Bali Rai, illustrated by Daniel Duncan, the cover of which shows Sikh Bobby in sports gear shouting through a megaphone and raising his fist, with four friends behind him who also have raised fists.

The most enormous thanks go to Poppy @barringtonstoke.bsky.social for sending House of Horrors by @dansmithauthor.bsky.social and Luke Brookes and Bobby Bains Ain’t Playing by @balirai.bsky.social & Daniel Duncan.

Both out 07/05 for 11+ and 9+ readers!

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The book, the cover of which shows a small elephant smiling with its trunk raised, with four other elephants behind it.

Out 23/04, picture book The Littlest Elephant by @kaaauthor.bsky.social, illustrated by Lita Judge, looks delightful 🐘

Huge thanks to @harper360uk.bsky.social @antswilkinson.bsky.social for sending a copy my way

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Dadbot: Rise of the Badbots! (Dadbot 2) by Jack Noel Cover artwork copyright © Jack Noel, 2026 As someone who only uses technology when they really have to, I’m not a huge fan of robots and refuse point blank to let Mr S replace my much-loved D…

The most enormous fun for 6+ readers, comic book/graphic novel Dadbot: Rise of the Badbots! by Jack Noel is out now and is hilarious 🤖

@piccadilly-press.bsky.social
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Alastair Chisholm in The Portobello Bookshop holding Whisky The Dog and a copy of his book We Are Dragon.

Whisky's WE ARE DRAGON book tour day 2 was a sunny walk along Portobello beach to the lovely @portybooks.bsky.social – get your signed copies there!

@nosycrow.bsky.social #WeAreDragon #IAmWolf #WhiskyTheDog #KidLitUk

The #LittleRebelsAwardHighlights2026 are brought to you by award organisers @letterboxlibrary.bsky.social and @housmansbookshop.bsky.social

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A lovely blog for @theclpe.bsky.social by @harrywoodgate.bsky.social re: The Butterfly House with its emphasis on community, compassion and wellbeing- which all also sing out of Grandad’s Pride , shortlisted for #littlerebelsaward in 2024.
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ICYMI the groundbreaking #jhalakprize reaches its 10 years milestone this year!

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An inside page of OUP publishing catalogue shows books by Elys Dolan. Two books, Mr Bunny’s Chocolate Factory and Mayor Bunny’s Chocolate Town. Both have yellow circles superimposed with the books’ award nominations. These mention that both have been shortlisted for the Little Rebels Award.

Such a beautiful sight 😍

Previous #LittleRebelsAward Shortlistees noted as such on publisher catalogues. Always puts a smile on our faces.

Here @oxfordchildrens.bsky.social marking up titles by @elysdolan.bsky.social

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Slightly less annoying this week.

@thetoypress.bsky.social

#WordOfTheWeek #WritingCommunity #WritingForChildren #WritingPrompt #PoetryForKids #PoetryForChildren #PoetryCommunity #KidLit #KidLitUK

It’s finally arrived! After 2 years of work, we’re seeing our actual graphic novel for the first time. Happy to report that it’s passing the sniff test (we love the smell of fresh ink). Wilomina: The Land of Dreams and Nightmares is out Aug 13th. @scholasticuk.bsky.social #KidLitUK

Probably in a minority of one here but I preferred The Poisoned King to Impossible Creatures. #KidLit #KidLitUK

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Monsters - by Ian Brownlie Do you believe in monsters? Like that one found in a loch, or the fella wrapped up in bandages giving people such a shock. Do I think there are monsters? I’m not sure that I should, but I’ve heard of a large-footed one lurking deep inside a wood Are you scared of monsters? A dragon’s fire and claws? Or the huge ape climbing buildings; a giant reptile that roars? Should we watch out for monsters? We hear about them lots. There’s a witch I’m sure who likes to boil small children up in pots. Is this world full of monsters? Could zombies line my street? Will I find a beast inside that maze? Make my neck a vampire’s treat? Do you believe in monsters? Could these tales be true? Well, if ever I bump into one, I’ll be certain to warn you!

I've bought my Monsters a ticket to board the excellent Poetry Express...

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UK cover of children’s book “Birdie” by J.P. Rose showing an illustration of a girl standing confidently in the foreground and a pony and purple/grey hills in the background.

I’m making good progress with the #Carnegies2026 shortlist. Currently reading Birdie by @jprosewriter.bsky.social - loving in so far. #MondayReads #KidLitUK

A photograph of Michael Rosen, poet and children's author.

Logo for the Hans Christian Andersen Award presented by Ibby International Board on Books for Young People.

Michael Rosen @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social awarded the Hans Christian Andersen Award, the highest international distinction given to authors & illustrators of children’s books @ibbyuk.bsky.social #booksky #KidLitUK

Cai Gao receives the Award for Illustration

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“I love that my kids have aunts&uncles that they could go to & talk about things that they might not talk to me about.They can be there for them in a different way”

Just as we posted on Insta re: our aunties/uncles-in-pic-books love,Tọlá Okogwu describes centring them in her new MG books.
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Yes! The @ibbyuk.bsky.social list is out!

11 books which “show a wide range of disabilities and backgrounds and provide authentic, respectful representations and reflect the growing numbers of ‘own voice’ and ‘lived experience’ books.”
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Alastair in Topping Books holding Whisky the Dog and a copy of his book We Are Dragon.

Alastair in Argonaut Books holding Whisky the Dog and a copy of his book We Are Dragon.

Whisky and I had a lovely time this morning at #ToppingsEdin, @typewronger.bsky.social and @argonautbooks.bsky.social signing copies of #WeAreDragon – get your copies now!

(Whisky is tired out from all the fun and is now sleeping it off 😊)

#IAmWolf #kidLitUk @nosycrow.bsky.social #WhiskyTheDog

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The Protectors (Royal Institute of Magic 3) by Victor Kloss Cover illustration © Helge Vogt Life is full of surprises. Now that I’m getting older, some of them are a lot less pleasant than others, but those that involve books are invariably amongst th…

Out now, Royal Institute of Magic: The Protectors by Victor Kloss is the third title in this brilliant middle grade fantasy series and I loved it! Find out why by reading my review.

#VinciBooks @edpr.bsky.social

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Nora Nightsky: Double the Drama (NN 2) by Rebecca Lewis-Oakes, illustrated by Becka Moor Cover illustration by Becka Moor © Scholastic, 2026 With the recent Artemis II mission making headlines around the world, many of us have been captivated not just by the excitement of people going …

Huge fun for 6+ readers, Nora Nightsky: Double the Drama by Rebecca Lewis-Oakes, illustrated by Becka Moor, is on sale now ⭐️

@scholasticuk.bsky.social

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So many great suggestions in this thread!
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Today's review...'The Storm Cloud' by Frances Stickley, illustrated by Emily Hamilton @postwavebooks.bsky.social Out on the 23rd, this is a lovely book for encouraging discussions about feelings. #KidLitUK
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Mari and the Great Market Swap by Janelle Springer-Willms, illustrated by Juliana Eigner Cover illustration copyright © 2026 by Juliana Eigner Like many of the UK’s small towns, the one in which I live tends to be fairly quiet now that many people do their shopping online or at t…

Out now for 6+ readers, this week’s #PictureBookFriday review is for the delightful Mari and the Great Market Swap by Janelle Springer-Willms, illustrated by Juliana Eigner.

@barefootbooks.bsky.social

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The book lying on some grass with daisies in it.

Fabulous nonfiction book post today in the form of The World’s Last Mammoth and Other Missing Marvels by Mike Barfield, illustrated by Franziska Höllbacher.

Out 30/04 for 7+ readers, huge thanks go to Hiromi @templarbooks.bsky.social

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Cover graphic for instagram carousel. Teal background with orange/pink wavy swirls in corners.. Against this in an inside book picture from Eli's Uncles, illustrated by Rashin Kheiriyeh. This shows a man with brown skin in a chef's hat, wearing an orange chef jacket. He has a long moustache pointing upwards and a very long white beard which swirls around. In his right arm, he holds a small brown-skinned sleeping child who wears a black and white horizontal striped top with an orange neckerchief and black trousers. Above the image, it reads, "Aunties & Uncles".

Hey #KidLitUK folks! We think aunties, uncles, piblings are way too scarce in children’s picture books. Head on over to our Insta grid (cover image below) to see some of the people fixing that!

Amplifying Disabled Voices: Why and Why Now? – Books For Keeps As we continue the National Year of Reading 2026, we must focus on the under-representation of disabled children in literature and in our society.

“If disabled young people don’t see writing like this, how can they believe that they too have a right to express themselves?” Rebecca Butler, in the latest @booksforkeeps.bsky.social , discusses the under-representation of disabled children in #KidLitUK

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This is a brilliant second installment in the Serial Chillers series, by #JenniferKillick.
A white-knuckle ride through the mines, beneath the town of Hazard.
Looking forward to the next one! 😱
#ukkidlit #kidlituk #middlegradehorror

Book cover for Fake by Ele Fountain.

Book cover for Away with Words by Sophie Cameron.

Book cover for Unraveller by Frances Hardinge.

Book cover for Buzzing my Samuel Sattin and Rye Hickman.

For #KidsBooksFriday this week I wanted to highlight books that are perfect for the chronically underserved 12-14 age group.

What great books would you encourage kids to seek out at this age?

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Why not buy something for the kids this easter and help an indie bookshop keep going? Highly recommend this one by @athenakugblenu.bsky.social with art by Nicole Miles. #KidLitUK #Booksky

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