The book, the cover of which shows a panicking girl wearing a green hooded cloak and owl riding on the back of a red and purple dragon, a card that says ‘CALL TO ADVENTURE’ on it and a biscuit bearing the book’s title.

The back of the book and reverse of the card both of which carry more details about it.

Enormous thanks go to Becca @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social for sending this glorious proof of @amysparkes.bsky.social’s new middle grade fantasy, The Unchosen One.

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Out 07/05, this looks right up my street! 🐲

My Waterstones basket: The Voyage of Sam Singh Gita Ralleigh Land of the Last Wildcat Lui Sit Bearmouth Liz Hyder

PSA for #kidlit enthusiasts, parents of bored kids, educators – @waterstoneskids.bsky.social @waterstones.bsky.social has a great clearance on at the moment with some bargain middle-grade books – including #TheVoyageofSamSingh!
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Kamizen: Fortress of Lost Memories by William Yamaguchi Dobson | Waterstones Buy Kamizen: Fortress of Lost Memories by William Yamaguchi Dobson from Waterstones today! Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25.

Congratulations Will Dobson @wydobson.bsky.social whose MG novel Kamizen: Fortress of Lost Memories is published today!

Described as Ghibli-esque, it follows Jonty's adventures in a magical Japanese land in the sky collecting memories #ukkidlit #kidlituk
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LUCAS MAXWELL Being a teen’s a tough gig, but what if one gig could save your family?

A very happy book birthday to Lucas Maxwell's A Million Tiny Missiles All at Once! When Elias's family falls apart, he decides to bring them back together, but things go wrong...

This won the 2024 Times/Chicken House competition & looks brilliant. #ya #nd #kidlituk #ukkidlit
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#MG Sci-Fi Review: We Are Dragon by Alastair Chisholm Cover image by Karítas Gunnarsdóttìr, published by Nosy Crow, 9 April 2026, ISBN: 978-1805131274 We Are Dragon is the final title in the I Am Wolf trilogy, and brings the series to a thrilling and …

#WeAreDragon is the final part in the #IAmWolf trilogy by @alastairc.com, brilliant Sci-Fi for readers aged 9yrs & above. It publishes tomorrow from @nosycrow.bsky.social
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Here’s my review 👇

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Covers of The Greatest Project in Space by Markus Motum and Where Once We Stood by Christopher Riley with illustrations by Martin Impey.

Without knowing much about the Artemis program, I turned the radio on just after they lifted off. I find space fascinating and scary in equal measure but thought we needed some books to celebrate in the school library. I hope these will inspire future scientists! #KidLitUK #UKKidLit

My hand holding a copy of We Do Not Welcome Our Ten-Year-Old Overlord,by Garth Nix. The cover illustration shows a young girl holding a glowing ball. She looks fierce. And greenish. Kim’s precocious younger sister Eila is already pretty unbearable, being bossy and always right. When she finds an alien in the form of a ball, she decides to befriend it and work with its amazing powers. Together, they can improve people’s lives. But Kim doesn’t trusttje alien… Why I liked it: the characters are so well drawn, the story itself is exciting and compelling while not being overly fast. It’s a little out of the ordinary. And it covers interesting moral questions with a light touch.

Every Wednesday (that I remember!), I will post a children’s book I’ve enjoyed.

If you’ve read it too, or you want to share another book, join in!

We Do Not Welcome Our Ten-Year-Old Overlord, by Garth Nix.

Alt text for why I like it. & yes it does live up to that fab title!

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Crow: Thief of Magic by Fiona Dixon Cover illustration copyright © Endmion 2026 A few days ago, I was woken by a dream that left me feeling really panicky and anxious – one in which I was taken back to the school that I left al…

A glorious middle grade fantasy that I gobbled up, Crow: Thief of Magic by @fionadixon.bsky.social is going to be one of favourite reads of 2026.

Out 07/05 for 9+ readers from @harpercollins.bsky.social

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This looks brilliant! 🤩

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Dragonflare by Jamie Hammond Cover illustration © Jamie Hammond, 2026 I don’t know what it is about travelling by train that makes reading an even more attractive activity than it is at home. Possibly I’m less dist…

The most enormous fun for KS2 readers, Dragonflare by Jamie Hammond publishes 07/05 🐲

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Keeping Possession by Eve Ainsworth, illustrated by Luna Valentine Cover illustration © 2026 Luna Valentine Anyone who knows me will be aware that I am not a fan of football and yet, for some bizarre reason, I actually quite like a story that has the Beautiful Gam…

Out now for 9+ readers, Keeping Possession by @eveainsworth.bsky.social, illustrated by Luna Valentine, is a fabulous short read about friendship issues and the Beautiful Game ⚽️

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The book and its press release. The cover shows the silhouetted figures of 4 girls holding various weapons against a backdrop of fireworks.

K-Pop Academy: The Cursed Spotlight by Mina Finch is the 3rd title in the popular series for fans of K-Pop Demon Hunters.

Out now for 8+ readers, huge thanks go to @simonkidsuk.bsky.social

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The book and its press release. The cover shows protagonist Valentine wearing a purple beret and jacket, black glasses and long braids in front of a cityscape and surrounded by floating blobs of colour.

Combining magical fantasy, sci-fi and dystopian adventure, The Genie Game by Jordan Ifueko sounds like my kind of read.

Out 21/04 for 9+ readers, huge thanks go to Hiromi @piccadilly-press.bsky.social

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Beautiful synergy of author & text #NicolaDavies @charlienutbrown.bsky.social #MarianneMcShane Wonderful animal facts , lovely verse & magical , adventurous stories. #KidsBooksFriday #UKKidLit

4 picture books laid on the floor in a square: Chitra Soundar & Sandhya Prabhat's It's Time To Hush and Say Goodnight (a flowing, dreamlike cover featuring an Indian dad and his son cuddling.) The Worst Princess by Anna Kemp and Sara Ogilvie (with a princess riding on a mid-air dragon, who is smiling at her.) Look Up by Dapo Adeola and Nathan Bryon, showing a small Black girl wearing a bright orange space suit looking up and smiling widely at the night sky. And Beegu by the sublime Alexis Deacon, showing a painterly cityscape with a small orange alien creature at the front, with long ears that trail to the floor. The atmosphere of the piece is a little mournful.

I have tried to pick a few that haven't already been shouted out! Here are 4 I really love:
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Tigers Don’t Eat Jelly! by Genevieve Aspinall Cover illustration copyright © Genevieve Aspinall, 2026 While my daughter was prepared to try anything that we put in front of her, my son was – and still is – an incredibly fussy eater…

This week’s #PictureBookFriday is the wonderfully fun Tigers Don’t Eat Jelly by Genevieve Aspinall 🐯

Out 04/06 for 4+ readers from @foxandinkbooks.bsky.social

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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?

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@jamiesmart.bsky.social it's the hottest book property in class this week! #UKKidLit 3 kids in my class have already got their own copies. My copies have already been passed onto the 2nd lot of pupils this week so far, and 1 pupil with their own copy plans to bring it in to share around as well! 🙌🏻🎉

School's 'removal of more than 100 books' reflects 'pressure on librarians' to censor stock The alleged removal of more than 130 titles from a secondary school library in Greater Manchester has raised concern across the trade.

I've been following this story via @indexoncensorship.org and it's good to see @thebookseller.com covering it now. www.thebookseller.com/news/schools... #UKKidLit

Relic Hamilton, Genie Hunter: The Door of the Dead (RH 2) by Joseph Coelho, illuatrated by Hyun Song We Cover illustration © 2026 Hyun Song We It’s funny how one story can change how you see something. Having been brought up on I Dream of Jeannie and various versions of Aladdin, genies were som…

A fabulous adventure full of magic and excitement, Relic Hamilton, Genie Hunter: The Door of the Dead by Joseph Coelho is out now for middle grade readers from @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social 🧞‍♀️

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Feather Vane by Beth O’Brien, the cover of which shows a girl in a long blue dress with long red hair and a boy covered in black feathers standing either side of a cauldron into which they are dropping things.

Very windy walk to the bookshop this afternoon but delighted to come back clutching this fab new middle grade in my sticky mitts by Beth O’Brien 🪶

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The book, its press release and matching bookmarks. The cover shows the 3 SuperQuesters travelling across the desert in a buggy in front of a pyramid with a crocodile to the side of them.

Love the SuperQuesters and cannot wait to join them on their third adventure, Mission: Desert Danger, by @pauliancross.bsky.social, illustrated by Katarina Gasko.

Out 07/05 for 6-9 readers, huge thanks go to @questfriendz.bsky.social 🐊

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Two is a Crowd by Cath Howe, illustrated by Miguel Bustos Cover illustration copyright © Miguel Bustos, 2026 It’s not when we set foot in school for the first time, but from the moment we are born that we start to learn. Much of what we pick up is i…

A fabulously-written contemporary middle grade that looks at the impact of jealousy and the transition to high school, Two is a Crowd by @cathhowe.bsky.social is out 09/04 from @nosycrow.bsky.social

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The book (landscape) and its press release. The cover shows a horse being ridden through a shallow sea.

Love Lauren St John’s horsey middle grades so am delighted to have been sent a proof of Wild Horse Summer 🐴

Out 02/07 for 10+ readers, huge thanks go to Sarah @faberchildrens.bsky.social

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The book, the cover of which shows the scruffy and cross-looking Mr Gum along with Polly and Jake the Dog, nestled in a box with a small treasure chest attached to which is a label saying: OPEN ON PAGE 148.

Hugely looking forward to laughing my way through this anniversary edition of You’re a Bad Man Mr Gum by Andy Stanton, illustrated by David Tazzyman.

Out 09/04, huge thanks go to @farshorebooks.bsky.social

THE TRUTH IS A LEMON MERINGUE!

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The book, the cover of which shows a pond with lily pads in shades of blue and yellow, its proof and a matching origami frog.

Huge thanks to @hannahprutton.bsky.social @nosycrow.bsky.social for sending a proof of @catherinebruton.bsky.social’s fabulous new read, Tadpole Summer.

Out 07/05 for 9+ readers 🐸

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The book and its press release. The cover shows a boy in a long coat that’s blowing about in the wind on a rooftop. Next to him is a cat and in his right hand is an open flask of orange liquid which is giving off a magical vapour.

Very, very excited to have received a copy of Crow: Thief of Magic by @fionadixon.bsky.social, which is going straight to the top of the pile.

Out 07/05 for 9+ readers, enormous thanks go to Charlotte @harpercollins.bsky.social 🥰

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Review: Cruise Ship Kid: Kidnap at Sea written by Emma Swan and illustrated by Katie Saunders Cruise Ship Kid: Kidnap at Sea! is the second adventure in this hilarious, heart-warming mystery series where 10 ¼-year-old Silver, once again, invites the reader to help her solve a crime – and th…

Cruise Ship Kid: Kidnap at Sea! is the second adventure in this hilarious, heart-warming mystery series where 10 ¼-year-old Silver, once again, invites the reader to help her solve a crime – and this time, there’s been a kidnapping! #UKKidLit bookcraic.blog/2026/03/22/r...

The best new children's books for the Easter break From a simple-yet-magical story about a boy and his polar bear to an epic fantasy adventure full of dragons and shapeshifters, there’s a huge range of new children’s books available this Easter. Revie...

The lastest children’s books reviews by my fabulous colleagues Emma and Ruth are out in the Scotsman: www.scotsman.com/arts-and-cul...

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#BlogTour Review – Will Shakespeare Mysteries: The Stinky Stolen Toenails, written by Kaz Penney, illustrated by Sammy Elgie Cover illustration by Sammy Elgie, publisher Andersen Press, 26 March 2026, ISBN: 978-1839137594 Today I am delighted to be joining the blog tour for a fabulously hilarious detective mystery aimed …

I’ve written a review for the hilarious first book in the Will Shakespeare Mysteries: The Stinky Stolen Toenails.
Thanks @andersenpress.bsky.social for inviting me aboard the #BlogTour
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