Caroline Fielding

@cazapr1

Chartered School Librarian, CILIP @YLGLondon Committee, National conference exhibition manager, Bea keeper. She/her

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Caroline Fielding@cazapr1· 6d

Postie just delivered a finished copy of @franceshardinge.bsky.social's new books (publishes 27th Aug) and it is lucky I've already read the proof otherwise I'd be cancelling this afternoon's bbq. My Hardinge bookend should really be a goose or a magpie...Thanks @macmillankidsuk.bsky.social!

Hardback of Traitors' Nest by Frances Hardinge. Strapline: Your next move changes everything.
Cover shows a feather in front of a castle in front of flames, illustration by Nick Hayes.

Shelf of books with, instead of a book end, a glass ball on a pedestal containing a raven on a stack of books

Caroline Fielding@cazapr1· 9d

How could I not love Queens of the Crypt by Dom&Ink, when the librarian (and library) is so important to our protagonist, #nonbinary Barnaby. Camp gothic horror with laugh-out-loud scenes as well as classic teen angst #KidLitUK #UKYA #GraphicNovel thanks @hotkeybooks.bsky.social!

Queens of the Crypt cover with quote from Juno Dawson: "a fabulous treat with real heart and characters to die for"

Barnaby sitting at a desk with a stack of books looking up at the librarian.
She says: "Barnaby, I know you want to be a librarian one day, but you spend more time here than I do. And I'm paid to be here, hun".
B: "I was, erm, just really enjoying this maths assignment and basking in your librarian-queen glow".
L: "Well, that's a lie. Not the glow part, obviously"

There is a crypt that sits in the darkness...
A crypt that exists across multiple realms, that houses your worst fears...
And it's coming to Widow's Creek...
When seventeen-year-old Barnaby Jones comes out to their parents as nonbinary, they expect that to be the toughest part of their day.
But it turns out the toughest part might actually be when their best friend, Fi, is kidnapped by a faceless killer who's been abducting teens all across the small town of Widow's Creek. Or is it when Barnaby unwittingly summons the undead and fabulous Queens of the Crypt through a portal in their bedroom closet?
Either way, the Queens - the Phantom, the Countess, Lady Invisible, the Creature and the Bogeywoman - are here to help. As the horrors creep closer, can Barnaby work together with the scream queens to save Widow's Creek from destruction and unmask the Faceless Frightener?
Hot Key's circle shows it contains camp, horror, found family, and coming out.

Caroline Fielding@cazapr1· 12d

Supa Nova being longlisted for the #DiverseBookAwards reminded me that @nosycrow.bsky.social recently sent me the sequel! #KidLitUK

Supa Nova: Robot Takeover by Chanté Timothy. A Black girl in a white lab coat is tapping on a laptop while looking over her shoulder at a cheeky looking robot.

Caroline Fielding@cazapr1· 14d

OMG I wouldn't usually say goats cheese, but we went to a place called 'Pick & Cheese', where they serve you small portions of lots of different cheese+sides, & we had this St Ella with Turkish delight and it was one of the best things I've ever eaten.

Paxton & Whitfield St Ella.
A small Crottin' style goat's cheese made in the idyllic New Forest. With an ivory wrinkled rind and creamy, complex flavour.

Caroline Fielding@cazapr1· 15d

Starting the proof of Beastwoven by A.B. Hamilton, another fine looking YA fantasy!

Proof cover shows an illustration of a 2 headed bird, by Sadie Ellis Ford, and the text:
The world's unravelling and so are they.

Caroline Fielding@cazapr1· 22d

And, speaking of being an artist, @graffegbooks.bsky.social sent me this wonderful explanation of what an illustrator does! I Am An Illustrator by Kertu Sillaste was originally published in Estonia, it was #translated into English by Adam Cullen #PictureBook

Caroline Fielding@cazapr1· 22d

Second from @littletigeruk.bsky.social is this gorgeous book about being an artist (I shared it with our art teacher immediately). The fun of trying new things and enjoying not being perfect. #KidLitUK #PictureBook #Art

Marcie and Giraffe by Kim Gregory. Illustration shows a girl in a red smock with messy bunches sat on the back of a giraffe, with lots of paints and brushes

"I made this said Marcie. It's a picture of you...do you love it?"
Marcie is holding up a page with a big orange splodge, Giraffe is grinning.

Back cover blurb:
Marcie and Giraffe love to make
ART.
But Giraffe's art is SO good, it makes Marcie feel all scribbly.
Marcie's scribbly feelings make fierce and scribbly paintings.
And fierce and scribbly paintings make...uh oh!
Can Marcie and Giraffe find the joy in creating together?

Caroline Fielding@cazapr1· 22d

I was sent some brilliant books last week that I must share: first up is 'Rosie's Walk' for the next generation! Dodo is going for a gentle walk in the jungle and there's absolutely nothing to worry about...Nice twist at the end though! Thanks @littletigeruk.bsky.social! #KidLitUK #PictureBook

Go Go Dodo! By Huw Lewis Jones and Fred Blunt. Cover shows a pink Dodo walking over a branch with a tiger looking up at them.

Text "across the friendly swamp" accompanies a picture of the Dodo walking across a crocodile, being followed by the tiger who is staring at a snake coming up behind them.

Caroline Fielding@cazapr1· 25d

Ooh, so many good ones! Adding some old faves I've not seen mentioned yet #KidsBooksFriday

Winnie the Witch by Valerie Thomas and Korky Paul (black cat called Wilbur)

Ellie and the Cat by Maloroe Blackman (this edition illustrated by Matt Robertson)

Counting with Tiny Cat by Viviane Schwarz

Caroline Fielding@cazapr1· 27d

Game's going well then @nedhartley.com @abbieheadon.bsky.social @thatdocphoenix.com

Ned Hartley@nedhartley.com now:
Ok the pre-match wresting event was
fun, but when is the football going to
start?
Abbie Headon (she/her) @abbieh.. : 1m
This 22-man wrestling match seems
to be going well.
Dr Phoenix CS Andrews @thatdo...4m:
Less Bash Street, more flow please

Caroline Fielding@cazapr1· Jul 6

Squee!

Proof copy of Frances Hardinge's latest title, published by First Ink:
The Game Begins August 2026
Your next move changes everything.
Traitors Nest
Frances Hardinge
Cover shows a giant purple/blue feather surrounded by a green-flame burning black castle. Illustrations by Nick Hayes.

Caroline Fielding@cazapr1· Jul 1

I just read Then We'll Be Happy, #ownvoices #disability rep from debut Irish YA author Alan Carrigan. He and his protagonist, Sam, have cerebral palsy and a great sense of humour. Sam also has to deal with every day (& internalised) ableism. A great read, thanks @chickenhousebooks.bsky.social!

Cover shows a sketch of a powerchair user and a bus

Blurb:
If you're always thinking the next thing will make you happy..
what about right now?
Seventeen-year-old Sam, who has cerebral palsy, wants some control over his life.
When he is excluded from yet another school trip and has to spend the day with his bully, it's the tipping point.
But in his campaign for change, Sam gets more than he bargained for...

Caroline Fielding@cazapr1· Jun 26

The best!

L-R prints from Little Red, Hansel and Gretel (orange), and Rapunzel (yellow).

Caroline Fielding@cazapr1· Jun 26

Oooh, I love a retelling & Wolf Siren is up there with the best! There are some great picturebooks, but recent favourite (& a perfect read-aloud for the moment as it hits Pride Month & the World Cup) is The Perfect Match by Chris Becker & Dan Taylor, pub.d by @nosycrow.bsky.social #KidsBooksFriday

Cover shows 2 boys in purple football kit holding up a trophy, one wearing a crown, with a small flying man hovering around them

Caroline Fielding@cazapr1· Jun 25

Oh look, they changed their mind 🙃

Screenshot from the Met Office weather app:
"Red warning of extreme heat"
Map showing SE England in red.

Caroline Fielding@cazapr1· Jun 22

Just starting 'Youngest Faircrest and the Search for a Sorcerer', written by Ollie George Clark. Illustrated by Tom Knight (nice b&w illustrations inside too). Fantastical (& fantastically silly - 3 chapters in & he's hiding a pig in his satchel at school) MG @dkbooks.bsky.social

Cover of Youngest Faircrest and the Search for a Sorcerer, written by Ollie George Clark. Illustrated by Tom Knight (nice b&w illustrations inside too). Shows the silhouette of 2 children and a pig looking across a mainly deserted land with a very small village on the map.

THE DECIDING IS THE MOST IMPORTANT DAY OF YOUR LIFE. IT'S THE DAY YOU LEARN WHO YOU ARE GOING TO BE FOREVER.
When Youngest Faircrest's name is called and his unremarkable future is revealed, he is convinced they have made a mistake.
Good news: he has a bold plan to prove he's capable of more.
Bad news: it's a terrible one.
The plan: embark on a quest to restore magic to his home, if it even exists.
Together with his best friend Agnes and piglet sidekick Satchel, Youngest sets off on an unforgettable adventure.
But between ferocious beasts on their tail and an ancient sorcerer who doesn't take kindly to visitors, Youngest is about to learn that rewriting your destiny is more dangerous than it looks..

Caroline Fielding@cazapr1· Jun 12

I got this when I clicked the link

Caroline Fielding@cazapr1· May 19

This reminded me of something that made me laugh more than it should have (but I sadly don't know where it came from)

Anatomy of a bumblebee: diagram showing "bum" and the rest as "blebee"

Caroline Fielding@cazapr1· May 18

How can @theguardian.com run a piece about the danger of normalising Reform's ideas, and then the first recommended piece beneath be literally *normalising reform* FFS [Rhetorical question, I know how, I'm disappointed* not surprised] *enraged

Screenshot of the headline of an opinion piece promoted by the Guardian:
"I've interviewed Reform UK voters - and they're much more progressive than you might think"

Caroline Fielding@cazapr1· May 3

I bought myself a copy of this. Super cute but also not plain sailing #KidLitUK

Caroline Fielding@cazapr1· May 1

I remember enjoying this but it was 20 years ago so I can't actually remember how good the story was and whether it was just that I know the story and enjoyed the illustrations, if you see what I mean!

Jonathan Swift's Gulliver. Retold by Martin Jenkins, illustrated by Chris Riddell.
Cover shows Gulliver being measured for clothes by Lilliputians (tiny people).

Caroline Fielding@cazapr1· Mar 25

'Max and Ella, Stuck Together' is as enjoyable as @krahim.bsky.social's debut, 'The Doughnut Club'. She writes about children of donors (in this book: a lesbian couple & a single mum), and weaves a great story around them. Thanks for the proof @nosycrow.bsky.social, it publishes on 7th May #KidLitUK

Colourful proof and postcard with 2 children looking over their shoulders at each other. One brown skinned with short dark hair and drumsticks, looking hopeful. The other white skinned with long auburn hair and crossed arms, looking grumpy

Max is trying to figure out who he really is.
Ella doesn't want anything else to change
They each have their own mountains to climb...
But when their parents throw them together one weekend, things do not go to plan, and they are both pushed to the edge - in more ways than one.
Will they stay stuck, or will they find a way to come together - and the path
to their true selves?
From the author of THE DOUGHNUT CLUB, comes a warm, heart-filled story about being proud of who you are.

Caroline Fielding@cazapr1· Mar 25

I love the chapter headings in this! Thanks @nosycrow.bsky.social #KidLitUK

"I am chapter two" says an orange cartoon 2 with a snake-like tongue and blue & green spots.

Caroline Fielding@cazapr1· Mar 21

This is a gorgeous book, thanks @penguinukbooks.bsky.social @puffinbooksuk.bsky.social for sending me a copy! Really interesting (based on Katy Hessel's grownup book) & fabulous illustration by Ping Zhu. Suitable for primary and secondary libraries #KidLitUK #NonFiction #EduSky

Cover: yellow background with art materials.
The Story of Art in red text,
Without Men nearly invisible.
Katy Hessel in blue text
Illustrayed by Ping Zhu.

Introduction:
Have you ever been inside an art gallery? What do you think - fun or boring, interesting or unwelcoming? Do you have any favourite pictures? Are they big, small, wide, thin? Of animals, queens, landscapes or people?
I love going to galleries. I've been going all my life, ever since I was five or six, when my older sister would take me on a Saturday afternoon. We always brought our sketchbooks, and drew what we saw.
Sometimes, it's difficult to relate to the people in the pictures. They can be from 10, 50, 100 or even 500 years ago, living a life that is very different to both yours and mine. Yet we still write and talk about them, and go and visit them in galleries. So, WHAT'S THE FUSS?

BUT WHY IS THIS A HISTORY OF ART WITHOUT MEN?
At the grand old age of 21, I noticed something. I was visiting an art fair (like a big shop, where galleries sell pictures by artists). I looked around the artworks, and realized not a single one was by a woman. I was shocked! Not only because of the lack of female artists on view, but because I realized I couldn't name ten female artists myself - let alone any working over 100 years ago.
That night, I couldn't sleep. I began an Instagram page and called it 'The Great Women Artists'. The aim then, as it still is now, was to share the work of women artists.
And now I've put it into a book. This is a celebration of women in art from the 1500s to the present day. But it can also be your guide to art history, helping you understand and appreciate the works.
Who knows, maybe it will encourage you to make some art too!
If you notice that a certain community or group of people aren't being talked about, do whatever you can (no matter how big or small) to make a difference. This could include drawing a picture, writing a story or telling your teachers that they've forgotten someone or something.

Caroline Fielding@cazapr1· Mar 19

Isn't this just one of the most beautiful things you've ever seen? 25th anniversary edition of @malorieblackman.bsky.social's stunning, heartbreaking, & enraging YA novel, Noughts & Crosses. Must read it again! #KidLitUK Thanks for a copy @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social @penguinukbooks.bsky.social

Hardback copy of Noughts and Crosses by Malorie Blackman. Only the white part is a dust jacket.

Back endpaper artwork by Juliet Nneka - Sephy and Callum gaze longingly into each other's eyes on a grassy cliff edge

Front endpaper artwork by Christopher Taylor.
Dust jacket blurb:
'Stop it! You're all behaving like animals!
Worse than animals - like blankers!
Sephy is a Cross: her life is one of privilege and power.
Callum is a nought: his life is considered to be worth less than nothing.
Noughts and Crosses are fated to be bitter enemies- love is out of the question.
Or so everyone thought.
But this is a love story full of terrible danger.
One which will have shocking repercussions for generations to come.
Voted as one of the UK's best-loved books, this special edition celebrates twenty-five years of Malorie Blackman's Noughts & Crosses: a seminal piece of YA fiction and a true modern classic.
FOREWORD BY STORMZY

Back cover. Plain black top white bottom (and page edges are also black & white)
Noughts & Crosses
The 25th Anniversary edition

Caroline Fielding@cazapr1· Feb 17

Booking for the YLG 2026 conference is now open! Join us in Oxford for 2 days of CPD, networking, author/illustrator talks & more. Early Bird ticket available til 31st March. #YLGOxford26 #libraries #nationalyearofreading2026 #goallin #KidLitUK @ylglondon.bsky.social www.cilip.org.uk/events/Event...

Creating Communities: YLG Conference
Oxford 12-13 September 2026
Two venues, two days, one memorable weekend
Booking now open

Caroline Fielding@cazapr1· Feb 14

Happy #Valentines! This is the only story you need today. @nadiashireen.bsky.social brings Rachel Bright's words to life - reading it with classes last week I had young TAs gasping at the twist, really taking it to heart, reflecting on their own romantic paths 😁 #KidLitUK #InternationalBookGivingDay

Red cover with illustration of a happy slug who's trail has formed a heart shape.

Caroline Fielding@cazapr1· Feb 13

Last week @littleislandbooks.bsky.social sent me a copy of this verse YA novel by @rurooie.bsky.social & I have devoured it today over 2 heartbreaking bus journeys. Shorelines is a retelling of The Little Mermaid & completely not was I expecting, full of rage & injustice.

Front cover, illustration of a beautiful fat mermaid sitting on a rock with a net by Sarah McCoy

Back cover blurb:
Muireann is a mermaid -
fierce, curious, and proud of the body that keeps her warm beneath the waves. Life in the ocean is becoming impossible: food is scarce, and her twin sister has been killed in a mass-fishing net. With her mother lost in grief and her world falling apart, Muireann
dreams of escaping to the surface.
But the human world isn't the haven she hoped for. It's colder, crueller - and there, her large body is seen not as a thing of beauty.
Muireann must find her voice and fight for where she belongs whether beneath the waves, or above them.

Caroline Fielding@cazapr1· Feb 13

My immediate thought is The Boy Who Loved Everyone by Jane Porter and Maisie Paradise Shearring #KidsBooksFriday #KidLitUK

The Boy Who Loved Everyone cover, showing a boy wrapped up warm offering bread to a small bird.

Caroline Fielding@cazapr1· Feb 5

Very pleased with my new badge