We love graphic novels and this one is absolutely stunning! Wilomina: The Land of Dreams and Nightmares by @metaphrog.bsky.social (John Chalmers & Sandra Marrs) is the first in a new series, out 13th August. Thank you to Kiran at @scholasticuk.bsky.social for our awesome copy! [1/5] #ChildrensBooks

The N.A.U.G.H.T.Y (Nannies Against Underworld Gangsters, Hoodlums, Tyrants and Yobs) secret agents are back in Crooks and Nannies Too, by @chrismcguireauthor.bsky.social and illustrated by Martin Baines. [1/4] #BookSky #BookPost #ChildrensBooks #FunReads

Have YOU joined the Rebel Reading Society yet? They're on a mission to help get children reading, a goal we can definitely get behind 💪🏻 They run events, organise author visits, and have a whole host of book resources and activities on their website - so come join us! www.rebelreadingsociety.co.uk

Thank you to Greystone Kids for sending us a copy of Little Habitats: Fiddlehead Forest by Jana Curll, a book we have been waiting for since we reviewed Barnacle Bay in June last year! It's a brilliant STEM graphic novel, packed full of information, jokes and some truly dreadful puns.

Thank you to @scholasticuk.bsky.social for sending us the first in a brand new series from the acclaimed author of the internationally renowned Warrior Cats books, Erin Hunter - Renegades: The Magic Awakens. [1/2] #ChildrensBooks #BookSky #BookPost #KidsBooksUK

Our next #BookPost is thanks to @postwavebooks.bsky.social, who sent us The Mole and the Mound and the House Underground by @willhdofficial.bsky.social and Kasia Fryza. They say don't judge a book by its cover; in this case don't judge a home by its mound! Mole is planning to build a grand home...

Thank you to @greystonebooks.bsky.social for these two gorgeous picture books all about nature! First is I Hear You, Ocean by Kallie George and @carmenmok.bsky.social is the second in the Sounds of Nature series. When two children visit the seaside, they listen to the sounds that the sea, sand...

Fantastic #BookPost through from Maverick Books: Dragon Girl and the Graveyard of Doom by @jennymoore1984.bsky.social, with illustrations by @daviddean-illus.bsky.social. We reviewed book 1 in January and loved it! We can tell from the blurb (and that cover!) that this one will be just as good 🐉⚔️

Thank you @scholasticuk.bsky.social for the utterly enchanting Kamizen: Fortress of Lost Memories by @wydobson.bsky.social. With gorgeous b&w illustrations by Sawa, it's an emotional story about dementia and memory, explored through Japanese mythology. What a debut! #ChildrensBooks #BookSky

Lynda visited Spellbound Bookshop in sunny Sandwich, where Abigail is running a Teddy Bear trail 🧸 for children during half term. Find the teddies and collect a free book. @lib4sch.bsky.social were happy to donate many of the books for this wonderful free event. Open Bank Holiday Monday ☀️📚

Some picture books reach beyond their target audience, and Dylan’s Park by Dylan Thomas, edited by @helendocherty.bsky.social and illustrated by @thomasdocherty.bsky.social, is certainly one!

Thank you so much to @strangelymagic.bsky.social for this copy of her latest book, Sammy Versus the Smartphone, as well as a box of Sammy and Hollis goodies! Hollis is the AI app on Sammy's new smartphone, so the goodies come in two very distinct flavours... ⚽💄 #BookSky #ChildrensBooks

We love a good scary story, so we were thrilled to receive a proof copy from Molly Greenshields at HarperCollins of a spooky new book. Demon Hunters: Soul Feeder is written by the middle grade Queen of Scream Jennifer Killick and illustrated by Marina Vidal (pub. @barringtonstoke.bsky.social).

After reviewing Francesco Bedini and Stefano Tambellini's ‘My Cat is Called Odin’ published by @fivequillsforkids.bsky.social in our November 2025 roundup, we’ve been eagerly awaiting the follow up. And here it is, a tale combining characters from both Norse and Greek mythology!

Thank you Sarah Doyle at @faberchildrens.bsky.social for the brown paper-wrapped proof of @tonybradman.bsky.social's and Aleksei Bitskoff's brilliant new series Tales of the Cobb Street Commandos out on 18th June (and the Spitfire lollypop!)

A year ago a little gem opened in Sandwich, Kent and we finally got to visit. With a carefully chosen book selection by the lovely owner Abigail (including new titles), Spellbound In Sandwich is a wonderful addition to the indie bookshop market! 😍 #Bookshop #IndieBookshop #BookSky

Lynda's in Tales on Moon Lane today, sharing The Big Bang! and signing BSL with children from Westmeads Community Infant School. [1/2] #WBD26 #ChildrensBooks

What perfectly timed #BookPost! Thank you @nosycrow.bsky.social for this pair of fantastically fun stories that we can sit down and enjoy this #WorldBookDay (alongside all the special #WBD26 books of course!). What are you reading today? 👀📚 #ChildrensBooks #ReadForFun

We're ready for World Book Day 2026 with our new @worldbookdayuk.bsky.social and bookish pin badges from Pawprint Family! We love them and couldn't just pick one, so we treated ourselves to a few 😉 Have you grabbed any of them yet? Which one would you wear? 📚✨ #WBD26 #WorldBookDay #ReadForFun

Thank you to @dannieprice.bsky.social for sending us a proof copy of @meltaylorbessent.bsky.social's fantastic new book, Riley Wright is Always Wrong! The first day of school is bad enough - but it's even worse when you're as clumsy as Riley, AND your dad is the new headmaster! [1/2]

She read some of her writing out, and then ran a 'make-a-monster' bookmark activity that saw some very creative ideas shared! It was a brilliant event, that was loved by kids and adults alike 🧌💙 [2/2] #KidsBooksUK #ChildrensBooks

It's spring(!!) half-term in a number of places, and there are bookish events to be found if you look 👀 Lynda went with her grandson Gabriel to see @giannapollero.bsky.social, author of the Monster Doughnuts series at Creative Maidstone in Kent. [1/2]

Thank you to Rosie Watts from @scholasticuk.bsky.social for sending us this copy of Rumpelstiltskin. It's the second of Mac Barnett's retellings of classic tales, and it's just as good as The Three Billy Goats Gruff before it - this time featuring stunning illustrations by Carson Ellis! #Booksky

Thank you to @kirankhanom.bsky.social at @scholasticuk.bsky.social for sending us this thrilling #Bookpost! The Last Resort: The Claiming is the second in the series, this one by Jasmine Warga. [1/2] #Bookstagram #TheLastResort #ChildrensBooks #SpookyReads

Gosh it's horrible out isn't it?? Thank you so much to @nosycrow.bsky.social for this fantastic #Bookpost bundle to keep us busy reading while it rains and blows outside! 🌧️ #Bookstagram #ChildrensBooks #KidLit #NonFictionForKids #NationalYearOfReading2026 #GoAllIn

It's National Storytelling Week! 📖 Lynda's in a school today with a story about Stonehenge, so here's some pics from some of her previous sessions - from the Stone Age all the way up to the Second World War. [1/2] #NationalStorytellingWeek #Storytelling #KidsBooksUK

Oh we absolutely will! Thank you to @chrismcguireauthor.bsky.social for sending us a copy of his newest chapter book Crooks and Nannies: A N.A.U.G.H.T.Y. Beginning (illustrated by Martin Baines, pub. @candyjarbooks.bsky.social).

Another piece of #BookPost, and well in time for #ValentinesDay! Thank you @postwavebooks.bsky.social for sending us a copy of The Heart: History, Science and Lots of Love by Noemí Fabra. It's delightful, full of facts and more. It's fascinating stuff, and the illustrations are simply charming!

Gosh, what an exciting piece of #BookPost! Thank you so much to @simonkidsuk.bsky.social for this proof copy of Mammoth Rider, the middle grade debut from S J Poyton. Arctic tundras, trophy hunters, a rare white mammoth calf...it definitely looks to be a chilling, thrilling read! 🦣❄️ #BookSky