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#NewIllustrationoftheDay by Satoshi Kitamura from Pyramid Boy about a boy who travels in time to Ancient Egypt. Walker 4 June. In this eventful, angular, ink-&-watercolour spread he chases a cat from a museum through a sarcophagus into the blue & out again up a staircase. @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social

Our #Poetry Forum is an informal drop-in session, created for educators, which runs Wednesdays after school in term-time & provides opportunities to develop rich pedagogical practices for poetry teaching. Come along! #EduSky Contact us now to secure your spot: poetrybyheart.org.uk/contact

#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by printmaker Robin McKenzie from the limited edition of Michael Morpurgo’s Down Burrow Lane: Life and Love on the Farm, his memoir launched yesterday about founding Farms for City Children with his wife Clare. Woodcut of Nethercott House in Devon. Royalties to the charity.

#NewIllustrationoftheDay. A page by Mark Chambers from I, Rock, written by Eoin McLaughlin. A very funny picturebook - visually and verbally - about a rock that's hoping a dinosaur friend will show up for its three billionth birthday. HarperCollins Children's Books 4 June. @harpercollins.bsky.social

A reminder that our new 4+ Timeline features poems by @jamescarterpoet.bsky.social, @joshuaseigal.bsky.social @coralrumble.bsky.social & many more plus classics, including 'Charm' by Ben Jonson & hidden gems eg 'The Strawberry' by Mary Effie Lee Newsome #poetry poetrybyheart.org.uk/timeline/4plus

"As an English teacher, the process of choosing & learning a poem by heart, & creating a spoken performance, has given me new perspectives on #poetry." Teacher & finalist in the All Staff comp, Beth Cooper-Guest endorses the Poetry By Heart experience. www.sixthformcolleges.org/1412/blog-6/...

"Refugee is what any of us could become, and every person in this world is entitled to safety." Congratulations to Fidan Meikle, winner of the Jhalak Children’s & YA Prize with MY NAME IS SAMIM @florisbooks.bsky.social #booksky #KidLitUK booksforkeeps.co.uk/my-name-is-s...

Incredible - dramatic improvements in air quality in London are linked to a measurable impact on Londoners' health: 9.3% drop in heart-related emergency admissions 5.1% drop in hospital admissions of all illnesses and health conditions Cleaning up our air protects our future.

New report from @literacy-trust.bsky.social reveals that children’s enjoyment of reading & daily reading habits have risen for the first time in 5 years. However the gender gap for younger children & the disadvantage gap for older children is widening. #BookSky booksforkeeps.co.uk/new-national...

NEW BfK Book of the Week: YOUNGEST FAIRCREST AND THE SEARCH FOR A SORCERER by Ollie George Clark, illus by Tom Knightis a fast-moving, funny, super-readable fantasy adventure, Don't miss the author Q&A too #booksky #KidLitUK @dkbooks.bsky.social booksforkeeps.co.uk/review/young...