📚Hire full time librarians in every school
📚Make reading aloud a priority
📚Give children choices
📚Talk about books
📚Invest in school and public libraries
📚Support parents to read at home
📚Oh and… hire full time librarians in every school (preferably on a decent wage)
Utterly bowled over to announce that I AM REBEL has been shortlisted for the @Waterstones#BookOfTheYear!! I don't want to lean too hard into the "underdog" pun here but I'm up against Sally Rooney and it is about a dog so
Why don’t you enter this year’s competition? Share your hobby and inspire others! Many thanks to @publishing_cat for supporting us with this! #NNFN2024 Details on our website ⬇️⬇️⬇️
NNFN Competition 2024
I had such a blast yesterday volunteering for @StorytaleFest . It was wonderful meeting so many inspiring creators, children and their families. Thank you so much @jasinbath@andyseedauthor@JustinFAnderson#jenreid - thank you @EllieFreemanBS3 for asking me to be involved!
I had such a blast yesterday volunteering for @StorytaleFest . It was wonderful meeting so many inspiring creators, children and their families. Thank you so much @jasinbath@andyseedauthor@JustinFAnderson#jenreid - thank you @EllieFreemanBS3 for asking me to be involved!
Thank you @StorytaleFest for inviting me to be part of your wonderful festival !! I got to meet the fab librarian Josie @CabotPrimary which was a lovely bonus!!
Lovely to meet you too, and thanks for giving your time for this wonderful children's book event in the middle of Bristol. A huge well done to the organisers, and thanks for inviting me!
ICYMI - my reading from upcoming YA fantasy ‘The Dream-Pedlars’ Parade’ at @Waterstones262. Don’t miss my worldbuilding workshop as part of @StorytaleFest on Saturday
My reading from ‘The Dream-Pedlars’ Parade’ on Saturday at @Waterstones262. If you enjoyed this, I’m doing a world-building workshop for kids 9 on Saturday at MShed as part of @StorytaleFest
Slightly shy about posting this. But I took on Sir Jonathan Bate in the Scotsman this week. I love some of his critical writing, but he’s wrong when he says that state school students have lost the ability to read long books.
They just need adaptable, realistic curricula.
It was such a wonderful week of celebrations for 10 years of our school library. Thank you so much for making it so special! @EllieFreemanBS3 @BristolLibrary@ExcaliburAT
✍️ In the latest entry to our PGR internship series, PhD @UoBWriting candidate Daniela Rozental tells us about working with Dr @joannanadin to explore the role a disabled author's lived experience plays in their writing
Read more about their research 👉 bit.ly/408Xk91
ALT Book cover of Good Different (2023) by Meg Eden Kuyatt, one of the authors interviewed by Daniela and Jo, which has been praised for its authentic portrayal of autism, helping young people to appreciate neurodiversity.
We have some lovely giveaways coming up this month - starting with a copy of The Wild Robot by Peter Brown to 3 lucky winners, celebrating the new film! Like & share by 12 noon Friday 11th Oct - UK Only @piccadillypressyoutube.com/watch?v=njPNg0A9…