Passionate about promoting reading for pleasure. Love information books. Reading CBG Chair @GrrChris
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The new Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration opens tomorrow, 5 June. We had a sneak preview - our advice: go if you can! #KidLit #illustrationㅤ
booksforkeeps.co.uk/step-int…
ALT A young boy crouching to look at illustrations in the new Quentin Blake exhibition Performance at the brand new Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration, London. Photo by Justin Piperger
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Will Davenant inherits a magical edition of The Complete Works of Shakespeare which at first hampers & then helps a whole load of problems. Have fun spotting references to all of the Bard’s 38 plays in this funny, warm-hearted story! #TheLastBard @mazevansauthor @chickenhsebooks
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Third adrenaline fuelled adventure @samuelsedgman which finds Isaac & his friend Hattie involved in a daring heist during a solar eclipse while staying in Florence. Fast-moving & full of fascinating scientific facts, it’s ideal for 9-12s. #TheGalileoHeist @KidsBloomsbury
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May 20
The new book @tompalmerauthor is set in & around Falmouth in Cornwall during WWII. #IfTheInvaderComes @BarringtonStoke sees three 11 year olds drawn into the war effort & witness war’s impact on local people & places. This is the first of a dramatic new series called #Allies
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May 20
Tom is the Cornwall Libraries National Year of Reading Ambassador for 2026. tompalmer.co.uk/cornwall-nyr…
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May 19
Following in the footsteps of her prize-winning #TheSongOfAchilles, Madeline Miller’s #Circe is a powerful & beautifully written reimagining of another ancient story which has been described as a ‘kickass portrait of a woman trying to defy the men and Fates arrayed against her.’
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Chris Routh retweeted
This was a complete pleasure! A perfect Sunday morning of sun, sea and stories at @FourbearsBooks with @GrrChris
May 18
We had a brilliant 9-11s Book Group meeting @FourbearsBooks yesterday when we were joined by local author @sueypalmer who talked about her latest book #TheShellSecret @Candy_Jar
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May 18
We had a brilliant 9-11s Book Group meeting @FourbearsBooks yesterday when we were joined by local author @sueypalmer who talked about her latest book #TheShellSecret @Candy_Jar
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Chris Routh retweeted
Our NEW issue is here, #BfK278 with interviews, features & children's book reviews. Includes Brian Moses, Natalia Shaloshvili, Alexis Deacon, Everything with Words, Letterbox Library recommends, new Beyond the Secret Garden AND @michaelrosenyes #KidLit
bit.ly/4tIl0fz
ALT Graphic advertising the new issue of children's review journal Books for Keeps and some of the lead features in the issue, including interviews with Brian Moses, Michael Rosen and Alexis Deacon. Books for Keeps is free to read.
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Thanks to my local @Usborne rep for sending me on the journey to Piloria with Stormchaser & Lincoln. What a gripping & exhilarating adventure! #ExtinctionTrials @susanwilsonbook #dinosaurs #dystopia #survival
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May is National Share A Story Month, organised
by the Federation of Children’s Book Groups & this year a drumbeat for the National Year of Reading. Loved sharing different ways of telling seaside stories with our local 5-8s Book Group today @FourbearsBooks fcbg.org.uk/nssm/
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Chris Routh retweeted
The Quentin Blake Centre for #Illustration will open to the public on Friday 5 June 2026 with 3 exhibitions, a cafe, shop, gardens & free spaces including a Library and Creative Studio. Exhibition tickets are on sale now.
Find out more 👉 bit.ly/4cVHoeY
ALT A photograph of illustrator Quentin Blake in front of sketches on a wall at the new Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration.
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Apr 29
Thanks to the book club member who recommended this we both enjoyed Nevermore by Neil Gaiman. Fairy Tale by Stephen King is another fantasy adventure set in a magical world below ground - the dark side of happily ever after.
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Enjoyed re-reading #TheHouseWithChickenLegs in preparation for the sequel #TheHouseWithChickenLegsRunsAway which is equally magical, powerful & emotionally charged. A fantastic adventure story inspired by Russian folklore with an endearing larger-then-life character @Usborne
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Apr 15
Absolutely loved this month’s adult book group read. It’s a brilliant retelling of the tragic story of Achilles beautifully told from the point of view of his companion Patroclus #TheSongOfAchilles by Madeline Miller
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Chris Routh retweeted
Congratulations Michael Rosen @MichaelRosenYes today awarded the Hans Christian Andersen Award, the highest international distinction given to authors & illustrators of children’s books @IBBYINT 👏
Cai Gao of China receives the Award for Illustration
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In the third heartwarming story about April & Bear a new animal joins the Arctic family. Taking on a long distance dog sled race is no mean feat, but with the help of her friends Alice proves she’s up to it. #TheLoneHusky @HGold_author with gorgeous illustrations by Levi Pinfold
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A fast-paced summer holiday adventure which starts with the discovery of a WW2 gun in an old air raid shelter. Poppy & Jasper join forces to unravel the mystery while gradually learning how to cope with with the sadness in their respective families. @sueypalmer #TheShellSecret 🐚
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The latest book @iszi_lawrence is set in 1086 - the year of the Domesday survey. Nora & her family find themselves caught up in a chaotic mix-up of Welsh, French & English characters. As always, packed with historical details & entertainingly funny #TheDomesdayCows @BloomsburyEd
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