Lisa E/Lisa P

Here for arcane and godawful whenever you need me!

When life gives you lemurs, don’t attempt to make lemurade. Lemurs are surprisingly powerful for their size, and can become aggressive.

I feel a saga coming on…

The Twentieth Window. Midwinter Eve. Two figures in the snow, high on Pooksdown Hill. Old Fox and the King of Gold. The sun is setting in the west, and lamps are being lit in the windows of the hamlets and villages, festoons of glittering amber across the snow. How is the world, asks Old Fox. In shivers, answers the King, in shivers.

#OldFoxAdventCalendar

They sound divine!

I also want to say thank you to the person who introduced me to the French word 'beaucoup' this year. It means a lot.

Buy a book.

Any book, it doesn't matter which. The one you've been looking forward to, the one with the title that made you laugh, the weighty award-winner you've been meaning to get to. Whatever.

Treat yourself. Step away from it all. In this time of gross ignorance & madness, read something.

One of the many reasons I hate those fraudulent dog buttons is that it is not difficult to communicate with dogs, they make it very easy for dim-witted two legs if we pay attention.
(Person asks brindle greyhound if she wants to go outside, the dog barks sharply and play bows.)

#Dogs #Dog #PerfectlyRight #BestFriend #FaithfulFriend #LoveDogs #GoodDog #DogsAreLove

I know I did!

RIP Jane Goodall
‘You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.’

#BannedBooksWeek starts on Oct. 5th, and we're reading for our rights with great titles that allow children to see themselves, understand others, and discover the world

Help us give more of these wonderful books to children who need them by donating a copy (or two) from our #BannedBooksWeekWishlist

A simple sign on a building in upstate New York that that reads “Books & Cake”

The truly perfect business model doesn’t exi-

Medieval stained glass illustration showing two adults lamenting over a recumbent figure.

Medieval parents trying to make their kid get up and go to school on the first day back after the summer holiday.

In my experience used a lot by both millennials and Gen X - e.g. for Mums’ school what’s app groups, work chat groups etc.

Beautiful.

Why spend 9 years of your life writing a children's book? Because children's books are the books that make us readers. They shape us at the deepest levels & they stay with us forever. They're the most important books of all – and kids deserve nothing less than the very best books of all!

Book cover for Funnybones by Janet and Allan Ahlberg

Book cover for Rosie’s Walk by Pat Hutchins

Book cover for The Lives of Christopher Chant by Diana Wynne Jones.

Book cover for When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit by Judith Kerr

In honour of the great Allan Ahlberg, who died yesterday, I wanted to use this #KidsBooksFriday to celebrate all the great children’s writers who formed us as readers. For me, along with Ahlberg, it was Pat Hutchins, Judith Kerr and Diana Wynne Jones. Who would you celebrate? #KidLitUK #KidLit

I’ve bought a number of books I’ve seen or seen recommended on here. And they’ve all delivered!

There’s not enough said about how many awesome kids encyclopaedias there are available now. They basically turned my eldest into a reader and fuelled his curiosity about the world. And they’re often brilliantly designed in a super readable way. #KidLitUK

Book cover for I Am Raven by Alastair Chisholm

Book cover for North and the Only One by Vashti Hardy

Book cover for Scrap by Guy Bass

Book cover for Mega Robo Bros: Power Up by Neill Cameron

Following on from this week’s sci-fi chat from @jacquisydney.bsky.social and @pgbellwriter.bsky.social, what are your #KidsBooksFriday sci-fi recommendations? We’re lucky to have the phenomenal @alastairc.com leading the charge and I’ve read a few other brilliant examples lately. #KidLitUK #KidLit

How can you help your favorite author without buying their book?

Here are a handful of ideas of things you can do before their book releases:

1. Request that your local library purchase a copy. This can be done in person or often in an online form.

When you see the four horsemen of the apocalypse, the end is neigh.

Photo of spines of Alex Wheatle books: Liccle Bit, Crongton Knights, Straight Outta Crongton, In The Ends, The Humiliations of Welton Blake, The Girl with the Red Boots and Kerb-Stain Boys. Text reads: Win for your school library Book Clubs in Schools logo

Alex Wheatle MBE (1963-2025) was our charity's patron.

Thanks to Hachette UK & @barringtonstoke.bsky.social we have 10 sets of seven of Alex's brilliant books to give away to UK school libraries.

To enter, follow us and share this post. Closing date: 18 July.

#ReadingForPleasure #UKKidLit 1/2

It’s a true page turner and the best MC first person voice I’ve read in forever. Enjoy!

I’m going to say ‘I am Rebel’ because everyone should be exposed to Rebel’s wonderful outlook on life. That’s a dog with the right priorities.

Book cover for Bumble & Snug and the Angry Pirates by Mark Bradley.

I reckon we could use some more kids’ book chat on BlueSky, so I thought I might attempt a #KidsBooksFriday chat. Let’s start with… What is one book you’d love every child to get the chance to read? Mine would be @markbradley.bsky.social’s Bumble & Snug and the Angry Pirates. #KidLitUK #KidLit

It’s exciting to receive a Valentine’s card and not know who it’s from. A Father’s Day card, not so much.

Captain?

eight leatherbound books all titled "FERNS" volumes 1 through 8

Everyone in the past was neurotypical, which is how we got things like this single-author, eight-volume encyclopedia of ferns