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A photograph of author Jenny Moore, author of Dragon Girl and the Awakened Flames.
Cover of Dragon Girl and the Awakened Flames by Jenny Moore, the new Books for Keeps Book of the Week.
NEW #BfK Book of the Week and NEW interview - thank you to Jenny Moore for answering our questions about her magical adventure DRAGON GIRL AND THE AWAKENED FLAMES ๐ฅ
Another treat in our new issue, out NOW! #KidLitUK #booksky
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New #BfK Book of the Week: don't miss WHERE THE DRAGON WAITS by Tom Moorhouse @dfbstoryhouse.bsky.social A fantasy adventure but much more besides ๐ป#kidlit
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Graphic with text Books for Keeps Happy New Year 2026. May this year bring you all the happiness and good books you deserve. We'll be there to help you find them.
Books for Keeps logo and text Highlights in our first issue of 2026 include Authorgraph interview with Neill Cameron, Alea Murphy's Windows into Illustration, Barry Cunningham on his career in children's books, BTSG on poetry and new year hopes and predictions from those in the know.
Wishing all our readers, reviewers & contributors a very happy 2026!
With 6 issues a year plus interviews, news & reviews published weekly, #BfK will continue to keep you up to date on the world of #childrensbooks #KidLit
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Graphite drawing of the Adam West Batman!
#batman #batmanfan #adamwest #adamwestbatman #dc #dcuniverse #dcbatman #graphite #bfk #drawing #art #drawing
Once again, the #BfK elves have been sorting through Christmas deliveries on behalf of our readers to pick out the yearโs best books for stockings.Don't go shopping without our #Christmasgifts guide๐ ๐
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๐The absolute joy of interviewing @lawrencepatrice.bsky.social about her Nero shortlisted title, People Like Stars for Books for Keeps
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Graphic with the Nero Book Awards logo plus cover of People Like Stars by Patrice Lawrence and a photo of Patrice herself holding her book.
Graphic with the four books on the children's fiction shortlist for the Nero Book Awards: Dragonborn by Struan Murray, Shrapnel Boys by Jenny Pearson, My Soul a Shining Tree by Jamila Gavin and People Like Stars by Patrice Lawrence.
"Iโm not very good at writing to trendsโฆI can only write about thing I care about."
NEW #BfK interview: Fen Coles @letterboxlibrary.bsky.social talks to Patrice Lawrence about PEOPLE LIKE STARS
shortlisted #NeroBookAwards @scholasticuk.bsky.social #KidLitUK
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Page from Books for Keeps 195 - illustrator Jim Kay's Windows into Illustration feature.
Page from Books for Keeps 195 - illustrator Jim Kay's Windows into Illustration feature.
We feel inspired to share Jim Kay's Windows into Illustration feature #BfK 195 in which he describes the process of illustrating A MONSTER CALLS #illustration #kidlit @patricknessbooks.bsky.social @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social
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Bonus link to a #BfK archive article (1986) about Noel Streatfeild written by one of her editors, Susan Dickinson. #KidLitUK
Graphit to advertise the new Books for Keeps Book of the Week with a cover of the books, Road to True North by Sarah Holding. Illustration is of a young person walking down a road. There are no buildings or other people and it looks bleak.
Quote from the review for the new BfK Book of the Week: Holding gives us a mix of hope and uncertainty, bringing to the end of the novel the subtlety and drama which she threaded so successfully throughout the rest of its pages.
The new #BfK Book of the Week is ROAD TO TRUE NORTH by Sarah Holding #KidLit #BookSky
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The cover of Milo and the Mountain, written and illustrated by Jamie Carroll, published bt the O'Brien Press. Milo is slighty in the foreground, standing in his mountain climbing gear with his cat friend in between his feet. The Mountain is centre however.
Jamie Carroll is one to watch. His debut picturebook, MILO AND THE MOUNTAIN is the NEW #BfK Book of the Week #KidLit @theobrienpress.bsky.social
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๐๏ธ November 15, 2025
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๐๏ธ Emirates Stadium Arsenal | London
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๐๏ธ November 19, 2025
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๐๏ธ Decathlon Arena Stadium Lille | France
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James Mayhew talks about this book in the Authorgraph interview in the latest issue of #BfK. #KidLitUK @otterbarrybooks.bsky.social
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A black and white photograph of poet Brian Patten. He is wearing a white shirt and leaning on a wooden table or fence, the river Dart (presumably) in the background.
We're sad to hear that Brian Patten has died, aged 79. His poetry had fun in abundance โ daft puns, groan-making rhymes, kids getting one over adults - but there was much more to Patten than the light-hearted: he explored the sensitive side of life too. #BfK obituary to follow. #UKKidLit
Graphic advertising the new issue of online children's books review journal, Books for Keeps.
The NEW #BfK is here, packed with interviews, articles, news, comment and #childrensbooks reviews. Weekend reading sorted! #KidLit #KidLitUK #BookSky
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The cover of Pencil's Best Story Ever by Carly Gledhill published by Post Wave Books. It shows Pencil smiling and holding up the title.
A double page from Pencil's Best Story Ever by Carly Gledhill.
"Young readers/listeners will delight in this... Silly & huge fun, both in the vibrant visuals & verbally (there are speech bubbles, signs and lists as well as the main narrative.)" NEW #BfK Book of the Week PENCIL'S BEST STORY EVER โ๏ธ @postwavebooks.bsky.social
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Graphic advertising the Ibby UK conference Text: Whose History? Challenging historial narratives through writing for children and young people.
Michael Rosen pictured speaking at a previous IBBY UK conference.
What stories do we tell children about the past? What are historical facts & who gets to interpret them? The @ibbyuk.bsky.social conference will explore these questions. Speakers include @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social
Find out more โฌ๏ธ1 FREE place on offer via #BfK.
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Photograph of four empty deckchairs on a beach, two people in the sea in kayaks, yachts in the distance but it looks a bit misty. Photo by Belinda Fewings for Unsplash.
Happy #bankholidayweekend to all our readers. However you're planning to spend it, take time to catch up with news, reviews and new #BfK interviews via our newsletter, out today. Contains details of a very special offer too ๐
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The cover of The Coming of the Iron Man by Ted Hughes, illustration by Mini Grey. We see the Iron Man, smiling though with furnace in his chest, Hogarth is sitting on his shoulder. It is evening and birds are flying to roost in a tree in the background. It's eyecatching, mysterious and atmospheric - perfect for the book.
Drawings and notes from Mini Grey's sketchbook where she works out how her version of the Iron Man would be constructed - a sort of steampunk mashup of washing machine and steam engine, she says.
"A beautiful & thoughtful version of a childrenโs classic." NEW #BfK Book of the Week is THE COMING OF THE IRON MAN, an abridged #picturebook version of Ted Hughes' classic. Added bonus: Q&A with illustrator Mini Grey! @faberchildrens.bsky.social #BookSky #KidLit
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The cover of Minna's Masks, new Books for Keeps Book of the Week. The illustration by Irina Avgustinovich shows little Minna with red hair and wearing yellow dungareers. She is standing next to a chest full of masks - her new school bag propped against it - and holding one high up in the air. A black cat behind her is also wearing a mask.
New #BfK Book of the Week: with lively, appealing illustrations, this picturebook sensitively explores a range of neuro-diverse experiences for children like Minna, & for their classmates & adults who know or work with them. #neurodiversity @dkbooks.bsky.social
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Photograph of author Allan Ahlberg. He has a full head of grey hair, and is looking directly into the camera.
Illustration by Janet Ahlberg of a baby (claimed by Allan Ahlberg to be himself) in an old fashioned pram.
All at #BfK are sad to learn of the dealth of Allan Ahlberg. With his wife Janet & with other leading illustrators, Allan Ahlberg created books loved by generations of readers. Everyone will have their favourite. Full obituary to come, meanwhile from our archives: booksforkeeps.co.uk/article/auth...
i want to live in your jockstrap ๐๐๐. My nephew in law (Joaquin Gomez or #BFK is taking my hole first in a group sex session w first husband (Joaquin Guzman) whose going ๐ช deep and hopefully future husband #SoorenaSardazadeh who is a big ManWhore like me but instead every bitch in Hello mag. ๐๐ฆ๐งโโ๏ธ
The cover of The Great Green Island by Becky Colvin. The cover shows central character Ali standing resolute with a net, binoculars and in shorts and wellies on the shore. Behind her we can see the outline of the great green island.
A spread from The Great Green Island written and illustrated by Becky Colvin. It's a split page so that we can see below the sea and the shore and spot the treasures below the surface with the sun shines bright above. Ali is exploring, her dad is on his fishing boat.
Bring some great green adventure into your summer reading with the NEW #BfK Book of the Week, THE GREAT GREEN ISLAND by Becky Colvin #KidLitUK #BookSky @macmillankidsuk.bsky.social
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The cover of George and Lenny Are Always Together by Jon Agee. The illustration shows George (a large brown bear) and Lenny (a small grey rabbit) on the same skateboard striking the same pose, in perfect symmetry.
Illustration from George and Lenny Are Always Together showing George (a large brown bear) hanging upside down on a climbing frame text Hey, Lenny! Where are you going? and Lenny - a small grey rabbit walking away from him (and out of the image) text Over here, George. I see a perfect spot to be alone.
Jon Agee is a reak #BfK favourite and his new book GEORGE AND LENNY ARE ALWAYS TOGETHER is our Book of the Week. Get to know these two friends in his typically witty, entertaining picture book. #KidLit #BookSky @scallywagpress.bsky.social booksforkeeps.co.uk/review/georg...
The cover of Heave Ho written and illustrated by Sally Anne Garland. It shows a group of little animals - all fully clothed - rowing a boat which is really the branch of a tree. It's clear they are enjoying it tremendously.
NEW #BfK BookoftheWeek A childโs encounter with nature sparks new understanding and, with the lightest touch, provides the opportunity to explore emotions that all readers will recognise in HEAVE HO by Sally Anne Garland published by Sunbird Books #BookSky
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The cover of Bunny's Most Fabulous Holiday Ever by Brian Fitzgerald. It shows Bunny holiday a steaming cup of coffee on her holiday. Her caravan is in the background.
A spread from Bunny's Most Fabulous Holiday Ever! by Brian Fitzgerald. (Spoiler) Bunny and her new friend Monster are doing ABSOLUTELY nothing on their holiday lying side by side, arms behind their heads on a cliff top near the sea. We can see two whales swimming in the sea. Bunny and Monster are surrounded by flowers, butterflies and birds and look completely relaxed.
In holiday mood? Don't miss the NEW #BfK Book of the Week, BUNNY'S MOST FABULOUS HOLIDAY EVER! Fabulous? Yes!
@scallywagpress.bsky.social #KidLitUK #booksky #BookRecommendation โ๏ธ
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