Unpack feelings with color in this international bestseller that helps young readers identify emotions and feel more in control.
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Whether you're a dog lover or a future traveler, Charlie Wags: Paris is a lovely pick for storytime. It’s a cozy, joyful journey that makes learning feel like an adventure.
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In winter I get up at night
And dress by yellow candle-light.
In summer, quite the other way,
I have to go to bed by day…
—Robert Louis Stevenson, “Bed in Summer”
published in A CHILD’S GARDEN OF VERSES (1885)
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Told with heart and historical detail, Jurassic Girl is an inspiring read that celebrates curiosity, courage, and the trailblazing spirit of the girl who became the world’s first female paleontologist.
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If you’re on the hunt for engaging, inclusive, and beautifully designed nonfiction books for curious young readers, Ruby Tuesday Books should be on your radar! With a strong focus on diversity, science, and real-life topics, this independent publisher specializes in vibrant and thoughtful books that encourage kids to explore the world around them.
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Here are some beautiful bedtime stories to add a little extra wonder (and laugh !) to those nighttime snuggles. #bookstodon #kidlit @bookstodon @kidlit
With page after page of jokes, puns, and visual gags, it's a book kids will want to read over and over.
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Lots of interesting things too find, re-find, and find again in this one...
"If everybody minded their own business," said the Duchess in a hoarse growl, "the world would go around a great deal faster than it does."
― Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland
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#KidLit putting words to feelings in the best possible way...
"I feel guilty for it sometimes, for any sort of laughter or feeling of freedom on my part, because there is a war going on and we shouldn't be allowed to forget so easily..."
― Nita Tyndall, Nothing Sung and Nothing Spoken.
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RM Ballantyne (1825–1894) was born #OTD, 24 April. Best known today for THE CORAL ISLAND – which influenced Robert Louis Stevenson, JM Barrie, William Golding, & others – he wrote more than 100 books.
In this blog post, National Library of Scotland Curator Graham Hogg introduces Ballantyne’s 1867 novel FIGHTING THE FLAMES: A Tale of the London Fire Brigade
https://blog.nls.uk/curators-favourites-r-m-ballantynes-fighting-the-flames/
#Scottish #literature #19thcentury #Victorian #kidlit #ChildrensLiterature #Ballantyne #firefighters #firebrigade
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Andrew Lang (1844–1912) was born #OTD, 31 March. An extraordinarily prolific anthropologist, writer & literary critic, he is best remembered today for collecting & editing fairy stories from around the world
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“When Jennie first meets the 𝑡𝑜𝑑-𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒 𝑐ℎ𝑖𝑒𝑙, she cries enquiringly 𝑄𝑢𝑎𝑖𝑐𝑘? This Scots equivalent of English 𝑞𝑢𝑎𝑐𝑘 has been used to represent duck noises since the 17th century”
—Susan Rennie on translating Beatrix Potter’s 𝐽𝑒𝑚𝑖𝑚𝑎 𝑃𝑢𝑑𝑑𝑙𝑒-𝐷𝑢𝑐𝑘 into Scots
https://scrennie.com/2026/05/16/tods-plaidies-and-fairy-thimmles/
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“Barrie was a wounded creature, from his earliest youth, and his probing of that wound is what makes PETER PAN so enduringly painful to read […] The tensions are bald and excruciating.”
A 🎂 🧵 for JM Barrie (1860–1937) – born #OTD, 9 May
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https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2004/11/22/lost-boys
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WILOMENA: The Land of Dreams & Nightmares
11 August, Waterstones Sauchiehall St, Glasgow: £3/£5/£12 (with book)
Glasgow’s comic-book duo metaphrog launch their new children’s graphic novel. Wilomena has fallen into the land of dreams & nightmares – and the nightmares are taking over! With the help of a talking cat called Mephisto, can Wilomina find her family & the way home before she turns into a nightmare herself?
https://www.waterstones.com/events/celebrate-the-launch-of-wilomina/glasgow-sauchiehall-street
I'm Jackson Allen and I'm on track to be a self-sufficient author by the end of the year. I tell fast, sharp sci-fi short stories about the end of the world, the future, and the choices that still matter.
https://inkican.com/emergency-reality-shelter-science-fiction-short-stories/
In this episode of the “Just Get a Real Job” podcast, Jamie Mackinlay talks to Margaret McDonald, who in 2025 became the youngest-ever winner of the Carnegie Medal for Writing for her debut novel GLASGOW BOYS.
Margaret shares the journey behind GLASGOW BOYS, from writing fanfiction as a teenager in East Kilbride to becoming one of Scotland's most exciting literary voices.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBPjm1fpDEI
#Scottish #literature #YA #YoungAdult #KidLit #Glasgow #podcast
Mollie Hunter (1922–2012) was born #OTD, 30 June. Although she produced work for all ages she is best remembered as a writer of fantasy & historical fiction for children & YAs. She received numerous awards including the New York Times Outstanding Books of the Year Award, the Boston Globe Horn Book Award & the Carnegie Medal.
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https://discoverkelpies.co.uk/kelpies-author/mollie-hunter/
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Scotland has a rich history of comics (The Beano, first published in 1938, has now sold 2 billion copies – more than any comic outside Japan). Glasgow’s comic-book duo metaphrog share 10 great Scottish comics for kids & YAs
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https://www.booktrust.org.uk/book-recommendations/booklists/10-favourite-scottish-comic-books/
#Scottish #literature #comic #comics #comicbooks #graphicnovel #kidlit #YA