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Author of After Tomorrow, The Demon Headmaster and many more - and massive fan of libraries

Joined May 2009
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To support teachers and children affected by the summer’s unrest and racism, we have partnered with @The_UKLA to offer free resources. Reading recommendations, discussion prompts and family activities. Find them all here: empathylab.uk/don-t-hate---e…
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Empathy is LEARNABLE. 10% of our empathic ability is genetic, 90% is from social factors. We believe in growing an empathetic generation and #EmpathyDay is a huge part of that educational drive. Please JOIN US on June 6. Sign up for your resources here loom.ly/PeQlMas
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Gillian Cross retweeted
Join, @MichaelRosenYes, @RashmiWriting, @candygourlay, @suehendra, @jeffreykboakye, @LauraHAllain, @HGold_author, @MrEagletonIan, @EarlyTrain, @homeofpolar, @RobBiddulph and ELMER at Empathy Day Live! on #EmpathyDay ! Register for your FREE resources NOW! loom.ly/PeQlMas
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Don't you just love this @NatelleQuek #EmpathyDay illustration? What a message for our times, that #empathy grows the more you use it. Please do join in #EmpathyDay, with all your might. Free resources at empathylab.uk
Empathy grows the more you use it, register for the #EmpathyDay resources and help empathy to flourish in your school, library or home. Follow the link to unlock your FREE resources surveyhero.com/c/p9w4nbtn
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We are over-the-moon-and-back delighted to bring you the: 📣2024 Longlist for The Little Rebels Award for Radical Children’s Fiction📣 #LittleRebelsAward That’s 17 books for readers aged 0-12 which hone in on social justice themes with empathy, urgency & joy!
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It’s been so very delightful seeing the excitement about and support for our 2024 #LittleRebelsAward Longlist. Thank You everyone! We may just have to pause for a little flurry of retweets.
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Great book for visual thinkers. Big ideas of all kinds - economic, scientific, practical, psychological - made clear in pithy words and memorable sketches. I loved it!
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The @clpe’s #PowerofReading Programme is one of a kind. Operating since 2005, it has an incredibly rich evidence base: 98% of teachers saw “improved engagement in children’s reading” & 97% reported that children’s writing had improved. And…
Did you know our #PowerofReading teaching plans available with the CLPE School Membership have writing, grammar and spelling skills embedded? (We love this example from Associate School Hope Primary in Liverpool 🙌) Find out more about teaching writing: clpe.org.uk/training/courses…
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Gillian Cross retweeted
We have a delicious blog from Gillian Cross about food, festivals and popcorn cannons! Thank you Gillian! Celebrate #NSSM24 #Afeastofstories with us throughout May! @gilliancross Feasting in the Street by Gillian Cross fcbg.org.uk/?p=20560
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Great new magazine from Jon Appleton, full of interviews and brilliant articles by journalists and critics about the second Golden Age of children’s books. It comes out four times a year and you can get the pdf sent to you, absolutely free, by emailing [email protected]
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🌲 Today is International Day of Forests! Celebrate by delving into the most legendary forest of all... ✨ In TK Hall's SHADOW OF THE WOLF, Sherwood is steeped in myth and magic, and comes alive more vividly than ever before. It's Robin Hood as you've never seen it before...
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📢Exciting Announcement📢 Booking for the #FireflyIgnite 2 online programme is now open! This is a free programme for aspiring children’s writers from underrepresented backgrounds, born, raised or living in Wales. Find out more and register here: fireflypress.co.uk/ignite/
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🚨📝 In case you missed it... We're opening the doors of our Storyhouse in February! Together with the superb @arvonfoundation, we're on a Search for a Storyteller. Details: ow.ly/Zz2a50Qkawn 🎊We're thrilled to be doing this in 2024: DFB's 10th year as an indie publisher!
✍️ We are very excited to be sharing more details on the Search for a Storyteller competition we are running with @arvonfoundation! For more info, head to our website: ow.ly/Zz2a50Qkawn
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🥳 #GiveawayAlert! Mr Dilly's #NewYear Children's Book #Giveaway WIN x20 new books for your school! 📚 🏫 UK schools only ➡️ To enter RT, Like, Follow 🔚 Closes 12/1 #edutwitter #schools #teachers #Librarians #kidlit #childrensbooks #books
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To celebrate the start of 2024 we're giving away a copy of An Animal a Day to 5 lucky winners! With a beautiful animal each day of the year, this book is ideal to start the year off! Pls like, RT & Comment an animal emoji by noon 29th Dec. UK only. With thanks to @FarshoreBooks
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🐾Day 19 of #DFBDecember!🐯 🎁 For the chance to win a copy of Tyger by @whatSFSaid, a matching postcard, poster and signed print by the illustrator @DaveMcKean, follow us and eave as many pawprints and tigers as you can in the comments!🧡 UK entries only. Ends 20 Dec at 5pm
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CB's £1-a-day update ... We're going to match your contributions to @MarysMeals In turn @MarysMeals can match our final figure. So if you give a fiver, it 's worth £20 which will more than enough to feed a child for a year Bargain justgiving.com/page/frank-co…
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Please Retweet and Spread the Word ♥️
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