The Children's Bookshow
@childrensbkshow.bsky.social
National tour of the very best authors & illustrators, funded by Arts Council England. We help teachers provide a rich experience of children's literature | UK Registered charity 1162410 | thechildrensbookshow.com
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Have you been following #TheChildrensBookshow 2025 autumn tour? Visit our Instagram feed for highlights from this year's excellent events, including performances from @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social, @catherinerayner.bsky.social, Katherine Rundell and many more! www.instagram.com/childrensbkshow 📚
85% of surveyed teachers said our in-school workshops increase reading engagement. Next Friday at 12pm we're launching an #IllustrationAuction to help fund this programme of creative work in schools in 2026! Find out more 👉 bit.ly/43AOeTz #MakeYourBid #Illustration #kidlitart #BookSky #EduSkyUK
The Children's Bookshow | Fundraising artwork auction is announced
The Children's Bookshow is a charity that is dedicated to inspiring children with books by putting on performances and workshops with the best children's authors and illustrators from the UK and…
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November 18, 2025 at 7:47 AM
85% of surveyed teachers said our in-school workshops increase reading engagement. Next Friday at 12pm we're launching an #IllustrationAuction to help fund this programme of creative work in schools in 2026! Find out more 👉 bit.ly/43AOeTz #MakeYourBid #Illustration #kidlitart #BookSky #EduSkyUK
Have you been following #TheChildrensBookshow 2025 autumn tour? Visit our Instagram feed for highlights from this year's excellent events, including performances from @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social, @catherinerayner.bsky.social, Katherine Rundell and many more! www.instagram.com/childrensbkshow 📚
November 9, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Have you been following #TheChildrensBookshow 2025 autumn tour? Visit our Instagram feed for highlights from this year's excellent events, including performances from @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social, @catherinerayner.bsky.social, Katherine Rundell and many more! www.instagram.com/childrensbkshow 📚
It's Friday 🥳 What are you reading this weekend? Otto the Top Dog by @catherinerayner.bsky.social is such a lovely picture book to share with young children. We can't wait to give out over 800 copies at our event in #Newcastle this autumn! bit.ly/442dMIw 📚 #kidsbooks #authorevent #booksky
July 4, 2025 at 10:45 AM
It's Friday 🥳 What are you reading this weekend? Otto the Top Dog by @catherinerayner.bsky.social is such a lovely picture book to share with young children. We can't wait to give out over 800 copies at our event in #Newcastle this autumn! bit.ly/442dMIw 📚 #kidsbooks #authorevent #booksky
Tickets are starting to sell out for our 2025 tour!
✨ World-class children's authors, illustrators & poets
📕 FREE book for every child
Join us with your class 👉 bit.ly/3ZwRAow
@michaelrosenyes.bsky.social @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social @catherinerayner.bsky.social @catwrote.bsky.social #EduSkyUK
✨ World-class children's authors, illustrators & poets
📕 FREE book for every child
Join us with your class 👉 bit.ly/3ZwRAow
@michaelrosenyes.bsky.social @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social @catherinerayner.bsky.social @catwrote.bsky.social #EduSkyUK
July 2, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Tickets are starting to sell out for our 2025 tour!
✨ World-class children's authors, illustrators & poets
📕 FREE book for every child
Join us with your class 👉 bit.ly/3ZwRAow
@michaelrosenyes.bsky.social @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social @catherinerayner.bsky.social @catwrote.bsky.social #EduSkyUK
✨ World-class children's authors, illustrators & poets
📕 FREE book for every child
Join us with your class 👉 bit.ly/3ZwRAow
@michaelrosenyes.bsky.social @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social @catherinerayner.bsky.social @catwrote.bsky.social #EduSkyUK
"With performances organised across the country, schools can bring pupil groups to experience something that they may never have before." Thanks to Heath Educational Books for sharing more details of our autumn events: bit.ly/3Tk7M91 📚 #literacy #childrensbooks #booksky #eduskyuk #primaryteachersuk
On the Calendar for Schools: The Children's Bookshow Autumn Showcase | Heath Educational Books
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July 1, 2025 at 4:53 PM
"With performances organised across the country, schools can bring pupil groups to experience something that they may never have before." Thanks to Heath Educational Books for sharing more details of our autumn events: bit.ly/3Tk7M91 📚 #literacy #childrensbooks #booksky #eduskyuk #primaryteachersuk
How beautiful are the illustrations in #OttoTheTopDog?! We are so excited to give every child who attends our event with @catherinerayner.bsky.social a copy of this wonderful #picturebook. Catherine will join us for a morning of #stories and #illustration at #Newcastle Theatre Royal in November 📚
June 24, 2025 at 8:10 AM
How beautiful are the illustrations in #OttoTheTopDog?! We are so excited to give every child who attends our event with @catherinerayner.bsky.social a copy of this wonderful #picturebook. Catherine will join us for a morning of #stories and #illustration at #Newcastle Theatre Royal in November 📚
It's less than 3 months to go until our autumn tour begins! Our first stop is with Katherine Rundell at @grandtheatrebpl.bsky.social on 19th Sept, closely followed by Matt De La Peña & Christian Robinson at #Wolverhampton Grand on 29th. See the programme & book now 👉 bit.ly/3ZwRAow 📚 #EduSkyUK
June 23, 2025 at 6:15 AM
It's less than 3 months to go until our autumn tour begins! Our first stop is with Katherine Rundell at @grandtheatrebpl.bsky.social on 19th Sept, closely followed by Matt De La Peña & Christian Robinson at #Wolverhampton Grand on 29th. See the programme & book now 👉 bit.ly/3ZwRAow 📚 #EduSkyUK
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CALLING ALL TEACHERS & SCHOOLS IN CAMBRIDGESHIRE! I'm doing a big event with @childrensbkshow.bsky.social in Peterborough in November, with follow-up workshops in classrooms - book your places now!
thechildrensbookshow.com/performances...
thechildrensbookshow.com/performances...
Did you hear Kate Arafa, Director of #TheChildrensBookshow, and author @whatsfsaid.bsky.social on BBC Radio Cambridge yesterday? Kate and SF spoke with @louiseonair.bsky.social about the importance of sparking children's curiosity about #books! Listen back 👉 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... (38:40)
June 18, 2025 at 7:22 PM
CALLING ALL TEACHERS & SCHOOLS IN CAMBRIDGESHIRE! I'm doing a big event with @childrensbkshow.bsky.social in Peterborough in November, with follow-up workshops in classrooms - book your places now!
thechildrensbookshow.com/performances...
thechildrensbookshow.com/performances...
Did you hear Kate Arafa, Director of #TheChildrensBookshow, and author @whatsfsaid.bsky.social on BBC Radio Cambridge yesterday? Kate and SF spoke with @louiseonair.bsky.social about the importance of sparking children's curiosity about #books! Listen back 👉 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... (38:40)
June 18, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Did you hear Kate Arafa, Director of #TheChildrensBookshow, and author @whatsfsaid.bsky.social on BBC Radio Cambridge yesterday? Kate and SF spoke with @louiseonair.bsky.social about the importance of sparking children's curiosity about #books! Listen back 👉 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... (38:40)
When Owen Sheers and Helen Stephens are together, magic happens! Join us for a morning of #poetry, pirates and flying carpets at Hull New Theatre on Tuesday 14 October. Book now and inspire Year 2, 3 and 4 with the power of #stories and #illustration! bit.ly/45jTpJ7 #rfp #eduskyuk #booksky #Hull
June 16, 2025 at 6:25 AM
When Owen Sheers and Helen Stephens are together, magic happens! Join us for a morning of #poetry, pirates and flying carpets at Hull New Theatre on Tuesday 14 October. Book now and inspire Year 2, 3 and 4 with the power of #stories and #illustration! bit.ly/45jTpJ7 #rfp #eduskyuk #booksky #Hull
We can't wait to bring marvellous illustrator and author, #YasmeenIsmail to #Portsmouth this Autumn! Join us for a morning of interactive #stories and #illustration that Years 1 and 2 will love. Every child gets a free book to take home and keep 📚 #picturebooks #edusky #booksky youtu.be/VXLyJxI_t64
Yasmeen Ismail is coming to Portsmouth autumn 2025
Find out about author and illustrator Yasmeen Ismail's autumn performance at the Portsmouth New Theatre Royal on Wednesday 5th November 2025!
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June 13, 2025 at 6:15 AM
We can't wait to bring marvellous illustrator and author, #YasmeenIsmail to #Portsmouth this Autumn! Join us for a morning of interactive #stories and #illustration that Years 1 and 2 will love. Every child gets a free book to take home and keep 📚 #picturebooks #edusky #booksky youtu.be/VXLyJxI_t64
Tickets are selling quickly for @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social's live performance at @belgradetheatre.bsky.social in #Coventry on 6th October. Don't miss your chance to join us for an exhilarating hour of #poetry in performance with Years 3, 4, 5 & 6 👉 bit.ly/3Ti9IPg Every child gets a free book! 📚
June 10, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Tickets are selling quickly for @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social's live performance at @belgradetheatre.bsky.social in #Coventry on 6th October. Don't miss your chance to join us for an exhilarating hour of #poetry in performance with Years 3, 4, 5 & 6 👉 bit.ly/3Ti9IPg Every child gets a free book! 📚
Welcome back from half-term! Did you read any good #books over the break? We are so excited about the excellent titles we have chosen to give away in this year's autumn tour - including Katherine Rundell's Impossible Creatures and the brand new book from @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social. #BookSky
June 2, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Welcome back from half-term! Did you read any good #books over the break? We are so excited about the excellent titles we have chosen to give away in this year's autumn tour - including Katherine Rundell's Impossible Creatures and the brand new book from @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social. #BookSky
We're so proud to have @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social on our programme again this year, and to continue to support schools in the crucial role they play in developing positive attitudes to #reading. Four of our 2025 events will inspire the youngest readers 👉 thechildrensbookshow.com/performances 📚
📢 NEW: Our #ReadingRights report with Waterstones #ChildrensLaureate @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social is out now!
It shares 5 focus areas that will turn the tide on reading inequality and unveils plans for our City of Stories place-based pilot:
www.booktrust.org.uk/about-us/rea...
It shares 5 focus areas that will turn the tide on reading inequality and unveils plans for our City of Stories place-based pilot:
www.booktrust.org.uk/about-us/rea...
May 22, 2025 at 5:51 AM
We're so proud to have @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social on our programme again this year, and to continue to support schools in the crucial role they play in developing positive attitudes to #reading. Four of our 2025 events will inspire the youngest readers 👉 thechildrensbookshow.com/performances 📚
📣 Yasmeen Ismail is coming to The Children's Bookshow! Join us for a morning of interactive stories and illustration at the New Theatre Royal in #Portsmouth. Yasmeen will share secrets of her work and every child gets a free book 👉 tinyurl.com/mr3ffvx9 #teachers #primary
May 21, 2025 at 7:14 AM
📣 Yasmeen Ismail is coming to The Children's Bookshow! Join us for a morning of interactive stories and illustration at the New Theatre Royal in #Portsmouth. Yasmeen will share secrets of her work and every child gets a free book 👉 tinyurl.com/mr3ffvx9 #teachers #primary
Did you know that our autumn programme also includes in-classroom workshops? #Schools that attend a theatre performance have the chance to receive one of 4 hands-on workshops, to inspire children to develop their imaginations & creative work 👉 thechildrensbookshow.com/performances #booksky #teaching
May 20, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Did you know that our autumn programme also includes in-classroom workshops? #Schools that attend a theatre performance have the chance to receive one of 4 hands-on workshops, to inspire children to develop their imaginations & creative work 👉 thechildrensbookshow.com/performances #booksky #teaching
We're coming back to #Newcastle Theatre Royal! We've brought some of the best children's authors and illustrators to the theatre over the past 8 years, including Valerie Bloom, John Agard & @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social
This year we're welcoming @catherinerayner.bsky.social 💛 #booksky #literacy
This year we're welcoming @catherinerayner.bsky.social 💛 #booksky #literacy
May 19, 2025 at 5:25 AM
We're coming back to #Newcastle Theatre Royal! We've brought some of the best children's authors and illustrators to the theatre over the past 8 years, including Valerie Bloom, John Agard & @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social
This year we're welcoming @catherinerayner.bsky.social 💛 #booksky #literacy
This year we're welcoming @catherinerayner.bsky.social 💛 #booksky #literacy
We are so excited to welcome Children's Laureate
@frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social back to our autumn tour this year, and to give every child who attends a free copy of the BRAND NEW and totally brilliant The Blockbusters, illustrated by Steven Lenton. Find out more: tinyurl.com/3hstjebk 🎬 #EduSkyUk
@frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social back to our autumn tour this year, and to give every child who attends a free copy of the BRAND NEW and totally brilliant The Blockbusters, illustrated by Steven Lenton. Find out more: tinyurl.com/3hstjebk 🎬 #EduSkyUk
May 18, 2025 at 9:33 AM
We are so excited to welcome Children's Laureate
@frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social back to our autumn tour this year, and to give every child who attends a free copy of the BRAND NEW and totally brilliant The Blockbusters, illustrated by Steven Lenton. Find out more: tinyurl.com/3hstjebk 🎬 #EduSkyUk
@frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social back to our autumn tour this year, and to give every child who attends a free copy of the BRAND NEW and totally brilliant The Blockbusters, illustrated by Steven Lenton. Find out more: tinyurl.com/3hstjebk 🎬 #EduSkyUk
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We're so excited because a brand new book from our brilliant Waterstones #ChildrensLaureate @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social is out today!
#TheBlockbusters, illustrated by the super @stevenlenton.bsky.social, is another delightful story from Frank, taking us on a thrilling adventure in Hollywood! 🎉
#TheBlockbusters, illustrated by the super @stevenlenton.bsky.social, is another delightful story from Frank, taking us on a thrilling adventure in Hollywood! 🎉
May 15, 2025 at 7:20 AM
We're so excited because a brand new book from our brilliant Waterstones #ChildrensLaureate @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social is out today!
#TheBlockbusters, illustrated by the super @stevenlenton.bsky.social, is another delightful story from Frank, taking us on a thrilling adventure in Hollywood! 🎉
#TheBlockbusters, illustrated by the super @stevenlenton.bsky.social, is another delightful story from Frank, taking us on a thrilling adventure in Hollywood! 🎉
Have you explored the full programme for our 2025 autumn tour? Book soon if we're coming to your area, for an unforgettable experience of live #literature for your pupils. Every child takes home a free book
👉 thechildrensbookshow.com/performances
#literacy #readingforpleasure #primaryschool
👉 thechildrensbookshow.com/performances
#literacy #readingforpleasure #primaryschool
May 14, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Have you explored the full programme for our 2025 autumn tour? Book soon if we're coming to your area, for an unforgettable experience of live #literature for your pupils. Every child takes home a free book
👉 thechildrensbookshow.com/performances
#literacy #readingforpleasure #primaryschool
👉 thechildrensbookshow.com/performances
#literacy #readingforpleasure #primaryschool
Our autumn tour brings some of the best #childrensauthors from the UK and abroad to local theatres. This year, we have some brilliant international artists joining us in #Wolverhampton and #Exeter. Find out more and book: bit.ly/3OIb1Fo 🎨 @mattdelapena.bsky.social #EduSkyUk #booksky #literacy
May 14, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Our autumn tour brings some of the best #childrensauthors from the UK and abroad to local theatres. This year, we have some brilliant international artists joining us in #Wolverhampton and #Exeter. Find out more and book: bit.ly/3OIb1Fo 🎨 @mattdelapena.bsky.social #EduSkyUk #booksky #literacy
It's the @thebookseller.com #BritishBookAwards tomorrow! We are delighted to be welcoming 2024's Author of the Year, Katherine Rundell to #TheChildrensBookshow for the first time this year. Book to see Katherine perform at the @grandtheatrebpl.bsky.social in #Blackpool 👉 bit.ly/3EKJphc 📚 #booksky
May 11, 2025 at 10:41 AM
It's the @thebookseller.com #BritishBookAwards tomorrow! We are delighted to be welcoming 2024's Author of the Year, Katherine Rundell to #TheChildrensBookshow for the first time this year. Book to see Katherine perform at the @grandtheatrebpl.bsky.social in #Blackpool 👉 bit.ly/3EKJphc 📚 #booksky
Book soon to catch @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social on tour with #TheChildrensBookshow this autumn! Michael is one of the UK's finest children's poets and authors and we are delighted to welcome him to #Coventry on Mon 6 Oct. Book now 👉 bit.ly/4j0jjop #literacy #authorevents #booksky #primaryteachers
May 9, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Book soon to catch @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social on tour with #TheChildrensBookshow this autumn! Michael is one of the UK's finest children's poets and authors and we are delighted to welcome him to #Coventry on Mon 6 Oct. Book now 👉 bit.ly/4j0jjop #literacy #authorevents #booksky #primaryteachers
100% of #teachers who answered our 2024 survey said they would bring their class to a Children's Bookshow event again! Read more about the positive impact of our events on pupils' #readingenjoyment, creativity & confidence, in our impact report: bit.ly/4clDOtR 📚 #books #kidslit #childrensbooks
May 9, 2025 at 9:29 AM
100% of #teachers who answered our 2024 survey said they would bring their class to a Children's Bookshow event again! Read more about the positive impact of our events on pupils' #readingenjoyment, creativity & confidence, in our impact report: bit.ly/4clDOtR 📚 #books #kidslit #childrensbooks
ICYMI: @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social launched our autumn 2025 event programme online last week! Watch back now and find out more about our planned events, the free books we will give away, and how to build a #loveofreading in your school. #literacy #childrensbooks 📚 bit.ly/3GHD6LW
Michael Rosen talks about Reading for Pleasure and launches our 2025 autumn programme
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May 7, 2025 at 5:45 AM
ICYMI: @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social launched our autumn 2025 event programme online last week! Watch back now and find out more about our planned events, the free books we will give away, and how to build a #loveofreading in your school. #literacy #childrensbooks 📚 bit.ly/3GHD6LW