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Deborah Bradbury
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Educator - Award-winning children’s author passionate about cultivating a lifelong love of reading in the very young.

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Looking for FREE, fun, and engaging ways to teach Ancient Rome to young learners?
Bring history to life with creative, hands-on ideas they’ll love!

#TeachingResources #AncientRome #PrimaryTeachers #Homeschooling #HistoryForKids #CreativeLearning #Edutainment #KidsBooks #teachertwitter
November 1, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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Cannot think of a funny self-effacing way to say this, so: Donut Squad has been shortlisted for WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE YEAR whaaaaaaat 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯
October 30, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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Vikings topic books & free resources for children in KS2 including nonfiction & stories by Tony Bradman, Jane Chisholm, Michael Morpurgo, Cressida Cowell, Terry Deary, & Francesca Simon schoolreadinglist.co.uk/genres/vikin... #kidlit #homelearning
Vikings topic books
Topic books about Vikings for children aged 7-11 in KS2. With titles by Tony Bradman, Michael Morpurgo, Cressida Cowell and Neil Gaiman.
schoolreadinglist.co.uk
October 30, 2025 at 10:51 AM
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Hello, people of Yorkshire! On November 11th, I'm doing a joint event with archaeologist Professor Nicky Milner at the University of York about the Stone Age. It's suitable for kids, but adults will learn stuff too!

Tickets FREE! 6.30pm event, but book signing before www.york.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
The Stone Age Runs Wild at Star Carr: An evening with Greg Jenner and Nicky Milner
Join Greg Jenner and Professor Nicky Milner for a Stone Age talk, covering Star Carr and Greg's book, Totally Chaotic History: The Stone Age Runs Wild.
www.york.ac.uk
October 30, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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Trapped (2025): A gripping British drama. Written & directed by Kuba Glodi and produced by @ExNihiloPro If you love powerful short films, give it a watch, thumbs up & subscribe!
youtube.com/watch?v=jLIN...
#ShortFilm #BritishFilm #Drama #SupportYoungTalent #IndieFilm
TRAPPED | AWARD WINNING SHORTFILM
YouTube video by Kuba Glodi
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October 27, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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I’ve swapped my author hat for a witch’s hat and joined my feathery friends for some Halloween fun! Who says Halloween buckets can’t have books and sweets?

#HalloweenFun #Storytime #TeachersOfTwitter #SchoolLibraries #Bookstagram #TrickOrTreat #ChildrensBooks #PictureBooks #SpookySeason
October 26, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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Huge thanks to @foxandinkbooks.bsky.social for sending middle grade adventure Flipped! by Philip Caveney which is set in Dickensian times against the backdrop of Covid. Out 06/11.

#KidkitUK #UKKidlit
The book and its press release. The cover shows the silhouettes of 2 boys - one modern and one wearing a top hat - facing away from one another above the title and reflected below it.
October 24, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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OUT TODAY ❤️ My brand new author/illustrator book ‘My Friend Billy Whiskers’ is officially in shops TODAY. I hope that you all enjoy it
🦁👦🏻
October 9, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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Scam alert: there's an IngramSpark impersonator at ingramsparkbookpublishers dot com. Part of a wave of publishing/ghostwriting scams from Pakistan that hijack authors looking to self-publish--they often "borrow" well-known publisher names but this one also "borrows" the real IngramSpark's logo
Screenshot of IngramSpark impersonator's contact form, with chat window where scammer sales rep "Travis Clark" claims that "We are Ingram Spark's hands-on services department. You will be able to find our information here: https://www.ingramsparkbookpublishers.com/
October 8, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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schoolreadinglist.bsky.social
How to make timetabled reading time in schools exciting - resources, ideas and strategies. schoolreadinglist.co.uk/resources/cl... #teachersofx #teamenglish
How to make timetabled reading time in schools exciting
Reading time in schools - how to encourage and develop a reading for pleasure culture in your classrooms, Key Stages and school.
schoolreadinglist.co.uk
October 5, 2025 at 7:52 AM
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Attn. Scots! It's Dyslexia Awareness Week (29 September – 5 October) and to kick things off @barringtonstoke.bsky.social is offering a 20% website discount - on all its books not just my own.
September 29, 2025 at 7:51 AM
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Your 2026 UKLA Book Awards Longlists are here - the only national children’s book awards judged by teachers!

This year they feature books in translation, past winners, exciting debuts and a huge range of genres and themes.

Click here to see the full Longlists: ukla.org/ukla-book-aw...
September 16, 2025 at 5:45 AM
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To celebrate the wonderful review of Be Nice! by
@chenpink_author
, featured in the Children’s Book Recs series, I’m giving away the ebook FREE for two days only — 11th & 12th September!
amzn.eu/d/0kg3oWR
#KidLit #ChildrensBooks #PictureBook #IndieAuthor #FreeEbook #BooksForKids
September 11, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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Feeling so grateful for this lovely review of my Courageous, Clever Crow series! Thank you so much!🖤#KidLit #childrensbooks #IndieAuthor

See this Instagram photo by @ameliessa_books www.instagram.com/p/DOXceKnil1...
September 9, 2025 at 6:53 AM
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Need new books for your classroom? Let’s kick off the school year with stories, imagination & adventure!
#BackToSchool #ChildrensBooks #ClassroomReads #PictureBookLove #ReadingIsFun#PrimaryTeacher #BooksForKids #LiteracyMatters
August 14, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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Missed it yesterday? Don’t worry… you’ve still got time!
Free fun & educational ebooks:
Gets Gutsy!: amzn.eu/d/hZdQEzK
Go Gladiator!: amzn.eu/d/dZ7Wyy3
Click on the links above to grab yours while you can!
#FreeKidsBooks #ChildrensBooks #IndieAuthors #ReadingForKids #KindleDeals
August 6, 2025 at 7:03 AM
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Parents, teachers & book lovers! For ONE DAY ONLY (Aug 5th) TODAY, you can download 100+ FREE children’s eBooks by amazing authors! Perfect for Kindles, iPads & classroom libraries. Link: bit.ly/stuffyourkindle

#StuffYourKindle #FreeChildrensBooks #KidLit
August 5, 2025 at 6:09 AM
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Looking for fun, heartwarming reads for young audiences? Check out this fab reel from Shed Time Stories featuring Be Nice — now live on YouTube! Perfect for classrooms, bedtime, or storytime fun.
Watch here 👉 www.instagram.com/reel/DMpQm24...
#ReadAloud #ChildrensBooks #BeNiceBook
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July 28, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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Don’t forget — there’s still time to enter my book giveaway!

Perfect for teachers, schools, or libraries looking for fun, educational reads. Giveaway closes soon, so don’t miss out!

Hashtags: #GiveawayUK #TeacherGiveaway #KidLitUK #BooksForSchools
July 8, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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GIVEAWAY for UK Schools, Teachers & Libraries!
Win a bundle of 3 fun, educational children’s books — perfect for classrooms or school libraries! Winner: 21/07/25
Follow, like & tag a school or teacher to enter! UK only.
#GiveawayUK #TeacherGiveaway #KidLitUK #PrimarySchoolResources #BooksForSchools
July 2, 2025 at 7:17 AM
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A Fun history for kids! Learning about Ancient Rome!
If you like crows, history, or a fun educational read, go grab my latest free ebook available today until the 13th July.
amzn.eu/d/5N4gGb2
#EduTwitter #KS2 #HistoryForKids #TeachersLoveBooks #KidLit #IndieAuthors
June 11, 2025 at 7:58 AM
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schoolreadinglist.bsky.social
Favourite books for 4 year olds, chosen by children. Including titles by Eric Hill, Axel Scheffler, Allan Ahlberg and Janet Ahlberg, Kes Grey, Mick Inkpen, Craig Smith, Eric Carle & Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury. schoolreadinglist.co.uk/childrens-fa... #teachertwitter #kidlit
Books for 4 year olds
Books for 4 year olds - favourites chosen by children including titles by Eric Hill, Kes Grey, Roger Hargreaves, Craig Smith & Michael Rosen.
schoolreadinglist.co.uk
June 11, 2025 at 6:42 AM
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To celebrate World Book Day, I'm giving away free eBook versions of my latest children's book, "Gets Gutsy," and its Spanish edition, "¡En una aventura pringosa!" Available for free download March 6th and 7th only. Don't miss out—grab your copy and join the adventure! #KidsLit
amzn.eu/d/bhfKVrK
March 6, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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Teaching about the digestive system to children does not have to be drab! It can also be entertaining!

Enseñar a los niños sobre el sistema digestivo no tiene que ser todo un desafío. ¡También puede ser divertido!

#CienciaParaNiños #AprendizajeDivertido #KidlitUK #stem #bilingualkids
March 2, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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My list of children's publishers accepting unsolicited manuscripts has long been in need of an update. A few publishers have sadly gone but there are still plenty of markets out there. Good luck to everyone submitting at the moment! loutreleaven.com/2010/07/21/c... #writing #submitting #publishing
Children’s publishers accepting unsolicited manuscripts
* UPDATED FEBRUARY 2025 * You can’t get published without an agent, and you can’t get an agent without being published – or so the adage goes. Thankfully, there are still a few ch…
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February 18, 2025 at 6:39 PM