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Tanja at Good Night To Read @gntread24.bsky.social · Nov 21

Introduce yourself using four of your favourite childhood books.
Inspired by
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Thanks for all these great recommendations. I’ve only read a few.

Which one from the 3rd row of your list would you recommend reading first?

Do you have to be in the mood for a certain genre? #bookbloggers #librarians
Yellow background. Assorted colourful Middle Grade bookcovers.
January 6, 2026 at 12:37 PM
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A huge thank you to Mary Rees at @bookcraic.bsky.social
for including The Feathered Book in her 25 Favourite Middle Grade Books of 2025!

#UKKidlit #childrensbooks #BookBloggers #books
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January 5, 2026 at 10:21 AM
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Delighted that this exciting historical adventure inspired by the true events of the Rainhill Trials will be one of my last reads in December.Thank you @susanbrownrigg.bsky.social #Giveaway #bookbloggers #librarians ❤️📚📚📚
Blue background. Yellow writing. Figures, flag, stop watch, locomotive 🚂 Running man at top. Blurb. Historical adventure inspired by the Rainhill trials of George Stephenson’s locomotive 🚂
December 23, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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December 19, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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Book Treats ❤️📚
Recommended by #bookbloggers 1. Evenfall: The Golden Linnet #alexanderarmstrong
2. Cannot wait to read this. Loved the other two eco adventures #parithomson 3. Excited to read Giant by Judith McQuoid #Belfast @irishkidsbooks.bsky.social @sarahwebbwriter.bsky.social #UKKidLit
Three book covers- Blue & Gold, Fiery orange & dark blue. Imaginative Adventures.
December 12, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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🗓🎄#BookHaikus - Advent Quiz Guess a book a day @carnegiemedals.bsky.social #BookBloggers #Librarians #UKKidLit 📚
11th December

Aya spins stories

adrift at sea with Bill where

heart and spirit thrive.
December 11, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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Wed 10th Dec
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Books for babies, toddlers & younger children.
#PictureBooks #BooksforBabies #DiscoverIrishKidsBooks #BookElves2025
Green and blue. Wolf cub in centre of forest. Grey cave opening lit by lantern. . Big bear with night light for little bear. Patchwork. Different types of animals from land, sea and air featured in each square. Lilac background. Yellow dog shaking.
December 11, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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🗓🎄#BookHaikus - Advent Quiz Guess a book a day @carnegiemedals.bsky.social @irishkidsbooks.bsky.social #BookBloggers #Librarians #UKKidLit 📚
10th December

Fia and Solas,

friends in pre historic times

story told in verse. 📚
December 10, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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9th December- #InternationalBooks #BookElves2025  @sarahwebbwriter.bsky.social #JakobWegelius #PeterVandenEnde #AimeedeJongh #NoraDasnes #bookbloggers #librarians #graphicnovels #illustratedbooks
Turquoise background. Ape, elephant , steam ship, type writer, musical instrument, keyboard, gun, harmonica Black and white sea scape. Little boat on waves. Green jungle. Boy with stick. Purple, pink & yellow. School setting. Girl wearing head phones walking positively along. Musical notes & hearts.
December 9, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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🗓🎄#BookHaikus - Advent Quiz Guess a book a day @carnegiemedals.bsky.social #BookBloggers #Librarians #UKKidLit 📚
9th December

Living on the edge
sharp knife, smart mouth of street gangs
voice mired in treacle.
December 9, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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🗓🎄#BookHaikus - Advent Quiz Guess a book a day @carnegiemedals.bsky.social #BookBloggers #Librarians #UKKidLit
December 7th & 8th
📚
Nate’s got the skills as
Growls drops bars that
make you howl 🎤
This book has got soul.
📚
Irrevocably
drawn towards each
other
Emer and ‘Dog’ are fated. 📚🐬
December 8, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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December 8, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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📚🧝‍♀️Sun 7th Dec – Irish Fiction for all ages
#PictureBooks
#Fiction #DiscoverIrishKidsBooks #BookElves2025 @irishkidsbooks.bsky.social @sarahwebb.bsky.social #bookbloggers #librarians
Book logo with green & purple. Purple background with bear parent🐻 & bear cub Snowy scape with scurrying figures in fur coats with walking poles. Leaping dog. Overcast sky. Ball of golden light between grey peaks. Falling snow. 🥶Chill factor. Setting of Klondike. Orange & yellow sky. Rabbit in pink & purple standing outside caravan.
December 7, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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📚🧝‍♀️Sun 7th Dec – Irish Fiction for all ages
#IrishYA
#Fiction #DiscoverIrishKidsBooks #BookElves2025 @irishkidsbooks.bsky.social @sarahwebb.bsky.social Middle Grade marvels
Myth, magic, history, adventure, excitement & intrepid characters.
Three headed Celtic Goddess (3 ages) , snarling hounds, Celtic lattice, amphibian & yellow flowers. Blue. Black silhouettes on chimney tops. Swirling stars. Two girls, one with a notebook, one with binoculars. Wild weather. Light house & tree & weather vane.
December 7, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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📚🧝‍♀️Sun 7th Dec – Irish Fiction for all ages
#IrishYA
#Fiction #DiscoverIrishKidsBooks #BookElves2025 @irishkidsbooks.bsky.social @sarahwebb.bsky.social Myths, tortured souls, strong characters & atmospheric locations
Great selection for 16 + @kelmenton.bsky.social
Ink blue sea with swimmer & reflection of moon & turquoise light on footprints on beach. Astounding expertly crafted read reimagining a Celtic myth. Purple & pink dawn light. Clouds. Two people connected by light, myth & magic. Ethereal look. Fleeing fox & village in background. Green & purple. Celtic knot. Swans.
December 7, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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December 6th

Troubled family

on a journey of the soul

discovering truths. 📚
December 6, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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December 6, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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#BookElves2025 @sarahwebbwriter.bsky.social 📚I Scream for Ice Cream 🍦 Books featuring ice cream 🍨 #latelate #latelatetoyshow 🍦@rtelatelatetoyshow.bsky.social
Book logo. Green & purple. Yellow, green & purple. Boy leaning against the front of giant ice cream cone model outside Ice cream shop. Three other people standing nearby, including two teens holding ice creams. Reddish orange background. Shape of ice cream cone with machine cogs ⚙️in yellow & orange lettering & lightning bolt Blue background with yellow & white lettering. People running after white ice cream van driven by man with ginger hair being shouted at by girl with blond hair in pony tail while another one with dark hair watches.
December 6, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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#DiscoverIrishKidsBooks #BookElves2025 @sarahwebbwriter.bsky.social 📚Books featuring stories of Iconic people inspired by Coco Chanel shout out on ☘️#latelate #latelatetoyshow #fashiondesign #shoedesign @rtelatelatetoyshow.bsky.social @irishkidsbooks.bsky.social
Green & purple book logo. Pink background. Coco Chanel with black waved hair in striped top with doll and thread. Rainbow coloured Star ⭐️ like background with title in centre. Face of brunette with brown hair in a blunt style surrounded by coloured flowers in pinks, oranges and purples.
December 6, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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#DiscoverIrishKidsBooks #BookElves2025 @sarahwebbwriter.bsky.social 📚GNs featuring zany silliness & quirky animal characters inspired by Jake’s review of #EvilDuck @chrisjudge.bsky.social ☘️ #latelatetoyshow @rtelatelatetoyshow.bsky.social @irishkidsbooks.bsky.social #bookbloggers
Pink, yellow and orange background. Masked duck in orange jumpsuit sittig on nest 🪹 on top of a volcano. Minions flying around . Rocket 🚀 ship bladting off. Yellow and pink. Explosions. Bunny 🐰 & monkey🙉 . Purple sky. Flying pig with pale green top & purple shorts & black cloak flying ovet tops of coloured buildings. Blue and green background. Masked duck in red holding a feather. Rocket 🚀 ship. Lightning streak. Bee 🐝 & duck minions.
December 6, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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📚🔎Spy selection- Inspired by Lauren on #LateLate @rtelatelatetoyshow.bsky.social
#BookElves2025 @peterburnsauthor.bsky.social @mazevansauthor.bsky.social @sarahwebbwriter.bsky.social
#RTELateLateShow #Spies 📚
Blue & gold. Figures on rooftop. Snowy frosty 🥶 scape. Side profile of girl’s face in snow hood. Blue & yellow cover. Girl abseiling down letters . Silhouettes of man & woman in black on left and right.
December 6, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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#DiscoverIrishKidsBooks #BookElves2025 @sarahwebbwriter.bsky.social 📚Books featuring Faeries 🧚 inspired by communion dress design #fashion ☘️#latelate #latelatetoyshow @rtelatelatetoyshow.bsky.social @irishkidsbooks.bsky.social
Open book logo. Green & purple. Blue & green landscape. Ethereal style. Girl holding charm depicted in blue dress & orange shawl with hair blown back on left hand side of cover. Wispy faerie in white watching her from tree. Yellow and green background. Selkies with long red hair on rocks, 🦭 seals, flittering faeries. Blue & white. Couple with flowing hair curled up on rug journeying through the night on horse.
December 6, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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#DiscoverIrishKidsBooks #BookElves2025 @sarahwebbwriter.bsky.social 📚Books featuring Irish dancing ☘️#latelate #latelatetoyshow @rtelatelatetoyshow.bsky.social @irishkidsbooks.bsky.social @leonaforde1.bsky.social 🇮🇪🤣🎶
Purple & green book elves logo. Red, yellow & blue background. Girl with red hair in a white Irish dancing costume trimmed with red. Stars. Girl & boy dancing. Girl in pink Irish dancing costume. Boy in green & purple. Yellow & white background. Hearts, shamrocks & musical notes. Red haired girl in fancy green Irish dancing costume with white socks & black pumps sitting cross legged on grass.
December 6, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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#BookElves2025 @sarahwebbwriter.bsky.social 📚Book Elves 🧝‍♀️Penguin reads 📚 for Christmas 🐧 Jonty featured on #latelate #latelatetoyshow @rtelatelatetoyshow.bsky.social #bookbloggers #librarians #LitaJudge
Book Elves logo. Purple & green. Open book. Frosty blue sky. Snowy white scape slope with a group of penguins 🐧 watching an intrepid penguin wearing flight goggled flying above in a flying apparatus. Yellow and blue sky. Greeny Blue capped waves with icebergs . Boat in the distance. Seals in the waves 🌊 Penguin standing on iceberg side profile. Penguin with wings up standing on a small ice berg floating on sea. Other bergs & parasols in the distance.
December 6, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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#BookElves2025 @sarahwebbwriter.bsky.social 📚Book Elves 🧝‍♀️ Tumbling panda 🐼 🇮🇪 #latelate #latelatetoyshow @rtelatelatetoyshow.bsky.social @swapnahaddow.bsky.social
Green & purple. Book Elves logo. Grey background. Panda with box of doughnuts 🍩 Yellow and orange. Footprints. Panda 🐼 with can of paint & another Panda up a ladder with a brush about to be mischievous. Grey background. Brush painting of bamboo stalks in white. Panda with green shoots. Butterflies above.
December 5, 2025 at 11:51 PM