Jo Bowers
@jobowers.bsky.social
Children’s Book Reviews Editor for @justimaginecentre.bsky.social Book Reviewer, Children’s Literature, Reading for Pleasure, Reading, Books.
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Jo Bowers
@jobowers.bsky.social
· Nov 19
If you’re wondering which books to select for your school or classroom @justimaginecentre.bsky.social have over 2000 book reviews that you can search by theme, subject, genre & age, reviewed by a panel of teachers, librarians & literacy specialists:
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🌟COVER REVEAL🌟
#Wonderland from #PatienceAgbabi is a YA verse novel, and a celebration of Northern Soul music and culture in 1980s north Wales.
🎨 Cover designed in-house
📚️ HITTING BOOKSHOPS 14 MAY 2026 📚️
@bouncemarketing.bsky.social
#NorthernSoul #ColwynBayPier #WiganCasino #1980s #UKYA #80sYA
#Wonderland from #PatienceAgbabi is a YA verse novel, and a celebration of Northern Soul music and culture in 1980s north Wales.
🎨 Cover designed in-house
📚️ HITTING BOOKSHOPS 14 MAY 2026 📚️
@bouncemarketing.bsky.social
#NorthernSoul #ColwynBayPier #WiganCasino #1980s #UKYA #80sYA
December 3, 2025 at 1:48 PM
🌟COVER REVEAL🌟
#Wonderland from #PatienceAgbabi is a YA verse novel, and a celebration of Northern Soul music and culture in 1980s north Wales.
🎨 Cover designed in-house
📚️ HITTING BOOKSHOPS 14 MAY 2026 📚️
@bouncemarketing.bsky.social
#NorthernSoul #ColwynBayPier #WiganCasino #1980s #UKYA #80sYA
#Wonderland from #PatienceAgbabi is a YA verse novel, and a celebration of Northern Soul music and culture in 1980s north Wales.
🎨 Cover designed in-house
📚️ HITTING BOOKSHOPS 14 MAY 2026 📚️
@bouncemarketing.bsky.social
#NorthernSoul #ColwynBayPier #WiganCasino #1980s #UKYA #80sYA
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Join Christopher Lloyd for some festive fun with our general knowledge quiz. Free for schools and home educators. Hosted by @lauraspargo.bsky.social
There's still time to register justimagine.co.uk/author-live/...
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There's still time to register justimagine.co.uk/author-live/...
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November 30, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Join Christopher Lloyd for some festive fun with our general knowledge quiz. Free for schools and home educators. Hosted by @lauraspargo.bsky.social
There's still time to register justimagine.co.uk/author-live/...
@sconnor7.bsky.social @
There's still time to register justimagine.co.uk/author-live/...
@sconnor7.bsky.social @
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Here's a nice readaloud idea for Parents/Teachers in the buildup to Christmas. Wrap all Xmas/Winter books up individually and read 1 a day from Dec 1st.
@mariannedoherty.bsky.social @martingalway.bsky.social @charliehacking.bsky.social @nikkigamble.bsky.social @jobowers.bsky.social #ChristmasReads
@mariannedoherty.bsky.social @martingalway.bsky.social @charliehacking.bsky.social @nikkigamble.bsky.social @jobowers.bsky.social #ChristmasReads
November 21, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Here's a nice readaloud idea for Parents/Teachers in the buildup to Christmas. Wrap all Xmas/Winter books up individually and read 1 a day from Dec 1st.
@mariannedoherty.bsky.social @martingalway.bsky.social @charliehacking.bsky.social @nikkigamble.bsky.social @jobowers.bsky.social #ChristmasReads
@mariannedoherty.bsky.social @martingalway.bsky.social @charliehacking.bsky.social @nikkigamble.bsky.social @jobowers.bsky.social #ChristmasReads
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THANK YOU to @justimaginecentre.bsky.social who have donated these wonderful books to our primary school library! We are so grateful.
More photos to come of them in their new booky habitat!
@jobowers.bsky.social
More photos to come of them in their new booky habitat!
@jobowers.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 10:30 AM
THANK YOU to @justimaginecentre.bsky.social who have donated these wonderful books to our primary school library! We are so grateful.
More photos to come of them in their new booky habitat!
@jobowers.bsky.social
More photos to come of them in their new booky habitat!
@jobowers.bsky.social
If you like your stories ghostly, scary, supernatural and steeped in legend & folklore, then The Red Gloves by Catherine Fisher is the collection for you. @fireflypress.bsky.social
Here’s my review for @justimaginecentre.bsky.social
justimagine.co.uk/childrens-bo...
Here’s my review for @justimaginecentre.bsky.social
justimagine.co.uk/childrens-bo...
October 30, 2025 at 4:18 PM
If you like your stories ghostly, scary, supernatural and steeped in legend & folklore, then The Red Gloves by Catherine Fisher is the collection for you. @fireflypress.bsky.social
Here’s my review for @justimaginecentre.bsky.social
justimagine.co.uk/childrens-bo...
Here’s my review for @justimaginecentre.bsky.social
justimagine.co.uk/childrens-bo...
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We're having a poetry parade! A F Harrold joins us for a Children's Authors Live event on Friday, 24th October at 10.00. There will be poetry readings and lots of ideas for writing your own poems, too. Details here buff.ly/PuwcSUq
October 20, 2025 at 3:18 PM
We're having a poetry parade! A F Harrold joins us for a Children's Authors Live event on Friday, 24th October at 10.00. There will be poetry readings and lots of ideas for writing your own poems, too. Details here buff.ly/PuwcSUq
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Join Aaron Becker in his studio this Friday afternoon. Find out about the making of The Last Zookeeper, take a peek at what Aaron is working on now and see the space where he works. Schools and home educators can register here justimagine.co.uk/childrens-au...
October 21, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Join Aaron Becker in his studio this Friday afternoon. Find out about the making of The Last Zookeeper, take a peek at what Aaron is working on now and see the space where he works. Schools and home educators can register here justimagine.co.uk/childrens-au...
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Bright Beginnings. There's still time to register Classic Nursery stories with James Mayhew. James' events are among the most popular of our Evening in series - entertaining and informative. All welcome @otterbarrybooks
October 22, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Bright Beginnings. There's still time to register Classic Nursery stories with James Mayhew. James' events are among the most popular of our Evening in series - entertaining and informative. All welcome @otterbarrybooks
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Here are this week’s book reviews. Thank you to all our fantastic reviewers:
justimagine.co.uk/childrens-bo...
justimagine.co.uk/childrens-bo...
October 20, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Here are this week’s book reviews. Thank you to all our fantastic reviewers:
justimagine.co.uk/childrens-bo...
justimagine.co.uk/childrens-bo...
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Coming up Thursday, 16th October, 7.00 pm... one of our most popular evenings of the year. Our Halloween special with Jack McKay, Laura Theis, Christopher Edge and Michelle Robinson. Make it a family night in. justimagine.co.uk/evening-in/h...
October 12, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Coming up Thursday, 16th October, 7.00 pm... one of our most popular evenings of the year. Our Halloween special with Jack McKay, Laura Theis, Christopher Edge and Michelle Robinson. Make it a family night in. justimagine.co.uk/evening-in/h...
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Here are our latest round-up of book reviews. Thank you to all our reviewers this week:
justimagine.co.uk/childrens-bo...
justimagine.co.uk/childrens-bo...
October 8, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Here are our latest round-up of book reviews. Thank you to all our reviewers this week:
justimagine.co.uk/childrens-bo...
justimagine.co.uk/childrens-bo...
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This week’s round up of book reviews did you. Thank you to all our fantastic reviewers this week:
justimagine.co.uk/childrens-bo...
justimagine.co.uk/childrens-bo...
October 2, 2025 at 7:51 PM
This week’s round up of book reviews did you. Thank you to all our fantastic reviewers this week:
justimagine.co.uk/childrens-bo...
justimagine.co.uk/childrens-bo...
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Drumroll 🥁 🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁
Just Imagine’s 3000th book review!
Thank you Lucy Timmons for your fantastic review of Fablehouse: Heart of Fire: ‘a tale of hidden magic, shapeshifting talents, friendship and belonging...’ Read full review here:
justimagine.co.uk/childrens-bo...
Just Imagine’s 3000th book review!
Thank you Lucy Timmons for your fantastic review of Fablehouse: Heart of Fire: ‘a tale of hidden magic, shapeshifting talents, friendship and belonging...’ Read full review here:
justimagine.co.uk/childrens-bo...
October 1, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Drumroll 🥁 🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁
Just Imagine’s 3000th book review!
Thank you Lucy Timmons for your fantastic review of Fablehouse: Heart of Fire: ‘a tale of hidden magic, shapeshifting talents, friendship and belonging...’ Read full review here:
justimagine.co.uk/childrens-bo...
Just Imagine’s 3000th book review!
Thank you Lucy Timmons for your fantastic review of Fablehouse: Heart of Fire: ‘a tale of hidden magic, shapeshifting talents, friendship and belonging...’ Read full review here:
justimagine.co.uk/childrens-bo...
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Our friends @englishassociation.bsky.social are collecting stories of how teachers are planning to support the National Year of Reading. Let them know here: bit.ly/4-11YearOfRe... #nationalyearofreading
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September 26, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Our friends @englishassociation.bsky.social are collecting stories of how teachers are planning to support the National Year of Reading. Let them know here: bit.ly/4-11YearOfRe... #nationalyearofreading
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Here are this week’s round-up of book reviews. Thank you to all our reviewers this week:
justimagine.co.uk/childrens-bo...
justimagine.co.uk/childrens-bo...
September 26, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Here are this week’s round-up of book reviews. Thank you to all our reviewers this week:
justimagine.co.uk/childrens-bo...
justimagine.co.uk/childrens-bo...
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Does your class love graphic novels? We are thrilled that Mai K. Nguyen is joining us for a Children's Authors Live event on Friday, 26th September at 1:15
justimagine.co.uk/author-live/... @uklitassociation.bsky.social @sconnor7.bsky.social @samcreighton.bsky.social
justimagine.co.uk/author-live/... @uklitassociation.bsky.social @sconnor7.bsky.social @samcreighton.bsky.social
September 21, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Does your class love graphic novels? We are thrilled that Mai K. Nguyen is joining us for a Children's Authors Live event on Friday, 26th September at 1:15
justimagine.co.uk/author-live/... @uklitassociation.bsky.social @sconnor7.bsky.social @samcreighton.bsky.social
justimagine.co.uk/author-live/... @uklitassociation.bsky.social @sconnor7.bsky.social @samcreighton.bsky.social
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Here are all our latest book reviews this week. Thank you to all our reviewers:
justimagine.co.uk/childrens-bo...
justimagine.co.uk/childrens-bo...
September 17, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Here are all our latest book reviews this week. Thank you to all our reviewers:
justimagine.co.uk/childrens-bo...
justimagine.co.uk/childrens-bo...
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September 17, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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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...
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
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...
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...
Start with a Teapot by Enric Lax is such an original, imaginative and funny book to encourage us to be creative, have a go, make mistakes and draw! Love it! @geckopress.bsky.social
September 14, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Start with a Teapot by Enric Lax is such an original, imaginative and funny book to encourage us to be creative, have a go, make mistakes and draw! Love it! @geckopress.bsky.social
Shoes! A Footwear Fashion Frolic by Anna Davies and Daisy Wynter from Cicada Books is a visual treat from cover to end, filled with fascinating facts about shoes, shoe designers through the 20th century. I love it!
September 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Shoes! A Footwear Fashion Frolic by Anna Davies and Daisy Wynter from Cicada Books is a visual treat from cover to end, filled with fascinating facts about shoes, shoe designers through the 20th century. I love it!
An exciting fast-paced adventure by Katya Balen filled with quirky characters, mudlarking, magic and history. Another new @justimaginecentre.bsky.social
Reading Gladiators book club choice for Year 2. My review for Just Imagine here:
justimagine.co.uk/childrens-bo...
Reading Gladiators book club choice for Year 2. My review for Just Imagine here:
justimagine.co.uk/childrens-bo...
September 12, 2025 at 3:27 PM
An exciting fast-paced adventure by Katya Balen filled with quirky characters, mudlarking, magic and history. Another new @justimaginecentre.bsky.social
Reading Gladiators book club choice for Year 2. My review for Just Imagine here:
justimagine.co.uk/childrens-bo...
Reading Gladiators book club choice for Year 2. My review for Just Imagine here:
justimagine.co.uk/childrens-bo...
The River Thief is a highly engrossing multi-layered story combining early seventeenth history, folklore, adventure and nature. And a new @justimagine_books Reading Gladiator Book Club choice for Year 5. @templarbooks.bsky.social
Review for Just Imagine here:
justimagine.co.uk/childrens-bo...
Review for Just Imagine here:
justimagine.co.uk/childrens-bo...
September 10, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The River Thief is a highly engrossing multi-layered story combining early seventeenth history, folklore, adventure and nature. And a new @justimagine_books Reading Gladiator Book Club choice for Year 5. @templarbooks.bsky.social
Review for Just Imagine here:
justimagine.co.uk/childrens-bo...
Review for Just Imagine here:
justimagine.co.uk/childrens-bo...
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Our first September book reviews. Thank you to all our wonderful reviewers:
justimagine.co.uk/childrens-bo...
justimagine.co.uk/childrens-bo...
September 7, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Our first September book reviews. Thank you to all our wonderful reviewers:
justimagine.co.uk/childrens-bo...
justimagine.co.uk/childrens-bo...
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Join Justin Somper for this fun-filled event to kick start the new school year..
Justin Somper - Talk Like a Pirate Day
A virtual school event for schools with Ben Sanders the creator of the Agent Harrier series
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August 30, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Join Justin Somper for this fun-filled event to kick start the new school year..