Angel Dike
@angeldk.bsky.social
Children's Writer repped by Anne Clark ⭐ Mum Of Two ⭐School Governor ⭐ Storyteller Surname is pronounced 'DK'
Want to raise a reader? Start early even if they try to eat the book! Reading with babies builds more than vocabulary. It builds connection, comfort, and brainpower. Can you remember the first book you ever read to your child?
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#rasingreaders #readaloud #babybooks
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#rasingreaders #readaloud #babybooks
August 27, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Want to raise a reader? Start early even if they try to eat the book! Reading with babies builds more than vocabulary. It builds connection, comfort, and brainpower. Can you remember the first book you ever read to your child?
www.instagram.com/p/DMvi7qHPYh...
#rasingreaders #readaloud #babybooks
www.instagram.com/p/DMvi7qHPYh...
#rasingreaders #readaloud #babybooks
Want to raise a reader? Start by being one. When kids see us reading for enjoyment they begin to understand that books matter.
👉 What book are you reading right now?
#RaisingReaders #ReadAloud #ParentTips #ReadToKids #ChildrensBooks #EarlyLiteracy #PictureBookLove
👉 What book are you reading right now?
#RaisingReaders #ReadAloud #ParentTips #ReadToKids #ChildrensBooks #EarlyLiteracy #PictureBookLove
July 31, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Want to raise a reader? Start by being one. When kids see us reading for enjoyment they begin to understand that books matter.
👉 What book are you reading right now?
#RaisingReaders #ReadAloud #ParentTips #ReadToKids #ChildrensBooks #EarlyLiteracy #PictureBookLove
👉 What book are you reading right now?
#RaisingReaders #ReadAloud #ParentTips #ReadToKids #ChildrensBooks #EarlyLiteracy #PictureBookLove
Hmmm I need to get reading!
This morning's reading - just need to make myself a coffee: renaissance.widen.net/s/xgvpsnhd9q... (A report on what kids in primary AND secondary are reading) #UKKidlit #Edusky via @janeconsidineedu.bsky.social
WKAR-Report-2025_Summary-Edition.pdf
renaissance.widen.net
July 29, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Hmmm I need to get reading!
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If you loved an author’s book, tell them! They will completely ignore it because they’re fixated forever on the anonymous person who once gave them two stars on goodreads but it’s probably good for your karma
July 27, 2025 at 2:46 PM
If you loved an author’s book, tell them! They will completely ignore it because they’re fixated forever on the anonymous person who once gave them two stars on goodreads but it’s probably good for your karma
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Listen up #KidLitUK London gang! @alomshaha.bsky.social and I are hosting an informal Chat, Chai and Children's books discussion group about CONTEMP FANTASY MIDDLE GRADE/KIDLIT at Stratford Library - 3 The Grove, London E15 1EL - from 6 to 7:45pm on May 8th. To RSVP email alomshaha(at)gmail(dot)com
February 25, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Listen up #KidLitUK London gang! @alomshaha.bsky.social and I are hosting an informal Chat, Chai and Children's books discussion group about CONTEMP FANTASY MIDDLE GRADE/KIDLIT at Stratford Library - 3 The Grove, London E15 1EL - from 6 to 7:45pm on May 8th. To RSVP email alomshaha(at)gmail(dot)com
And I love tea!
At last. Some good news.
Brewing tea removes heavy metals from water, study finds
February 25, 2025 at 6:20 PM
And I love tea!
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Sad but unsurprising to see that the 7th CLPE #ReflectingRealities report shows a significant drop in racially minoritised characters in UK children’s books in 2023. Making books truly representative requires long-term commitment, investment and deep structural change.
clpe.org.uk/research/clp...
clpe.org.uk/research/clp...
November 29, 2024 at 12:57 PM
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Racially-minoritised creators should not bear the entire burden of driving change: industry-wide transformation is overdue, says Melanie Ramdarshan Bold 👇 www.thebookseller.com/comment/clpe... #BookSky
‘Diversity’ in decline
When diversity in children’s literature is treated as a checkbox or a business decision, progress in representation comes under threat.
www.thebookseller.com
November 29, 2024 at 9:53 AM
Racially-minoritised creators should not bear the entire burden of driving change: industry-wide transformation is overdue, says Melanie Ramdarshan Bold 👇 www.thebookseller.com/comment/clpe... #BookSky
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⚠️ Pontypridd has been hit by devastating floods and our wonderful independent bookshop, Storyville Books, has seen much of its stock destroyed.
If you’re able to buy a book from them, this would go such a long way to help support them rebuild in the aftermath.
👉 uk.bookshop.org/shop/Storyvi...
If you’re able to buy a book from them, this would go such a long way to help support them rebuild in the aftermath.
👉 uk.bookshop.org/shop/Storyvi...
Storyville Books Bookshop UK
Nestled in the rolling hills of the South Wales valleys, we are the only independent bookshop in Pontypridd, selling new books and more.
uk.bookshop.org
November 24, 2024 at 6:41 PM
⚠️ Pontypridd has been hit by devastating floods and our wonderful independent bookshop, Storyville Books, has seen much of its stock destroyed.
If you’re able to buy a book from them, this would go such a long way to help support them rebuild in the aftermath.
👉 uk.bookshop.org/shop/Storyvi...
If you’re able to buy a book from them, this would go such a long way to help support them rebuild in the aftermath.
👉 uk.bookshop.org/shop/Storyvi...
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Surprise! At Home Author is hosting an online PB conference in January! We have 6 agents taking pitches and incredible presenters like Ivan Taurisano and Rosie J. Pova (and many more!) Registration goes live Black Friday! #WritingCommunity #pb
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November 21, 2024 at 8:36 PM
Surprise! At Home Author is hosting an online PB conference in January! We have 6 agents taking pitches and incredible presenters like Ivan Taurisano and Rosie J. Pova (and many more!) Registration goes live Black Friday! #WritingCommunity #pb
www.allthingspicturebooks.com/pbcc-notify
www.allthingspicturebooks.com/pbcc-notify
Hey everyone, I'm doing a gift exchange with some wonderful fellow #kidlit authors I know. Budget is £10 any suggestions?
#writingcommunity #ukkidlit
#writingcommunity #ukkidlit
a gold gift box with a red bow
Alt: a gold gift box with a red bow
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November 22, 2024 at 11:44 AM
Hey everyone, I'm doing a gift exchange with some wonderful fellow #kidlit authors I know. Budget is £10 any suggestions?
#writingcommunity #ukkidlit
#writingcommunity #ukkidlit
I love a good competition
We're feeling festive today! Who wants to win this tote bag of goodies?
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Give us a follow.
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Enter by 7pm Sunday 24th November 2024. We'll pick a winner on Monday.
UK only.
#kidlituk
Like this post!
Give us a follow.
You don't have to, but resharing is appreciated 💕
Enter by 7pm Sunday 24th November 2024. We'll pick a winner on Monday.
UK only.
#kidlituk
November 21, 2024 at 11:44 AM
I love a good competition
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My map of children's independent bookshops is updated regularly. Most provide an online service and they're all run by people who can make well-informed book recommendations. Make sure you support your local one if you want to keep it. Any missing, please let me know. padlet.com/Jon_Biddle/r...
November 19, 2024 at 6:43 AM
My map of children's independent bookshops is updated regularly. Most provide an online service and they're all run by people who can make well-informed book recommendations. Make sure you support your local one if you want to keep it. Any missing, please let me know. padlet.com/Jon_Biddle/r...
I love reading with mine I will never stop
November 18, 2024 at 8:42 PM
I love reading with mine I will never stop
Now I'm singing 'buy my books!!' lol mine aren't out yet
Might as well bring the Buy My Books songs over here, too. Pt.1. #KidLitUK
November 17, 2024 at 2:46 PM
Now I'm singing 'buy my books!!' lol mine aren't out yet
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A little something to make it easier to find some dope Black creatives to follow on here. ☺️
go.bsky.app/U3UQX2A
go.bsky.app/U3UQX2A
November 16, 2024 at 11:05 PM
A little something to make it easier to find some dope Black creatives to follow on here. ☺️
go.bsky.app/U3UQX2A
go.bsky.app/U3UQX2A
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🇬🇧👧🏻👦🏾📚UK CHILDREN'S BOOK PEOPLE!
I can't cope with both #KidLitUK & #UKKidLit being used on Bluesky to tag the same UK children's literature content.😩
Can we get our act together and vote for just one that we'll ALL use, via the post below, and then share this post.
🗳️Vote closes midday Monday 18 Nov.
I can't cope with both #KidLitUK & #UKKidLit being used on Bluesky to tag the same UK children's literature content.😩
Can we get our act together and vote for just one that we'll ALL use, via the post below, and then share this post.
🗳️Vote closes midday Monday 18 Nov.
"Vote for the UK children's literature hashtag you'd like to see everyone using (then we can ditch the other one):" asked by @jonathanemmett.com. Vote below!
🅰 <a href="https://poll.blue/p/nk1nvE/1" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">#KidLitUK
🅱 <a href="https://poll.blue/p/nk1nvE/2" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">#UKKidLit
📊 Show results
🅰 <a href="https://poll.blue/p/nk1nvE/1" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">#KidLitUK
🅱 <a href="https://poll.blue/p/nk1nvE/2" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">#UKKidLit
📊 Show results
November 13, 2024 at 9:31 PM
🇬🇧👧🏻👦🏾📚UK CHILDREN'S BOOK PEOPLE!
I can't cope with both #KidLitUK & #UKKidLit being used on Bluesky to tag the same UK children's literature content.😩
Can we get our act together and vote for just one that we'll ALL use, via the post below, and then share this post.
🗳️Vote closes midday Monday 18 Nov.
I can't cope with both #KidLitUK & #UKKidLit being used on Bluesky to tag the same UK children's literature content.😩
Can we get our act together and vote for just one that we'll ALL use, via the post below, and then share this post.
🗳️Vote closes midday Monday 18 Nov.
Lol that feeling when you write something and think 'this is my greatest ever work, no one on this planet could ever produce such a masterpiece' Only to come back to it and think...whomp whomp whomp editing time!!!
#iamwriting #ukkidlit #kidlit
#iamwriting #ukkidlit #kidlit
November 12, 2024 at 9:22 PM
Lol that feeling when you write something and think 'this is my greatest ever work, no one on this planet could ever produce such a masterpiece' Only to come back to it and think...whomp whomp whomp editing time!!!
#iamwriting #ukkidlit #kidlit
#iamwriting #ukkidlit #kidlit
This.....all the way!!
Like if you were going to sell a kids book ‘written by Jamie Oliver’ then why wouldn’t you have a fictionalised version of Jamie’s ‘Naked Chef’ years about a kid learning how to cook? Instead of this weird fantasy with magic indigenous Australians.
November 11, 2024 at 10:22 AM
This.....all the way!!
November 11, 2024 at 9:20 AM
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Go me and my skills. I’ve made a #UKKidLit starter pack for anyone looking to find the kids book chat community on here. Hope it helps. #KidsBooks #KidLitUK #BookChat go.bsky.app/LEQd4SR
November 10, 2024 at 9:22 AM
Go me and my skills. I’ve made a #UKKidLit starter pack for anyone looking to find the kids book chat community on here. Hope it helps. #KidsBooks #KidLitUK #BookChat go.bsky.app/LEQd4SR
My publisher sent me a a first illustration of the characters in my debut #picturebook and it's such a wonderful feeling that the illustrator captured my imagination so perfectly. Hats off to you drawing people...you are magic!
a close up of a cartoon rabbit with the word wow on the bottom
ALT: a close up of a cartoon rabbit with the word wow on the bottom
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November 10, 2024 at 7:28 AM
My publisher sent me a a first illustration of the characters in my debut #picturebook and it's such a wonderful feeling that the illustrator captured my imagination so perfectly. Hats off to you drawing people...you are magic!
So true but then some were so good I can never let go haha (even #picturebooks
it amazes me how we hold onto books. we keep them on shelves after reading them. saying to ourselves we will read them again (it's a lie). so they stay there gathering dust until we have a reorganise.
the ones we are going to read are of course strewn in a haphazard pile on the floor by the bed.
the ones we are going to read are of course strewn in a haphazard pile on the floor by the bed.
November 9, 2024 at 12:43 PM
So true but then some were so good I can never let go haha (even #picturebooks
