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Award-winning independent children's book publisher, inspiring a lifelong love of reading for more than 50 years #Bookswithusallin #Learningthroughplay www.childs-play.com https://linktr.ee/childsplaybooks
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Find the gift they'll still be opening in January in what we call Booky Friday! And all weekend! Visit our website for more 🎁
www.childs-play.com/ #kidlit #wishlist #readingtogether
November 28, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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⭐"A story of refugee and asylum stands out on several counts... full humanity...strength, dignity and warmth" #BfK275 p27

⭐Thank you Fen Coles @letterboxlibrary.bsky.social @booksforkeeps.bsky.social brilliant review of
KENDE! KENDE! KENDE! by Kirsten Cappy, Yaya Gentille, @rahanabanana.bsky.social
Book cover illustration of Lolie laughing and holding arms out while her father smiling pushes her in a wheelbarrow, background light blue sky, green tree, chickens, sandy coloured ground. Background behind book is a colourful map of Africa, including DRC.
November 24, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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#WorldChildrensDay
November 20, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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#WorldChildrensDay
November 20, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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#WorldChildrensDay
November 20, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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Happy #WorldChildrensDay

We've picked a few books to enjoy and read together, to help and encourage young voices to be valued and heard, to grow self-confidence and empathy, to empower and offer hope and understanding.

More below and via our bio #kidlit
November 20, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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Never too soon to enjoy books with baby
New board book series to get you started...

BABY VISION Professor Anna Franklin @andyrogyny.bsky.social
FIRST BEHAVIOURS @paulabowlesdraws.bsky.social
SO CAN WE! Jo Empson
SIGN AND RHYME #BSL
BABY RHYME TIME Annie Kubler & Sarah Dellow

More via bio #babyweek
November 19, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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We love your #ReadingTogether moments!

Thanks Bubs and Brews for sharing this gorgeous photo of Cece and Ben enjoying LET'S PLAY by @alexstrick.bsky.social

Illustrated by Annie Kubler & Sarah Dellow, this + more books to share and read together via our bio 📚 #BabyWeek #SharedReading #KidlitUK
Brother reads Let's Play snuggled up with toddler sister
November 19, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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Want books to spark curiosity, encourage questions, nurture interest? Here are our non-fiction picks!

LIFE ON THE THAMES Emma Shoard
CHILD OF ST KILDA Beth Waters
AROUND THE WORLD ON 80 HORSES Jill Newton
Perfect for young archaeologists, environmentalists, artists, historians...everyone! #NNFN2025
November 18, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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Proud to be sponsors of The National Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Conference 2025

Come and see us there this Wednesday at 15Hatfields 🤗📚
More via our bio #kidlitUK #Bookswithusallin
November 18, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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🤖Which robot will you be? Helpful, noisy, smart?

🤖Is reading ROBOTS fun? A-ffirm-a-tive! Whirr, click, beep!

🤖Wear the book as a mask, do the actions, make sounds, make it up!

🤖Join in imaginative role-play reading together!

New MASK-A-RADE series illustrated by Rae Minos, more via bio #kidlitUK
November 14, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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Today's #WorldNurseryRhymeWeek pick is I Hear Thunder! ⛈️

Enjoying favourite rhymes, singing and reading together... perfect for together time!

TOGETHER TIME: WEATHER RHYMES illustrated by @ailiebusby.bsky.social

More: www.childs-play.com/collections/... #kidlitUK #nurseryrhymes
illustration has white background and blue rain falling, while a child in yellow raincoat, pink umbrella, green boots, laughing and splashing in puddles, and another child in yellow and red polka dot wellies, blue jacket, smiles, hands in the air, getting wet in the rain, splashing in a puddle. Book cover illustration has purple background, three children in colourful raincoats, hats, wellies splash in puddles and laugh
November 13, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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When I am KIND illustrated by @paulabowlesdraws.bsky.social

FIRST BEHAVIOURS books: www.childs-play.com/collections/... #WorldKindnessDay
the cute Kind monster, lemon colour, is consoled by pink and green monster friends left page the cute Kind monster, lemon colour, listens to annoyed orange monster; right page, they play happily together with building blocks
November 13, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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When I am KIND illustrated by @paulabowlesdraws.bsky.social

FIRST BEHAVIOURS books: www.childs-play.com/collections/... #WorldKindnessDay
left page the cute Kind monster, lemon colour, plays with toy vehicles while blue monster watches; right page, Kind monster shares the toys with blue monster left page the cute Kind monster, lemon colour, helps wash up, right page, vacuum, and tidy up
November 13, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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Happy #WorldKindnessDay 🫶

When I am KIND is a lovely book to share together, perfect for developing empathy, self-awareness and a positive sense of self.

Reminds us to be kind to ourselves too.

FIRST BEHAVIOURS books illustrated by @paulabowlesdraws.bsky.social via our bio 📚❤️ #kidlitUK
book cover white background with lemon colour cute Kind monster smiles gently, holding a little plant in a pot left page the cute Kind monster, lemon colour, is annoyed and throws red bucket out of sandpit, on right page, remembers to be kind to themself and wears earphones and relaxes on grass watching butterfly on flowers
November 13, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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Three #WorldNurseryRhymeWeek picks in our TOGETHER TIME books! We've added one of our faves!

Shared moments help children feel safe and loved, and develop empathy and communication from the earliest age.

Illustrated by @ailiebusby.bsky.social: www.childs-play.com/collections/... #kidlit #kidlitUK
November 12, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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Looking forward to this on Friday!

'Starting Strong! Wellbeing and Inclusion across the EYFS'
@buckscouncil.bsky.social #kidlit #earlyyears
November 12, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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Egg-cited about today's nursery rhyme celebrating World Nursery Rhyme Week?

Cracking fun, sign and sing along to HUMPTY DUMPTY.
Everyone can join in!

Illustrated by @alewisillustration.bsky.social, discover more Hands-On Songs board books: www.childs-play.com/collections/... #BSL #nurseryrhymeweek
November 11, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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SIGN AND RHYME illustrated by Annie Kubler & Sarah Dellow
"a new direction I really dig. Very cool" @fuse8.bsky.social @slj.com review: afuse8production.slj.com/2025/10/07/m...

BSL & ASL editions, link via bio @bouncemarketing.bsky.social @childsplayusa.bsky.social @pubspotlight.bsky.social #kidlit
Book cover illustration of smiling toddler in stripy cat red and yellow onesie playing a violin, with musical notes and flowers, blue background, BSL signing child in corner label Book cover illustration of smiling toddler clapping hands with toy bunny, purple background
November 6, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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⭐ Stop by the Child's Play workstation at Frankfurt Book Fair @buchmesse.de for a first peek at what's coming in the new year!

See you there!
Hall 4.1 H83 #frankfurterbuchmesse #fbm25 #FrankfurtBookFair
October 15, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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⭐Happy #BookBirthday ME TIME! books illustrated by Judi Abbot⭐

ME TIME! introduces a world of possibilities in free, independent play without rules to discover more about ourselves!

CREATE, EXPLORE, MOVE, IMAGINE board books out now:
www.childs-play.com/collections/... 📚 #kidlitUK #screenfreeplay
four new book covers, Create shows a young child playing with teddy and stickers, sticking some on the toy. Explore shows a young child with a ladybird backpack crouched down looking through a magnifying glass. Move shows a young child with purple headphones dancing outside on grass. Imagine shows a young child with a red firefighter helmet on a toy firetruck engine, pouring a watering can over a toy house.
October 15, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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When I am CURIOUS has lots of examples toddlers will relate to as they engage with what they encounter in the world.

Curious? Let's have a little look at what's inside...

FIRST BEHAVIOURS books illustrated by @paulabowlesdraws.bsky.social support young children's ability to learn and grow #kidlit
Book cover of orange cute furry monster with little stripy horns, one eye closed, looking through a blue magnifying glass with the other, in a light green grassy surrounding. Cute fun orange monster, non-gendered, tries different foods on a toddler divided plate. Looks happy trying some, and not happy trying others. Cute fun non-stereotypical colour, non-gendered monsters ask questions about a car, fish, cake and bubbles.
October 14, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Which alien will you be today?
Playful, sporty, gooey, groovy... how about out of this world! #SpaceWeek

Wear the book as a mask!
Do actions, play a part, make sounds, make it up!
Imaginative role-play fun

⭐New MASK-A-RADE ALIENS illustrated by Rae Minos
www.childs-play.com/collections/... #kidlit
October 9, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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✨Congrats to all the great Little Rebels & 2025 winner Sarah Hagger-Holt

Immensely proud of our shortlisted book KENDE! KENDE! KENDE! by Kirsten Cappy, Yaya Gentille, illustrated by Rahana Dariah✨

"May KENDE! KENDE! KENDE! make little rebels of all its readers" see Kirsten's message via our Insta!
October 4, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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"Our leaves rustle, Our roots whisper.
If you were a tree, what would you whisper to me?"

Happy #NationalPoetryDay!

TREE WHISPERS by @nuance.bsky.social illustrated by Juliana Oakley
More + resources + activities: www.childs-play.com/collections/... #poetry #kidlit #kidlituk
Illustration with bright autumn colours, red, gold, yellow, brown. Smiling children play in the leaves and try to catch the sycamore seeds as they fall from trees.
October 2, 2025 at 12:46 PM