@dawnwoods.bsky.social
Seem to have spent long time in libraries and even longer reading 📚
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Did you know that empathy is a learnable skill, not a character trait?
Research shows that just 10% of our empathy is genetic, the other 90% is learnt through social and environmental factors - and it can be developed at any age!
Research shows that just 10% of our empathy is genetic, the other 90% is learnt through social and environmental factors - and it can be developed at any age!
July 6, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Did you know that empathy is a learnable skill, not a character trait?
Research shows that just 10% of our empathy is genetic, the other 90% is learnt through social and environmental factors - and it can be developed at any age!
Research shows that just 10% of our empathy is genetic, the other 90% is learnt through social and environmental factors - and it can be developed at any age!
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If you want to stop funding everything Amazon does and stands for, you’ve come to the right place.
We’re Bookshop.org, an ethical alternative for buying books online. Every single purchase financially supports independent bookstores, allowing them to continue serving their communities.
We’re Bookshop.org, an ethical alternative for buying books online. Every single purchase financially supports independent bookstores, allowing them to continue serving their communities.
July 3, 2025 at 2:12 PM
If you want to stop funding everything Amazon does and stands for, you’ve come to the right place.
We’re Bookshop.org, an ethical alternative for buying books online. Every single purchase financially supports independent bookstores, allowing them to continue serving their communities.
We’re Bookshop.org, an ethical alternative for buying books online. Every single purchase financially supports independent bookstores, allowing them to continue serving their communities.
The Light in Everything is my favourite Katya Balen book
October, October by Katya Balen. I love the lyrical language and the connection to nature. Stunning cover, too.
June 21, 2025 at 1:34 PM
The Light in Everything is my favourite Katya Balen book
Mr Magnolia by Quentin Blake remains fav pic bk. if I have Glasgow Boys by @margaretmcdonald.bsky.social as novel I can count The Final Year by Matt Goodfellow and Joe Todd-Stanton as poetry and then Illegal by Eoin Colfer and Andrew Donkin as GN
Great idea. I assume you mean one novel, one picturebook, one poetry book and one graphic novel. Today's choices...
June 21, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Mr Magnolia by Quentin Blake remains fav pic bk. if I have Glasgow Boys by @margaretmcdonald.bsky.social as novel I can count The Final Year by Matt Goodfellow and Joe Todd-Stanton as poetry and then Illegal by Eoin Colfer and Andrew Donkin as GN
Beautifully written
And the 2025 Carnegie Medal for Writing goes to Glasgow Boys! Congratulations to @margaretmcdonald.bsky.social and @faberchildrens.bsky.social @faberbooks.bsky.social! #Carnegies2025
June 19, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Beautifully written
This
If we care about the future of our children, we need a library & a librarian in every school, to help every child find the books that will make them readers. Libraries & librarians change children's lives FOREVER - and they're more vital now than ever! #libraries #librarians #literacy
May 16, 2025 at 5:15 PM
This
I was shocked by this
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...
Most parents don’t enjoy reading to their children, survey suggests
Report from Nielsen and HarperCollins shows that parents see reading as a literacy skill, rather than something to encourage their children to love
www.theguardian.com
April 30, 2025 at 8:39 AM
I was shocked by this
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...
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The world feels so bleak I almost didn’t post this… but fear and misery is what they want, so screw them!
Out today! A YEAR OF PRIDE & JOY - 52 inspirational LGBTQ+ folk, from all walks of life, talking about JOY!
Art by Ruth Burrows, curated by me.
www.waterstones.com/book/a-year-...
Out today! A YEAR OF PRIDE & JOY - 52 inspirational LGBTQ+ folk, from all walks of life, talking about JOY!
Art by Ruth Burrows, curated by me.
www.waterstones.com/book/a-year-...
A Year of Pride and Joy by Simon James Green, Ruth Burrows | Waterstones
Buy A Year of Pride and Joy by Simon James Green, Ruth Burrows from Waterstones today! Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25.
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April 24, 2025 at 7:32 AM
A great day for all
March 25, 2025 at 6:47 PM
A great day for all
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My single piece of parenting/teaching advice is read stories to your children every day and don't stop when they can read by themselves. It will develop empathy, build their confidence, increase their vocabulary and spark their imaginations. You're basically helping them to fly.
March 22, 2025 at 10:55 AM
My single piece of parenting/teaching advice is read stories to your children every day and don't stop when they can read by themselves. It will develop empathy, build their confidence, increase their vocabulary and spark their imaginations. You're basically helping them to fly.
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Happy #WorldBookDay to all our members, friends and partners celebrating everything about #books and #reading! It's the perfect opportunity to showcase how you can use your school library to help children and young people join the fun and discover reading! #schoollibraries #lovereading
Reading has life-changing benefits but the reality is that fewer children are picking up books for fun.
Only 1 in 3 children in the UK enjoy reading
The good news is we can help change this! 🙌🏼
We asked children what they need from grown-ups to support them to read for fun. Here’s what they said;
Only 1 in 3 children in the UK enjoy reading
The good news is we can help change this! 🙌🏼
We asked children what they need from grown-ups to support them to read for fun. Here’s what they said;
March 6, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Happy #WorldBookDay to all our members, friends and partners celebrating everything about #books and #reading! It's the perfect opportunity to showcase how you can use your school library to help children and young people join the fun and discover reading! #schoollibraries #lovereading
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Last year's SLA weekend course was a sell-out, featuring an outstanding talk on AI, amazing author appearances, fantastic freebies, and an opportunity to make incredible connections and friendships.
Book for 2025, sponsored by @accessit.bsky.social and HarperCollinsUK.
👉 https://buff.ly/3PpRRnH
Book for 2025, sponsored by @accessit.bsky.social and HarperCollinsUK.
👉 https://buff.ly/3PpRRnH
February 25, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Last year's SLA weekend course was a sell-out, featuring an outstanding talk on AI, amazing author appearances, fantastic freebies, and an opportunity to make incredible connections and friendships.
Book for 2025, sponsored by @accessit.bsky.social and HarperCollinsUK.
👉 https://buff.ly/3PpRRnH
Book for 2025, sponsored by @accessit.bsky.social and HarperCollinsUK.
👉 https://buff.ly/3PpRRnH
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‘After just 1 term of being read aloud to each day , so many benefits were evident: children’s empathy improved, attitude to reading was much better, reading ages increased & they enjoyed the multi cultural aspects of the books ’ Alison David, Harper Collins UK #primarylibraries
February 25, 2025 at 4:28 PM
‘After just 1 term of being read aloud to each day , so many benefits were evident: children’s empathy improved, attitude to reading was much better, reading ages increased & they enjoyed the multi cultural aspects of the books ’ Alison David, Harper Collins UK #primarylibraries
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Join us to hear the latest research on reading and empathy. Explore how students can be supported in using reading to understand themselves and others, and discuss how to apply this research in your school library.
👉 https://buff.ly/3XdGa7S
👉 https://buff.ly/3XdGa7S
February 26, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Join us to hear the latest research on reading and empathy. Explore how students can be supported in using reading to understand themselves and others, and discuss how to apply this research in your school library.
👉 https://buff.ly/3XdGa7S
👉 https://buff.ly/3XdGa7S
Which is why the @sla.org.uk have promoted information books in their Information Book Award www.sla.org.uk/iba
February 15, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Which is why the @sla.org.uk have promoted information books in their Information Book Award www.sla.org.uk/iba
A great evening representing @sla.org.uk
celebrating a great book with @darrenchetty.bsky.social, @ksandsoconnor.bsky.social and @engmediacentre.bsky.social
celebrating a great book with @darrenchetty.bsky.social, @ksandsoconnor.bsky.social and @engmediacentre.bsky.social
January 30, 2025 at 10:30 PM
A great evening representing @sla.org.uk
celebrating a great book with @darrenchetty.bsky.social, @ksandsoconnor.bsky.social and @engmediacentre.bsky.social
celebrating a great book with @darrenchetty.bsky.social, @ksandsoconnor.bsky.social and @engmediacentre.bsky.social
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If you don’t have a local library card, it should be your New Year’s resolution to get one. It’s an easy resolution to keep and you’ll actually use it, trust me.
January 10, 2025 at 11:42 PM
If you don’t have a local library card, it should be your New Year’s resolution to get one. It’s an easy resolution to keep and you’ll actually use it, trust me.
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December 1, 2024 at 3:49 AM
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Fixed it for you
November 24, 2024 at 10:55 AM
Fixed it for you