Hannah Baker
@mrsbaker6.bsky.social
Primary Literacy Consultant • Literacy Tree 📖
Mum of 7yo • Singer • Book Blogger 🎶
UKLA Regional Rep Coordinator ✍️
Based in Yorkshire • Manx 🇮🇲
MEd • NPQH • NPQLL 📚
Views my own
http://mrsbakersbooks.wordpress.com
Mum of 7yo • Singer • Book Blogger 🎶
UKLA Regional Rep Coordinator ✍️
Based in Yorkshire • Manx 🇮🇲
MEd • NPQH • NPQLL 📚
Views my own
http://mrsbakersbooks.wordpress.com
Getting my ‘book blankets’ laid out this eve - that must mean its time for another ‘Finding Their Story’ book club day! Week 3 of 4 this week for both my lovely groups. I’m excited to see what the children make of this week’s recs & what they have say about the books they borrowed last week 🫶📚
October 8, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Getting my ‘book blankets’ laid out this eve - that must mean its time for another ‘Finding Their Story’ book club day! Week 3 of 4 this week for both my lovely groups. I’m excited to see what the children make of this week’s recs & what they have say about the books they borrowed last week 🫶📚
Week 2 for both book club groups today: following the directions readers are guiding me in as they tell me about themselves & their reading preferences, exposing them to books they might enjoy & letting them explore/choose what they want to try out next 🧭🗺️
October 2, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Week 2 for both book club groups today: following the directions readers are guiding me in as they tell me about themselves & their reading preferences, exposing them to books they might enjoy & letting them explore/choose what they want to try out next 🧭🗺️
Happy National Poetry Day! Today I’m sharing Benjamin Zephaniah’s Poem ‘People Need People’ illustrated by Nila Aye. A simple poem about the importance of community, friendship & relationship for us all & I don’t think the reminder could be any more timely 💙🌎 #peopleneedpeople
October 2, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Happy National Poetry Day! Today I’m sharing Benjamin Zephaniah’s Poem ‘People Need People’ illustrated by Nila Aye. A simple poem about the importance of community, friendship & relationship for us all & I don’t think the reminder could be any more timely 💙🌎 #peopleneedpeople
I can’t wait to share these recommendations with my ‘Finding their Story’ book clubs at Stanley Grove Primary & Jerry Clay Primary tomorrow! I’m excited to see which they’re most drawn to in each group from my curated lists based on what they told me about themselves 🥰 #readeridentity
October 1, 2025 at 8:44 PM
I can’t wait to share these recommendations with my ‘Finding their Story’ book clubs at Stanley Grove Primary & Jerry Clay Primary tomorrow! I’m excited to see which they’re most drawn to in each group from my curated lists based on what they told me about themselves 🥰 #readeridentity
A joy to kick off my ‘Finding Their Story’ book clubs in both Stanley Grove and Jerry Clay Primaries today, both part of @accomplishmat.bsky.social A 4-week book club to help children find the books that make them tick the most #lovewhatIdo 🥰📚
September 25, 2025 at 5:11 PM
A joy to kick off my ‘Finding Their Story’ book clubs in both Stanley Grove and Jerry Clay Primaries today, both part of @accomplishmat.bsky.social A 4-week book club to help children find the books that make them tick the most #lovewhatIdo 🥰📚
An update about the upcoming @uklitassociation.bsky.social Book Blether session next Thursday: Craig Barr Green, winner of the 3-6+ category and author of ‘Gina Kaminski Saves the Wolf’ will be joining too! Sign up at: bit.ly/45QRg7Z
July 3, 2025 at 11:03 AM
An update about the upcoming @uklitassociation.bsky.social Book Blether session next Thursday: Craig Barr Green, winner of the 3-6+ category and author of ‘Gina Kaminski Saves the Wolf’ will be joining too! Sign up at: bit.ly/45QRg7Z
UKLA members – don’t miss our final Book Blether of the year! 📚 Join @uklitassociation.bsky.social Reps on 10th July, 7–8pm, on Zoom to chat about the UKLA Book Awards books. Share your 2025 favourites or just listen in for some brilliant summer reading recommendations: bit.ly/45QRg7Z
July 1, 2025 at 8:38 PM
UKLA members – don’t miss our final Book Blether of the year! 📚 Join @uklitassociation.bsky.social Reps on 10th July, 7–8pm, on Zoom to chat about the UKLA Book Awards books. Share your 2025 favourites or just listen in for some brilliant summer reading recommendations: bit.ly/45QRg7Z
Well this weekend at the @uklitassociation.bsky.social International Conference in Liverpool has been brilliant. Travelling home with a full heart (and brain!) and with hope for what is possible. Glasgow next year 🥰!
June 29, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Well this weekend at the @uklitassociation.bsky.social International Conference in Liverpool has been brilliant. Travelling home with a full heart (and brain!) and with hope for what is possible. Glasgow next year 🥰!
En route to Liverpool for the @uklitassociation.bsky.social International Conference! Excited to learn lots, be inspired, see friends, make new friends and find out who has won the UKLA Book Awards ☺️
June 27, 2025 at 8:00 AM
En route to Liverpool for the @uklitassociation.bsky.social International Conference! Excited to learn lots, be inspired, see friends, make new friends and find out who has won the UKLA Book Awards ☺️
So excited to have won this month’s @uklitassociation.bsky.social ‘Lucky 13th’ competition! Thank you so much UKLA & @quartokids.bsky.social for this gorgeous, signed copy of The Lost Book of Undersea Adventure by Teddy Keen. It arrived today and is 🤩🥰
June 19, 2025 at 8:15 PM
So excited to have won this month’s @uklitassociation.bsky.social ‘Lucky 13th’ competition! Thank you so much UKLA & @quartokids.bsky.social for this gorgeous, signed copy of The Lost Book of Undersea Adventure by Teddy Keen. It arrived today and is 🤩🥰
My heart is so full after our @jcenglishhub.bsky.social OU/UKLA TRG celebration event today! So inspiring to hear attendees present their work. Fab, committed educators having real impact on RfP in their schools, rooted in research ❤️📚 it works! @openuni-rfp.bsky.social @uklitassociation.bsky.social
June 12, 2025 at 5:48 PM
My heart is so full after our @jcenglishhub.bsky.social OU/UKLA TRG celebration event today! So inspiring to hear attendees present their work. Fab, committed educators having real impact on RfP in their schools, rooted in research ❤️📚 it works! @openuni-rfp.bsky.social @uklitassociation.bsky.social
I'm continuing to explore shortlisted books in @uklitassociation.bsky.social Book Awards 7-10+ category in my blog this week. Next up: Safiyyah's War by Hiba Noor Khan & And I Climbed And I Climbed by Stephen Lightbown. Two more excellent books for UKS2/LKS3 classrooms! 👇
bit.ly/43x4iGl
bit.ly/43x4iGl
May 31, 2025 at 6:24 AM
I'm continuing to explore shortlisted books in @uklitassociation.bsky.social Book Awards 7-10+ category in my blog this week. Next up: Safiyyah's War by Hiba Noor Khan & And I Climbed And I Climbed by Stephen Lightbown. Two more excellent books for UKS2/LKS3 classrooms! 👇
bit.ly/43x4iGl
bit.ly/43x4iGl
What a great day at the Happy Writers conference at @grimmandco.bsky.social! Coming away feeling inspired and calm in the knowledge that imagination & playfulness are central to enabling children (and us adults!) to write and thrive. Thanks so much Grimm & Co, Chol & Darts #HappyWriters
May 23, 2025 at 6:44 PM
What a great day at the Happy Writers conference at @grimmandco.bsky.social! Coming away feeling inspired and calm in the knowledge that imagination & playfulness are central to enabling children (and us adults!) to write and thrive. Thanks so much Grimm & Co, Chol & Darts #HappyWriters
Excited for a few new book & magazine additions to the ‘Mrs Baker’s Bookclub’ bookshelf today 🤗!
If any Yorkshire school is interested in hearing more about my ‘Finding Their Story’ RfP book clubs for reluctant readers (rooted in research, with teacher CPD included), drop me a DM ☺️📚
If any Yorkshire school is interested in hearing more about my ‘Finding Their Story’ RfP book clubs for reluctant readers (rooted in research, with teacher CPD included), drop me a DM ☺️📚
May 16, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Excited for a few new book & magazine additions to the ‘Mrs Baker’s Bookclub’ bookshelf today 🤗!
If any Yorkshire school is interested in hearing more about my ‘Finding Their Story’ RfP book clubs for reluctant readers (rooted in research, with teacher CPD included), drop me a DM ☺️📚
If any Yorkshire school is interested in hearing more about my ‘Finding Their Story’ RfP book clubs for reluctant readers (rooted in research, with teacher CPD included), drop me a DM ☺️📚
📣 New blog post! My reflections on two of the brilliant shortlisted books for the UKLA Book Awards 7-10+ category: Code Name Kingfisher by Liz Kessler & Stitch by Pádraig Kenny. Stay tuned for reflections about the other 4 shortlisted books over the next few weeks too ☺️🫶📚: bit.ly/44tGNii
May 7, 2025 at 7:57 PM
📣 New blog post! My reflections on two of the brilliant shortlisted books for the UKLA Book Awards 7-10+ category: Code Name Kingfisher by Liz Kessler & Stitch by Pádraig Kenny. Stay tuned for reflections about the other 4 shortlisted books over the next few weeks too ☺️🫶📚: bit.ly/44tGNii
Loving listening to @justimaginecentre.bsky.social Nikki Gamble interviewing Matt Goodfellow launching ‘The First Year’ this evening. Hearing Matt read aloud from the book, talk about the characters & their journeys, poetry, language and school is such a joy 🙏
April 29, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Loving listening to @justimaginecentre.bsky.social Nikki Gamble interviewing Matt Goodfellow launching ‘The First Year’ this evening. Hearing Matt read aloud from the book, talk about the characters & their journeys, poetry, language and school is such a joy 🙏
Happy Friday 🎉! Today’s book blog post celebrates the quirky and kind ‘We Are Definitely Human’ by X. Fang & the wonderfully magical ‘School for Fireflies’ by Erica Gomez 👽🚀🪄✨ mrsbakersbooks.wordpress.com/2025/04/25/we-are-definitely-human-by-x-fang-school-for-fireflies-by-erica-gomez/
April 25, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Happy Friday 🎉! Today’s book blog post celebrates the quirky and kind ‘We Are Definitely Human’ by X. Fang & the wonderfully magical ‘School for Fireflies’ by Erica Gomez 👽🚀🪄✨ mrsbakersbooks.wordpress.com/2025/04/25/we-are-definitely-human-by-x-fang-school-for-fireflies-by-erica-gomez/
The 'Inspiring Happy Writers' event coming up on 23rd May at @grimmandco.bsky.social's Emporium of Stories in Rotherham looks brilliant! Just booked my ticket and already looking forward to what will, without doubt, be a really energising day 🙂.
April 24, 2025 at 10:07 AM
The 'Inspiring Happy Writers' event coming up on 23rd May at @grimmandco.bsky.social's Emporium of Stories in Rotherham looks brilliant! Just booked my ticket and already looking forward to what will, without doubt, be a really energising day 🙂.
📣 New children’s book blog post: Jon Klassen’s new ‘Your Places’ boardbook series is minimalist magic. Perfect for little ones building sense of self, place & position. I’m imagining a lovely place-focused EY/Y1 writing opportunity too 🌴🚜🏕️
Read here: bit.ly/3YovpjC
Read here: bit.ly/3YovpjC
April 10, 2025 at 7:00 AM
📣 New children’s book blog post: Jon Klassen’s new ‘Your Places’ boardbook series is minimalist magic. Perfect for little ones building sense of self, place & position. I’m imagining a lovely place-focused EY/Y1 writing opportunity too 🌴🚜🏕️
Read here: bit.ly/3YovpjC
Read here: bit.ly/3YovpjC
I'm loving rereading @uklitassociation.bsky.social's 7-10+ category shortlisted books. I was SO thrilled to see these six make the list! Rereading them ready to lead the 7-10+ shadowing group from the end of April and having a whale of a time coming up with questions for us to discuss! 💜📚
April 7, 2025 at 7:39 PM
I'm loving rereading @uklitassociation.bsky.social's 7-10+ category shortlisted books. I was SO thrilled to see these six make the list! Rereading them ready to lead the 7-10+ shadowing group from the end of April and having a whale of a time coming up with questions for us to discuss! 💜📚
📣 This week's book blog post: @chrishaughton.bsky.social's Books– Bright Colours, Big Lessons and Calm for the Soul 👀⬇️
www.mrsbakersbooks.wordpress.com/2025/04/04/chris-haughtons-books-bright-colours-big-lessons-and-calm-for-the-soul/
www.mrsbakersbooks.wordpress.com/2025/04/04/chris-haughtons-books-bright-colours-big-lessons-and-calm-for-the-soul/
April 5, 2025 at 5:43 AM
📣 This week's book blog post: @chrishaughton.bsky.social's Books– Bright Colours, Big Lessons and Calm for the Soul 👀⬇️
www.mrsbakersbooks.wordpress.com/2025/04/04/chris-haughtons-books-bright-colours-big-lessons-and-calm-for-the-soul/
www.mrsbakersbooks.wordpress.com/2025/04/04/chris-haughtons-books-bright-colours-big-lessons-and-calm-for-the-soul/
It was the final session of my Y3 book club at Larks Hill Primary yesterday. It’s been such a privilege over the past 5 weeks to see the children grow in confidence, share & recommend books so enthusiastically & try new reading materials! I will really miss talking about books with them all 🫶📚
March 14, 2025 at 4:28 PM
It was the final session of my Y3 book club at Larks Hill Primary yesterday. It’s been such a privilege over the past 5 weeks to see the children grow in confidence, share & recommend books so enthusiastically & try new reading materials! I will really miss talking about books with them all 🫶📚
Then an inspiring time with the @jcenglishhub.bsky.social OU/UKLA Teachers’ Reading Group this afternoon. We explored poetry, informal book talk & thought about the progress of our own projects. Such a thoughtful & motivated group!
Fab recommendations shared by just some of the group:
Fab recommendations shared by just some of the group:
March 6, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Then an inspiring time with the @jcenglishhub.bsky.social OU/UKLA Teachers’ Reading Group this afternoon. We explored poetry, informal book talk & thought about the progress of our own projects. Such a thoughtful & motivated group!
Fab recommendations shared by just some of the group:
Fab recommendations shared by just some of the group:
Such a wonderfully bookish World Book Day here! Donned my Book Worm jumper & continued to explore reader identity and share book recommendations with the wonderful y3 Larks Hill Primary book club. Great to see how they are passing books amongst the group & are excited for their turn!
March 6, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Such a wonderfully bookish World Book Day here! Donned my Book Worm jumper & continued to explore reader identity and share book recommendations with the wonderful y3 Larks Hill Primary book club. Great to see how they are passing books amongst the group & are excited for their turn!
Happy World Book Day from our house to yours 🥰📚!
Our 7yo & I had so much fun revisiting and chatting about the Bumble & Snug series by @markbradley.bsky.social when she was putting together this ‘Book in a Box’ for school today. They are such gorgeous books.
Our 7yo & I had so much fun revisiting and chatting about the Bumble & Snug series by @markbradley.bsky.social when she was putting together this ‘Book in a Box’ for school today. They are such gorgeous books.
March 6, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Happy World Book Day from our house to yours 🥰📚!
Our 7yo & I had so much fun revisiting and chatting about the Bumble & Snug series by @markbradley.bsky.social when she was putting together this ‘Book in a Box’ for school today. They are such gorgeous books.
Our 7yo & I had so much fun revisiting and chatting about the Bumble & Snug series by @markbradley.bsky.social when she was putting together this ‘Book in a Box’ for school today. They are such gorgeous books.