Andrea Reece
@reeceandrea.bsky.social
Mostly reading. Managing Editor Books for Keeps, administrator Klaus Flugge Prize and Branford Boase Award plus other book-y stuff.
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Mei Matsuoka, Pragya Agarwal & Phyllis Ramage are judges for the 2026 IBC Awards. Worth £30,000 @ibc-reads.bsky.social Awards recognise UK children’s book authors & illustrators whose books authentically reflect the diverse backgrounds & experiences of readers.
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November 10, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Mei Matsuoka, Pragya Agarwal & Phyllis Ramage are judges for the 2026 IBC Awards. Worth £30,000 @ibc-reads.bsky.social Awards recognise UK children’s book authors & illustrators whose books authentically reflect the diverse backgrounds & experiences of readers.
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#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Jane Ray from Anya‘s Quest, the story, based on Hindu mythology, of a girl trying to save the planet. By Jasbinder Bilan, Walker Books 6 Nov. Ravishing and magical use of colour and decoration and fantastical Hindu imagery. @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social @janeray.bsky.social
November 9, 2025 at 7:34 AM
#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Jane Ray from Anya‘s Quest, the story, based on Hindu mythology, of a girl trying to save the planet. By Jasbinder Bilan, Walker Books 6 Nov. Ravishing and magical use of colour and decoration and fantastical Hindu imagery. @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social @janeray.bsky.social
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ICYMI, our new Book of the Week is perfect for Non Fiction November: WHAT IF EVERY VOLCANO ERUPTED AT ONCE? Don't miss for the answer to this and 32 other all-important questions @dkbooks.bsky.social #Booksky
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November 9, 2025 at 4:45 PM
ICYMI, our new Book of the Week is perfect for Non Fiction November: WHAT IF EVERY VOLCANO ERUPTED AT ONCE? Don't miss for the answer to this and 32 other all-important questions @dkbooks.bsky.social #Booksky
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#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Dermot Flynn from Fia and the Last Snow Deer. Verse novel set in prehistoric Ireland, by Eilish Fisher. Longlisted for the Carnegie Medal for Illustration. Reindeer, “Deer Mother“ & magic feast, in a room as “bright as the sun“. Puffin pb 6 Nov @puffinbooksuk.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 8:52 AM
#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Dermot Flynn from Fia and the Last Snow Deer. Verse novel set in prehistoric Ireland, by Eilish Fisher. Longlisted for the Carnegie Medal for Illustration. Reindeer, “Deer Mother“ & magic feast, in a room as “bright as the sun“. Puffin pb 6 Nov @puffinbooksuk.bsky.social
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The 2026 #KlausFluggePrize is underway: submissions are open (publishers have until 14 January to get their entries in) and look at this stellar panel of judges 👀
#illustration #picturebooks #KidLit
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#illustration #picturebooks #KidLit
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November 6, 2025 at 9:05 AM
The 2026 #KlausFluggePrize is underway: submissions are open (publishers have until 14 January to get their entries in) and look at this stellar panel of judges 👀
#illustration #picturebooks #KidLit
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#illustration #picturebooks #KidLit
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Start of the process but the winners are on these lists... congratulations to everyone nominated #writing #illustration
Nominations have been announced for the 2026 Carnegie Medals @carnegiemedals.bsky.social. This year 62 books are in contention for the Carnegie Medal for Writing and 65 for the Carnegie Medal for Illustration. Are your favourites here? #Carnegies2026 #KidLit
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November 3, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Start of the process but the winners are on these lists... congratulations to everyone nominated #writing #illustration
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Nominations have been announced for the 2026 Carnegie Medals @carnegiemedals.bsky.social. This year 62 books are in contention for the Carnegie Medal for Writing and 65 for the Carnegie Medal for Illustration. Are your favourites here? #Carnegies2026 #KidLit
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November 3, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Nominations have been announced for the 2026 Carnegie Medals @carnegiemedals.bsky.social. This year 62 books are in contention for the Carnegie Medal for Writing and 65 for the Carnegie Medal for Illustration. Are your favourites here? #Carnegies2026 #KidLit
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#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by German illustrator Michele Ganser from non-fiction study Amazing Shark, with narrative by Michael Stavaric. Painstaking, monochrome image with the elegance of an old-fashioned etching. Pushkin Children’s 6 Nov @michaelstavaric.bsky.social @pushkinchildrens.bsky.social
November 2, 2025 at 8:43 AM
#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by German illustrator Michele Ganser from non-fiction study Amazing Shark, with narrative by Michael Stavaric. Painstaking, monochrome image with the elegance of an old-fashioned etching. Pushkin Children’s 6 Nov @michaelstavaric.bsky.social @pushkinchildrens.bsky.social
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"a hugely enjoyable and original story" 5⭐ for our NEW Book of the Week, DIRK JONES IS NOT THE CHOSEN ONE by Gatlin Perrin @fireflypress.bsky.social #KidLit booksforkeeps.co.uk/review/dirk-...
November 1, 2025 at 5:00 PM
"a hugely enjoyable and original story" 5⭐ for our NEW Book of the Week, DIRK JONES IS NOT THE CHOSEN ONE by Gatlin Perrin @fireflypress.bsky.social #KidLit booksforkeeps.co.uk/review/dirk-...
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We are 5! 🎈
THANK YOU for being part of the mission. At a time when Amazon profits are soaring, and small businesses face ever increasing pressure, WHERE you choose to spend your money makes all the difference in keeping these community spaces on the high street. Bookshop.org
THANK YOU for being part of the mission. At a time when Amazon profits are soaring, and small businesses face ever increasing pressure, WHERE you choose to spend your money makes all the difference in keeping these community spaces on the high street. Bookshop.org
November 2, 2025 at 9:04 AM
We are 5! 🎈
THANK YOU for being part of the mission. At a time when Amazon profits are soaring, and small businesses face ever increasing pressure, WHERE you choose to spend your money makes all the difference in keeping these community spaces on the high street. Bookshop.org
THANK YOU for being part of the mission. At a time when Amazon profits are soaring, and small businesses face ever increasing pressure, WHERE you choose to spend your money makes all the difference in keeping these community spaces on the high street. Bookshop.org
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The @ibbyuk.bsky.social committee has revealed the books chosen as this year's UK Honour Books, including books in Welsh alongside books in English. This is the first time books in Welsh have been included. #KidLitUK
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October 29, 2025 at 3:28 PM
The @ibbyuk.bsky.social committee has revealed the books chosen as this year's UK Honour Books, including books in Welsh alongside books in English. This is the first time books in Welsh have been included. #KidLitUK
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October 30, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by the late Geoffrey Hayes, from his peaceful, pocket-sized 1976 book, Bear By Himself, about the joys of solitude. Among its charming, square, green-and-brown, ink-and-wash images, this is “Smelling the rain“. Reissued on 4 November by NYRB Kids. @nyrb-imprints.bsky.social
October 30, 2025 at 7:59 AM
#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by the late Geoffrey Hayes, from his peaceful, pocket-sized 1976 book, Bear By Himself, about the joys of solitude. Among its charming, square, green-and-brown, ink-and-wash images, this is “Smelling the rain“. Reissued on 4 November by NYRB Kids. @nyrb-imprints.bsky.social
Just deactivated my account on X and already feeling better for it.
October 29, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Just deactivated my account on X and already feeling better for it.
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At its 75th anniversary, my piece on The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe in The Sunday Times.
"Lewis’s childhood was unhappy — at his Hertfordshire boarding school he was 'beaten, cheated, scared, ill-fed'.... His mother died when he was nine."
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"Lewis’s childhood was unhappy — at his Hertfordshire boarding school he was 'beaten, cheated, scared, ill-fed'.... His mother died when he was nine."
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@thetimes.com #Narnia
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October 26, 2025 at 6:37 AM
At its 75th anniversary, my piece on The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe in The Sunday Times.
"Lewis’s childhood was unhappy — at his Hertfordshire boarding school he was 'beaten, cheated, scared, ill-fed'.... His mother died when he was nine."
www.thetimes.com/magazines/cu...
@thetimes.com #Narnia
"Lewis’s childhood was unhappy — at his Hertfordshire boarding school he was 'beaten, cheated, scared, ill-fed'.... His mother died when he was nine."
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@thetimes.com #Narnia
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In a return to the world of Wiskling Wood, first explored in her VICTORIA STITCH stories, Harriet Muncaster introduces a brand new character, Wiska Wildflower. Book 1 is our NEW Book of the Week and there's a bonus author Q&A.@oxfordchildrens.bsky.social #KidLit
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October 26, 2025 at 9:59 AM
In a return to the world of Wiskling Wood, first explored in her VICTORIA STITCH stories, Harriet Muncaster introduces a brand new character, Wiska Wildflower. Book 1 is our NEW Book of the Week and there's a bonus author Q&A.@oxfordchildrens.bsky.social #KidLit
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Just in the wake of Diwali (sorry, a batch of books arrived late), #NewIllustrationOfTheDay is a lovely handmade spread by Aditi Anand from One Diwali Day written by Dev Kothari. With free pencil drawing and glowing pastel crayon. Walker 25 Sept. @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social @aditianand.bsky.social
October 24, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Just in the wake of Diwali (sorry, a batch of books arrived late), #NewIllustrationOfTheDay is a lovely handmade spread by Aditi Anand from One Diwali Day written by Dev Kothari. With free pencil drawing and glowing pastel crayon. Walker 25 Sept. @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social @aditianand.bsky.social
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📢The Children's Booker Prize will launch in 2026, celebrating the best contemporary fiction for children aged 8-12, written in or translated into English. Frank Cottrell-Boyce to judge with 3 children involved in choosing the winner. Prize pot over £50k. #KidLitUK
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October 24, 2025 at 7:47 AM
📢The Children's Booker Prize will launch in 2026, celebrating the best contemporary fiction for children aged 8-12, written in or translated into English. Frank Cottrell-Boyce to judge with 3 children involved in choosing the winner. Prize pot over £50k. #KidLitUK
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#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Didier Cornille from BIG, Little: A Book of Opposites, a small pocket book of tiny, witty, inventive graphics, full of visual jokes, in which each image is surprising in a different way including the use of pullouts. Post Wave Publishing 3 Oct. @postwavebooks.bsky.social
October 18, 2025 at 7:35 AM
#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Didier Cornille from BIG, Little: A Book of Opposites, a small pocket book of tiny, witty, inventive graphics, full of visual jokes, in which each image is surprising in a different way including the use of pullouts. Post Wave Publishing 3 Oct. @postwavebooks.bsky.social
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Congratulations to the winners & all those highly commended in The HarperCollins Reading for Pleasure Awards 2025. Find out who has been crowned & how they have built a reading community in their school or library. 👏 #EduSky @openuni-rfp.bsky.social
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October 18, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Congratulations to the winners & all those highly commended in The HarperCollins Reading for Pleasure Awards 2025. Find out who has been crowned & how they have built a reading community in their school or library. 👏 #EduSky @openuni-rfp.bsky.social
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Jamie Carroll is one to watch. His debut picturebook, MILO AND THE MOUNTAIN is the NEW #BfK Book of the Week #KidLit @theobrienpress.bsky.social
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October 18, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Jamie Carroll is one to watch. His debut picturebook, MILO AND THE MOUNTAIN is the NEW #BfK Book of the Week #KidLit @theobrienpress.bsky.social
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Final warning! You have until midnight tonight 17 October to apply for a FREE place @ibbyuk.bsky.social conference Whose History 8 November via our special offer.
Find out more, and get your entry in🤞#KidLitUK
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Find out more, and get your entry in🤞#KidLitUK
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October 17, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Final warning! You have until midnight tonight 17 October to apply for a FREE place @ibbyuk.bsky.social conference Whose History 8 November via our special offer.
Find out more, and get your entry in🤞#KidLitUK
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Find out more, and get your entry in🤞#KidLitUK
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#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Jacques Goldstyn from Sketch, a wonderful (& very grown-up) graphic novel about a child who is drawn differently & is creative, imaginative and unconventional in a strictly conventional community. Skilled, lighthearted cartoon in ink & watercolour. Greystone Kids 16 Oct.
October 15, 2025 at 7:06 AM
#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Jacques Goldstyn from Sketch, a wonderful (& very grown-up) graphic novel about a child who is drawn differently & is creative, imaginative and unconventional in a strictly conventional community. Skilled, lighthearted cartoon in ink & watercolour. Greystone Kids 16 Oct.
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Not long until @ibbyuk.bsky.social conference 8 November, even less time to apply for a FREE place via our special offer. Find out more, and enter by Friday 17 October🤞#KidLitUK
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October 14, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Not long until @ibbyuk.bsky.social conference 8 November, even less time to apply for a FREE place via our special offer. Find out more, and enter by Friday 17 October🤞#KidLitUK
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