Amy Lloyd
@toosmall.bsky.social
Librarian and general doer of things.
Storygraph user - search tstc
www.toosmalltocount.wordpress.com
Storygraph user - search tstc
www.toosmalltocount.wordpress.com
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Joan Aiken celebrates her debt to a fantastic forerunner, the much loved E.Nesbit... Happy Birthday...🪶🪶
Buy it here and support the Nesbit Society:
www.edithnesbit.co.uk/society-publ...
Buy it here and support the Nesbit Society:
www.edithnesbit.co.uk/society-publ...
August 15, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Joan Aiken celebrates her debt to a fantastic forerunner, the much loved E.Nesbit... Happy Birthday...🪶🪶
Buy it here and support the Nesbit Society:
www.edithnesbit.co.uk/society-publ...
Buy it here and support the Nesbit Society:
www.edithnesbit.co.uk/society-publ...
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"Whale blubber, whalebone, and whale ambergris are all essential products that could never, ever be replaced by more humane or sustainable alternatives. What sort of backward, savage land would we be without a steady supply of hundred-ton whale carcasses?"
I’m Captain Ahab and I Say We Must Never Transition Away from a Whale-Based Energy Industry
When I heard that the globalist oligarchs and fat cats in the Washington marshland were conspiring to invest in alternative, non-whale-based energy...
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August 10, 2025 at 1:30 PM
"Whale blubber, whalebone, and whale ambergris are all essential products that could never, ever be replaced by more humane or sustainable alternatives. What sort of backward, savage land would we be without a steady supply of hundred-ton whale carcasses?"
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The promotional photos for It (1990) make Pennywise seem like the least threatening thing in it.
July 9, 2025 at 1:33 AM
The promotional photos for It (1990) make Pennywise seem like the least threatening thing in it.
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Indie #bookshop needs help alert!
Moon Lane Books are over on Instagram.
#booksky #books
They need help - www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-us-sa...
Moon Lane Books are over on Instagram.
#booksky #books
They need help - www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-us-sa...
June 24, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Indie #bookshop needs help alert!
Moon Lane Books are over on Instagram.
#booksky #books
They need help - www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-us-sa...
Moon Lane Books are over on Instagram.
#booksky #books
They need help - www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-us-sa...
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The REAL "Monster at the End of this Book" isn't Grover
It's you. the reader.
Despite Grover's obvious torment, you keep turning pages. You are escalating his anxiety to the breaking point, and for what? Because Society says that how you read a book?
Disgusting
It's you. the reader.
Despite Grover's obvious torment, you keep turning pages. You are escalating his anxiety to the breaking point, and for what? Because Society says that how you read a book?
Disgusting
May 20, 2025 at 10:03 AM
The REAL "Monster at the End of this Book" isn't Grover
It's you. the reader.
Despite Grover's obvious torment, you keep turning pages. You are escalating his anxiety to the breaking point, and for what? Because Society says that how you read a book?
Disgusting
It's you. the reader.
Despite Grover's obvious torment, you keep turning pages. You are escalating his anxiety to the breaking point, and for what? Because Society says that how you read a book?
Disgusting
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Ursula drawing from the 1970s.
April 22, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Ursula drawing from the 1970s.
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You might like this little film of Joan Aiken in the 1970's, talking about the early 'Wolves' books including The Whispering Mountain, with a lovely Welsh reading of the prophecy about the stolen harp of Teirtu...
www.joanaiken.com/puffin-club-...
www.joanaiken.com/puffin-club-...
Welcome to the Wonderful World of Joan Aiken - Puffin Club Movie
www.joanaiken.com
April 18, 2025 at 2:09 PM
You might like this little film of Joan Aiken in the 1970's, talking about the early 'Wolves' books including The Whispering Mountain, with a lovely Welsh reading of the prophecy about the stolen harp of Teirtu...
www.joanaiken.com/puffin-club-...
www.joanaiken.com/puffin-club-...
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If you haven’t discovered Jon Klassen yet - where have you been?
To celebrate the publication of Jon Klassen's new Your Places board books, we've created a complete guide to all of his books published by Walker! Read now and discover your new favourite 👀
walker.co.uk/where-to-sta...
walker.co.uk/where-to-sta...
Where to Start Reading Jon Klassen
Bestselling author-illustrator Jon Klassen’s work is a staple of the picture book world. To celebrate the upcoming publication of his new board books, here is a complete guide to all of his books publ...
walker.co.uk
April 9, 2025 at 7:37 AM
If you haven’t discovered Jon Klassen yet - where have you been?
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“Melville captures the experience of whaling, the romance and peril of the sea, in the way I’d hoped to depict my character’s love affair with flying.” @katefolk.bsky.social on her aviation-themed homage to Moby-Dick.
“The White Whales of the Sky.” On Moby-Dick, Airplanes, and Obsessions Past and Present
I was first introduced to Moby-Dick around age ten, when I read an abridged, children’s version of Herman Melville’s masterpiece. One detail from an early chapter stuck with me through the years. I…
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April 8, 2025 at 5:30 PM
“Melville captures the experience of whaling, the romance and peril of the sea, in the way I’d hoped to depict my character’s love affair with flying.” @katefolk.bsky.social on her aviation-themed homage to Moby-Dick.
Teeny Little Super Guy is a work of actual genius.
From teeny little super guys to animated dogs: Indie animation legend & Sesame Street animator Paul Fierlinger has died at 89. He carved out a singular path in animation — one marked by a distinct visual voice, a relentless work ethic, and a deep emotional honesty. Read his obituary here:
From Teeny Little Super Guys To Animated Dogs: Paul Fierlinger Dies At 89
Fierlinger carved out a singular path in animation — one marked by a distinct visual voice, a relentless work ethic, and a deep emotional honesty.
www.cartoonbrew.com
April 8, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Teeny Little Super Guy is a work of actual genius.
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Live now, catch the premiere of Sophie-Sleigh Johnson discussing "Code: Damp, An Esoteric Guide to British Sitcoms" on Hermetix! youtu.be/SVtjbloXeak?...
CODE: DAMP - Supernatural Sitcoms, Humour, and Horror with Sophie Sleigh-Johnson
YouTube video by Hermitix Podcast
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January 29, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Live now, catch the premiere of Sophie-Sleigh Johnson discussing "Code: Damp, An Esoteric Guide to British Sitcoms" on Hermetix! youtu.be/SVtjbloXeak?...
Recommending for anyone who might enjoy books where parallels are drawn by Michael Horden being haunted by an old sheet on a beach and Leonard Rossiter abandoning his shirt before stepping into the sea.
April 7, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Recommending for anyone who might enjoy books where parallels are drawn by Michael Horden being haunted by an old sheet on a beach and Leonard Rossiter abandoning his shirt before stepping into the sea.
Phwoar!
A lovely new set of stamps is being released by the Royal Mail next week featuring famous myths and legends of the UK designed by Adam Simpson, including Nessie, Black Shuck and the Grindylow! #philately
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
shop.royalmail.com/special-stam...
March 31, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Phwoar!
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Ursula K. Le Guin on the true pain of being a writer
March 26, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Ursula K. Le Guin on the true pain of being a writer
March 13, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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babe what if we kissed outside the temporary hospital for scurvy-ridden whalemen who had been trapped in the ice for months
March 12, 2025 at 6:38 PM
babe what if we kissed outside the temporary hospital for scurvy-ridden whalemen who had been trapped in the ice for months
The kids just invented a variation on the cheese touch game called the Mrs Lloyd fart touch game because I told them I fart on the library beanbags every single day.
MY LEGACY IS SECURE.
MY LEGACY IS SECURE.
March 11, 2025 at 5:26 PM
The kids just invented a variation on the cheese touch game called the Mrs Lloyd fart touch game because I told them I fart on the library beanbags every single day.
MY LEGACY IS SECURE.
MY LEGACY IS SECURE.
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The world is in a terrible, terrible state. This is, beyond a shadow of a doubt, not the fault of trans people. Anyone who says so is either a dupe or wanting you to look away from something terrible they’re doing themself.
March 7, 2025 at 8:15 AM
The world is in a terrible, terrible state. This is, beyond a shadow of a doubt, not the fault of trans people. Anyone who says so is either a dupe or wanting you to look away from something terrible they’re doing themself.
Our annual Battle of the Books school vote so hotly contested right now it’s totally crashed my Microsoft forms - over 3k paper votes cast today alone and when I could last see it over 6k online votes. But y’know kids these days hate reading or whatever.
March 6, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Our annual Battle of the Books school vote so hotly contested right now it’s totally crashed my Microsoft forms - over 3k paper votes cast today alone and when I could last see it over 6k online votes. But y’know kids these days hate reading or whatever.
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Somebody's kitted their kid out with a harpoon and an ivory leg. I give up, what is it?
March 6, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Somebody's kitted their kid out with a harpoon and an ivory leg. I give up, what is it?