Verity Robinson
@verityisreading.bsky.social
📚 Primary School Librarian
📖 English Hub
🖍️ Illustrator
🌿 Leaf Literature Festival Coordinator
📖 English Hub
🖍️ Illustrator
🌿 Leaf Literature Festival Coordinator
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Hello BlueSky, nice to meet you 👋
I’m Verity, a primary librarian passionate about encouraging children’s #readingforpleasure 📚
I also work for an English Hub, coordinate a trust-wide literature festival and I’m an illustrator too (when I can!)🖍️
Looking forward to talking books with you all!
I’m Verity, a primary librarian passionate about encouraging children’s #readingforpleasure 📚
I also work for an English Hub, coordinate a trust-wide literature festival and I’m an illustrator too (when I can!)🖍️
Looking forward to talking books with you all!
After the craziness of last week (SATs and Ofsted!), I almost missed being featured in this month’s @openuni-rfp.bsky.social newsletter!
Lovely to be featured next to @amygreatrex.bsky.social too 🧺📚
Link to read my report of last year’s #LeafLitFest here: ourfp.org/eop/the-leaf...
Lovely to be featured next to @amygreatrex.bsky.social too 🧺📚
Link to read my report of last year’s #LeafLitFest here: ourfp.org/eop/the-leaf...
May 19, 2025 at 5:21 PM
After the craziness of last week (SATs and Ofsted!), I almost missed being featured in this month’s @openuni-rfp.bsky.social newsletter!
Lovely to be featured next to @amygreatrex.bsky.social too 🧺📚
Link to read my report of last year’s #LeafLitFest here: ourfp.org/eop/the-leaf...
Lovely to be featured next to @amygreatrex.bsky.social too 🧺📚
Link to read my report of last year’s #LeafLitFest here: ourfp.org/eop/the-leaf...
✨ Another fantasy I have loved getting lost in this Easter! I know I’m late to the party but if you haven’t read The Land of Roar series by @jennymclachlan.bsky.social illustrated by @benmantle.bsky.social, climb aboard a dragon now..!✨
Full review here: www.instagram.com/p/DIoQalqKDG...
Full review here: www.instagram.com/p/DIoQalqKDG...
April 19, 2025 at 2:49 PM
✨ Another fantasy I have loved getting lost in this Easter! I know I’m late to the party but if you haven’t read The Land of Roar series by @jennymclachlan.bsky.social illustrated by @benmantle.bsky.social, climb aboard a dragon now..!✨
Full review here: www.instagram.com/p/DIoQalqKDG...
Full review here: www.instagram.com/p/DIoQalqKDG...
Finally had time to reflect on the busiest term ever! Check out my insta to see a round-up of the Leaf Literature Festival - a festival between 17 primary schools in Bristol celebrating reading! 📚🌿
#LiteratureFestival #authorvisits #readingforpleasure
www.instagram.com/p/DIePPIrqyQ...
#LiteratureFestival #authorvisits #readingforpleasure
www.instagram.com/p/DIePPIrqyQ...
April 15, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Finally had time to reflect on the busiest term ever! Check out my insta to see a round-up of the Leaf Literature Festival - a festival between 17 primary schools in Bristol celebrating reading! 📚🌿
#LiteratureFestival #authorvisits #readingforpleasure
www.instagram.com/p/DIePPIrqyQ...
#LiteratureFestival #authorvisits #readingforpleasure
www.instagram.com/p/DIePPIrqyQ...
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My letter to the @theguardian.com on the META theft of our work. Will be in the physical paper tomorrow.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
April 9, 2025 at 6:13 PM
My letter to the @theguardian.com on the META theft of our work. Will be in the physical paper tomorrow.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Really enjoyed escaping into this fantasy epic ✨ I love how Katherine Rundell always ‘writes up’ for children, this doesn’t disappoint!
Thanks @claireridsdale.bsky.social for lending it to me!
Review here: www.instagram.com/p/DIMR5xjq5y...
@kidsbloomsbury.bsky.social
Thanks @claireridsdale.bsky.social for lending it to me!
Review here: www.instagram.com/p/DIMR5xjq5y...
@kidsbloomsbury.bsky.social
April 10, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Really enjoyed escaping into this fantasy epic ✨ I love how Katherine Rundell always ‘writes up’ for children, this doesn’t disappoint!
Thanks @claireridsdale.bsky.social for lending it to me!
Review here: www.instagram.com/p/DIMR5xjq5y...
@kidsbloomsbury.bsky.social
Thanks @claireridsdale.bsky.social for lending it to me!
Review here: www.instagram.com/p/DIMR5xjq5y...
@kidsbloomsbury.bsky.social
Last term was so full on so I’m enjoying taking things a little more slowly now it’s the Easter Holidays. Had myself a little ‘booknic’ to make the most of the sun! ☀️
What are you all reading this Easter?
What are you all reading this Easter?
April 10, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Last term was so full on so I’m enjoying taking things a little more slowly now it’s the Easter Holidays. Had myself a little ‘booknic’ to make the most of the sun! ☀️
What are you all reading this Easter?
What are you all reading this Easter?
A very belated but absolute humongous thank you to @peters-books.bsky.social for this award-winning collection of nonfiction for our school library 😍
March 26, 2025 at 6:43 AM
A very belated but absolute humongous thank you to @peters-books.bsky.social for this award-winning collection of nonfiction for our school library 😍
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2000 kids?! WOW!! What a wonderful event organised by brilliant book-loving people!
#KidLit #BookSky #PrimaryEduSky
#KidLit #BookSky #PrimaryEduSky
March 7, 2025 at 10:08 PM
2000 kids?! WOW!! What a wonderful event organised by brilliant book-loving people!
#KidLit #BookSky #PrimaryEduSky
#KidLit #BookSky #PrimaryEduSky
Absolute honour to host @ianeagletonauthor.bsky.social for our Leaf Literature Festival virtual author visit today!
All of our EY and KS1 classes from our 17 schools joined to hear #NenandtheLonelyFisherman and learn some sea-themed BSL too! Thank you Ian!! 📚🧜♂️📔
#LeafLitFest
All of our EY and KS1 classes from our 17 schools joined to hear #NenandtheLonelyFisherman and learn some sea-themed BSL too! Thank you Ian!! 📚🧜♂️📔
#LeafLitFest
March 7, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Absolute honour to host @ianeagletonauthor.bsky.social for our Leaf Literature Festival virtual author visit today!
All of our EY and KS1 classes from our 17 schools joined to hear #NenandtheLonelyFisherman and learn some sea-themed BSL too! Thank you Ian!! 📚🧜♂️📔
#LeafLitFest
All of our EY and KS1 classes from our 17 schools joined to hear #NenandtheLonelyFisherman and learn some sea-themed BSL too! Thank you Ian!! 📚🧜♂️📔
#LeafLitFest
To all the librarians, teachers, TAs, authors and illustrators up and down the country who are putting their all into making this #WorldBookDay special - even if you only encourage one child to pick up a book today, you’ve made the world a better place ❤️
(illustration by me 🖍️)
(illustration by me 🖍️)
March 6, 2025 at 6:12 AM
To all the librarians, teachers, TAs, authors and illustrators up and down the country who are putting their all into making this #WorldBookDay special - even if you only encourage one child to pick up a book today, you’ve made the world a better place ❤️
(illustration by me 🖍️)
(illustration by me 🖍️)
We launched our Leaf Literature Festival on Monday morning and what a line up we have this year!
Big thank you to the Leaf Trust for my beautiful flowers and the Year 4 girl who handmade these gorgeous book earrings - it’s so appreciated! 📚🍃
#readingforpleasure #LeafLitFest
Big thank you to the Leaf Trust for my beautiful flowers and the Year 4 girl who handmade these gorgeous book earrings - it’s so appreciated! 📚🍃
#readingforpleasure #LeafLitFest
March 5, 2025 at 9:32 PM
We launched our Leaf Literature Festival on Monday morning and what a line up we have this year!
Big thank you to the Leaf Trust for my beautiful flowers and the Year 4 girl who handmade these gorgeous book earrings - it’s so appreciated! 📚🍃
#readingforpleasure #LeafLitFest
Big thank you to the Leaf Trust for my beautiful flowers and the Year 4 girl who handmade these gorgeous book earrings - it’s so appreciated! 📚🍃
#readingforpleasure #LeafLitFest
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Here is a poem for #WorldBookDay. It’s one of my most popular, and is available for FREE on my website www.joshuaseigal.co.uk, along with many other poems! #BookSky #EduSky #KidLit
March 4, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Here is a poem for #WorldBookDay. It’s one of my most popular, and is available for FREE on my website www.joshuaseigal.co.uk, along with many other poems! #BookSky #EduSky #KidLit
Reposted by Verity Robinson
A cartoon for #worldbookday (coming on Thursday 6th) for this week’s @theguardian.com books.
March 1, 2025 at 10:28 AM
A cartoon for #worldbookday (coming on Thursday 6th) for this week’s @theguardian.com books.
There will be a time where the #LeafLitFest won’t take over my life (or my living room) but I am VERY excited to be launching our trust of school’s festival on Monday and can’t wait to talk about all the amazing authors and illustrators we have joining us too!
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February 28, 2025 at 5:34 PM
There will be a time where the #LeafLitFest won’t take over my life (or my living room) but I am VERY excited to be launching our trust of school’s festival on Monday and can’t wait to talk about all the amazing authors and illustrators we have joining us too!
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Huge thank you to Storysmith Bookshop who have sponsored our #LeafLitFest Bookmark Design and Writing competitions for all our schools.
Can’t wait for these to be announced next week and send out book tokens to all the winners! 🙌✨
Can’t wait for these to be announced next week and send out book tokens to all the winners! 🙌✨
February 24, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Huge thank you to Storysmith Bookshop who have sponsored our #LeafLitFest Bookmark Design and Writing competitions for all our schools.
Can’t wait for these to be announced next week and send out book tokens to all the winners! 🙌✨
Can’t wait for these to be announced next week and send out book tokens to all the winners! 🙌✨
One week to go until The Leaf Literature Festival 2025 begins!
Huge thank you in advance to all the school’s Reading Leads and our amazing line-up of visiting authors and illustrators who are making this happen! 🍃📚
#LeafLitFest
Huge thank you in advance to all the school’s Reading Leads and our amazing line-up of visiting authors and illustrators who are making this happen! 🍃📚
#LeafLitFest
February 24, 2025 at 5:27 PM
One week to go until The Leaf Literature Festival 2025 begins!
Huge thank you in advance to all the school’s Reading Leads and our amazing line-up of visiting authors and illustrators who are making this happen! 🍃📚
#LeafLitFest
Huge thank you in advance to all the school’s Reading Leads and our amazing line-up of visiting authors and illustrators who are making this happen! 🍃📚
#LeafLitFest
This year’s Leaf Literature Festival is drawing close - a festival celebrating reading across 14+ primary schools in our trust 🍃📚
I’ll share more soon but my round-up of how I planned last year’s on the Open University’s #RfP website - go check it out!
ourfp.org/eop/the-leaf...
I’ll share more soon but my round-up of how I planned last year’s on the Open University’s #RfP website - go check it out!
ourfp.org/eop/the-leaf...
The Leaf Literature Festival - Reading for Pleasure
ourfp.org
February 20, 2025 at 7:19 PM
This year’s Leaf Literature Festival is drawing close - a festival celebrating reading across 14+ primary schools in our trust 🍃📚
I’ll share more soon but my round-up of how I planned last year’s on the Open University’s #RfP website - go check it out!
ourfp.org/eop/the-leaf...
I’ll share more soon but my round-up of how I planned last year’s on the Open University’s #RfP website - go check it out!
ourfp.org/eop/the-leaf...
KS2 were absolutely buzzing after meeting Tom Percival last week. He treated us to not just a reading from his new book #SquirrelandDuck, but also a sing along, lots of games and live illustration.
Big thanks to Tom, @kidsbloomsbury.bsky.social and Storysmith Bookshop for organising! 🐿️🦆
Big thanks to Tom, @kidsbloomsbury.bsky.social and Storysmith Bookshop for organising! 🐿️🦆
February 17, 2025 at 3:45 PM
KS2 were absolutely buzzing after meeting Tom Percival last week. He treated us to not just a reading from his new book #SquirrelandDuck, but also a sing along, lots of games and live illustration.
Big thanks to Tom, @kidsbloomsbury.bsky.social and Storysmith Bookshop for organising! 🐿️🦆
Big thanks to Tom, @kidsbloomsbury.bsky.social and Storysmith Bookshop for organising! 🐿️🦆
Last week EY and KS1 had a visit from Mevan Babakar to talk to us about her new book The Bicycle - one girl said “This is the best time of my life” 😍
Author visits make such an impact!
Thank you to @maxminervas.bsky.social for organising! 📚🚲
Author visits make such an impact!
Thank you to @maxminervas.bsky.social for organising! 📚🚲
February 17, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Last week EY and KS1 had a visit from Mevan Babakar to talk to us about her new book The Bicycle - one girl said “This is the best time of my life” 😍
Author visits make such an impact!
Thank you to @maxminervas.bsky.social for organising! 📚🚲
Author visits make such an impact!
Thank you to @maxminervas.bsky.social for organising! 📚🚲
Big thank you to @whatsfsaid.bsky.social for my copy of Safiyah’s War by Hiba Noor Khan. I’ve heard lots of great things about it so can’t wait to read it and then share in my school’s library! 📚💙
February 15, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Big thank you to @whatsfsaid.bsky.social for my copy of Safiyah’s War by Hiba Noor Khan. I’ve heard lots of great things about it so can’t wait to read it and then share in my school’s library! 📚💙
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Do not mess with librarians. They let complete strangers borrow their books. For a living. Even the hardcovers. They are so much stronger than you know.
February 13, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Do not mess with librarians. They let complete strangers borrow their books. For a living. Even the hardcovers. They are so much stronger than you know.
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SAVE THE DATES 2025: Libraries Week: Libraries Change Lives will take place in June and Green Libraries Week in October. Through a new campaign approach & schedule, CILIP will lead two separate annual campaigns with partners. Read more: cilip.org.uk/news/693446/...
February 12, 2025 at 2:11 PM
SAVE THE DATES 2025: Libraries Week: Libraries Change Lives will take place in June and Green Libraries Week in October. Through a new campaign approach & schedule, CILIP will lead two separate annual campaigns with partners. Read more: cilip.org.uk/news/693446/...
Quote of the day: “Holy smokes! That’s ridiculous! That’s amazing!”
I’ve been sharing the news of our author visits for the #LeafLitFest25 in library lessons this week. Fair to say that the reaction has been great!
@louiestowell.bsky.social
I’ve been sharing the news of our author visits for the #LeafLitFest25 in library lessons this week. Fair to say that the reaction has been great!
@louiestowell.bsky.social
February 11, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Quote of the day: “Holy smokes! That’s ridiculous! That’s amazing!”
I’ve been sharing the news of our author visits for the #LeafLitFest25 in library lessons this week. Fair to say that the reaction has been great!
@louiestowell.bsky.social
I’ve been sharing the news of our author visits for the #LeafLitFest25 in library lessons this week. Fair to say that the reaction has been great!
@louiestowell.bsky.social
Reposted by Verity Robinson
It's been a busy month in the world of children's books. Here's your chance to catch up with what you may have missed.
My Reading Matters round up includes book awards, free events, resources and new books to tempt you. #UKKidLit
alibrarylady.blog/2025/02/01/r...
My Reading Matters round up includes book awards, free events, resources and new books to tempt you. #UKKidLit
alibrarylady.blog/2025/02/01/r...
Reading Matters – Children’s Book News
Hello and welcome to this month’s round up of what has been happening in the world of children’s books. With January behind us many are looking forward to discovering what February hold…
alibrarylady.blog
February 1, 2025 at 9:23 AM
It's been a busy month in the world of children's books. Here's your chance to catch up with what you may have missed.
My Reading Matters round up includes book awards, free events, resources and new books to tempt you. #UKKidLit
alibrarylady.blog/2025/02/01/r...
My Reading Matters round up includes book awards, free events, resources and new books to tempt you. #UKKidLit
alibrarylady.blog/2025/02/01/r...
Read Barbara Throws a Wobbler by @nadiashireen.bsky.social to all of the Reception classes today and a couple of them said “This is the best book you’ve ever read to us” 🥹
#Children’sMentalHealthWeek
#Children’sMentalHealthWeek
February 4, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Read Barbara Throws a Wobbler by @nadiashireen.bsky.social to all of the Reception classes today and a couple of them said “This is the best book you’ve ever read to us” 🥹
#Children’sMentalHealthWeek
#Children’sMentalHealthWeek