Verity Robinson
@verityisreading.bsky.social
📚 Primary School Librarian
📖 English Hub
🖍️ Illustrator
🌿 Leaf Literature Festival Coordinator
📖 English Hub
🖍️ Illustrator
🌿 Leaf Literature Festival Coordinator
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
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#LiteratureFestival #authorvisits #readingforpleasure
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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...
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 😍
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
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
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! 📚💙
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
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
✨ It’s #Children’sMentalHealthWeek! ✨
In the #library we’re celebrating books which can help us to understand our emotions and empathise with others.
Which books are you reading this week?
In the #library we’re celebrating books which can help us to understand our emotions and empathise with others.
Which books are you reading this week?
February 4, 2025 at 5:50 PM
✨ It’s #Children’sMentalHealthWeek! ✨
In the #library we’re celebrating books which can help us to understand our emotions and empathise with others.
Which books are you reading this week?
In the #library we’re celebrating books which can help us to understand our emotions and empathise with others.
Which books are you reading this week?
January was all about encouraging our children to find new things to read and set their own challenges based on the kind of readers they are. I couldn’t resist sharing this #readingresolution from a Year 6 the other week - isn’t it wonderful?! 😍
#librarylessons #greatschoollibraries
#librarylessons #greatschoollibraries
February 2, 2025 at 11:57 AM
January was all about encouraging our children to find new things to read and set their own challenges based on the kind of readers they are. I couldn’t resist sharing this #readingresolution from a Year 6 the other week - isn’t it wonderful?! 😍
#librarylessons #greatschoollibraries
#librarylessons #greatschoollibraries
Exciting that two of our #LeafLitFest authors are mentioned in @waterstones.bsky.social children’s book round up this month! 🌿📚
@clairehatchersmith.bsky.social @tommclaughlin.bsky.social
@clairehatchersmith.bsky.social @tommclaughlin.bsky.social
February 2, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Exciting that two of our #LeafLitFest authors are mentioned in @waterstones.bsky.social children’s book round up this month! 🌿📚
@clairehatchersmith.bsky.social @tommclaughlin.bsky.social
@clairehatchersmith.bsky.social @tommclaughlin.bsky.social
Enjoyed talking all things graphic novels and comics with my Teachers’ Reading Group yesterday. Bought along some fave picture books and fiction this week too! 📚📚📚
#readingforpleasure #TRG
@teresacremin.bsky.social @debbiethomas.bsky.social
#readingforpleasure #TRG
@teresacremin.bsky.social @debbiethomas.bsky.social
January 30, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Enjoyed talking all things graphic novels and comics with my Teachers’ Reading Group yesterday. Bought along some fave picture books and fiction this week too! 📚📚📚
#readingforpleasure #TRG
@teresacremin.bsky.social @debbiethomas.bsky.social
#readingforpleasure #TRG
@teresacremin.bsky.social @debbiethomas.bsky.social
A boy in Year 2 gave me this certificate today for being “The best librarian ever” = day made 🥹😍
#greatschoollibraries
#greatschoollibraries
January 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM
A boy in Year 2 gave me this certificate today for being “The best librarian ever” = day made 🥹😍
#greatschoollibraries
#greatschoollibraries
Read this yesterday to Reception and it went down a treat! Their guesses as to what the beetle might like to eat and the end were very amusing! 🐻🐰🍐
By @pippagoodhart.bsky.social and Anna Doherty
By @pippagoodhart.bsky.social and Anna Doherty
January 22, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Read this yesterday to Reception and it went down a treat! Their guesses as to what the beetle might like to eat and the end were very amusing! 🐻🐰🍐
By @pippagoodhart.bsky.social and Anna Doherty
By @pippagoodhart.bsky.social and Anna Doherty
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!
January 5, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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!