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Book Events for Children has news on children's book events across the country.

[Nicolette Jones @NicoletteJones]

#NewIllustrationoftheDay. Sumptuous use of collage and colour in this delightful spread by Emma Chichester Clark, illustrating Quentin Blake’s text in Three Little Monkeys and the Grand Hotel. Out in paperback this month from Harper Collins. @HarperCollinsCh @QuentinBlakeHQ

[BookTrust @Booktrust]

🥤 £3 is an iced-coffee or a book for a disadvantaged family to encourage reading with their young ones.
🍕 A £15 pizza? Or you could gift 9 pre-school children living in women's refuge centres their own book pack.
Set up a small monthly gift today and spread joy this Summer.

[The Edinburgh Bookshop @EdinBookshop]

A community coming together is a beautiful sight.

We cannot say thank you enough to the customers and friends of the bookshop who came out this morning to help us move boxes of books to our new shop. You are all incredible!

We can't wait to welcome everyone on Friday from 2pm!

[Scholastic UK @scholasticuk]

@DFB_storyhouse @WalkerBooksUK @HachetteKids @FarshoreBooks @guppybooks @MacmillanKidsUK @simonschusterUK And finally…here's the #GraphicNovelPrize teens shortlist! 🎉

Vote for your favourite and view the shortlisted titles now!
https://t.co/oNq4P8yekE

@HarperCollinsCh @HachetteKids @NobrowPress @PenguinUKBooks

[BookEventsChildren @ChildBookEvents]

Thanks to @ImaginedThings, a fabulous local indie bookshop who always go the extra mile. We love your free gift wrapping service 🎁❤️

[Imagined Things Bookshop @ImaginedThings]

Shopping for a book lover?! 😁📚👀 If you aren't already panicked enough there's only 10 shopping days (including today!) until Christmas here's a very relaxing, calm, uncomplicated diagram to help you decide.... 😬😇

[BookTrust @Booktrust]

"Benjamin Zephaniah had so many strings to his bow, but his work for children and his commitment to all children having the opportunity to become readers was really deep."

Our BookTrust colleagues pay tribute to the iconic Benjamin Zephaniah:

https://t.co/EA6fW4IkJN

[Orkney Library @OrkneyLibrary]

This morning we were out delivering books to our Home Library customers around the mainland of #Orkney.

This was Newark in Deerness this morning. We love the way the low winter sun gently illuminates the landscape, and shows just how much the van needs a wash. ❤️📚

[Seven Stories @7Stories]

Grab a coffee, browse our books and find something for everyone this Christmas...🎄

We have everything from early years board books up to young adult and classic titles for older generations to explore - there's nothing quite like the gift of a good story❤️✨

[Hay Festival @hayfestival]

“Do not tire, never lose interest, never grow indifferent – lose your invaluable curiosity and you let yourself die. It's as simple as that.”

– Tove Jansson, born #OnThisDay in 1914.

#MoominsDay

[Frank Cottrell-Boyce @frankcottrell_b]

This morning on @BBCr4today we were talking about children's books in translation and how important they are. Which children's books in translation should we be bigging up?

https://t.co/o2oUD6V8FU

[FCBG @FCBGNews]

*Giveaway* We have 3 copies of Holly Jackson's #YoungAdult #YA book Five Survive to giveaway 1 each to 3 lucky readers! Just RT & Like by Friday 11th Aug at Noon for a chance to win! Uk only. #Summerreading #Fivesurvive #HollyJackson @PenguinUKBooks

[Library Mice 📚 @librarymice]

Lovely publishers, I want to hear about your newly published/ soon to be published Christmas related books suitable for secondary, pretty please!
(Please RT, Twitter friends)

[BookEventsChildren @ChildBookEvents]

What a loss to the world of children’s books. Alfie, Dogger and the rest will live on for generations of children.

[Shirley Hughes @ShirleyHughes_]

It is with deepest sorrow that we announce that Shirley died peacefully in her sleep at home on Friday 25th February.

Ed, Tom and Clara
Shirley’s children

Photo credit Lizzie Mayson

[World Book Day UK 📚 @WorldBookDayUK]

World Book Day stands in solidarity with the people and children of Ukraine. This year we hope World Book Day brings joy and hope at a time when children need it most:

[Sam Read Bookseller @SReadBooks]

New books on the bookshelves! https://t.co/NQBE96MfGJ

[Chris Bradford @YoungSamurai]

That is awesome to hear. Please tell your son he is a true ninja reader! I work closely with @BarringtonStoke to create engaging and accessible books. He may like to try Gamer next. (Pls DM with your address if you'd like a signed poster for him)

[Waterstones @Waterstones]

Our 2021 Children's Gift of the Year, Julia and the Shark by @Kiran_MH and Tom de Freston, is coming to paperback soon. A captivating tale of family, friendship and hope, filled with luminous illustrations and we have signed copies available to order too: https://t.co/UaaIhr4BaM

[National Library of Scotland @natlibscot]

Hello festive book tree

📗📕🎄🥰

[Ralph & James @RalphandJames]

Shop now at https://t.co/YBRTRmQIDQ

[Portsmouth School Library Service @PortsmouthSLS]

Organising goodies from @Booktrust #BookBuzz at @ArkCharter today - such a lovely selection of covers, authors & stories! Nice to see our old friend @tompalmerauthor represented along with @KirstyApplebaum who will be taking part in our #PortsmouthLitQuiz after Christmas 😊