Grasmere Badgers & Mrs Waters

A year 1&2 class full of RfP, curiosity, creativity, empathy and happiness at Grasmere Academy

[Simon Smith @smithsmm]

Starting tomorrow: my Top 40 #FavePicturebooks25, a handpicked, parade of the funniest, boldest, weirdest, and most brilliant picturebooks of 2025. Just pure love for the power of picturebooks Don’t miss it! #PicturebookPage. Some are in the pics below some will be a surprise!

[Grasmere Badgers & Mrs Waters @GABadgers]

🤞📚👻📚👍

[Authorfy @authorfy]

✨🎃 OUR BIG HALLOWEEN GIVEAWAY IS HERE!!!! 🎃✨

Want to win ALL of these spooktacular books? Just:
📚 Like this post
📚 RT by 23:59 on 31st October 2025
📚 UK only

Looking for even more bookish Halloween content? Try typing the words ‘spooky’ or ‘horror’ into the search box on https://t.co/5gcq4qegki to view all of our Halloween-related author videos, resources and extracts 🎥📚✍🏼

[Grasmere Badgers & Mrs Waters @GABadgers]

@justme_samb @bertsbooks Bought ‘A Frozen River’ today from my local bookstore 👍

[Grasmere Badgers & Mrs Waters @GABadgers]

@bertsbooks Shuggie Bain… and loving it

[Grasmere Badgers & Mrs Waters @GABadgers]

@pennywpennyw Thank you so much for the Friday quiz, it is a staple in our family and gets very competitive. Have a great weekend 👍

[NT SCITT @NTSCITT]

We are open and accepting applications for our 26/27 courses now. Click on the link below to find out what our 24/25 graduates thought about their training. https://t.co/4Hg1ovtwyX Contact us to find out more.

[Authorfy @authorfy]

✨📚 WIN!!! 📚✨ We’ve got two bundles of BRILLIANT curriculum-linked books to win from @BloomsburyEd.

To enter, just:
🎉 Like this post
🎉 RT by 18.10.25
🎉 UK only

You can download extracts from both books at https://t.co/eRDyRvUdjM too!! 📘📙

About MY FAMILY THE ENEMY by Karen McCombie: London, 1914. Fred Müller’s life is turned upside down when his dad is taken away by the police - suddenly his family are the enemy because of where they come from. Based on historical events, this beautiful tale is perfect to explore themes of refuge, kindness and empathy with children aged 9+

About UNDER FIRE by @sufiyaahmed:
Join 12-year-old Anglo-Indian boy Hasan in 1943, after his family’s life in Coventry is upturned during the Blitz and his parents send him to live with his grandpa in Calcutta. When he reaches India, Hasan is quickly introduced to a world of inequality, secrets and codebreaking. After befriending a strong-minded girl named Jaya, the pair soon decide to stand up for what they believe is right: fighting for freedom.

[Tom Palmer @tompalmerauthor]

It's #DyslexiaAwarenessWeek in Scotland this week. My publishers - @BarringtonStoke - do so much to support dyslexic readers. Please check out their website.
https://t.co/4XyJVRYVOD

[Grasmere Badgers & Mrs Waters @GABadgers]

🤞📚🤞

[Authorfy @authorfy]

✨📚 WIN this MASSIVE graphic novel bundle!!!! 📚✨

To celebrate our brand new PHOENIX COMIC MASTERCLASS with videos from @jamiesmart Laura Ellen Andersen, James Turner & more, you can win this WHOPPING bundle including tons of graphic novels, badges, standees, stationery, posters, balloons, bookmarks, a Donut Squad t-shirt & a Looshkin beanie hat! 📚✏️🎈

To win:
🎉 ‘Like’ this post
🎉 RT before 17.10.25
🎉 UK only

And do check out their videos & downloadable extracts at https://t.co/QTqtZnTx0x (in partnership with @phoenixcomicuk) 🎥🥳 GOOD LUCK!!!!

[UKLA @The_UKLA]

Your 2026 UKLA Book Awards Longlists are here - the only national children’s book awards judged by teachers.

This year they feature books in translation, past winners, exciting debuts and a huge range of genres.

Click here to see the full Longlists: https://t.co/CvatFRD5Lj

[Grasmere Badgers & Mrs Waters @GABadgers]

@RumbleCoral @The_UKLA @BardyMum Well deserved 🌟

[Jon Biddle @jonnybid]

With the new academic year approaching, this picturebook assembly overview might be useful to people. The suggested books cover themes around empathy, inclusion and diversity, and are all texts I've used in the classroom. Any shares appreciated. Link here: https://t.co/JBuWKFD2sh

[Grasmere Badgers & Mrs Waters @GABadgers]

@MrBoothY6 Thanks for sharing, very informative 👍

[Grasmere Badgers & Mrs Waters @GABadgers]

A huge thank you to Claire and Gill from @NorthTyneLibs for coming to tell @GrasmereAcademy all about this years Summer Reading Challenge 📚❤️📚

[SF Said @whatSFSaid]

I totally support the National Year Of Reading. We desperately need a culture of reading for pleasure to replace the culture of constant tests in schools, backed by proper government funding. And we need STORYTIME to be part of the school day, every day!

(Art @chrisriddell50)

[Grasmere Badgers & Mrs Waters @GABadgers]

So lucky to have the lake on our doorstep, investigating and comparing habitats today. Got to use our Merlin App, for birds in the woodland that we couldn’t see. @GrasmereAcademy

[Grasmere Badgers & Mrs Waters @GABadgers]

@AndersenPress @philearle Such an incredible prequel, heart in mouth the whole way through, would be incredible to have a class set for pupils @GrasmereAcademy 🤞📚🦍📚🤞@MrsCurry_GA

[Grasmere Badgers & Mrs Waters @GABadgers]

🤞📚🦍📚🤞 Have read this amazing prequel, heart in mouth the whole way through, would be incredible to have a class set for pupils @GrasmereAcademy 🤞@MrsCurry_GA @AndersenPress @philearle

[Andersen Press @AndersenPress]

COMPETITION TIME!

To celebrate the launch of @philearle's much-anticipated follow-up to When the Sky Falls, we're giving away a class set of THE DAWN OF ADONIS plus posters & bookmarks to one lucky school.

Plus an extra 10 schools will win a book & poster

RT by 26/06 to win!

[Grasmere Badgers & Mrs Waters @GABadgers]

@GrasmereAcademy book squad paid a visit to Badger class for some reading for pure pleasure. The buzz around book chat and reading was so enjoyable.