Krystal McCann

Head of Marketing at @VIPreading • Y5/6 Teacher • Mum to three boys • Reading: The Stormy Life of Scarlett Fife 📚

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A couple of our favourite titles at the moment from the @Grammarsaurus1 Curriculum. Beautiful, heartwarming and full of hope. 🌻 🌸 🌺

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Check out our Black Friday Weekend Deals! All the following titles are only £1, £2 or £3 each! Available for the next 48 hours only, follow the link to our website to have a look! 📚
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If you haven’t already seen the delightful Q&A from Martin Stewart, author of the incredible Bridget Vanderpuff series, then head over to the VIP reading blog! The Q&A really gives a wonderful insight into the inspiration behind Bridget, Martin’s love of reading and writing, and favourite Bridget bakes! Check it out by following the link below ⬇️

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🌻 SuperQuesters Giveaway!💡

We are celebrating the STEM-sational, interactive SuperQuesters series by @QuestFriendz, with a giveaway of a copy of their latest incredible book, SuperQuesters: The Case of the Great Energy Robbery!

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💡Read the brilliant author Q&A with @lisa_a_moss & @ThomasAMBernard to find out more about where the idea for such important educational books came from: https://t.co/67Le0JKOoS

⚡️Don’t forget, you can get all the SuperQuesters books from the VIP shop for the special price of £5.89 here: https://t.co/RoneN8WeO2

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Super exciting news!🎄

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A super secret Christmas announcement has just been revealed to our mailing list and we are so excited!! It includes exclusive access to something VERY special… 🎄Not part of our mailing list? Visit our website and scroll to the bottom of our homepage to subscribe! https://t.co/3sHWGqmJMw

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Our blog is always being updated with resources, book reviews and brilliant author Q&As. If you haven’t already checked out the amazing Q&A for Read, Scream, Repeat, then it’s a must! With new additions from @el_kat and @jasinbath, you really get an insight into the mind of these talented authors. Check out this Q&A, as well as the wealth of other material, by following the link to our blog: https://t.co/bP9Bu8iU6h

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A huge delivery of Big Cat Little Wandle phonics books, all packed and ready to go to a lovely school! We saved them £1092 by beating all other quotes! We LOVE making schools feel like VIPs and saving them £££ 🥰

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Happy National STEM Day!

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On National STEM Day, we are proud to be sharing the incredible SuperQuesters books by @QuestFriendz. These brilliant books for curious minds, explore STEM learning through interactive quest adventures. Children will learn STEM skills such as problem solving, coding, sequencing and algorithms as they work through each quest. Keep your eyes peeled for more exciting updates about this series, coming soon! #STEMDay #STEM

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Well, this arrived at the perfect time! Cannot wait to get reading this new series by @Hickesy. Very exciting! 🎃

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Check out the new additions to our Read, Scream, Repeat author Q&A by @RachelDelahaye and Kirsty Applebaum. You can find these on the VIP Reading blog! 🐺 💡 https://t.co/mEtFR8bGD1

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👻 Bridget Vanderpuff Giveaway! 🚂

Spooky season is the perfect time to celebrate the delicious Bridget Vanderpuff and the Ghost Train with a giveaway of a set of BOTH books in the series! Read the full review below ⬇️

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Bridget is back in this spooky new adventure filled with action, mystery and some incredible sleuthing skills!

Bridget has finally found her home with Mr Vanderpuff in Belle-on-Sea and has even been reunited with her best friend, Tom. But as the town gets ready for the Night of the Hungry Ghosts, strange things keep happening. For one, Bridget’s hair is acting strangely and then Captain Lufty gives a warning that something terrible is coming to Belle-on-Sea.

When Captain Lufty’s warning appears to come true, and a ghost train rattles into town and people start to go missing, Bridget and Tom must put their detective skills to the test to save the town before it’s too late!

Another truly splendiferous tale from the wonderful Martin Stewart. Bridget Vanderpuff and the Ghost Train is drenched with enough mystery and suspense to appeal to both girls and boys. Beautifully crafted characters burst from every page and make this story an absolute joy to read.

With beautiful illustrations by @habbenink, this is a book that makes you want to sit down in a cosy room and just become lost in its pages. A truly special series with layers of warmth, and a huge sprinkling of heart, Bridget Vanderpuff is sure to capture imaginations for generations to come.

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Exciting deliveries arriving, ready for the #FrightNight book box! 👻

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Such a beautiful story. 🌳

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🌳 Man-man and the Tree of Memories Giveaway! 🌺

We are celebrating the release of this beautifully vibrant tale by @yaba_badoe, with a giveaway of a copy! Read the full review below ⬇️

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🌟 Book Review 🌟

This captivating story unfolds in contemporary Notting Hill, where Man-man and his friends are eagerly preparing for the carnival. Despite his passion for dancing and his love of the carnival, Man-man's thoughts are consumed by his mother's mysterious illness.

In a desperate attempt to restore his mother's health, Man-man calls out to the Queen of Revels. Miraculously, the Queen answers his pleas and transports him to a mystical place in between, taking him back in time to Africa's past. It is here, at the sacred Tree of Memories, Man-man discovers his family's true heritage and unravels the secret behind his mother's suffering. Accompanied by his sister, Panama, and best friend, Kareem, Man-man embarks on a journey to reclaim the stolen freedom of his ancestors and restore his mother's health.

Published during Black History Month, this story is filled with the magic of carnival, culture, and connections to our past. This beautifully written, vibrant, heartfelt tale will transport you to a time which explores how the trauma of ancestral slavery still has an impact on communities today. Bold and colourful illustrations from @joelle_avelino bring the carnival to life and lift the words from the page. A truly beautiful and important story, filled with love, family and the importance of our heritage.

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👻 Happy Friday 13th! 👻

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👻 Friday the 13th of October is the perfect, spooktacular time to share our VERY special author Q&A!

Featuring some of the incredible authors of Read, Scream, Repeat, this Q&A will help you delve into the minds of these horror heroes and will offer an insight into each of their stories, inspirations, fears and even their favourite scary stories! Starting with @Hickesy and @DanSmithAuthor, we will be releasing the Q&As weekly in the run up to the spookiest day of the year, Halloween! Follow the link to our blog to have a read, before it’s too late! https://t.co/IIUfTB48ud

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🐞 An Emotional Menagerie Giveaway! 🐋

We are celebrating another incredible book from @TheSchoolOfLife, with a giveaway to win a copy! Read the full review below ⬇️

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🌟 Book Review 🌟

Mastering emotions can be tricky. But this collection of imaginative poems can give children the vocabulary to process how they are feeling. An Emotional Menagerie is an emotional glossary for children, filled with 26 carefully written rhyming poems, arranged alphabetically. This stunning hardback book, will help guide children and teach them different ways of dealing with whatever emotion they are feeling and give them the ability to communicate how they are feeling in order to become more calm and fulfilled.

Each poem, beautifully compares emotions to animals so children will be able to relate to the feeling and emotion described. Stunning, colourful illustrations by @RachaeISaunders bring the whole book to life.

This book is a must to help support children with emotional literacy in a fun, meaningful and joyous way. A perfect accompaniment to What Are You Feeling?

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A fright to remember… 👻

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👻 Read, Scream, Repeat
Giveaway! 🪦

Spooky season is upon us! And to celebrate we are giving away a copy of this fantastically terrifying anthology of stories! Read the full review below
and watch out for an extra special Read, Scream, Repeat announcement coming this Friday 13th...

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🌟 Full Review 🌟

Read, Scream, Repeat is the perfect companion this spooky season! Thirteen blood curdling stories from thirteen award-winning authors including, Kirsty Applebaum, @jasinbath, @aishabushby, @JosephACoelho, @RachelDelahaye, @el_kat, @Hickesy, @bookhorse, @sharnajackson, @JenniferKillick, @BooksandChokers, @DanSmithAuthor and J.T.Williams. The anthology has been brilliantly curated by scream queen herself, Jennifer Killick, and features spooktacular illustrations by @MathiassJB.

If you are a fan of all things horror, you will love these tales of terror featuring a strange and peculiar painting, an unnerving encounter on a train and a pond that wants nothing more than to drag you down, down, down into its depths - and this is to name just a few! This chilling collection is perfect for settling down to read under the cover of darkness, if you dare!

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Lots of lovely new books being added to our shop! How lovely do these titles look?! You can buy them as part of the @Grammarsaurus1 Curriculum or individually, using this link https://t.co/pqjCkgrBJ2

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Working on some very exciting author Q&As coming soon… 👀 The VIP Reading blog is filled with Q&As from incredible authors, brilliant book reviews, as well as free activity packs and resources to accompany many of the books! Check out our blog by following the link https://t.co/bP9Bu8iU6h

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RT @VIPreading: 🌟 Giveaway! 🌟
What Are You Feeling?

We’re celebrating this incredibly important book, aimed at developing emotional liter…