This is a great blog post, and if you haven't read Shauna's collection, Saturdays at the Imaginarium, then you definitely should!

A new series on my blog - The Stories Behind the Poems- part one. Top children’s poets reveal what prompted particular poems. brian-moses.blogspot.com James Carter Carole Bromley Joshua Seigal - 'YAPPING AWAY' out now! Barbara Bleiman 🎓 Education is Conversation Coral Rumble

Excited to have this little beauty coming out this summer:

My next two books (Aug 2025 and Jan 2026) #poem #poems #librarytwitter #edutwitter #poetry #teachertwitter #poetrylovers #poetrytwitter #poetrycommunity #WritingCommunity #teachers #literacy School Reading List #kidlit Troika Books Otter-Barry Books

Really enjoying this new MG novel by Tanya Turner, with lovely chapter illustrations by Blanka Szonda (both on IG) 🌳

Blue Jelly and Strawberries is now in stock at Eagle Books, Derby! Look out for the strawberry on the spine, or ask a member of staff ☺️🍓 Oakwood Junior School Brackensdale Spencer Academy Derbyshire Education Improvement Service Derbyshire Schools News Derby Book Festival

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My blog about poetry for children gets an average of 100 visits each day, with an all time figure of over 700,000. Do check the blog for examples of how to get children writing in the classroom and for poems by top children’s poets. Reposts appreciated. brian-moses.blogspot.com

ICYMI: We're publishing a brand new festive poetry collection by the wonderful Attie Lime - Blue Jelly & Strawberries 🍓 🎄📚 'A Welly Full of Christmas' is coming just in time for Christmas. Find out more 👇 bit.ly/3Hn1W3R

I'm delighted that the paperback edition of 'On Poetry Street' will be published on Thursday (5th June). Every poem is a springboard or a model for a child's own writing. More details here: brian-moses.blogspot.com/2024/05/on-poe… Scallywag Press

So good to hold my kids' poetry & craft club again today after a year-long break. We did 'Behind the Door' poems, and this was the poem created by the youngest attendee (5yo), as told to me - with the absolute minimum of help. Behind the Superhero Door. Absolutely wonderful.

I’m absolutely thrilled to share that I am now represented by the awesome Gyamfia Osei at Andrew Nurnberg Associates! Endless thanks to Write Mentor and my SCBWI writing groups — I wouldn’t be here without your constant amazingness. Gyamfia Osei (gem-fee-a) WriteMentor SCBWI British Isles

Not on here much these days. But here’s an Ode to Freedom 🦁🦍🦏🐫🦒. Published by the brilliant The School Magazine and illustrated by the wonderful David Legge 🙏. #poems #RoarFreedom #poemsforchildren #roar #rhyme

Feel cruddy & cross about a thing; am trying not to act rashly. Instead I bought a bag of sugar for an elderly man who'd gone all round the shop but forgot it, helped a lady with her dropped shopping & donated 4 bags to charity. Don't feel better - anyone want to buy a book? 😂

I was going to post a picture of myself with the first copy of Undercover Angel... but we all know people would rather see Charlie. 🤷‍♀️😼 So, here's the boss. With my book. Available to pre-order now!! amzn.to/3QmPi6q #kidlit #catsoftwitter

Daily poetry prompt: Never... I've never had a selfie with a snail. I’ve never pulled a tiger by his tail. I’ve never had a fry-up on a Friday. I’ve never found a bobcat on a bobsleigh. More here: brian-moses.blogspot.com/2020/06/never-… Pie Corbett Sue Hardy-Dawson💙

Tanya Turner is a new voice in children's fiction, and I highly recommend her debut, Wood. Great for kicking off discussion about conservation, wildlife & the relationship between humans and nature 🌳 (and other humans 💚). tanyaturnerwriter.com/wood

We caught up with Chair of the 2025 CLiPPA judges, Roger McGough, just after the panel shortlisted 'We are Family' by Oliver Sykes BCAa, illustrated by Ian Morris Otter-Barry Books. Here's what he had to say!

We’re thrilled to share an exciting milestone - “Sky Surfing” Poetry anthology reaches £2,000 in support of Juvenile Arthritis Research. A special thank you to all involved and especially Colin West, Jonathan Humble 🎈 and Yorkshire Times. jarproject.org/news/2025/skys…