
Barbara Band
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A delightfully funny tale involving poo & a squirrel's bum that's sure to amuse younger readers. #OnceIWasATree tells the tale of a seed that grew into a tree & ended up as a book. #nature #picturebook #lifecycles #primary Nosy Crow Books


You can win a copy of SuperQuesters Mission: River Crest Rescue with the Summer Edition of Creative Steps magazine. You can get instructions to make your own dragonfly and learn some very cool dragonfly facts! Enter the competition here: tinyurl.com/248ttmen


When children are too little to sit for a complete story, a big bright board book with flaps is perfect & there's lots to talk about in this one from Nosy Crow Books - colours numbers, sounds - with holes for small fingers & a hidden mirror #babies #boardbook


Congratulations to Jayne Gould - primary school librarian - on winning the #bookgiveaway in the last CILIP SLG newsletter. Perfect for the National Year of Reading 2026! Thanks to Facet Publishing for donation. If you want to purchase a copy, CILIP members get a 35% discount.



How is this acceptable, WeTransfer? You’re not a free service, I *pay* you to shift my big artwork files. I DON’T pay you to have the right to use them to train AI or print, sell and distribute my artwork and set yourself up as a commercial rival to me, using my own work.😡


Hi Sainsbury's - just received an email from you. Am I correct in that customers won't be able to access your instore Nectar prices unless they use the app? Or will there still be Nectar prices for those who are using Smartshop with their Nectar card? It was a bit ambiguous.

From high & mighty to deep & dangerous, Earth's Biggest Show-Offs explores our amazing planet. Packed with information, fascinating facts & humour, this book from Quarto Kids is bound to delight. Perfect to entice #ks2 readers. #nature #schoollibraries #reading #primary




I have book post! Thank you Nosy Crow Books - having read all of #KirstyApplebaum's books, I am looking forward to this one. A hidden garden, an ancient tale, a missing child! Published September - add it to your want list #schoollibrarians


Win a copy of SuperQuesters Mission: River Crest Rescue with The Family Grapevine West Kent West Kent Family Grapevine! Simply answer this question: What is the name of the evil goblin gardener the SuperQuesters must stop? Enter now👉tinyurl.com/2jwdrupd Closing date 15/08/25. UK only


This beautifully illustrated field guide to Earth's ancient & extinct creatures - from bugs and birds to beasts - offers readers a captivating glimpse into the planet's natural history. 7 - 12 years. #naturalhistory Quarto Kids #wideeyededitions


Discover how Zeus became king of the gods, who disguised himself as a horse, who threw her son off Mt Olympus & more in this delightfully illustrated book of Ancient Greek Gods & Goddesses. 7-10 yrs. #primary #ancientgreece Nosy Crow Books British Museum



This thoughtful, inclusive & accessible #picturebook provides clear answers to many questions about families. Part of the #LetsTalk series by Molly Potter Bloomsbury Education - it's a valuable resource for home, classrooms & #schoollibraries


Calling #schoollibrarians - put this book on your #mustbuy list. Tense, gripping & slightly menacing with vibes of The Time of Green Magic! Another fantastic read from #kirstyapplebaum Nosy Crow Books


I love this series from Bloomsbury Education! Always packed with practical & easy-to-use ideas. This one is on #secondary student #personaldevelopment. I can see lots of these being done in the #schoollibrary too. One for the #stafflibrary.


Published today by Bloomsbury Education #timestableslikeaninja