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@RebeccaLucas @davidsonteach @Toltzable @PETAAConnect @LizDerouet @DrDeniseChapman @aussieEDchat @GlobalLitin @dare_renee @cbabdf39487c451 @Melanie_Baak some cracking titles in that pile Rebecca!

I would really value connecting with more people on Twitter working in Primary Ed in Australia (teachers, assistants, specialists) who love trying to keep up to date with reading local and global children’s literature. Suggestions of who to follow much appreciated! #TeacherReader

@MissNCleveland @mossmontmomery Owwww!

@mossmontmomery Chair leg double bounced it on Wednesday. Still hurts.

Read chapter one of Christmas Dinner Of Souls @mossmontmomery to Y5 this afternoon & said that was as much as I could read to everyone as it's too gruesome for the whole class. "Is it as gruesome as your mangled toe Miss?" "Worse..." Cue a chorus of "Can I borrow it first?"

Happy World Kindness Day! To help spread the message of kindness and compassion, we're giving 10 lucky winners a bundle of 5 empathy-filled picture books! Just RT and Follow to enter. T&Cs apply.

@AmbassadorSLG I asked our school librarian if she had any books on turtles... "Hard back?" she inquired. "Yes..." I replied. "And little heads."

Reading aloud to a class is one of the few times, in my opinion, when you can take their minds out of school and show them the scope of the world. Its easy to take that for granted if you haven't been in school for decades. Please share! petition.parliament.uk/petitions/2767…

Up to 700 followers now - Thank you! Thank you! ❤️❤️❤️ - but need 300 more to reach Monday midnight's target. Please RT and FOLLOW to share the love and to campaign for SCHOOL LIBRARIES! Thank yoooooou! @GreatSchLibs @CILIPSLG @uksla @booktrust @UKLaureate @PhilipArdagh

@MissBprimary I adore @KathleenJamie's poetry.

I read lots of prose but very little poetry. Does anyone have any good recommendations (adult or child)?

KO TURNS TWO TODAY! 🎈🎈 Two years saying no more lip service to change. TWO YEARS OF: 📚Black / Brown kids on book covers (knowing how it affects sales) 📚Making bestsellers (despite what we just said about covers) 📚Disability being a strength, not a challenging plot point

If you are looking for a good drinking game this weekend, I would highly recommend 'spot the orphan Gypsy, Roma, Traveller child in children's literature.' You will be smashed in minutes.

Couldn't agree more @TeacherToolkit "verbal feedback, when applied well" is the way forward.

Put my class novel lists Year 3-6 in one place so people can find them if they want them. Hope it’s useful. smithsmm.wordpress.com/2019/10/23/boo…

For those of you who missed the #OxReadingSpree, here’s a post about the wonderful texts & approaches discussed in my #TreasureIsland workshop. Enjoy! #classic @OxReadingSpree #edutwitter #tweachers librarygirlandbookboy.wordpress.com/2019/10/22/int…

Meet Danny Butler, “I’m a proud Gay Traveller man - we need to raise visibility of who we are amongst young LGBT 🏳️‍🌈Travellers - give them hope for the future and Instill pride” Coming soon 🎬🎬👉🏼🏳️‍🌈 01/11/2019 @TravellerLGBT @Staircase2 @LGBTIQ_Roma @LGBTLewisham @TravellersTimes

@rapclassroom @ksandsoconnor Ghost would be my top I think. @JasonReynolds83 is a marvel.

Next #BeyondtheSecretGarden column with @ksandsoconnor is on our favourite 2019 children's & YA books featuring 'BAME' / PoC characters. What are yours?

@MRSLOWE123 Thankyou! I love to hear this.

@OxReadingSpree The best thing about the spree is coming into school and home (reading my book swap poetry book to my 13yold) and putting things in place in our classrooms.

@CressidaCowell @OxReadingSpree @MichaelRosenYes .@educationgovuk: "as schools are autonomous institutions it is for individual schools to decide how best to provide and maintain a library service for their pupils," & "The new national funding formula wil provide a cash increase in respect of every school and every local area."