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Jake in the Middle by Michael Catchpool illustrated by Shanarama – the first in the Maple Street series – is a Guardian Book of the Month. theguardian.com/books/2026/jan…

Robin Hood 10: War and Peas by Robert Muchamore. Teen rebel and social-media star Robin Hood campaigns from exile in Holland - Daily new children's book #kidlit #BookOfTheDay #ad 🢂 uk.bookshop.org/a/735/97814714… 🢀

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US edition out today! "Stevie is a sympathetic protagonist who will win readers over. Many (sometimes hilarious) twists and turns lead to the surprising conclusion ... A marvelously well-developed fantasy." — Kirkus Reviews, February 2026 x.com/ClarePearson_E…

@OtterBarryBooks @Shanarama_ns Launch photos at eddisonpearson.blog/post/797493940…

New year, new stories. This month’s inclusive picks include Lunar New Year celebrations, calm and thoughtful picture books, playful poetry and brilliant early chapter reads. A lovely mix for refreshing classroom and library shelves this winter. 💛📖 ow.ly/sYQx50Y5mEZ

Jake in the Middle by Michael Catchpool illustrated by Shanarama – the first in the Maple Street series – is a Guardian Book of the Month. theguardian.com/books/2026/jan…

@OtterBarryBooks @Shanarama_ns @bouncemarketing @childrensbkshop

Here’s a fab window in @muswellhillchildrensbookshop for new series Maple Street: Jake in the Middle by @michaelcatchpool and ⁦@Shanarama_ns⁩. Great launch event and thanks to Shana for painting the window! ⁦@bouncemarketing⁩

👀📚Check out my JANUARY 2026 Children’s Books I’m Most Excited About video over on my YouTube channel. Please subscribe! 📖🌟Each month, I put together #ComingSoon videos previewing my most anticipated children’s books releases to bump up your TBRs! ➡️ youtu.be/xP68UZx6sqA?fe…

The 1st in the #MapleStreet series #JakeintheMiddle Michael Catchpool illust. @Shanarama_ns @OtterBarryBooks is #RedReadingHub’s #kidlit #youngfiction book of the day reviewed on the blog wp.me/p11DI5-dA6

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Happy Publication Day to Jake in the Middle! 📚 Fun and mischief abound in these four first-reader stories, set around a lively and warm-hearted Black British family,with middle-child Jake as the central character. Congratulations to Michael Catchpool and @shanarama

January new children's & YA books including fiction, nonfiction & poetry by Michael Catchpool, Jessica Meserve, Eric Huang, Eve Wersocki Morris, Neal Zetter, Jenny McLachlan, Michael Rosen and Iqbal Hussain. 📚⭐ uk.bookshop.org/lists/january-… ⭐📚 #kidlit #teachersofx #ad

With 100 poems to read and treasure, we're delighted to have Traci N. Todd here to introduce This Is Not A Small Voice, a mesmerising, moving collection of 100 poems by Black poets illustrated by Jade Orlando! #BlackHistoryMonth Shop here: waterstones.com/book/this-is-n…

For Black History Month, we celebrate stories that shine with courage, creativity and strength. From the heroes of history to the storytellers of today, we honour voices that uplift, empower and inspire — keeping their light shining all year round!

Nice video review of Robin Hood!

This is something that should be in EVERY budding writer's stocking! Filled with advice covering all the nuts and bolts needed to create a good story it's full of practical exercises for fledgling writers. Pub. October 1st More: littleisland.ie/products/makin… #kidsbooks

This months @irishexaminer roundup is all about the books that keep us asking, guessing and wondering. Intrigued? Grab a copy and check it out for yourself! Article by Ruth Concannon

👀📚Check out my AUGUST 2025 Children’s Books I’m Most Excited About video on my YouTube channel. Please subscribe! 📖🌟Each month, I put together #ComingSoon videos previewing my most anticipated children’s books releases to bump up your TBRs! ➡️ youtu.be/B718w3TpJbc?fe…