Monthly Archives: November 2025

Children’s literacy charity The Children’s Bookshow launches fundraising illustration auction 

Posted on November 21, 2025 by alibrarylady

The Children’s Bookshow is hosting an art and illustration auction to support its programme of free in-school workshops in 2026. Each year, the charity gives approximately sixty schools the incredible opportunity to welcome children’s authors, illustrators, and poets into their … Continue reading →

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Top Picks: New Picture Books to Comfort, Reassure and Encourage Young Children

Posted on November 14, 2025 by alibrarylady

Lulu Moves Home by Anna McQuinn and Rosalind Beardshaw The latest title in the charming Lulu series explores the subject of change and offers young children comfort and reassurance as they face both big and small alterations to their circumstances. … Continue reading →

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Spine-Chilling Reads for Young Horror Fans

Posted on November 9, 2025 by alibrarylady

The Last Day of October by Phil Hickes illustrated by Oriol Vidal Well, I must be of a more nervous disposition than your average 9 year old as I found Phil Hickes first novella for Barrington Stoke terrifying! This middle … Continue reading →

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Blog Tour – Super Questers Mission: Rainforest Magic by Paul Ian Cross illustrated by Katarina Gasko

Posted on November 4, 2025 by alibrarylady

Today I am pleased to be taking part in the blog tour marking the publication of the second in the Super Questers series of chapter books, Rainforest Magic. Paul Ian Cross is an award winning author and scientist and his … Continue reading →

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