📚 Exciting news! The #YotoCarnegies24 ceremony will be open to shadowing groups! Experience the magic at the Cambridge Theatre on 20 June, 12pm. Arrive from 11am for pre-ceremony activities.

Booking starts 25 April, 3pm. Full details: yotocarnegies.co.uk/attending-the-…

Fabulous first The Yoto Carnegies shadowing session today. We were moved by To the Other Side by Erika Meza - what powerful impact from the metaphors in the gorgeous illustrations! We enjoyed thinking about our animal strengths & just squeezed in time to design our masks. 📚 😊 🎨

✨Our phenomenal book supplier Scholastic UK is giving away shortlist packs so that more young readers can be involved in this year's Shadowing scheme for the #YotoCarnegies24 #Scholastic 📚 For more information on how to enter head over to:
shop.scholastic.co.uk/the-yoto-carne…

Congratulations to everyone who made it to these awesome shortlists! 🎉🥳👏

The wait is over! Introducing the longlists for the 2024 Yoto Carnegie Medals for Writing and Illustration. Congratulations to the talented individuals who brought these exceptional stories to life. 📚🎨 #YotoCarnegies24

Read the full announcement: yotocarnegies.co.uk/2024-longlists…

It's #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek ... but did you know? Research shows that children who read:

⭐ feel more secure and develop deep bonds with parents/carers
⭐ have better sleep
⭐ have better mental wellbeing and self-esteem

Find out more here 👇

booktrust.org.uk/what-we-do/imp…

Making memory boxes today. Inspired by Sydney Smith heartfelt book Do You Remember? Really good discussion.

Day 3 is YA books: WIN a copy of The King Is Dead, Bad Things Happen Here, Blood to Poison, Why Is Nobody Laughing and The Haunting of Tyrese Walker. To enter FOLLOW us, RT, LIKE this post and COMMENT #TheDBAwards
Closes 6pm. UK only.

The Big Class Sets Giveaway ends today with a tremendous, heart-wrenching bang! The final title up for grabs is... When The Sky Falls🦍❤️

To enter, reshare this post and follow us before Friday 1st December, 6pm.

Up to 40% off class sets: l8r.it/opf2

Ready for 12 days of giveaways? 👀

💖Okay here’s a MASSIVE Bunny Vs Monkey contest - win the whole BVM book series, including book 9 ahead of release, all signed and personalised, AND a £10 BVM book token!
🎉Just RT this tweet to be in with a chance!
🧐(UK only, I’ll pick a winner at random in a few days time!)

There are only two prizes left in The Big Class Sets Giveaway 😱

To be in with a chance to win for your school, share this post and make sure you are following our X account before Friday 24th November.

Up to 40% off class sets: l8r.it/SaR6

@hotkeybooks

Finally! Now I can get on with the rest of my day.
Thanks for all the clues Twitter 😀

We've given away EIGHT class sets so far to lucky schools! This week is one of your final chances to win a class set📚️⁠
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To win The Million Pieces of Neena Gill, share this post and make sure you are following our account before Friday 17th, 6pm.

😀 Just look at these lists of fabulous books! Lots I’ve read and would recommend and a lot of new ones to explore! 📚

I believe EVERY CHILD CAN BE A READER! So I'm doing a massive free virtual school visit with BookTrust on Nov 10 - I hope as many kids as possible will be part of it! If you're a teacher or librarian, please do sign up & join us!
(Art: Charles M Schulz)

booktrust.org.uk/what-we-do/pro…

LAST CHANCE!

Have you considered becoming a Yoto Carnegies judge? We are recruiting in 7 YLG Committee regions for 2025-26:
- North East
- North West
- West Midlands
- London
- South East
- South West
-Yorkshire and Humber

For more info and to apply👇
informationprofessionaljobs.com/jobs/regional-…

Ahead of National Poetry day tomorrow, i have a spare copy of The Final Year to give away. RT and follow to win. UK only, I'm afraid. I'll pick a winner next Weds 11th October.

Primary teachers! Are you joining our free online events celebrating representation in children's books on Oct 5 & 10, with Patrice Lawrence (she/her), Jeffrey Boakye, Robert Tregoning (he/him) 🌈 & @vivschwarz?
Book now for our CPD
bl.uk/events/all-our…
& children's workshop
sevenstories.org.uk/learning/schoo…

📚 Remember you have until this Friday 29th September to nominate a book for #YotoCarnegies24 !

All CILIP members can nominate one exceptional title per Medal. 🏅

Find the forms here: yotocarnegies.co.uk/about-the-awar…