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When you ask one of your favourite children's authors a question, and the reply is a live video! @moontrug and @authorfy you make dreams come true! Thank you so much for this 😀
Yes please to more #SkySong!! Thank you for your question @SamJDThomas #AuthorfyAsks @moontrug @simonkids_UK ⭐️
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1 votes • Final resultsThe latest incredible selection of Middle Grade Must Reads as reviewed by @HelenByles is here! Check it out to learn more about #GlamAndBeardy @LittleTigerUK, #RenegadesTheMagicAwakens @scholasticuk, #TheUnchosenOne @WalkerBooksUK, & #DragonGirlAndTheAwakenedFlames @maverickbooks
Head to BookBound blog here : samjdthomas.home.blog/2026/1…
I am thrilled to share my reviews of #MyFirstTouchAndTraceABC and #MyFirstTouchAndTrace123 @LittleTigerUK and #MyBayeuxABC @NosyCrow, three board books to inspire little ones :
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Super delighted to have subscribed to
@nuttybookswap, especially as supporting local children's book groups has always been important to me. Not local to me directly, but proud to offer my support to this @FCBGNews group going forward 🩵💙🩵
Sitting here drinking my morning coffee, taking my medication, and trying to understand how people fail to have the same level of compassion, respect, and conversations with me that I have always shown them. I am shocked and disappointed 😞
Continuing the epic content with @helenbyles reviews of Middle Grade Must Reads, incl. #BoyVsReality @scholasticuk, #TheCastleOfTangledMagic @Usborne, #TheBodyInTheBlitz @PuffinBooks, and #AGraveInheritance :
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A mega month of content kicks off with Middle Grade Must Reads reviewed by @HelenByles incl. #GalaxyRunners @scholasticuk, #KittyAndMary @AndersenPress, #CrowThiefOfMagic @HarperCollinsUK and #TheNightIBorrowedTime @Usborne :
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Delighted to be sharing Middle Grade Must Reads reviewed by @HelenByles including #RileyWrightIsAlwaysWrong from @FarshoreBooks, #CaraTheShimmerWingsCapybara, and #TheWinterSnowGoose and #Escape from @BarringtonStoke :
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The wonderfully resourceful @HelenByles has a guest feature from Hannah Rix of Little Reads for us to enjoy, in which a selection of must read book series' is centre stage:
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Absolutely thrilled to be part of the #OnceUponATiger @simonkids_UK blog tour, with fantastic content from Sarah Massini and my review : samjdthomas.home.blog/2026/0…
Happy book publication day #GruffaloGranny @MacmillanKidsUK (guess what we shared at bedtime!) 💙💙🩵💙🩵
Samantha Thomas (BookBound) retweeted
Discover the magic in the mountains on 22nd October 2026 🐾💫
When a blizzard separates Emmy from her parents, she takes refuge in a mountain cave and discovers a snow leopard cub who's even more lost than she is. Together, they embark on a perilous journey to find Whisperfell, a magical land where wild animals live in peace. But with hunters closing in, can they outrun danger and reach it in time?
From magical storyteller and author of Sky Song and the Ember Spark series, Abi Elphinstone, and with enchanting illustrations from Olivia Lomenech Gill, the illustrator behind Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and Clare and Michael Morpurgo's Where My Wellies Take Me 💖
Pre-order now! 🐾
@abi.elphinstone
@olivia_lomenech_gill
#newbooks #magicalbooks #middlegradebooks #childrensbooks
Excited to continue sharing @HelenByles marathon of Middle Grade reviews with #ScarletDefenderOfTheUniverse @HarperCollinsUK, #NettaBeckerAndTheTimelineCrime @foxandinkbooks, #MyTeacherIsADiamondThief @NosyCrow, and #SuperquesterMissionDesertDanger:
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More epic content from @helenbyles with reviews of #QuestersAcademyTheBoxOfLocks @FireflyPress, #TicketsForMurder @piccadillypress, #NorthChild @Usborne, and #Beastopia @WalkerBooksUK : samjdthomas.home.blog/2026/0…
Playing catch up with our blog content, with @HelenByles reviews of #Dragonflare @jamiehammondd @Usborne, #MySchoolMusicalAndOtherPunishments @NosyCrow, #CruiseShipKidKidnapAtSea, and #Nova @BarringtonStoke :
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Some times the strangest of circumstances can see you return to somewhere once ingrained in your existence, and all the memories come flooding back. Nothing will ever beat that comforting feel of knowing you are going home upon the conclusion of adventures though 💕
Happily sharing @helenbyles reviews of some fantastic chapter book (middle grade) titles :
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Super excited to share some @LittleTigerUK titles perfect for giting at baby showers and/or baby's arrival: samjdthomas.home.blog/2026/0…
