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Award Winning Poet
Author in Residence, Dpt of Public Health & Primary Care, University of Cambridge

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Laura Mucha (@lauramucha) - ‘Japanese Spider Crab’

Go All In with Poetry: Themed 5-Poem Playlists for Home & School

Every week from National Poetry Day until the end of the National Year of Reading, we’re sharing a new 5-poem collection on children’s favourite themes to give teachers and parents an easy, inspiring gateway into reading poetry!

Laura Mucha is an award-winning poet and author, and Author-in-Residence at the University of Cambridge’s Department of Public Health and Primary Care. Her playlist is themed on Fear!

Here, she shares her poem about the Japanese Spider Crab, which is born absolutely tiny but then grows into a huge spidery creature in the deep sea!

To read the rest of her selections, check out the blogs across our websites on National Poetry Day, National Literacy Trust and Macmillan!

https://forwardartsfoundation.org/laura-mucha-5-poem-playlist/

#NationalPoetryDay #WonderfulWorldOfWonder #PoetryInSchools #NationalYearOfReading2026 #GoAllIn

@literacy_trust @panmacmillan @macmillankidsuk
@go_all_in_2026 @otterbarrybooks

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Which books were we celebrating with our pupils, staff & families during yesterday’s celebration assembly? Can you spot a theme? 👻

🪦 Graveyard Gladiators @davidowenauthor @shanesartstuff
🏨 Most Haunted Hotels @realyfielding @hannahshawdraws
👻 The Night House Files: The Ghosts of Grey Towers @dansmithauthor @lukebrookesart
🎤 Corpse Talk: Dead Famous & Chatty @adammurphycomics @acouplecomics
🦆 Colin’s Monster @swain_holly
🍱 Welcome To Our Table @lauramucha @harriet_lynas

#bookrecommendations #childrensbooks #bookstagram #primaryschool #readingforpleasure

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Oh là là, quelle histoire ! ~ Laura Mucha & Marc Boutavant 📚

Petit Ours veut simplement lire son livre, mais les personnages de contes s’invitent les uns après les autres pour goûter son porridge. Une chouette histoire qui détourne avec humour les contes classiques.
👵🏻🐺🐻👧🏻

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We love reading about the big bad bothersome wolf!
Which wolf story did you grow up with? Tell us below 👇

📖 Porridge Please!
Publisher: @walkerpicturebooks
Illustrated by @chienpourriii
Written by @lauramucha

#readwithrev #picturebooks #fairytales #kidlit #readaloud

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📖 FARINETES, SISPLAU!

▪️Text: @lauramucha
▪️Il·lustracions: @marcboutavant
▪️Traducció: @llumdelalba
▪️Editorial: @combeleditorial, 2025

🔸Àlbum il·lustrat
🔸Temes: lectura, personatges de contes clàssics, capacitat de reacció, humor

🔹Recomanat a partir de 6 anys

#BibliotecaEscolar #LiteraturaInfantil #RecomanacionsLiteràries #Educació

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What a wonderful way to celebrate Poetry Day’s theme of ‘Wonder’! We were delighted to welcome renowned poet Laura Mucha to Parkgate House – @lauramucha inspired every child from our Nursery to Prep 6 through a range of joyful, energetic and creative workshops. From sharing ‘Porridge Please!’ with our youngest learners to guiding older pupils through the process of creating their own poems, Laura brought poetry to life and filled Parkgate with imagination, curiosity and creativity. Thank you, Laura!

#nursery
#prepschool
#prepschoollife
#NationalPoetryDay
#ParkgateCurriculum

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Our judges have tuned in 🎧

Meet our judges for the 2026 British Audio Awards!

Learn more about all our judges on our website 🔗

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It’s time to face your fears, explore anxiety and get curious about scary animals!

Every animal speaks for itself in its own poem, some co-written with real school classes. Written by @lauramucha, illustrated by @hannahpeckillustration and published with @hachettechildrens.

#Scary #BrightArtist #KidLitArt

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🐼☕️ Le Café Panda

📖 Oh là là, quelle histoire !
✒️ Laura Mucha @lauramucha
🎨 Marc Boutavant @marcboutavant
🏠 Kaléidoscope @editions.kaleidoscope
@ecoledesloisirs
🗓 2025 / dès 4 ans

🔑 contes détournés, humour, gourmandise, loup, lecture

#lecafepanda #albumjeunesse #contesdétournés #kaléidoscope #lespépitesdor

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tutto vogliono il porridge di piccolo orso, ma lui vuole finire la sua storia!!!
@ass_nausika
#letturascuolainfazia #letturaadaltavocecondivisa
#ripartire #leggereinsieme

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🍽️ Attention all future foodies! 🍽️

The latest RTÉ KIDS Book Club has just landed. This month we’re exploring tasty titles all about food glorious food!

Bake, I mean make, your way over to the RTÉ KIDS website to explore 6 scrumptious selections which cover everything from eating at the table to food from around the world, sustainable farming and more! Click the link in the bio to discover more 🔗

Featured titles:
🍝Toddler Talk: All Gone! by Carolina Búzio (Nosy Crow)
🧑‍🍳Zeki Eats Out by Anna McQuinn and illustrated by Ruth Hearson (Alanna Max)
🍛A Taste of Home by Maryam Hassan and illustrated by Anna Wilson, (Hodder Children's Books)
🍽️Welcome to Our Table: A Celebration of What Children Eat Everywhere by Lauren Mucha and Ed Smith and illustrated by Harriet Lynas (Nosy Crow)
🌾Food for the Future: Sustainable Farms Around the World by Mia Wenjen and illustrated by Robert Sae-Heng (Barefoot Books)
🧑‍🌾Seed to Supper: The Journey of your Food from the Ground Up by Michelle Darmody and illustrated by Ruth Graham (Nine Bean Rows Books)

Book selection by Publications Manager @stuck_for_books . A bookshelf filled with books.

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