Lovely to meet #LiteratureinAction students today! Thanks for having me along @EnglishAssoc Details on some of the collections and resources I mentioned are in this thread. @DrRebeccaFisher @JenniferRichar7 Seven Stories collection information and highlights can be found here 👉 sevenstories.org.uk/collection#fil…*

What a way to spend the morning of #WorldBookDay! Huge thanks to @ReadSolutionsUK for hosting the #GreatNorthReadingConference
All of the events, books, and resources I mentioned are below👇 Authors into Schools - With our digital programme it's easier than ever to have an inspirational author or illustrator come in to your classroom to enthuse children, encourage reading for pleasure, and enhance your curriculum.

More info and bookings 👉 sevenstories.org.uk/learning/schoo…

This is Jenny Lives with Eric and Martin (1983), an educational children’s book intended to reduce anti-gay prejudice. It was quickly labelled ‘gay propaganda’ and wielded as a weapon and ‘evidence’ against the #LGBT community, leading to the introduction of #Section28 #LGBTHM21

https://twitter.com/7Stories/status/1361656432098213889

Danish author, Susanne Bosche, created the book to help children ‘...understand themselves and the society they live in.’ google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.theg…

However the book became the catalyst for one of the most pernicious pieces of legislation in recent times.