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	Book news A taste of what's happening around the country. Booktrust Storytime Prize 23/11/2019 Cyril and Pat by Emily Gravett has won the 'BookTrust Storytime Prize', a new award to celebrate the best books for sharing with babies and children aged 0-5. It is run in partnership with the Youth Library Group. Read more... Elmer helps raise thousands for charity 16/11/2019 The auction of hundreds of hand painted 'Elmer elephants' around the country has helped to raise £765,000 for Hospice Charities. Read more... SLA Non Fiction Awards 13/11/2019 The School Library Association (SLA) has announced the winners of the School Library Association Information Book Award 2019 and the Hachette Children's Group Award for Outstanding Contribution to Information Books. Read more... Letter to a Head Teacher 10/11/2019 ReadingZone is sharing a letter sent by a parent to their child's new secondary school, asking why it doesn't have a professional school librarian - and explaining what the children are missing out by not having one. Read more... Carnegie and Kate Greenaway nominations 04/11/2019 Nominations for the 2020 CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals have been announced, with more than 162 books nominated for both medals. The longlists will be announced in February 2020. Read more... Halloween giveaways!! 27/10/2019 ReadingZone is working with Stripes Publishing to do a special Halloween giveaway to two primary and secondary schools this month - two sets of five books of Skeleton Keys by Guy Bass and Whiteout (Red Eye) by Gabriel Dylan!! Read more... Blue Peter Book Awards 2020 longlists 24/10/2019 The Blue Peter Book Awards 2020 longlists have been announced, highlighting some of the best fiction and non fiction published in the last year. Read more... Publisher lobbies for 'statutory storytime' 23/10/2019 Publisher Egmont is lobbying the government to get 'statutory storytime' into the national curriculum. The campaign is supported by former children's laureate Michael Morpurgo. Read more...		Follow @ReadingZone Book of the week Meet the Twitches Hayley Scott ~ Babies & Toddlers ~ Pre School ~ Early Readers ~ Confident Readers ~ Young Adult Meet the Author THE BOOKWORM by DEBBIE GLIORI is a gorgeous treat of a story about a boy, Max, and his search for the perfect pet. When Max finds a baby worm that seems to be 'just right', little does he know what the worm will grow up into...