An underwater thriller for 11+ readers
Author Lindsay Galvin has been telling us how living in Thailand helped inspire her thrilling adventure, The Secret Deep (Chicken House), which has an incredible mystery at its heart.
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16/08/2018
Take part in the SLAMbassadors Showcase!
Teams, schools and individuals aged 13 - 25 are all invited to apply to take part in the SLAMbassadors Showcase on Sunday 18th November in London. The deadline for applications is 31st August.
21/07/2018
"Alarming" lack of BAME characters in children's books
Just 4% of the children's books published in the UK in 2017 featured black, Asian or minority ethnic (BAME) characters according to a new study into ethnic representation in children's literature. The study, Reflecting Realities, conducted by CLPE,...
17/07/2018
Harry Potter Book Night 2019 theme revealed!
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry will be the theme for Harry Potter Book Night on Thursday 7th February 2019. Schools and libraries can now register for an event kit.
16/07/2018
Tales from Outer Suburbia companion
Walker Studio will publish Tales from the Inner City by world renowned artist and storyteller Shaun Tan this October, a companion volume to his earlier short story collection, Tales from Outer Suburbia (Templar).
10/07/2018
Shifty McGifty sets to give away!
Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam are back in a new adventure, The Missing Masterpiece (published by Nosy Crow), and to celebrate we're giving away two sets of Shifty McGifty's picture books!
08/07/2018
UKLA Book Award winners
Teachers have chosen the winning books in the UKLA Book Awards, which focuses on children's books that 'enhance all aspects of literacy learning'. Books by Sarah Crossan, Brian Conaghan, Elizabeth Laird, Martin Brown and Morag Hood are among the...
07/07/2018
Mitch Johnson on writing his debut, Kick
Kick - the debut novel that has just scooped the Branford Boase Award 2018 - began life with the discovery of a piece of rubbish in a shoebox. In this blog, author Mitch Johnson tells us how his award-winning novel Kick (Usborne) came about:
05/07/2018
