The longlists for the 2020 CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals - children's books oldest award - have been announced, with current topics including homelessness and the refugee crisis covered in many of the nominated books.
A poetry collection, I Bet I Can Make You Laugh by Joshua Seigal and Tim Wesson, has won the Laugh Out Loud Awards ('The Lollies'), an award created by publisher Scholastic to celebrate the funniest children's books.
A month of Michael Morpurgo activities is available via the author's website to help introduce children to his books, including worksheets, storytelling challenges and extracts.
The shortlist for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2020 has been announced, including picture books, middle grade and young adult fiction. The shortlist is chosen by Waterstones' booksellers.
World Book Day has launched a nationwide campaign, Share a Million Stories, to help change children's lives by making story-sharing a habit of a lifetime. Schools and families can register for the chance to win some fabulous book prizes.
The School Library Association has announced the final shortlist of seven pupil library assistants for the 2020 UK Pupil Library Assistant of the Year Award.
The longlist for the Branford Boase Award, which recognises debut writers and their editors, has been announced and includes Costa winner Jasbinder Bilan, Sharna Jacksons bestseller High-Rise Mystery and books from independent presses Everything...
Next month ReadingZone will be visiting schools across Surrey for this year's ReadingZone Festival, with a fantastic line-up of author events!
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