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Help choose the best books for children
Tuesday, February 26, 2019
Help find the best books of the year by voting for your favourites for the 2019 Children's Book Award. This is the only award in the UK where the winners are chosen by the readers - you!
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Children's Book Awards shortlist
Monday, February 25, 2019
Children can start to vote for their favourite books from the 2019 Children's Book Award shortlist, which has just been announced, and includes funny adventure stories as well as books featuring homelessness and mental health.
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Sibeal Pounder joins ReadingZone Live
Sunday, February 24, 2019
Look out for our live online event with author Sibeal Pounder, creator of the Witch Wars series, on Friday 15th March at 2.30pm - 3.10pm.
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A whole-school approach to reading for pleasure
Sunday, February 24, 2019
School librarian Rhiannon Cook aims for a whole school approach to information literacy and reading for pleasure. Here, she tells us how that ambition has helped her achieve a borrowing rate of at least 75% of their pupils.
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Stories with a twist
Thursday, February 21, 2019
Author Michael Rosen is looking for 'stories with a twist' in a competition from publisher Scholastic to encourage children to write creatively. Prizes include 50 copies of a book filled with your pupils' creative writing.
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2018 Picture Book Award Winner
Thursday, February 14, 2019
A story about a young chick - The Chick's Day Out by Aarna (St Mark's C of E Primary School) - won the Young Creators Category of the ReadingZone Picture Book Competition 2018, and went on to win the overall prize.
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Awards announced for the funniest books for children
Thursday, February 14, 2019
The winners of the Laugh Out Loud Awards ('The Lollies') have been announced - with Tom Gates, a chocolate bunny and a bonkers diary of a pig among the books that made children laugh out loud!
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Getting started on your picture book
Thursday, February 14, 2019
To follow are some suggestions from publishers to help young people when they begin work on their picture books, from thinking up ideas to structuring their story.
