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  • Celebrate Roald Dahl Day

    Saturday, August 25, 2018

    James and the Giant Peach will be the focus of celebrations for this year's Roald Dahl Day on 13 September with an online show, links with the Natural History Museum and a Roald Dahl Day Party Pack available via the link, below.

  • Sainsburys Children's Book Awards 2018

    Saturday, August 25, 2018

    The shortlist for the fifth Sainsbury's Children's Book Award has been announced and includes nominations for the best baby and toddler books, picture books, fiction, learning and development titles and favourite characters.

  • Yorkshire children's literature festival launches

    Saturday, August 25, 2018

    Yorkshire is to hold its first major children's literature festival at Broughton Hall, near Skipton, next month, with more than 65 authors, poets, illustrators, storytellers and animators taking part as well as over 200 schools.

  • Adventure and friendship in Seaview Stables

    Saturday, August 25, 2018

    Look out for friends, bullies, ponies and jam warfare! in this fabulous new series from Tracey Corderoy called SEAVIEW STABLES.

  • The Dodo Made Me Do It!

    Wednesday, August 22, 2018

    We asked author Jo Simmons to tell us about her latest book, The Dodo Made Me Do It (Bloomsbury), in which ten-year-old Danny makes an unexpected discovery during his boring summer holiday.

  • An underwater thriller for 11+ readers

    Thursday, August 16, 2018

    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.

  • Take part in the SLAMbassadors Showcase!

    Saturday, July 21, 2018

    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.

  • Harry Potter Book Night 2019 theme revealed!

    Monday, July 16, 2018

    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.