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  • Nevermoor wins children's book prize

    Saturday, March 24, 2018

    Nevermoor, Jessica Townsend's tale of a courageous young girl who must overcome a terrible magical curse, has won the Younger Fiction category of the Waterstones Children's Book Prize.

  • Finish a story started by Beetle Boy author!

    Saturday, March 24, 2018

    Can you think of a great way to finish this story started by Beetle Boy author MG Leonard?!

  • Schools shadow prize shortlists

    Saturday, March 24, 2018

    The shortlists for the Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals have been announced and thousands of young people around the UK will now 'shadow' the awards.

  • Waterstone's Children's Book Prize winner

    Thursday, March 22, 2018

    The winner of the 2018 Waterstone's Children's Book Prize has been announced with Angie Thomas's The Hate U Give (Walker Books) winning the Older Fiction and Overall Winner awards.

  • Winners of schools' reading award announced

    Thursday, March 22, 2018

    The winners of the Egmont Reading for Pleasure Award have been announced, with St Matthew's C of E Primary School in Birmingham taking the whole school award.

  • Join Mini Grey on ReadingZone Live

    Sunday, March 18, 2018

    We are thrilled to be joined by Mini Grey, award-winning creator of Traction Man, Hermelin and Space Dog among others on Wednesday 21 March at 2.30pm. You can watch the event live via the link, below.

  • Shadow CLiPPA Poetry Award

    Friday, March 16, 2018

    Schools are invited to shadow the CLiPPA Poetry Award, run by CLPE (Centre for Literacy in Primary Education). The shadowing will take place during three weeks in June and free teaching sequences will be provided.

  • Carnegie and Greenaway Shortlists announced

    Thursday, March 15, 2018

    Patrick Ness is up for a hat-trick for the Carnegie Medal with other shortlisted authors for the 2018 CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals - announced today - including Geraldine McCaughrean, Angie Thomas, Levi Penfold and Teckentrup.