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Saturday, November 11, 2017

Watch our live online event with picture book creator Oliver Jeffers on Wednesday 15th November, 2.30pm - 3.10pm, when he will be talking about his latest book, Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth, and answering children's questions.

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Saturday, November 11, 2017

The Museum of Childhood in Bethnal Green, London, is showcasing an exhibition dedicated to much-loved author Michael Morpurgo, called Michael Morpurgo: A Lifetime in Stories.

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Saturday, November 11, 2017

Of the seven books shortlisted for the Waterstones Book of the Year Award 2017, three are for children including Philip Pullman's La Belle Sauvage: The Book of Dust Volume One (David Fickling Books) and Costa-winning author Frances Hardinge for A Skinful of Shadows (Macmillan).

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Tuesday, November 7, 2017

Sony Pictures has released a new trailer for the upcoming Peter Rabbit film, which will be shown in UK cinemas next Easter. And in case you've missed it, here is also the Paddington Bear 2 trailer; the film releases on 10 November.

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Tuesday, October 24, 2017

Fans of the Claude books will love Mr Penguin by author Alex T Smith. Here, we ask Alex why his new detective character is a penguin, and whether he likes spiders....

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Thursday, October 19, 2017

One of the most talked-about books of 2017, Philip Pullman's The Book of Dust, is published today and after eight months of secrecy, the embargo is now lifted on the novel's plot.

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Monday, October 16, 2017

We asked Lucas Maxwell, librarian at Glenthorne High School in Sutton and the 2017 School Librarian of the Year, to tell us what makes his school library so special?

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Saturday, October 14, 2017

This is your Chance to Win a Spooktacular Set of Winnie and Wilbur Goodies for Halloween - and to help celebrate 30 years of Winnie and Wilbur!

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