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  • A story about a perfect town

    Wednesday, August 9, 2017

    In A Place Called Perfect, everything seems to be just that - but not is all as it seems... With the help of her new best friend, Boy, Violet must uncover the secrets of the town called Perfect - or risk losing her family, forever.

  • National Poetry Day

    Tuesday, August 8, 2017

    This year's National Poetry Day - an annual celebration of poetry - is taking place on Thursday 28th September.

  • Look Beyond Your World

    Monday, July 24, 2017

    ReadingZone has joined with Macmmillan to celebrate the publisher's Look Beyond Your World campaign by offering the books included in the campaign to teacher and librarian reviewers this summer! There are also discussion notes available for each book.

  • Non fiction to review this summer!

    Monday, July 17, 2017

    We can't wait to share these brilliant books about science, STEM projects, fun maths and optical illusions with teachers and librarians this summer. Would you like to review these books for us?

  • Children's poetry award announced

    Monday, July 17, 2017

    Poet Kate Wakeling has won the CLiPPA 2017 poetry award for her first collection for children, Moon Juice, illustrated by Elina Braslina, published by The Emma Press.

  • What children are borrowing from libraries

    Sunday, July 16, 2017

    Tony Ross, who illustrates David Walliams's novels and the Horrid Henry books, and Nick Sharratt, who illustrates Jacqueline Wilson's books, are the top most borrowed illustrators in the UK.

  • Psst - there's something fishy going on...

    Sunday, July 16, 2017

    ...at your local library, where Animal Agents are busy solving mysteries as part of the Summer Reading Challenge 2017.

  • Sequel to Cornelia Funke's Dragon Rider!

    Sunday, July 16, 2017

    Bestselling author Cornelia Funke has listened to her fans and written a follow-up story to Dragon Rider, which sees young dragon rider Ben leaving his home to embark on a new mission, to save the last three Pegasi foals.