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Minecraft Guides to give away!
Monday, September 18, 2017
We have five sets of the latest Minecraft Guides (Egmont) to give away. The books have insider information and tips from experts at Mojang games studio - the original creators of Minecraft.
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BBC marks 20 years of Harry Potter
Saturday, September 16, 2017
Drawing on a new exhibition being staged by the British Library from October, the BBC will be airing a one-hour documentary on Harry Potter: A History of Magic although the date has not been confirmed.
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Newcomer Francesca Sanna recognised
Thursday, September 14, 2017
Francesca Sanna has won the 2017 Klaus Flugge Prize for the most exciting and promising newcomer to children's picture book illustration, for her book The Journey (Flying Eye Books).
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Help judge the Blue Peter Book Award
Tuesday, September 12, 2017
The Blue Peter Book Awards 2018 is looking for school children to help choose the winning books in two categories: the Best Story and the Best Book with Facts for its 2018 awards. Entries are now open for schools to apply to be part of the expert reading panel.
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UKLA Book Awards longlists announced
Monday, September 11, 2017
The UKLA's longlist for its 2018 book awards, announced today, highlights recently-published books that are rich in meaning, imagination and vocabulary and that are aimed at children aged three to 16 years.
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Step back in time
Monday, September 11, 2017
Look out for mystery and mayhem in this new series by Philip Ardagh! Step back into the past and discover how hard Victorian maids had to work, or how boys would train as a knight!
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Genuine Fraud book group set
Friday, September 8, 2017
The latest book by bestselling author E Lockhart, Genuine Fraud, is published this month by Hot Key Books and we have a set of ten copies of the book to give to a school book group, in return for some readers' reviews.
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Voting opens for 2018 Scottish Teenage Book Prize
Wednesday, August 30, 2017
The voting has opened to find Scotland's favourite teenage book of the year, with Elizabeth Laird, Caighlan Smith and Danny Weston shortlisted for the prize.
