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  • Vote for your favourite Harry Potter character

    Friday, June 16, 2017

    Join the search for the nation's favourite Harry Potter character, as we celebrate 20 years of Harry Potter publishing!

  • David Walliams in new radio initiative

    Thursday, June 15, 2017

    HarperCollins Children's Books is joining forces with talkRADIO in a new audio book initiative, The Story Hour, aimed at encouraging family listening time.

  • We're giving away the Lollies shortlist!

    Tuesday, June 13, 2017

    What do children love to read most? Books that make them laugh. So to help one lucky primary school get more children reading, we've teamed up with the 2017 Laugh Out Loud Awards (Lollies) to give away a set of their shortlisted titles.

  • Reading helps build empathy

    Tuesday, June 13, 2017

    Today is 'Empathy Day', based on research showing that reading stories builds our real-life empathy. The day aims to highlight the power of books to help us better understand and connect to each other.

  • Michael Morpurgo wins children's book prize

    Saturday, June 10, 2017

    Children have chosen Michael Morpurgo's An Eagle in the Snow as the winner of The Children's Book Award 2017. The book is illustrated by Michael Foreman.

  • The Lie Tree to be filmed

    Friday, June 9, 2017

    The film option for Frances Hardinge's Costa-winning book The Lie Tree has been bought by US film and TV producer Louise Goodsill, whose earlier film credits include Phantom of the Opera and An Education.

  • Transform your school library

    Thursday, June 8, 2017

    Would you like to win thousands of pounds worth of National Book Tokens for your school? Just enter your school details into the draw.

  • Lauren Child is the new Children's Laureate

    Wednesday, June 7, 2017

    Lauren Child, creator of Charlie and Lola and now the new Children's Laureate, has said she aims to champion children's creativity during her tenure. Child is the tenth Children's Laureate.