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Shark in the Park wins inaugural prize
Thursday, January 12, 2017
Author Nick Sharratt has won the inaugural Bookbug Picture Book Prize for his picture book Shark in the Park on a Windy Day, published by Picture Corgi.
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Design a book token competition
Tuesday, January 10, 2017
To celebrate World Book Day, National Book Tokens is holding a competition for children and young people to design a book token. There will be a winner and runner-up in three age categories.
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Worst Witch series comes to CBBC
Tuesday, January 10, 2017
A new 12-part series for CBBC, The Worst Witch, begins on Wednesday 11th January at 4.30-5pm. The series is based on Jill Murphy's much loved Worst Witch books about Mildred Hubble, a seemingly ordinary girl who is catapulted into a whole new world of magic.
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What would you do if you became invisible?
Monday, January 9, 2017
In Ross Welford's WHAT NOT TO DO IF YOU TURN INVISIBLE, Ethel Leatherhead is terrified to discover she's invisible - but that is soon the least of her problems. We ask author ROSS WELFORD to tell us more.
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Simple Template for your picture books
Sunday, January 8, 2017
Here is a very simple template that you can use to set out your picture book. The template is set in Portrait style (upright rather than landscape), and is 24 pages long, including the front and back covers.
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How to enter your picture book(s)
Sunday, January 8, 2017
Once your picture books are finished, you will need to complete the simple online entry form (see link, below). Please read the following information before filling out your form.
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Picture Book Competition Guidelines
Sunday, January 8, 2017
The ReadingZone Picture Book Competition 2017 is now open. Here are some guidelines for the competition, which will run through schools, libraries and homes until Saturday 29th April - the final date for entries.
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Winner of the 2016 Picture Book Competition
Sunday, January 8, 2017
The overall winner for the 2016 competition was a secondary entry, The Grand Pancake Race, created by William Thompson from Cockermouth School. You can download the picture book, below.
