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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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CLiPPA shortlist set to give away
Wednesday, June 7, 2017
We have a set of the brilliant poetry books shortlisted for the CLiPPA award (Centre for Literacy in Primary Poetry Award) to give away to a school. The award celebrates outstanding poetry for children.
