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Sunday, February 19, 2017

Educational charity Achievement for All has issued a challenge to primary schools to reach 10 million minutes of reading between Thursday 9th March and Wednesday 15th March.

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Sunday, February 19, 2017

The longlists for the Carnegie and Greenaway Medals have been announced, together with plans for celebrating the 80th anniversary of the Carnegie Medal and the 60th anniversary of the Kate Greenaway Medal.

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Thursday, February 9, 2017

The children's author and illustrator behind classics including The Snowman, Fungus the Bogeyman and Ethel and Ernest, has achieved a lifetime award in recognition of his work.

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Wednesday, February 8, 2017

Tigers and beetles, time travel and the refugee crisis are among the themes on this year's shortlist for the Waterstone's Children's Book Prize, which includes picture books, middle grade and YA fiction.

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Thursday, January 26, 2017

You'd normally spot Christian O'Connell tucked away in his Absolute Radio studio from where he broadcasts his daily show but, over the next few weeks, he'll also be on the road, visiting schools and festivals to talk about his new children's book, Radio Boy.

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Thursday, January 26, 2017

The School Library Association (SLA) has published a guide to a range of translated books for children aged eight to 14 years plus.

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Monday, January 23, 2017

ReadingZone will be visiting schools in Surrey as part of the ReadingZone Festival 2017, giving more than 3,000 children the chance to meet authors and find out about books and creative writing.

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Monday, January 23, 2017

We wouldn't be able to reach all these children without the support of our festival sponsors, and the support of publishers and the authors and illustrators themselves, who help make the festival possible.

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