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Waterstones announces its 2024 Children's Book Prize shortlists
Book Awards
Thursday, February 8, 2024
Every year Waterstones' expert booksellers vote for the books they believe are the very best in new children's writing and illustration. Their 2024 Children's Book Prize shortlists have just been announced.
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Celebrating Eid with The Best Eid Ever
Author Videos
Friday, February 2, 2024
Sufiya Ahmed and illustrator Hazem Asif introduce their new picture book, The Best Eid Ever, celebrating the traditions of Eid.
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Polly Crossby revisits Little Red Riding Hood
Video/Vlog
Thursday, February 1, 2024
Polly Crosby tells ReadingZone about her novel, This Tale is Forbidden (Scholastic), a fractured fairy tale set in a dystopian world.
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Shine Like the Stars!
Author Videos
Thursday, February 1, 2024
ReadingZone finds out what makes Shine Like the Stars such a special book, reminding children of their connection with the Earth - and the stars!
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Candy Gourlay's Wild Song
Video/Vlog
Wednesday, January 31, 2024
Candy Gourlay introduces Wild Song, her companion novel to Bone Talk, in which Luki and Samkad leave their home in the Philippines for America.
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2024 Branford Boase Award longlist announced
Book Awards
Wednesday, January 24, 2024
Look out for some great new writers in the 2024 Branford Boase Award longlist, highlighting outstanding debut novels for children. The award also honours the editor of the winning book. The shortlist will be announced on 25 April 2024.
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Philip Pullman joins call for compulsory school libraries
Sunday, January 21, 2024
Philip Pullman, the author of His Dark Materials, has joined authors including Michael Morpurgo and Julia Donaldson in calling for legislation to ensure that every school has a library; around 14% of primary schools have no library, and the number of secondary schools with lib...
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Becoming your best self
Author Videos
Friday, January 19, 2024
In The Best You, author and parenting coach Nima Patel encourages children to think about not what they want to be when they grow up, but who they want to be.
