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Introducing... Kevin the Vampire!
Video/Vlog
Thursday, September 7, 2023
Look out for vampires, a monster carnival, killer bunnies, and a dog who isn't a dog in Kevin the Vampire: A Most Mysterious Monster.
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Gina Kaminski fixes Little Red Riding Hood
Author Videos
Wednesday, September 6, 2023
Craig Barr-Green tells ReadingZone what inspired his picture book Gina Kaminski Saves the Wolf, about a little girl who decides that Little Red Riding Hood needs a new ending... The book is illustrated by Francis Martin, and published by Little Tiger Press.
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Survey reveals marked decline in reading for pleasure in 2023
Tuesday, September 5, 2023
Research into children and young people's reading has recorded a marked decline in reading for pleasure, with fewer than half of all children aged 8-18 years (43%) saying they enjoy reading in their free time, down from a high of 58% in 2016. The survey, Childre...
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All you need to know about your furry friend....
Author Videos
Tuesday, September 5, 2023
US author Carlie Sorosiak tells ReadingZone how her own dog - who turned out to be a dingo - helped inspire her new book, A World of Dogs.
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Enter a world of Impossible Creatures!
Author Videos
Monday, September 4, 2023
Imagine a world where unicorns roam, dragons exist and where there are griffons, too... Discover the world of Impossible Creatures!
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Weaving a spell in your dreams...
Video/Vlog
Monday, September 4, 2023
Dreamweavers: Night of the Scary Fairies is the first in a new magical and adventure-packed series by Annabelle Sami, illustrated by Forrest Burdett. Look out for portals into strange dreamworlds, bad fairies - and what is making things go wrong in the dream world.......
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A city under siege
Authors Q&As
Monday, September 4, 2023
Sweet Skies is an inspiring story about friendship, loss and survival in a ruined city. Author Robin Scott-Elliot tells ReadingZone how his love of history, his family's links with Berlin, and a story about a kindly American pilot, helped inspire him to write it.
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Joshua Seigal plays with words
Author Videos
Saturday, September 2, 2023
ReadingZone spoke with award-winning poet Joshua Seigal to find out about his newest poetry collection, Who Let the Words Out, a fun and challenging look at how we use words, and with new words to explore.
