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Little Rebels 2023 Shortlist announced
Book Awards
Tuesday, April 25, 2023
The 2023 Little Rebels Award shortlist, with books spotlighting social justice issues for the youngest readers and celebrating young people's resilience and strength, has been announced. In these stories, children band together to protest and push back against economic...
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Reporting back from the FCBG Conference 2023
Book Blog
Friday, April 21, 2023
The annual Conference of the Federation of Children's Book Groups is a wonderful occasion. It is quite unique in that teachers, TAs, librarians, parents, grandparents - a wonderful mix of delegates - attend, bringing a wide range of perspectives and interests. ...
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How a Japanese legend inspired a new fantasy adventure
Authors Q&As
Friday, April 21, 2023
Discover how the legend of a magical sword helped inspire Misa Sugiura's Momo Arashima Steals the Sword of the Wind (Puffin). In this fast-paced fantasy adventure, Momo discovers that her mother is a Shinto goddess and embarks on a quest to find a legendary sword.
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Discover the true story that inspired MA Bennett's The Mona Lisa Mystery!
Author Videos
Friday, April 14, 2023
M.A. Bennett's The Mona Lisa Mystery is a gripping time-travel adventure story that takes us to the Louvre at the turn of the century, and the theft of what was, at that time, a little-known painting... The Mona Lisa!
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Introducing Let's Play Murder!
Video/Vlog
Thursday, April 13, 2023
Kesia Lupo introduces her new YA thriller, a dark and twisting novel set in a murderous VR game... Let's Play Murder!
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How do we create and maintain a reading habit at home?
Growing Readers
Friday, April 7, 2023
We asked Alison David from publisher Farshore, to share her tips about creating and maintaining a regular reading habit at home.
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Shortlists announced for the UKLA Book Awards 2023
Book Awards
Friday, March 31, 2023
The shortlists for the UKLA Book Awards, judged entirely by teachers, have been announced. The awards seek books from a "wide and inclusive range" of publishers that "recognise a broad range of perspectives, experiences and voices".
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Caryl Hart tells us all about the Weather!
Author Videos
Saturday, March 25, 2023
Caryl Hart's Meet the Weather book is the latest in the series that also includes Meet the Planets and Meet the Oceans (Bloomsbury Children's Books). The books are aimed at younger children aged 3-5 years, who will enjoy meeting the author in...
