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Saturday, June 25, 2022

The Children's Book Award 2022 winners - chosen and voted for entirely by children - are announced in a celebratory in-person awards ceremony. And Peter Bently and Steven Lenton's picture book, Octopus Shocktopus!, comes 1st!

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Tuesday, June 21, 2022

The winners of the ReadingZone Picture Book Competition 2022, challenging those aged four to 18 years to make a picture book, have been announced!

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Thursday, June 16, 2022

The winners of the Yoto Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals 2022 have been announced. The awards celebrate outstanding achievement in children's writing and illustration respectively and are judged by children's and youth librarians, with the Shadowers' Choice Award voted for b...

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Monday, June 13, 2022

This week the winners of the prestigious Carnegie Medal and Kate Greenaway Medal will be announced. Here's a reminder of the shortlists.

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Sunday, June 12, 2022

Does your child LOVE cars, ships and trucks? Then they will adore Special Delivery, which explores the journey of a book to your local bookshop.

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Sunday, June 12, 2022

Author Jackie Morris and illustrator James Mayhew share the story behind the creation of their latest 'Mrs Noah' picture book, Mrs Noah's Song.

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Saturday, June 11, 2022

Looking for Emily, Fiona Longmuir's debut, is an adventure story with a mystery at its heart - why is there a secret museum dedicated to a girl called Emily at the heart of a seaside town? Fiona Longmuir tells ReadingZone more in this short video.

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Friday, June 10, 2022

Phil Earle, author of When the Sky Falls, introduces his new WWII novel, While the Storm Rages, about a boy who sets out on an impossible mission to save family pets.  

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