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  • CLiPPA 2020 winner announced

    Friday, October 9, 2020

    Cherry Moon, a collection of nature poems published by ZaZaKids Books/ Troika Books and illustrated by Junli Song has won the CLiPPA2020 poetry award, managed by CLPE.

  • Carnegie Greenaway Shadowers' Choice announced

    Friday, October 9, 2020

    The winners of the CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Shadowers' Choice Award have been announced as Dean Atta's The Black Flamingo from the Carnegie shortlist, and Kadir Nelson's illustrations for The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander from the Kate Greenaway shortlist.

  • Author Alex Wheatle's childhood on film

    Thursday, October 8, 2020

    Award Winning Director Steve McQueen is recreating the childhood of Alex Wheatle as part of a series of films for BBC, Small Axe, which premiers on 15th November. The Alex Wheatle episode will air on Sunday 6th December.

  • UKLA Book Awards 2021 longlists announced

    Tuesday, October 6, 2020

    The longlists for the UKLA Book Awards, which focus on encouraging teachers' knowledge of high-quality children's books and to reflect all identities and promote diversity, has been announced.

  • CLiPPA 2020 poetry shortlist announced

    Thursday, October 1, 2020

    The shortlist for the 2020 CLiPPA (Centre for Literacy in Primary Education Poetry Award) has been announced. The schools' shadowing scheme will launch when the overall winner is announced on 9th October.

  • Step through the mirror...

    Thursday, October 1, 2020

    When Darwen discovers Silbrica on the other side of a mirror, he enters a world of adventure, marvels - and terrible danger... Welcome to the BEYOND THE MIRROR trilogy by AJ HARTLEY.

  • A cat with nine lives

    Sunday, September 27, 2020

    We all know that cats have nine lives, but Furry Purry Beancat is very lucky - he gets to live in different times as well! Author PHILIP ARDAGH tells us more about Furry Purry Beancat.

  • Monster family

    Sunday, September 27, 2020

    When an orphaned brother and sister stumble across a secret house hidden in the woods, there they discover a family that is very different from any other... Author PADRAIG KENNY tells us more about THE MONSTERS OF ROOKHAVEN.