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SLA launches fundraising appeal
Thursday, October 15, 2020
The SLA is launch its first Patrons' Appeal to raise &pound2,500 to fund research into how school libraries reacted to and supported pupils during lockdown.
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Poetry Activity!
Wednesday, October 14, 2020
To celebrate Poetry this October, ReadingZone is asking for your nature-based poetry activities. The prize for the two winners is a set of Nosy Crow's gorgeous poetry books - Tiger, Tiger Burning Bright by Fiona Waters and Britta Teckentrup and The Seed that Grew the Tree by Fiona Waters and F...
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D-Day Dog wins the Children's Book Award 2020
Tuesday, October 13, 2020
D-Day Dog, written by Tom Palmer and published by Barrington Stoke, is the Overall Winner of the CBA for 2020, after also winning the Confident Readers category.
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Reading is Magic Festival
Monday, October 12, 2020
Events from the children's digital book festival, Reading is Magic, can now be watched online, with best-selling authors and illustrators including Cressida Cowell, Robin Stevens, Steven Camden, Kiran Millwood Hargrave, Jasbinder Bilan, Sharna Jackson, Sue Hendra and Paul Linnet.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
