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  • Poetry collection wins 'Lollies'

    Friday, February 14, 2020

    A poetry collection, I Bet I Can Make You Laugh by Joshua Seigal and Tim Wesson, has won the Laugh Out Loud Awards ('The Lollies'), an award created by publisher Scholastic to celebrate the funniest children's books.

  • WBD share a story

    Wednesday, February 12, 2020

    World Book Day has launched a nationwide campaign, Share a Million Stories, to help change children's lives by making story-sharing a habit of a lifetime. Schools and families can register for the chance to win some fabulous book prizes.

  • Michael Morpurgo Month

    Wednesday, February 12, 2020

    A month of Michael Morpurgo activities is available via the author's website to help introduce children to his books, including worksheets, storytelling challenges and extracts.

  • Waterstones Book Prize

    Wednesday, February 12, 2020

    The shortlist for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2020 has been announced, including picture books, middle grade and young adult fiction. The shortlist is chosen by Waterstones' booksellers.

  • When Nature turns deadly

    Tuesday, February 4, 2020

    Imagine a world where a disease carried by ticks has made nature deadly to humans...NICOLA PENFOLD tells us about her new book, WHERE THE WORLD TURNS WILD.

  • Discover martial arts, and a mystery...

    Tuesday, February 4, 2020

    Look out for suffragettes, martial arts and a mystery in this fast-paced historical adventure from comedian ISZI LAWRENCE!

  • Pupil library assistants shortlisted

    Monday, February 3, 2020

    The School Library Association has announced the final shortlist of seven pupil library assistants for the 2020 UK Pupil Library Assistant of the Year Award.

  • The mystery of the house filled with clocks

    Monday, February 3, 2020

    Helena lives in a house that's filled with clocks, and it's her father's job to keep them working. If even one clock stops, they will lose everything... Author AM HOWELL tells us more!