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Picture Book Competition results

18/06/2013

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The winners of the ReadingZone Picture Book Competition will be announced on Friday 21st June - sign up to the schools' enewsletter to have the results sent directly to your email box!

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Read for My School winners announced

18/06/2013

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Almost 100,000 pupils from more than 3,600 schools across England signed up to take part in Read for My School 2013 — a competition organised by The Pearson Foundation and Booktrust, with support from the Department for Education.

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Scottish Children's Book Award shortlist

18/06/2013

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The Scottish Children's Book Awards 2013 shortlist has been announced, celebrating the most popular children's books by Scottish authors or illustrators. The shortlist will now be read and voted on by children.

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Write to fight bullying

13/06/2013

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A writing competition has launched to help raise awareness of cyber-bullying, as part of Anti-Bullying Week on 18-22 November. Writers aged eight to 18 years can take part.

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Ringo Starr publishes picture book

11/06/2013

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Ringo Starr is to create a picture book edition of his famous Beatles hit, Octopus's Garden, 45 years after the song was first written. It will be published by Simon and Schuster Children's Books on 24th October.

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Malorie Blackman the new Children's Laureate

04/06/2013

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Malorie Blackman has been announced as the new Children's Laureate for 2013 to 2015, and plans to focus on getting children reading, as well as supporting libraries like her predecessor, Julia Donaldson.

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Radical children's winner announced

11/05/2013

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The winner of the inaugural Little Rebels Children's Book Award is Sarah Garland for her book, Azzi In Between (Frances Lincoln). The award was announced today during the first London Radical Bookfair held in London.

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Win a Picture Book Goody Bag

10/05/2013

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Walker Books is celebrating its new picture book website and newsletter with a competition to give away a fabulous Picture Book Goody Bag!

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