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Information Book Award 2026 winners announced
Book Awards
Friday, July 3, 2026
The winners of the Information Book Award 2026 have been announced by the School Library Association (SLA), which runs the award. The annual award is a celebration of quality non-fiction books for children and young people. The award includes the judge's winning...
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Winners of the 2026 Carnegie Medals announced
Book Awards
Tuesday, June 23, 2026
Debut author Beth O'Brien has won the prestigious Carnegie Medal for her book Wolf Siren (HarperCollins Children's Books), a feminist retelling of Little Red Riding Hood, inspired by her visual impairment. Wolf Siren also won the Shadowers' Choice Award...
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Encouraging young artists with That Bird Can Draw
Growing Readers
Monday, June 22, 2026
Ged Adamson introduces That Bird Can Draw (Nosy Crow), and suggests encouraging young children to create their own art exhibition - just like his characters in the story! That Bird Can Draw is a gorgeous picture book to help chi...
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Mitch Johnson's Strike asks who pays the price for football's profits?
Authors Q&As
Friday, June 19, 2026
Mitch Johnson's novel Strike takes a look at the true practices that lie behind the success of football, and the millions the industry makes.
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The Blue Tomato, a story about fitting in and self acceptance
Growing Readers
Friday, June 19, 2026
Author and illustrator Amber Aü tells ReadingZone what inspired her debut picture book, The Blue Tomato (Little Tiger), in which Blu searches for a way to become red like the other tomatoes. The story can be shared to encourage young children to explore and tal...
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The Lollies 2026 Shortlists highlight funny books for children
Book Awards
Wednesday, June 10, 2026
The shortlists have been revealed for The Laugh Out Loud Book Awards (The Lollies), run by Scholastic, highlighting some of the funniest books for children published over the last year - books that children will actively seek out, with 'funny books' consistently at the top of lists tha...
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My Name is Samim wins Jhalak Prize for Children & YA
Book Awards
Wednesday, June 10, 2026
The winners of the Jhalak Prize 2026 have been announced. The Jhalak Prize recognises books by writers of colour in the UK and Ireland across prose, poetry, and children's and young adult literature. This year is its 10th anniversary. Fidan Meikle is the winner...
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Uplift in reading for pleasure in 2026 report, bucking the downward trend
Tuesday, June 9, 2026
The National Literacy Trust's annual report into children and young people's reading enjoyment highlights a small increase in both reading with enjoyment and daily reading, after several years of decline - some welcome news during the National Year of Reading, which the NLT is spearhea...
