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UKLA Book Awards 2026 shortlists announced
Book Awards
Tuesday, March 24, 2026
The 20 books shortlisted in the UKLA Book Awards 2026 have been revealed across four categories, with 85 teacher judges selecting the shortlisted titles. The book award aims to highlight high quality children's books that reflect all identities, promote diversi...
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Sing along with Gareth P Jones to find out - which came first?
Author Videos
Friday, March 20, 2026
Enjoy this new song from Gareth P Jones giving a glimpse into his hilarious new picture book, Chicken vs Egg - an action-packed race to find out which came first . . . With puns, visual gags and a surprising twist at the end, Chicken vs Egg will be enjoyed by y...
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Meet Marty Moose, a small mouse with big adventures
Authors Q&As
Tuesday, March 17, 2026
Deliveries never go to plan for Marty Moose, a small postmouse with a big appetite for adventure! Here's author and illustrator Claire Powell to tell you more . . .
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A time-twisting adventure from Michelle Harrison!
Video/Vlog
Friday, March 13, 2026
The Morrow twins, who we first meet in Twice Upon a Time, return in A Clock Strikes Murder. Look out for a strange museum, a cursed painting - and a murder . . . Author Michelle Harrison tells us more.
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Encourage children in imaginative play with Mo's Stick
Growing Readers
Friday, March 13, 2026
Author and illustrator Fiona Lumbers tells ReadingZone about her new picture book, Mo's Stick, a simple but powerful story about the power of children's imaginations, to encourage little ones in their own imaginative play.
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The Carnegies 2026 shortlists announced
Book Awards
Tuesday, March 10, 2026
The Carnegies book award shortlists were announced today at the London Book Fair, the signal for thousands of schools around the country and abroad to launch their shadowing groups in the run-up to the announcement of the final winners on 23 June. The Carnegies...
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The Boy at the Window wins Peters Children's Book of the Year
Book Awards
Tuesday, March 10, 2026
School librarians, teachers and public libraries across the UK have voted The Boy at the Window by Lucy Strange (Barrington Stoke) winner of the Peters Children's Book of the Year Award for 2026, with Peters' team describing it as the 'perfect ghost story,'
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Celebrate mixed identity and heritage
Authors Q&As
Monday, March 2, 2026
Growing up with a dual heritage and mixed race is a super-power, says Emma Slade Edmondson, and her new book Mixed: Explore and Celebrate Your Mixed Identity explores just how great it can be!
