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  • Storytime delivers dramatic reading and comprehension results

    Storytime delivers dramatic reading and comprehension results

    Friday, September 22, 2023

    Storytime of 20 minutes a day can encourage dramatic and significant improvements in children's reading and comprehension levels, according to a recent trial in 20 schools across the UK. In one year group, children's reading attainment improved by 12 months in just one term.</...

  • Shortlists announced for the 2023 Diverse Book Awards

    Shortlists announced for the 2023 Diverse Book Awards

    Book Awards

    Thursday, September 21, 2023

    The 2023 shortlists have been announced for The Diverse Book Awards, which aims to highlight the best of the diverse voices published in the UK &amp; Ireland, both traditionally and self-published. The book award has been established by award-winning author Abiola Bello and aw...

  • Conference to celebrate National Non-Fiction November 23

    Conference to celebrate National Non-Fiction November 23

    Thursday, September 21, 2023

    You Couldn't Make it Up!, a one-day non-fiction conference that forms part of the National Non-Fiction November 2023 (NNFN) celebrations, will be held on Saturday 11th November in Somerset. The event will be run by the Somerset branch of the Federation of Childr...

  • Longlists for the 2024 UKLA Book Awards announced

    Longlists for the 2024 UKLA Book Awards announced

    Book Awards

    Tuesday, September 19, 2023

    The longlists for the 2024 UKLA Book Awards, covering ages from three years to 14+, have been announced. The 84 judges covering the four categories now have until mid-March to read the longlisted books, discuss them with their group leaders, and share them with pupils. All the groups w...

  • Climate change adventure wins the 2023 Klaus Flugge Prize

    Climate change adventure wins the 2023 Klaus Flugge Prize

    Book Awards

    Wednesday, September 13, 2023

    Climate change adventure starring community focused animals in a rapidly submerging city wins the 2023 Klaus Flugge Prize.

  • Inspiring inventors who are changing lives

    Inspiring inventors who are changing lives

    Video/Vlog

    Monday, September 11, 2023

    Discover 20 inventors from around the world who have helped solve a problem faced by their communities in Inspiring Inventors Who Are Changing Our Futures, published by Walker Books!  Author Hiba Noor Khan tells us more in this short video, sharing some of the pages with us. 

  • Introducing... Kevin the Vampire!

    Introducing... Kevin the Vampire!

    Video/Vlog

    Thursday, September 7, 2023

    Look out for vampires, a monster carnival, killer bunnies, and a dog who isn't a dog in Kevin the Vampire: A Most Mysterious Monster.

  • World Book Day £1 Books 2024

    World Book Day £1 Books 2024

    Wednesday, September 6, 2023

    Find out what books children will be able to buy with their £1 book tokens for next year's World Book Day, which takes place on 7th March 2024!  With the range of books on offer including Elmer, Dinosaur Club, InvestiGators, Loki and Dread Wood, there will be plenty on offer for childr...