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Mary Anning story wins Klaus Flugge Prize 2024
Book Awards
Thursday, September 12, 2024
An inspiring true story of the 19th century fossil hunter Mary Anning has won the prestigious Klaus Flugge Prize for illustration. Author and illustrator Kate Winter was crowned most exciting newcomer to picture book illustration wi...
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Meet Nibbles - the Very Hungry Book Monster!
Growing Readers
Thursday, September 5, 2024
Nibbles the book monster is very hungry, and in Nibbles: The Very Hungry Book Monster, he has found his way into a library! Oh no! Which of our favourite fairy tales and nursery rhymes is he going to chew through this time?</st...
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BB Alston reads from Amari and the Despicable Wonders
Author Videos
Tuesday, September 3, 2024
Men in Black meets the magic and myths of Percy Jackson in the spectacular series that started with Amari and the Night Brothers.
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Open the door to a world of mischievous imps!
Author Videos
Monday, September 2, 2024
"What if every papercut, every missed bus, every time you are pooed on by a bird... what if an imp did that?" Alex Foulkes tells ReadingZone about the world of mischievous imps in Ministry of Mischief (Simon & Schuster Chil...
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Celebrate poetry on National Poetry Day 2024, 3rd October
Monday, September 2, 2024
National Poetry Day is the biggest mass celebration of poetry in the UK with people sharing in the pleasure of poetry in homes, schools and libraries. Some 1.5 million people are expected to take part on National Poetry Day 2024 on 3rd October, and there are m...
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Croaky sets off on a new adventure!
Video/Vlog
Monday, September 2, 2024
Remember Croaky's Search for the Sasquatch? Well Croaky is back again and it's time for a new adventure - a Quest for the Legendary Berry! Find out more from Croaky's author and illustrator, Matty Long!
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Myth-Busting AI
Book Blog
Friday, August 30, 2024
Author Neil Taylor explores some of the myths around Artificial Intelligence My name is Neil Taylor, and I recently wrote a fictional novel called Anticipation in which Artificial Intelligence (AI) p...
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Free virtual author events with ReadingZone Live
Author Events
Wednesday, August 28, 2024
Keen to support reading for pleasure in your classrooms, and to introduce students to new authors? Join our FREE ReadingZone Live online author events!