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His Dark Materials comes to BBC1
Sunday, September 22, 2019
Look out for the first episode of His Dark Materials, airing on BBC1 on 3rd November. The first eight episodes are based on Northern Lights, the first book in the His Dark Materials trilogy by Philip Pullman.
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Fleur Hitchcock joins ReadingZone Live
Saturday, September 21, 2019
Fleur Hitchcock is well known for writing contemporary thrillers (Murder in Midwinter, Murder at Twilight) and historical fiction (The Boy Who Flew). Here, Fleur tells us how her books develop and what are the ingredients you need to make a cracking thriller!
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Michaela Morgan celebrates National Poetry Day
Saturday, September 21, 2019
Michaela Morgan inspires children to enjoy and to write poetry during this live recorded event with children at Cheam Common Junior Academy. Watch the full event, and find out how to start writing your own group or individual poem for National Poetry Day!
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BAME representation in children's books rises
Thursday, September 19, 2019
The second Reflecting Realities report, a survey of ethnic representation in UK children's literature, shows an increased presence of BAME characters in children's books during 2018 compared to the previous year.
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A new What the Ladybird Heard for next summer
Tuesday, September 17, 2019
Publisher Macmillan has confirmed it will publish a new title in the What the Ladybird Heard series by Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks, What the Ladybird Heard at the Seaside. It will publish in April 2020.
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Free School Library Pack
Monday, September 16, 2019
Don't forget to order your free School Library Pack for pupils aged 11-14 years, funded by Arts Council England and supported by Booktrust. The packs will be delivered in January 2020.
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Create a book trailer - giveaway
Friday, September 13, 2019
Love making book trailers? Or want to try it out for the first time? We have sets of Chris Riddell's new book, Guardians of Magic, to give to five schools or book groups that would like to create a book trailer of it for ReadingZone.
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Victorian history helped inspire debut novel
Thursday, September 12, 2019
Liz Hyder blogs about how a visit to a disused mine inspired her novel, Bearmouth, which draws on research into the working conditions of children in Victorian mines, and which has parallels with the exploitation of child workers in today's world.
