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Friday, February 14, 2025

World Book Day will take place on Thursday 6 March 2025 and is a global celebration of books and reading. This year WBD is inviting everyone to 'Read Your Way'. With research showing that children feel reading is something they have to do, rather than s...

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Friday, February 14, 2025

Look out for revolting villains, feuding families and some remarkable mermaids in The Notwitches, a funny, fantastical adventure by Gary Panton, who is here to tell us all about it!  

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Friday, February 14, 2025

Some friendships will change our lives. Stewart Foster's Pieces of Us is a powerful, heartbreaking love letter to a life-changing friendship, which explores the power of friendship between young men, and how friends can help us see the best i...

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Friday, February 14, 2025

The Children's Bookshow is offering children the chance to watch a live, online event with children's poet Michael Rosen to celebrate World Book Day 2025. The event is aimed at primary schools, and is free.

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Wednesday, February 12, 2025

The longlists have been announced for the 2025 Carnegie Medals, including awards for writing and illustration, and for the books chosen by young people in the Shadowers' Choice Medal.  The Carnegies, the UK's longest running book awards for children and young people, aim to spark a lif...

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Wednesday, February 12, 2025

The 2025 Henrietta Branford Writing Competition is now open for entries! The competition is open to writers aged up to 19 years and the closing date is Friday 30 May 2025. The judges are looking for <s...

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Friday, February 7, 2025

Have questions about dealing with toxic friends, or how to tell your parents about a problem you have, or things being said on socials?  Anu Adebogun's new guide for young people, It's a Brave Young Wo...

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Friday, February 7, 2025

Picture books are the perfect medium to explore and help understand the world around us and to explore how we feel.  

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