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Reading Rights: Children's Laureate launches 'urgent roadmap' to tackle reading inequalities
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Children's Laureate Frank Cottrell Boyce has launched a reading report with an 'urgent roadmap' to turn children's reading from 'an invisible privilege to a universal right' - and gives a stark warning about the consequences of continuing to neglect addressing the 'indefensible' readin...
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Marked decline in children's reading for pleasure highlighted in 2024 report
Thursday, May 15, 2025
An annual report into children's reading habits shows a continued decline in children reading for pleasure, with just 25% of children and teenagers choosing to read four or more times a week. The report highlights a 'perfect storm' of converging trends impacting...
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Klaus Flugge Prize 2025 shortlist announced
Book Awards
Thursday, May 15, 2025
The shortlist for the Klaus Flugge Prize, which highlights the most promising and exciting newcomer to children's picture book illustration, has been announced. This is the only prize specifically to recognise a published picture book by a debut illustrator.
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Bookclub trial for disengaged Year 8 readers "changes attitudes" to reading
Thursday, May 15, 2025
A weekly book club in 17 secondary schools for disengaged readers aged 12 to 13 years successfully changed many students' attitudes to books and reading, according to the results of a 12-week trial run by publishers HarperCollins Children's Books, Barrington Stoke and Farshore.</strong...
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Exploring grief and loss in The Bear-Shaped Hole
Growing Readers
Friday, May 9, 2025
Author John Dougherty and illustrator Thomas Docherty introduce their exploration of preparing for loss in their picture book, The Bear-Shaped Hole.
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Let's Talk: Books to encourage discussions around wellbeing
Growing Readers
Friday, May 9, 2025
"The value of these books is not just about the content, it's also the interactions between children and adults that they initiate." Molly Potter
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Information Book Award longlist and new book club announced
Book Awards
Wednesday, May 7, 2025
The School Library Association has announced the longlist of 34 non-fiction books for the Information Book Award, together with the launch of a book club opportunity for schools focusing on the longlisted titles. Schools that take part in the IBA Book Club, base...
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How do you make a friend?
Author Videos
Friday, May 2, 2025
Darren Chetty introduces his new picture book exploring friendship, illustrated by Sandhya Prabhat, I'm Going to Make a Friend, and he reads from the first few pages.
