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  • Shine Like the Stars!

    Shine Like the Stars!

    Author Videos

    Thursday, February 1, 2024

    ReadingZone finds out what makes Shine Like the Stars such a special book, reminding children of their connection with the Earth - and the stars!

  • Candy Gourlay's Wild Song

    Candy Gourlay's Wild Song

    Video/Vlog

    Wednesday, January 31, 2024

    Candy Gourlay introduces Wild Song, her companion novel to Bone Talk, in which Luki and Samkad leave their home in the Philippines for America.

  • 2024 Branford Boase Award longlist announced

    2024 Branford Boase Award longlist announced

    Book Awards

    Wednesday, January 24, 2024

    Look out for some great new writers in the 2024 Branford Boase Award longlist, highlighting outstanding debut novels for children. The award also honours the editor of the winning book.      The shortlist will be announced on 25 April 2024. 

  • Philip Pullman joins call for compulsory school libraries

    Philip Pullman joins call for compulsory school libraries

    Sunday, January 21, 2024

    Philip Pullman, the author of His Dark Materials, has joined authors including Michael Morpurgo and Julia Donaldson in calling for legislation to ensure that every school has a library; around 14% of primary schools have no library, and the number of secondary schools with lib...

  • Becoming your best self

    Becoming your best self

    Author Videos

    Friday, January 19, 2024

    In The Best You, author and parenting coach Nima Patel encourages children to think about not what they want to be when they grow up, but who they want to be.

  • Little Bang: A must-read novel about life-changing moments

    Little Bang: A must-read novel about life-changing moments

    Video/Vlog

    Friday, January 19, 2024

    Award-winning author Kelly McCaughrain introduces her new novel, Little Bang, a powerful and timely novel exploring gender parity, a woman's right to bodily autonomy and the issues raised by abortion. Centred on the relationship between Mel and Sid, it's also a coming-of-age exploratio...

  • Time-travelling penguins!

    Time-travelling penguins!

    Video/Vlog

    Thursday, January 18, 2024

    Discover a penguin who HATES living in the cold! So when he goes on holiday, he tries to find somewhere a bit warmer. What he doesn't expect is to come face to face with a dinosaur!

  • Time travel with Ross Welford - and a tortoise!

    Time travel with Ross Welford - and a tortoise!

    Video/Vlog

    Wednesday, January 17, 2024

    Ross Welford introduces Time Travelling with a Tortoise, the sequel to Time Travelling with a Hamster, and a whole new time travel adventure!