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Encouraging young artists with That Bird Can Draw
Growing Readers
Monday, June 22, 2026
Ged Adamson introduces That Bird Can Draw (Nosy Crow), and suggests encouraging young children to create their own art exhibition - just like his characters in the story! That Bird Can Draw is a gorgeous picture book to help chi...
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Mitch Johnson's Strike asks who pays the price for football's profits?
Authors Q&As
Friday, June 19, 2026
Mitch Johnson's novel Strike takes a look at the true practices that lie behind the success of football, and the millions the industry makes.
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The Blue Tomato, a story about fitting in and self acceptance
Growing Readers
Friday, June 19, 2026
Author and illustrator Amber Aü tells ReadingZone what inspired her debut picture book, The Blue Tomato (Little Tiger), in which Blu searches for a way to become red like the other tomatoes. The story can be shared to encourage young children to explore and tal...
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YA Book Prize 2026 shortlist announced
Book Awards
Friday, June 19, 2026
The YA Book Prize has revealed its ten-book shortlist for 2026, celebrating outstanding fiction for teenagers and young adults published in the UK and Ireland. From romance and fantasy to gripping thrillers and contemporary coming-of-age stories, there is a wide range...
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Soman Chainani shares his YA thriller, Young World!
Video/Vlog
Friday, June 19, 2026
ReadingZone caught up with bestselling author Soman Chainani to find out about his new YA thriller, Young World!
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First love and found family in Lisa Heathfield's This Boy I Hardly Know
Authors Q&As
Tuesday, June 16, 2026
Exploring sibling bonds, first love and the broken care system in Lisa Heathfield's This Boy I Hardly Know.
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Winners of the 2026 Children's Book Award announced
Book Awards
Saturday, June 13, 2026
A graphic novel has won the overall award in the 2026 FCBG Children's Book Award, which is the only award in the UK voted for by children. Sheena Dempsey's Pablo and Splash: Roman Holiday won the Books for Younger Readers category and the Overall Winner prizes. <strong...
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The Lollies 2026 Shortlists highlight funny books for children
Book Awards
Wednesday, June 10, 2026
The shortlists have been revealed for The Laugh Out Loud Book Awards (The Lollies), run by Scholastic, highlighting some of the funniest books for children published over the last year - books that children will actively seek out, with 'funny books' consistently at the top of lists tha...
