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Celebrating our differences with Rock and Roll
Growing Readers
Friday, February 13, 2026
Rock and Roll are very different. Rock is strong, Roll is soft. Rock hates attention. Roll loves it. But maybe they're not so different after all!
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Schools can now register to shadow CLiPPA 2026 poetry award
Get Creative
Thursday, February 12, 2026
Record numbers of children are expected to take part in this year's CLiPPA poetry award. Schools can now sign up for the CLiPPA shadowing programme, which will get underway on 15 April with the live announcement of the shortlist and poetry performances by shortlisted poets.</p...
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Koalas in Capes face zombie chickens!
Video/Vlog
Thursday, February 12, 2026
Meet superhero duo Koalas in Capes as they try to save their town, Pawtonia, from an evil ostrich - and some tricky zombie chickens!
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Judith Eagle shares The Blitz Sisters, a moving story of family and change
Video/Vlog
Thursday, February 12, 2026
Author Judith Eagle introduces her classic in the making, The Blitz Sisters, which follows a London family through WWII and beyond.
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The Carnegies 2026 longlists announced
Book Awards
Tuesday, February 10, 2026
The 2026 longlists for The Carnegies, the UK's longest running book awards for children and young people, have been announced, together with a new pilot aimed at making the awards' shadowing scheme available to a wider audience. The award medals for writing and...
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Learning through laughter with Henry the Artistic Dog
Growing Readers
Monday, February 9, 2026
Justin Worsley's debut picture book, Henry the Artistic Dog, brings plenty of giggles for young readers, as well as a unique celebration of art!
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New Gruffalo picture book revealed
Friday, February 6, 2026
Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler have revealed that a new Gruffalo picture book, Gruffalo Granny, will be published on 10 September '26. After months of speculation following the announcement of a new Gruffalo book in April 2025, the title has been revealed as...
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Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2026 shortlist announced
Book Awards
Thursday, February 5, 2026
Waterstones' children's booksellers have chosen the shortlist for the Waterstone's Children's Book Prize 2026, highlighting titles they believe are the very best in new children's writing and illustration, with input from participating school children.
