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Using picture books to inspire discussions with young children
Growing Readers
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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Waterstones announces its 2025 Children's Book Prize shortlists
Book Awards
Thursday, February 6, 2025
With a focus on reading for pleasure, Waterstones' booksellers have voted for the books they believe are the very best in new children's writing and illustration. Previous winners of the prize have included Katherine Rundell, Kiran Millwood Hargrave and Rob Biddulph. Last year's winner...
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World Book Day 2025 £1 books unveiled
Monday, February 3, 2025
Find out which ten £1 / €1.50 books are available for children to buy with their free World Book Day tokens! World Book Day takes place on Thursday 6th March 2025. Children can exchange their free World Book Day token, distributed through schoo...
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Frank and Bert play Football!
Author Videos
Thursday, January 23, 2025
Chris Naylor-Ballesteros takes a warm and gentle look at friendship and its challenges in his picture book series, Frank and Bert.
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Kindness is Oxford Children's Word of the Year for 2024
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
More than six in ten children chose kindness as their word of the year, according to research by OUP. Researchers found that the word choice reflected children's awareness of mental health and current affairs. The research also showed children are cautiously optimistic...
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2025 Branford Boase Award longlist announced, highlighting debut writers
Book Awards
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
The longlist for the 2025 Branford Boase Award has been announced. The Branford Boase Award is given annually to the author and editor of the year's outstanding debut novel for children. It is the only award to honour the editor of the winning book as well as the book's autho...
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IBC Awards 2025 shortlist announced
Book Awards
Monday, January 20, 2025
The shortlist includes 12 baby books, picture books and children’s fiction titles, showcasing inclusive works for young readers published in the UK during 2024. The winners will be announced on 26 February 2025.
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Jonathan Stroud's final Scarlett & Browne adventure!
Video/Vlog
Friday, January 17, 2025
Author Jonathan Stroud introduces his Scarlett & Browne series, a thrilling post-apocalyptic adventure that sees bandits Scarlett and Browne joining forces in nail-biting heists and acts of heroism, from robbing banks to freeing slaves, and all the while trying to out-smart the Fai...
