Seven debut authors shortlisted for award known as ‘the one to watch’ Stars of the future named on the shortlist for the award that singles out the most talented debut authors for children. Two from Chicken House on the shortlist including Waterstones Children’s Book Award winner Girl of Ink and Stars by Kiran Millwood Hargrave.…
You’ve got to love a book that makes you chuckle, giggle and guffaw. They’re wonderfully addictive, and such a pleasure to read. Michael Rosen, children’s novelist, poet and former Children’s Laureate, today (Monday 4th June 2017), announced the shortlist for the 2017 Laugh Out Loud Awards (The Lollies), a set of awards, now in its…
A wonderful picture book can bring so much joy. I’ve adored great picture books for many years. Those truly great ones with gloriously rendered illustrations that make my heart thumb. Illustrations that persuade my fingers to linger a little bit longer than necessary before turning the page. Illustrations that make me giggle or take my breath…
Huge congratulations to all the titles making the The Independent Bookshop Week Book Award 2017 shortlist. The award has been running since 2007, with picture books gaining their own category in 2014 when Nicola Davies and Mark Hearlds’ First Book Of Nature scooped the prize. The winners of each category will be announced on Friday 23rd June, the…
The Waterstones Children’s Book Prize of 2017 goes to Kiran Millwood Hargrave, for The Girl of Ink & Stars. The Illustrated Fiction award went to Lizzy Stewart’s There’s a Tiger in the Garden, whilst Orangeboy by Patrice Lawrence, won the prize for older fiction. Debut author Kiran Millwood Hargrave receives a prize of £5,000 from the unique award that’s voted…
UPDATE: Huge congratulations to Horatio Clare and editor Penny Thomas who won the Brandford Boase Award 2016 for Audrey and the Terrible Yoot. The shortlist is out! The Branford Boase Award is specifically for début authors, shining a wonderfully large spotlight on awesome authors at the beginning of their careers. From an impressive longlist of 23…
[row][/row]Illustrated books The Bear Who Stared by Duncan Beedie (Templar – Bonnier) Life is Magic by Meg McLaren (Andersen Press) Super Stan by Matt Robertson (Orchard Books – Hachette) The Journey by Francesca Sanna (Flying Eye) Tiger in a Tutu by Fabi Santiago (Orchard Books – Hachette) There’s a Tiger in the Garden by Lizzy…
Congratulations to Podkin One Ear and Survivors who have won this year’s Blue Peter Book Awards, both tell stories of struggle and strength.
The announcement is in – The Blue Peter Book Awards 2017 shortlist has been announced. Shortlisted for the 2017 awards are: [row][/row] Best Story Lost Tales by Adam Murphy and Lisa Murphy Podkin One Ear by Kieran Larwood and illustrated by David Wyatt Time Travelling with a Hamster by Ross Welford Best Book with Facts…
‘We are cheering books today,’ declared Robin Ince before announcing the winners of the Carnegie and Greenaway Medals, along with the inaugural winners of the Amnesty CILIP Honour. Chris Riddell, Sarah Crossan, Robin Tulley and Ross Collins huge congratulations to you. Congratulations to Chris Riddell, winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal for The Sleeper and…
The winner has been announced… Debut author David Soloman’s scoups the prize for his brilliantly funny middle grade novel, My Brother is a Superhero. Huge congratulations! The Bear and the Piano by David Litchfield won the Best Illustrated Book, whilst The Art of Being Normal by Lisa Williamson won the Older Fiction category. [row][/row]You can view…
The short list for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize 2016 has been announced. Huge congratulations to all those who made the shortlist … Illustrated Books Have You Seen Elephant? by David Barrow (Gecko Press) Cinderella’s Sister and the Big Bad Wolf by Lorraine Carey and Migy Blanco (Nosy Crow) Hector and Hummingbird by Nicholas John…
The shortlist is out for the 2016 Scottish Children’s Book Awards, Scotland’s largest book award – managed by the Scottish Book Trust in partnership with Creative Scotland. It really is an event. One that involves LOTS of readers – teachers, librarians and book group leaders sign up their groups in the appropriate age group and…
More than 200 children from ten schools across the UK have decided … The Blue Peter Book Awards for 2015 have been announced. Hugest congratulations to Pamela Butchart & Andy Seed. The short list was chosen by a panel of judges including Liz Pichon, Michael de Souza, The Bookseller journalist Anna James, and non-voting chair of judges,…
The short list for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize 2015 has been announced. If you are looking for reading inspiration, here is a great place to start. This year’s short list is totally dominated by female writers and illustrators, a rarity in book prize short lists. Another recurring theme is that of detective novels! Robins…
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Great review, thanks for posting the pictures. Really makes a difference with picture book reviews. Will order for the store…
I often hope to find interviews with Margaret Wild who fascinates me and whose work I adore. Thoroughly enjoyed this…