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…
[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…
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 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…
His books are a great way help kids read while soaking up important Science concepts without even knowing it. Ironically,…
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