Henry isn't really so horrid after all - Books - Times Online
Simon has exactly the squiggly brown hair, bright dark eyes and infectious laugh that you might expect of the creator of one of the great subversive figures of childhood. But her home in North London, by contrast with the alternative world of rude rebellion she has penned, is a model of modernist order, with a placid little Tibetan spaniel, a gentle intellectual husband and a delightful teenage son...
MORE than a third of Scottish parents never read to their children, while a third of those that do admit to skipping pages to save time, a new study reveals.However, the survey by the publisher Pearson shows that 35 per cent of Scots parents read to their children every day - the second-highest total in the UK...
TheStar.com - Is it literature or an ad?
A tube of lipstick is causing an uproar in the world of young adult fiction — specifically a tube of Cover Girl Lipslicks in "Daring" red...
Following his successful sell-out UK tour in April 2006, Eoin Colfer, will be making his West End debut with his one-man show at the Trafalgar Studio 1 from 21st - 29th October 2006. Eoin will be available to sign books in the foyer after each performance.
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Oz and Ends
Musings about some of my favorite fantasy literature for young readers.
I noticed that this blog recently linked to an ACHOCKABLOG entry about Matthew Skelton. It really is an excellent wideranging blog written by the editor of 'Oriana', a magazine of the International Wizard of Oz Club), and I shall be adding it to the ACHOCKABLOGGER blogroll (see right-hand column) directly.
Shami Chakrabarti, director of Liberty, is to chair a new selection panel for the appointment of the Children’s Laureate. The new panel of experts, representing different fields in the wide world of children’s literature was announced by Alison Morrison, Deputy Chair of the Booktrust Board, at the launch of National Children’s Book Week, at London’s Unicorn Theatre, on Monday 2nd October. The panel includes:
· Marion Brocklehurst – independent bookseller, Norfolk Children’s Book Centre
· Lindsey Fraser – literary agent, critic and member of the Children’s Laureate Steering Committee
· John O’Farrell – author and journalist
· Phyllis Ramage – children’s librarian, London Borough of Harrow
· Dr David Rudd – University of Bolton, academic specialising in children’s literature
· Representative from the sponsors, Waterstone’s
The panel will meet in March 2007 to select the fifth Children’s Laureate, who will replace Jacqueline Wilson when she completes her two-year term of office in June 2007. Previous Children’s Laureates include Quentin Blake, Anne Fine and Michael Morpurgo. The judges will consider nominations for the Children's Laureate 2007-2009 from a range of organisations representing librarians, critics, writers and booksellers, including the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY). They will also consider authors and illustrators nominated by children. The Children’s Laureateship is administered by Booktrust and sponsored by Waterstone’s.
Scotsman.com Living - Have you got a wizard idea?
William Nicholson quoted in an article about writing fro children:
It's very patronising to children to assume their fiction is easy to write. They are actually the most ruthless critics. They won't tell you it's rubbish or write to complain, they will just put the book down and stop reading. It doesn't get harsher than that.Recommended
