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Rob BIddulph To Be World Book Day Illustrator For 2019 and 2020

[WBD has announced] that Rob Biddulph is the official illustrator for World Book Day 2019. "Not only does Rob have the best handwriting in the … Read Full Piece

Cornelia Funke Feature

Recommended feature about Cornelia Funke in Deutsche Well: In 1979, the German children's book writer Michael Ende decided to take a journey into … Read Full Piece

School Librarian Of The Year Award 2018

Emma Suffield, librarian at Saint Wilfrid’s C of E Academy (saintwilfrids.co.uk) Blackburn, has been awarded the honour of the School Librarian … Read Full Piece

HarperCollins [US] Acquires Two New Books From Veronica Roth

HarperCollins has announced that it will publish two new books by Veronica Roth, bestselling YA author of the Divergent series and the Carve the Mark … Read Full Piece

Vladimir Radunsky, an illustrator who used an abundance of artistic styles to create captivating children’s books about subjects including Albert Einstein, a rapping dog and a towering stalk of … More

ACHUKA Wishes Everyone A Happy National Poetry Day 2018

HAPPY NATIONAL POETRY DAY 2018 I hope everyone has heard about this special anthology featuring poems by the National Poetry Day Ambassadors, National Poetry Day is coordinated by Forward … More

Raised by YouTube

In a long in-depth piece for The Atlantic, ALEXIS C. MADRIGAL takes a highly reflective look at the rise of ChuChu TV RECOMMENDED READ It took energy and institutional imagination to fix TV … More

12 Inspiring Children’s Books for Budding Young Activists

Here’s a collection of 12 inspiring children’s books that will make a wonderful addition to any budding activist’s library. https://www.brit.co/childrens-books-for-budding-young-activists/ … More

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