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Tim Hopgood’s Wonderful World of Colours by Tim Hopgood

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ACHUKA Book of the Day 9 Jun 2021

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A really excellent board book introductiuon to primary colours, colour mixing, and the ways in which colours in nature can transform from one shade to another.

A beautifully illustrated board book that delights in everything that grows, from red strawberries to yellow bananas. With bright, joyful art, it is a beautiful introduction to colours, and shows the youngest children how colours can be mixed to create new ones. It ends with a stunning fold-out rainbow to make this a truly special book for the youngest children.

See also the recently-published My Big Book Of Outdoors.

Watch this insight into the way Tim Hopgood works:

 

Wake Up, Let’s Play by Marit Tornqvist

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Join two friends who love playing together wherever they are. They play cafes and boats, castles and baking, snowmen and parties. And when the day is over and it’s time for bed, they can’t wait to play together again tomorrow. With gorgeous, detailed scenes of children playing, this simple board book has very few words, encouraging children to interact with the beautiful artwork in their own way.

A sturdy board book about the endless possibilities of imaginative play.

Marit Törnqvist is the creator of many books, including Charlie’s Magical Carnival, and the illustrator of several of Astrid Lindgren’s picture books. In 2011 she was awarded a Golden Plaque from the Biennial of Illustration Bratislava, one of the most prestigious children’s illustration awards.

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Congratulations To Vivian French Winner Of Scottish BookTrust’s 2018 Outstanding Achievement Award

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Vivian French is the winner of the 2018 Outstanding Achievement Award from Scottish Book Trust. Find out more about Vivian’s work, her school visits and her efforts to support emerging illustrators in this video! [unfortunately not embeddable, so do click the link]

http://scottishbooktrust.com/learning/video/scottish-book-trust-awards/outstanding-achievement-2018-vivian-french

Henrietta Branford Writing Competition Now Open

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The Henrietta Branford Writing Competition, the annual competition for young people which runs in conjunction with the Branford Boase Award, is now open.

The Branford Boase Award recognises a debut children’s author and their editor and was set up in memory of the outstanding children’s writer Henrietta Branford and the gifted editor, Wendy Boase, Editorial Director of Walker Books. They both died of cancer in 1999. 

The Henrietta Branford Writing Competition aims to find and encourage writers of the future, something Henrietta Branford was always keen to do.

 The 2018 competition is open now and anyone under the age of 19 can enter. Entrants are invited to complete this story begun by last year’s winner, author of Beetle Boy, M. G. Leonard:

 ‘The map had led us to an old wall covered with ivy. I reached through the leaves till I was touching the bricks and felt my way sideways. The wall continued three paces then changed from the rough touch of fired sand to the smooth damp texture of rotting wood. We pulled the evergreen curtain aside. Beneath it was a hidden door. I grabbed the heavy iron ring handle that was riveted to the ancient wood and twisted it with both hands, hoping the door would open.’

The story should be no longer than 1000 words, must follow on from the starter paragraph, and have a title. All entrants must live in the UK and be under 19 years of age. Entries will be judged by Prue Goodwin, consultant and lecturer in children’s literature. She says: ‘We are looking for stories that keep the reader wanting to know what is going to happen from beginning to end, are imaginative and unpredictable, and are written with a genuine reader in mind’.

Six winners will be invited to attend the Branford Boase Award celebration party in London in July. There they will meet M. G. Leonard and the authors shortlisted for the 2018 award as well as editors, publishers, agents, and other professionals in this field. They will receive a copy of each of the books shortlisted for the Branford Boase Award and be able to have their books signed.

The closing date for the competition is Saturday 21 April 2018.

Full details are available on the website:

http://www.branfordboaseaward.org.uk/HBWC/HBWC_current/henriettabranfo1.html

Peep Inside Space by Anna Milbourne & Simona Dimitri

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If you peep into the night sky and see the Moon and twinkling stars, you’re peeping right out into space! Lift the flaps and peep through the holes in the pages to discover the planets in our solar system, see astronauts on the International Space Station and find out what else is in space in this board book from Usborne.

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