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Tag Archives: education
Children’s literacy charity The Children’s Bookshow launches fundraising illustration auction
The Children’s Bookshow is hosting an art and illustration auction to support its programme of free in-school workshops in 2026. Each year, the charity gives approximately sixty schools the incredible opportunity to welcome children’s authors, illustrators, and poets into their … Continue reading
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Tagged Charity, childrensbookshow, childrens_books, education, readingforpleasure
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National Poetry Day – Extending the Celebration
National Poetry Day is the biggest mass celebration of poetry in the UK and a chance for all of us to share in the pleasure of poetry. This year it took place on Thursday 2nd October and it was wonderful … Continue reading
Posted in Announcements and Awards, Book Review
Tagged childrens_books, CLiPPA, education, National Poetry Day, poems, Scallywag Press
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Engaging New Information Books for Children
Finding new non fiction for younger primary aged children can sometimes be a challenge so as we start the new school year I would like to draw your attention to three new information books pitched at an audience aged approximately … Continue reading
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Tagged b small publishing, childrens_books, education, interactive, nature, Neon Squid, Nonfiction, picturebooks
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Reading Matters – children’s book news
Welcome to my final round up of children’s book news for this academic year. What a lot of awards news there has been! I’ve tried to include as many of the winners and shortlists as possible to help you choose your … Continue reading
Reading Matters – Children’s Book News
Welcome to the first Reading Matters round up of the summer term. It would probably be futile to try and include everything that happened over the Easter break but I have attempted to sift through what people may have missed. … Continue reading
Reading Matters: The Latest Children’s Book News
Welcome to the this month’s look at what has been happening in the world of children’s books. It has been a frantically busy month and some of the items that I have included feel as though they took place a … Continue reading
Reading Matters – children’s book news
Welcome to this month’s round up of what has been happening in the world of children’s books. February saw the announcement of the longlists for the Carnegie Medals for Writing and Illustration and of this year’s Read for Empathy Collections. … Continue reading
2025 Read for Empathy Collection Launch
Today Empathy Lab launches the 2025 Read for Empathy collection of books for 3-16-year-olds, alongside calling for empathy and emotional skills to be prioritised. Now in its 9th year, this unique list of 70 titles for children and young people aged … Continue reading
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Tagged books, childrens_books, education, emotional-intelligence, empathy, Empathy Day, Mental Health, relationships
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Reading Matters – Children’s Book News
Hello and welcome to this month’s round up of what has been happening in the world of children’s books. With January behind us many are looking forward to discovering what February holds in the way of new books to enjoy. … Continue reading
Reading Matters – Children’s Book News
Welcome to the first Reading Matters newsletter of 2025 and I hope that everyone had a happy and healthy Christmas holiday. Happy New Year to you and I hope that 2025 is a good year for you and your families. … Continue reading
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