"Bringing children and books together!"

'The Federation of Children's Book Groups, has, in its own quiet, single-minded way,

done more for reading than almost anyone else'

Anthony Horowitz urges us to

'Take the battle for reading into schools'

Click here for the full speech

Established for over 40 years, the Federation is an umbrella organisation for local Children's Book Groups around the U.K. The Groups organise book-related activities for children in their localities, often with their local schools and libraries, bringing authors and illustrators to meetings and storytelling sessions. We produce a regular Newsletter and specialist booklists. We organise National Share-a-Story Month, an Annual Conference , and we own and coordinate the Red House Children's Book Award.  Download a short presentation about the Federation.

New on the web site this month

Patrick Ness is the Overall Winner of the Red House Children's Book Award 2012 with A Monster Calls, inspired by an idea by Siobhan Dowd, and illustrated by Jim Kay.  Our other Category Winners are: Liz Pichon with The Brilliant World of Tom Gates and Chris Wormell with Scruffy Bear and the Six White Mice. Download the press release here.  Click here for the Photo Gallery.

Announcing the UKLA shortlist for their childrens'book award 2012 with two of our Red House Children's Book Award Category Winners

To book your place for IBBY's 2012 UK Conference download more details and read the up-to-date speaker list here.

And members and non-members are invited free to the IBBY AGM on Wednesday 2nd May with guest speakers Chris Riddell and Paul Stewart.  Click here for details.

Winners announced for the 2012 English 4-11 Picture Book Awards with the awards to e presetned on Wednesday 16th May.  Click here for the winners.

Bloomsbury announces the launch of the 4th year of 247 - creating stories in 247 words with Anne Cassidy, Tony Bradman, Sue Limb...click here to visit the web site.