Guest Post by Nicola Davies My new book Grow: Secrets Of Our DNA, illustrated so beautifully by Emily Sutton, aims to open the world of genes to young readers and their grown-ups. But what do you think of when you hear the word ‘gene’? Maybe you think of GM ‘genetically modified’ crops; or of gene therapy for […]
London – 5.30pm, Thursday, 6th February 2020. The winners of the Laugh Out Loud Awards (“The Lollies”), a set of awards created by Scholastic, the global children’s publishing, education and media company, to celebrate the funniest children’s books, have been announced today. The award is now in its fourth successful year, reaching over 6.5m children, […]
Guest Post by Malcolm Duffy Having written my debut novel Me Mam. Me Dad. Me. I was confronted by the difficult question faced by all writers- now what? In the music industry it’s commonly called the tricky second album. Having thrown the kitchen sink and a few other appliances at your work, is there anything […]
Guest Q&A with Author of Fearless Liam Hackett. Welcome to the FCBG blog! Fearless! is your debut book for young people – can you tell us about the book and what it means to you? The best way to describe the book is as the ultimate self-help bible to guide people along their own personal journey of […]
by Chris Routh, FCBG Chair Our next conference, Sailing Forth: Inspiring Choices, hosted by Plymouth CBG, is taking place at Exeter University from 17 – 19 April 2020. For the second year running, there will be a celebration of poetry and music on the Friday evening, featuring some of the best children’s poets around, including: […]
Guest Post by Hilary Robinson A new series of board books for young children. Author Hilary Robinson. Illustrator Mandy Stanley Publisher: Catch A Star Gregory Goose is on the Loose is a new, entertaining, ‘hide and seek’ adventure series for young children which aims to absorb and transport them to realms beyond that which they […]
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