• Member Login
Telephone: 07894956170 | Email: info@fcbg.org.uk
The Federation of Children's Book Groups
  • Home
  • About
    • About Us
    • National Executive
    • Our History
    • Our Founder
    • The Jean Russell Gift
    • Support Us
  • What We Do
      • What we do on a national level
      • Introduction
      • Children’s Book Award
      • Conference
      • Past Conferences
      • National Non-Fiction November
      • National Share-A-Story Month
      • National Share a Story Month 2023
      • What we do at a local level
      • Introduction
      • Setting up a local Children’s Book Group
      • What local groups do
      • Find a group
  • Children’s Book Award
      • About CBA
      • CBA Home
      • About The Award
      • Previous Winners
      • 2023 Award
      • Children’s Book Award 2023
      • Children’s Book Award resources
      • Previous Awards
      • Children’s Book Award 2022
      • Children’s Book Award Winners 2020
      • Children’s Book Award Winners 2019
      • Award Ceremony 2019
  • Blog
  • Resources
    • Newsletters
    • Resources Hub
    • Booklists
    • Press releases
    • Reading / Literacy Organisations
  • Membership
    • About
    • Member Login
  • Contact
  • Menu Menu

Featherlight

March 30, 2021/0 Comments/by FCBG blog

Guest Post by Peter Bunzl The spark of inspiration for Featherlight came one day when I was flicking through one of my old notebooks. and a few lines of an unfinished poem caught my eye: ‘I am the lighthouse keeper’s daughter, And I keep the lighthouse by the water. Keep the oil lamps burning bright, […]

Read more
https://fcbg.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/featherlight.jpg 499 328 FCBG blog https://fcbg.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/newlogo.png FCBG blog2021-03-30 18:39:502021-11-17 10:30:36Featherlight

Reading Science for Pleasure

March 27, 2021/0 Comments/by FCBG blog

Written by Hannah Groves, SLA While some associate ‘reading for pleasure’ with reading fiction, school library staff are well aware that many children also enjoy an array of non-fiction and eagerly engage with books about sport, celebrities, world records and more. But what about science? How many young people do you think read science books […]

Read more
https://fcbg.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/newlogo.png 0 0 FCBG blog https://fcbg.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/newlogo.png FCBG blog2021-03-27 16:08:042021-11-17 10:30:36Reading Science for Pleasure

Little Troopers, An Important Charity

March 22, 2021/0 Comments/by FCBG blog

By Louise Fetigan, founder of Little Troopers, a charity supporting children with parents serving in the British Armed Forces My name is Louise Fetigan and I am the founder of Little Troopers, a charity dedicated to supporting the thousands of UK children who have parents serving in the British Armed Forces. I set up the […]

Read more
https://fcbg.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/louise-pic.png 305 299 FCBG blog https://fcbg.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/newlogo.png FCBG blog2021-03-22 07:00:392021-11-17 10:30:36Little Troopers, An Important Charity

Kaleidoscope of Creatures

March 19, 2021/0 Comments/by FCBG blog

Insight into the incredible illustrations by Greer Stothers My name is Greer Stothers, and I am an illustrator who specializes in natural science illustration. This means I’ve worked for museums and paleontologists, but also work more creatively on projects introducing children to the natural world – like Kaleidoscope of Creatures, which explains animal colourations to […]

Read more
https://fcbg.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/greer1.png 3197 2195 FCBG blog https://fcbg.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/newlogo.png FCBG blog2021-03-19 07:00:202021-11-17 10:30:36Kaleidoscope of Creatures

Busy Spring by Sean Taylor and Alex Morss

March 17, 2021/0 Comments/by FCBG blog

BUSY SPRING, NATURE WAKES UP by Sean Taylor and Alex Morss, Published by Words and Pictures 16th March 2021 Has the promise of spring, with the sunlight, warmth and new life it brings, ever felt so welcome as it does this year? Spring sunshine is nature’s alarm clock, telling wildlife to wake up after winter. […]

Read more
https://fcbg.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Busy-Spring-scaled.jpg 2560 2084 FCBG blog https://fcbg.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/newlogo.png FCBG blog2021-03-17 07:00:242021-11-17 10:30:36Busy Spring by Sean Taylor and Alex Morss

Make ‘Em Laugh – or snigger at least The Importance of humour in books by Lindsay J Sedgwick

March 14, 2021/0 Comments/by FCBG blog

Hairy eyebrows that look like wrestlers in a mudbath. An evil villain who dives under a chair and retrieves a dog toy in her mouth on public television. Kid’s books are meant to be full of humour of one sort of another, be it exaggerated similes that are fun to imagine for a moment, the […]

Read more
https://fcbg.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/wulfie.jpg 499 326 FCBG blog https://fcbg.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/newlogo.png FCBG blog2021-03-14 05:30:362021-11-17 10:30:36Make ‘Em Laugh – or snigger at least The Importance of humour in books by Lindsay J Sedgwick

The Importance of Mental Health in Books for Children

March 13, 2021/0 Comments/by FCBG blog

Guest post by Joseph Elliott Now – as the pandemic drags on into 2021 and schools shut once again – it’s more important than ever for us to be discussing mental health, including that of children. According to a recent study by the NHS, the number of children experiencing a probable mental health disorder has increased […]

Read more
https://fcbg.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/9781406385878.jpg 1225 798 FCBG blog https://fcbg.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/newlogo.png FCBG blog2021-03-13 05:30:212021-11-17 10:30:36The Importance of Mental Health in Books for Children

Meet the Oceans

March 12, 2021/0 Comments/by FCBG blog

Guest post by Caryl Hart Meet the Oceans is a fabulous first look at the wonders of the underwater world for young children. Illustrated by the amazingly talented Bethan Woollvin, it takes readers on an exciting submarine adventure to meet some of our planet’s oceans and seas. Each body of salty water has its own personality […]

Read more
https://fcbg.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Meet-the-Oceans-cover-scaled.jpg 2560 2039 FCBG blog https://fcbg.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/newlogo.png FCBG blog2021-03-12 05:30:442021-11-17 10:30:36Meet the Oceans

Future Girl

March 11, 2021/0 Comments/by FCBG blog

Guest Post by Asphyxia My book, Future Girl, is the art journal of a Deaf sixteen-year-old, Piper, who lives in near-future Melbourne just as it lurches towards environmental catastrophe. It covers themes that I am extremely passionate about – the high risk we face of environmental disaster, art journaling for self-expression, and Deafness. For a long time I […]

Read more
https://fcbg.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/future.jpg 499 327 FCBG blog https://fcbg.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/newlogo.png FCBG blog2021-03-11 05:30:222021-11-17 10:30:36Future Girl

Q&A with Megan Rix

March 10, 2021/0 Comments/by FCBG blog

Lizzie and Lucky – The Mystery of the Missing Puppies Lizzie, being deaf, shows readers that she can do everything that other children can! How important was this message for you to convey? Terribly important – because it’s true! Lizzie and her family would consider themselves not deaf, but Deaf, with a capital D. This […]

Read more
https://fcbg.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Lizzie-and-Lucky-The-Mystery-of-the-Missing-Puppies-scaled.jpg 2560 1668 FCBG blog https://fcbg.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/newlogo.png FCBG blog2021-03-10 15:20:442021-11-17 10:30:36Q&A with Megan Rix
Page 1 of 212


Search The Blog

Blog By Month

  • December 2023 (2)
  • November 2023 (20)
  • October 2023 (17)
  • September 2023 (13)
  • August 2023 (12)
  • July 2023 (12)
  • June 2023 (15)
  • May 2023 (16)
  • April 2023 (16)
  • March 2023 (16)
  • February 2023 (12)
  • January 2023 (14)
  • December 2022 (10)
  • November 2022 (20)
  • October 2022 (15)
  • September 2022 (19)
  • August 2022 (13)
  • July 2022 (18)
  • June 2022 (18)
  • May 2022 (27)
  • April 2022 (11)
  • March 2022 (19)
  • February 2022 (13)
  • January 2022 (18)
  • December 2021 (10)
  • November 2021 (10)
  • October 2021 (22)
  • September 2021 (18)
  • August 2021 (16)
  • July 2021 (22)
  • June 2021 (16)
  • May 2021 (29)
  • April 2021 (13)
  • March 2021 (11)
  • February 2021 (10)
  • January 2021 (11)
  • December 2020 (9)
  • November 2020 (13)
  • October 2020 (13)
  • September 2020 (11)
  • August 2020 (14)
  • July 2020 (8)
  • June 2020 (4)
  • May 2020 (14)
  • April 2020 (7)
  • March 2020 (7)
  • February 2020 (6)
  • January 2020 (6)

© Copyright – The Federation of Children’s Book Groups
Registered Charity no. 268289
Registered address: Federation of Children’s Book Groups, Wakananai Firs Road, Mardy, Abergavenny, NP7 6NA

  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Youtube
Scroll to top