We are thrilled to share with you the Top Ten books for 2023 as voted on solely by children across the UK. The FCBG Children’s Book Award is the only National award where children vote at every stage. From the longlists to the Top Ten, no adults are allowed to cast a vote. Children’s voices […]
We have a lovely blog from Anne Booth all about the inspiration for her beautiful book, I Send you a Hug, with illustrations by Asa Gilland. I grew up in an immigrant home – my parents were Southern Irish Roman Catholics who emigrated to England in the 1950s – and my Irish heritage of generations […]
Karen McCombie is a successful and well loved author. Her latest book is with Barrington Stoke and is about Tyra, a young unique girl starting at a new school. We asked Karen several questions about her book and writing style! Thank you Karen for the wonderful answers! Tyra is a lovely character, one who stands […]
We were so excited to ask author Colm Field about his new book and character, Kyan Green. Check out our Q&A below! Thank you Colm for the brilliant answers! Can you tell us a bit about Kyan Green and the Infinity Racers? Thanks for having me! Kyan Green is an epic sci-fi adventure about a […]
One of our committee members, Erin Hamilton, was offered the opportunity to read Outside by Bee Chuck and to send some questions along to the author-illustrator. It may prompt you to remember those first weeks of lockdowns with a new perspective. Bee, what a stunning story! As a family, we completely identify with the families […]
The World Book Day books are on shelves and available to buy now. Sophy Henn has one amongst this year’s selection, Lifesize Creepy Crawlies. She has written a blog post for us about this book, her own World Book Day experiences and the collection of Lifesize books. My first experience of World Book day was […]
We are sharing an in-depth Q&A with collaborators, Sita Brahmachari and Jane Ray about Corey’s Rock. With some insights into their work, a shared love of Selkie stories and future projects, we hope you enjoy their words. Sita and Jane, In terms of developing the story, how easy was it to create both in terms of text […]
On February 8, EmpathyLab announced its 2023 Read for Empathy Collection. Two lists of empathy laden books, one for primary and one for secondary. We wanted to learn more about how books get chosen and were thrilled to ask two judges a series of questions about the EmpathyLab collections. Thank you to Richard Charlesworth and […]
The Let’s Save series by Catherine Barr has highlighted some of the world’s most wondrous places and the need to protect and save them. The Okavango Delta is the newest in the series and Catherine has written an inspiring blog for us! Long ago, I balanced in a narrow canoe gliding across a patch of […]
We have a hugely inspiring guest blog from Sinéad O’Hart about how an idea for a story stuck with her until she could put the right time, setting and characters into place. Every book an author writes means something different to them, I think. Perhaps it’s their first published book (but maybe the tenth one […]
