Ballet Besties is a new series for younger readers, co written by Chitra Soundar and principal ballerina Yasmine Naghdi. We have a lovely blog about the series from Chitra! Ballet Besties Bringing out the best amongst friends Ballet Besties is a new series for 7+ readers about Yara and her new friends at a […]
We are in the second phase of our blog tour celebrating the Top Ten for the Children’s Book Award. This week was a celebration of Books for Younger Readers with three bloggers hosting some guest blogs from the shortlisted authors and illustrators. Kicking off this phase was Erin Hamilton from My Shelves Are Full, hosting […]
Dr Thomas Bernard and Lisa Moss co- authors of the SuperQuesters series discuss why they created their publishing company QuestFriendz and the importance of getting young children engaged and learning about the climate crisis without it appearing overwhelming. When our twin daughters were younger, Thomas and I were looking for books and toys that would […]
Welcome to our first round up for this year’s Children’s Book Award! These give us a chance to celebrate the titles in the categories as well as offer a huge thank you to the authors, illustrators, publishers and bloggers for creating and hosting content for us! We have four books in this category with content […]
A.J. Clack offers some insight into our relationship with reality TV and how it inspired her novel, Lie or Die. Is it time to face reality? Reality television is the tv genre that many love to hate. Ask most people and they will screw up their face and shake their heads, vehemently denying committing any […]
We are delighted to welcome Justin Somper to the blog today! He has kindly taken the time to answer our questions around his new series, Pirate Academy. Can you tell us a bit about Pirate Academy. It’s the year 2507. Ocean levels have risen and there’s a new golden age of piracy. The oceans are […]
We are delighted to announce The Children’s Book Award 2024 shortlist! Children from nine FCBG testing groups read almost 700 books submitted by publishers and registered over 47,000 votes, from which the Top Ten has been selected. The full shortlist is as follows: Books for Younger Children Gigantic – written and illustrated by Rob […]
The Globe Defenders Rainforest Rescue by Jonny Daymond As a child I soaked up adventure stories. Many of them old books like Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Lost World and H. Rider Haggard’s King Soloman’s Mines. Of course, some of these stories hark back to a dark imperial age. But the adventure within them […]
We have a fascinating glimpse into Rhian Tracey’s quest for telling historical stories, especially ones close to her home and heart. Lesser known histories and mysteries are my favourite subjects to read, research and write about. I am by nature a curious (even nosy, some might say!) person and find creative pleasure in exploring unanswered […]
We have a lovely guest blog from author, Nicola Baker, about her new series, Whistledown Farm and the first book, Finding Hope. Growing up I loved books about witches and magic – but I also loved books about animals and the countryside. I would get lost in these stories for hours and was never […]
