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National Share A Story Month Booklist
The first of May can only mean one thing- it is the start of our annual National Share A Story month! This year’s theme is A Feast of Stories and we are celebrating the wonderful relationship that exists between books and food! Please check out our website for the details of the competition to design […]
Desi Girl Speaking by A.S. Hussain
Author A.S. Hussain writes a rousing call to action guest blog around mental health and poses the question, Are you Ready to Speak Up? Are You Ready To Speak Up? by A.S. Hussain Mental health, today more than ever, is a growing topic with strides being made to break the silence and stigma surrounding […]
Magicalia by Jennifer Bell
What do Pokemon, Astronomy and Poetry have in common? Jennifer Bell will explain in her guest blog for us today! One of the questions I get asked the most by readers is: where do your ideas come from? I always say they can come from anywhere, but they don’t just fall into my lap; […]
A Poet Who Tells Stories by Nadine Aisha Jassat
Verse Novels are becoming more popular with readers of all ages. Nadine Aisha Jassat, author/poet of The Hidden Story of Estie Noor, writes about being a poet who tells stories. If you haven’t read a verse novel, then do try one! A Poet Who Tells Stories by Nadine Aisha Jassat I often introduce myself as […]
A Helping Hand with your Literacy Year by Literacy Hive
We always love working with partners around reading and encouraging a love of books. Literacy Hive has written a blog that just may help parents, teachers and librarians to make the most of every day! A Helping Hand with your Literacy Year Despite the overwhelming evidence of the long-term benefits of being a keen reader […]
Bringing Back Kay-Kay by Dev Kothari
We welcome Dev Kothari to the blog today to share some insights into her book, Bringing Back Kay-Kay and sibling relationships! Celebrating sibling relationships by Dev Kothari Some of my most vivid childhood memories involve my older brother. We squabbled all the time. Got on each other’s nerves constantly. He found me annoying. I found […]
When the Wild Calls by Nicola Penfold
We welcome Nicola Penfold to the blog today, sharing insights into writing a sequel! On writing a sequel by Nicola Penfold, author of When the Wild Calls. When the Wild Calls is out now and is the sequel to my debut novel Where the World Turns Wild from 2000. The first book has been doing […]
Pink Trucks by Sam Clarke
Sam Clarke is a debut author with Five Quills. He talks to us about the inspiration behind his first picture book, Pink Trucks, which gently challenges gender stereotypes in a fun, rhythmical story. “We HATE pink!” shouted my 6-year-old son and his friend as they ran, laughing, to the school gates. I turned, wide-eyed, to […]
Libraries are bigger on the inside by Manon Steffan Ros
We are sharing a beautiful guest blog from award winning author, Manon Steffan Ros- a celebration of awards and libraries! Libraries are Bigger on the Inside I remember the book. The colours on the cover were muted, and there was a beautiful drawing of two girls sitting atop a pile of clothes, one looking […]
Champ by Reza Dalvand
Champ is a newly translated picture book from talented Iranian author and illustrator duo, Payam Ebrahimi and Reza Dalvand. A powerful and honest story of continuing to be yourself, despite the pressure to conform Champ was originally published in Iran, and is a book for those around the world who have resisted and continue to […]
Betty Steady and the Toad Witch by Nicky Smith-Dale
Sometimes silly and funny books are just what children need to read! Young readers will be thrilled to meet Betty Steady as well as Linda and Greg! Check out Nicky Smith-Dale’s guest blog today! Where did the idea for Betty Steady come from? Betty Steady came from the silliest recesses of my brain. Set in […]
King of Nothing by Nathanael Lessore
We were lucky to hear Nathaneal speak at our recent conference and the room was engrossed in his messaging. His guest blog today will certainly get you thinking! A couple years ago, my nephew, who was ten years old at the time, started asking me questions about Andrew Tate. Trying not panic, I calmly […]
Can You Find my Eid Presents? by A.M. Dassu
This is a timely guest blog from A.M. Dassu today as we spotted on twitter that her daughter Hana had found the Eid presents today! Eid Mubarak to all who celebrate! Why I wrote Can You Find My Eid Presents? for all children By A. M. Dassu Every year my daughter Hana helps me […]
Amazing Brother and Amazing Sister by Alison Brown
Tomorrow is National Siblings Day and we have a delightful blog from Alison Brown, author and illustrator of Amazing Brother and Amazing Sister! Check it out for a glimpse of the illustrations as well! Siblings are amazing! I love my sisters. Absolutely, 100%. But did we always get on? No way! Especially if you’d […]
Peregrine Quinn and the Cosmic Realm by Ash Bond
A delightful guest blog from Ash Bond, author of Peregrine Quinn and the Cosmic Realm, the first in a new adventurous series! Peregrine Quinn: You’ve never seen a hero quite like her… By Ash Bond “Someone has to save our skins. Into the garbage chute, fly boy.” Dynamic, sassy and willing to get her […]
Wildlife Crossings by Catherine Barr
Catherine Barr is widely known for her environmental and animal based non-fiction books. In her guest blog, she shares some insight into how Wildlife Crossings came to be! Wildlife crossings: Protecting animal pathways around the world Driving at dusk, I was desperately hoping for an elephant or two to cross the road. But as the […]
Pages & Co by Anna James
How many of us have dreamed of stepping into the pages of a favourite book or meeting a fictional character? When Anna James created her series, she spoke to the heart of book lovers everywhere. Read on for a glimpse into Anna’s processes. When I started writing Pages & Co I had no idea […]
FCBG Children’s Book Award- Full Round Up
We know you all lead busy lives so we have made it really easy to catch up on the Children’s Book Award Blog Tour! All the links to the blogs are listed below and we would like to thank the bloggers, authors, illustrators and publishers for all their incredible support! Books for Younger Children! https://www.whatiread.co.uk/post/the-big-dreaming-michael-rosen-fcbgcba24-post […]