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Peregrine Quinn and the Cosmic Realm by Ash Bond
/by FCBG blogA 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
/by FCBG blogCatherine 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
/by FCBG blogHow 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
/by FCBG blogWe 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 […]
How to Stop the End of the World by Tom Mitchell
/by FCBG blogWe have a hilarious guest blog from Tom Mitchell to share with you today! We hope you enjoy it as much as we have! Fiddling while Rome Burns At a recent school visit, I was asked by a keen Year 7 what my next novel was about. My response, as it always is, was […]
Gracie Fairshaw and the Missing Reel by Susan Brownrigg
/by FCBG blogWe are so excited to welcome author Susan Brownrigg to the blog today giving us some lovely insight into her series, Gracie Fairshaw! As a Lancashire lass I am often inspired by northern, especially working-class history and that is certainly the case with my Gracie Fairshaw detective series! Set in 1930s Blackpool, over […]
Books for Older Readers Round Up
/by FCBG blogIt’s been another brilliant phase of the Children’s Book Award blog tour! Our three amazing bloggers hosted guest posts from the creators of our three shortlisted titles! On the 18 March, Jacqui Sydney hosted Liz Kessler with a blog around her book, Code Name Kingfisher! Liz has previously been on this shortlist so knows how […]
Fireborn by Aisling Fowler
/by FCBG blogWe are so thrilled to welcome Aisling Fowler to the blog today. She shares some insight into writing her main character. With book three coming soon, it is an ideal time to get to know this series better! Writing a Main Character Across a Fantasy Series As I watch the publication day of Fireborn: […]
Ballet Besties by Chitra Soundar
/by FCBG blogBallet 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 […]
Books for Younger Readers Round-Up
/by FCBG blogWe 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 […]
SuperQuesters by Dr Thomas Bernard and Lisa Moss
/by FCBG blogDr 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 […]
CBA Books for Younger Children Round Up
/by FCBG blogWelcome 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 […]
Lie or Die by A.J. Clack
/by FCBG blogA.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 […]
Pirate Academy by Justin Somper
/by FCBG blogWe 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 […]
Children’s Book Award Announcement!
/by FCBG blogWe 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 by Jonny Daymond
/by FCBG blogThe 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 […]
Hide and Seek by Rhian Tracey
/by FCBG blogWe 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 […]
Finding Hope by Nicola Baker
/by FCBG blogWe 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 […]