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Blitz One Family’s War by Martin Impey
/by FCBG blogWe have a touching blog from Martin Impey today all about Blitz, One Family’s War. Martin explains why this is a deeply personal and incredibly relevant book to share with younger readers. The Beginning To say that creating BLITZ – One Family’s War was a ‘journey’ is a bit of an understatement. It began after […]
Coram Beanstalk Reading Helpers
/by FCBG blogCoram Beanstalk have written a post for us about why being a reading helper is such a gift for teachers and students. Why having a Coram Beanstalk reading helper is a gift for teachers Working as a class teacher and literacy lead in an inner-London primary school for many years, I witnessed a consistently […]
National Non-Fiction November Competition- Winners Announcement
/by FCBG blogNational Non-Fiction November Competition The theme of this year’s National Non-Fiction November certainly highlighted the wealth of creativity and diverse range of interests being pursued by children up and down the country! From hair braiding to fishing, model making to gymnastics, badminton to reading, real tennis to animation, the joy these activities bring made judging […]
How to be a Revolutionary by Lucy Ann Unwin
/by FCBG blogWe have a brilliant blog from author Lucy Ann Unwin all about her book, How to be a Revolutionary! It will certainly make you pause to consider your family circumstances. Growing up I was utterly obsessed with Disney’s version of The Little Mermaid. If you’d asked me then what I loved about it I […]
Writing scary stories for children by Rachel Burge
/by FCBG blogReaders of all ages seem to be reading more scary stories and we are so pleased to share a guest post from Rachel Burge about exactly writing and reading scary stories. Reading and Writing Scary Stories for Children It’s widely known that reading helps children develop empathy. But did you know that fiction does more […]
Faedom by Agnes Monod-Gayraud and Lorna White
/by FCBG blogSo many stories and films feature fae, fairies and whimsical creatures and if you love those, then this is the book for you! Check out the blog from the authors below all about Faedom! When we set out to write Faedom, our goal was to share our love and admiration for the natural world and […]
The River Thief by Hannah Peck
/by FCBG blogHannah Peck is writing for a variety of audiences and in today’s blog, she tells us a bit more about how she does this! Writing The River Thief Things nobody tells you about writing for an older age group when you’ve previously only written for five to nine-year-olds: you will probably be bad at it. […]
Fantastically Festive Children’s Books
/by FCBG blogKate Thompson and Loretta Schauer, creators of Yetis Don’t Exist have collaborated to bring us some “fantastically festive books” just in time for December! Our Favourite Fantastically Festive Children’s Books By Kate Thompson and Loretta Schauer Christmas time is coming! Even now, as an alleged ‘grownup’, these four words make me bubbly with excitement! And […]
The CLPE Reflecting Realities survey of ethnic representation within UK children’s literature 2024
/by FCBG blogThe CLPE Reflecting Realities survey of ethnic representation within UK children’s literature 2024 Yesterday the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education (CLPE) have released the 7th annual Reflecting Realities Survey of Ethnic Representation within UK Children’s Literature – we will be sharing some of the key findings and comments here. Using the detailed methodology established […]
National Non-Fiction November 2024
/by FCBG blogAs National Non-Fiction November draws to a close, it is worth remembering that information books are not just for November! In this year’s NNFN booklet, some themed weeks and awards dedicated to information books are suggested, but this is just the tip of the iceberg! In this final post for National Non-Fiction November 2024, it […]
Open Wide by Letizia Diamante
/by FCBG blogLetizia Diamante’s passion for science is infectious and this interest has led her to write fun, informative books. Here, she shares her thoughts about the power of information texts. Taking the fear out of things with non-fiction books While I was writing “Open wide!” – a scientific book for children about the teeth, tongues […]
This is Skateboarding by Neil Ellis
/by FCBG blogNeil Ellis is a lifelong skateboarder who oversees all communication at Skateboard GB. He is involved in many grassroots skateboarding projects around the UK, and he was the Skateboard Media Manager for Team GB at the Paris 2024 Olympics. I first picked up a board when I was 14 – a basic skateboard from a […]
Feeding the enthusiasm and interests of young readers with magazines by Chris Routh
/by FCBG blogFeeding the enthusiasm and interests of young readers with magazines Promoting and supporting reading for pleasure requires a wide range of reading options to suit all ages, abilities and interests. National Non-Fiction November provides an ideal opportunity to not only highlight and celebrate examples of great information books, but also to explore other text types […]
Raising the Roof by Jack Pepper
/by FCBG blogRaising The Roof Author Jack Pepper – one of the UK’s youngest commissioned composers and youngest-ever national radio presenter – takes us inside his debut book… One of the joys of writing a book about the lives of the people who make and made classical music is… they tell a great story! Think of Joseph […]
Green Science at Home by Susan Martineau
/by FCBG blogSusan Martineau is an editor and author, writing books which spark curiosity in her readers. Today, she explains why she wrote her ‘Science Experiments’ books. I haven’t really grown up much since being a child who loved making mud pies, adopting ‘pet’ snails and mucking around in the kitchen making home-made volcanoes. My mother actively […]
Information Book Awards 2024
/by FCBG blogReflections on the Non-fiction scene, viewed from the Information Book Awards 2024 I find it difficult to believe that I have been involved with this award for six years, five of them as chair of the judging panel. Over this time, we have looked at approximately 1000 information books; these range in age […]
Needle Felting with Karin Celestine
/by FCBG blogKarin Celestine is an artist and author, who creates beautiful needle felted animals, some of which star in their ‘Celestine and Hare’ books published by Graffeg. Their passion for making is infectious! I have been making since I was old enough to pick something up and have never stopped since. I taught chemistry, art and […]
This book will make you an artist by Ruth Millington
/by FCBG blogArt is a wonderful hobby which has many benefits. It can help to relieve stress, encourage creativity, develop concentration and allow you to lose yourself in the pleasure of producing something. In today’s post, Ruth Millington, author of ‘This Book Will Make You an Artist’ (Nosy Crow ISBN: 978-1839944758) shares some ideas for having a […]