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Ackroyd, Peter (25)

Adams, Pam (11)

Adams, Simon (03S)

Adie, Kate (25)

Agard, John (27)

Ahlberg, Allan (1,33 ,50)

Aiken, Joan (2,12)

ALANNA BOOKS (56)

Almond, David (29, 46, 55)

Alborough, Jez (8, 03S)

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Althea (23)

Andersen, Hans Christian (31)

Anderson, Jeff (10)

Andreae, Giles (47)

Anholt, Catherine (19)

Anholt, Laurence

(19, 37)

Ardagh, Philip

Ardizzone, Edward(14)

Armitage, D & M (23)

Ashley, Bernard (9,33)

Ashley, Chris (9)

Asquith, Ros (30, 51)

Augarde, Steve (32)

Avi (25)

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Ayres, Pam (5)

Ayto, Russell (30)

Baker, Colin (8)

Baker-Smith, G (49)

Ball, Johnny (32)

Banks, Lynne Reid(11)

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Barrett, A (41)

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Base, Graeme (14)

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Berry, James (21, 50)

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Blacker, Terence (12)

Blake, Quentin

(8,16) (53)

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Blackwood, Freya (46)

Blathwayt, B (39)

Blume, Judy (5, 30)

Blundell, Judy (43)

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Bond, Michael (9)

Bouchard, David (19)

Bowler, Tim (22)

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Bradman, Tony (23)

Bragg, Melvyn (19)

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Breeze, Lynn (33)

Breslin, Theresa

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Briggs, Andy (52)

Briggs, Raymond (19)

Bright, Paul (43)

Bright, Rachel (46)

Browne, Eileen (51)

Brooks, Kevin (23)

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Browne, Anthony

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Causley, Charles (7)

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Clark, Emma C

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Crossley-Holland Kevin (18, 23, 46)

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De Brunhoff, L (16)

De Fombelle, T (43)

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Donnelly, Jennifer

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Downes, B (99S)

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Dunbar, J(11,30)

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Else,Barbara (54)

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Fickling, David (28)

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Flugge, Klaus (19)

Forde, Catherine (24)

Foreman, Michael

(5, 45)

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Hoffman, Alice (28)

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Hooper, Mary (29, 45)

Hooper, Meredith

(18, 22)

Horacek,Petre (54)

Horse, Harry (11,16)

Horowitz, Anthony

(19, 48)

HOT KEY (55)

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Howarth, Leslie (18)

Hughes, Carol (8)

Hughes, Shirley (7,16,22, 55)

Hull, Robert (52)

Hunter, Mollie (36)

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Inkpen, Mick (13, 47, 57)

Inkpen, Robert (43, 56)

Isserlis, Steven (21)

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Janes, Wendy (33)

Jarman, Julia

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Jones, Terry (15)

Jones, Wynne D (15)

Jordon, Louise D(6)

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Juster, Norton (20, 51 )

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Kitamura,S (18)

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Lawrence, John (28)

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Marlow, Layn (44)

Martin, Ann M (14)

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McClure, G (40, 47)

McDonald, T (14)

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Morgan, Nicola (34)

Morpurgo, M(5, 19, 55)

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Palmer, Tom 45)

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Manchester Children’s Book Festival 2014

War Horse author Michael Morpurgo to appear at Manchester Children’s Book Festival 2014

Special musical performance ofPrivate Peaceful to commemorate WW1

Full line-up announced. Tickets on sale now

Festival runs from June 26^th to July 6^th

www.mcbf.org.uk

THE line-up for this year’s Manchester Children’s Book Festival has been announced, with a special performance ofMichael Morpurgo’s Private Peaceful featuring the author and singing trio Coope, Boyes & Simpson as one of the highlights.

The festival organisers at Manchester Metropolitan University have worked hard to ensure that 2014 will be the biggest and most exciting Manchester Children’s Book Festival yet, with a mix of author talks, workshops, writing and arts projects to get involved in and competitions.

Other well-known authors appearing at the festival include David Almond (Skellig), Sarah McIntyre & Philip Reeve (Oliver and the Seawigs) andCerrie Burnell (CBeebies, Snowflake).

Also confirmed are Steve Cole (Astrosaurs, Young Bond),Andrew Cope (Spy Dog), Curtis Jobling (Wereworld), Cathy Cassidy (Chocolate Box Girls), Liz Kessler (Emily Windsnap),Tom Palmer (Over The Line), Sufiya Ahmed (Secrets of a Henna Girl),Guy Bass (The Legend of Frog), Kate Pankhurst (Mariella Mystery),Justin Somper (Vampirates), Ali Sparkes (The Shapeshifter), Darren Shan (Zom-B) and Carol Ann Duffy.

In addition to the author events there will also be a family fun day on Saturday, June 28^th, featuring a host of events including a Seawigs parade that will feature handmade Seawigs. Details of how to make your own Seawig are available on Sarah McIntyre’s website, www.jabberworks.co.uk.

Knitted sea monkeys will be auctioned off to raise money for the charity Readwell, who are working with the festival to put books on the shelves at Manchester Children’s Hospital School.

At other points in the festival, children will have the opportunity to make a War Horse-inspired puppet, and poets Paul Cookson and Tony Walsh will showcase a new WWI-themed performance based on Manchester Metropolitan University’s Walking In Their Shoes: Tweets from the Trenches project.

Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy, who is director of the Manchester Writing School at Manchester Metropolitan University, said: “Our programme of events features events where we welcome you into the university to meet your favourite authors, artists and performers. There are events at our partner libraries, theatres, museums, galleries, bookshops and hotels throughout Manchester; and in schools, bringing writers into classrooms to inspire young people.”

Manchester Metropolitan University Vice-ChancellorProfessor John Brooks, said: “I share Carol Ann’s view that this should be a festival for everyone and have been pleased to support the special projects designed to raise aspirations and confidence in young people, and to encourage the broadest possible audience to engage with literature, the arts, and opportunities for creative expression.”

The festival runs from June 26^th to July 6^th. Tickets are on sale to the public now fromwww.mcbf.org.uk.

The Manchester Children’s Book Festival is a biennial celebration of writing for young people, launched in 2010.

The festival has previously featured appearances from authors including Philip Pullman, Jacqueline Wilson and Michael Rosen.

It is organised by Manchester Metropolitan University, with many events held on the university’s Oxford Road campus, as well as at partner venues including Manchester Central Library, the National Football Museum and the People’s History Museum.

Author biographies:

Michael Morpurgo is best known for his children’s novels, although he has also written poems, plays and librettos. He was integral in creating the post of Children’s Laureate alongside Ted Hughes, and held the position from 2003 to 2005. He has won the Whitbread Children’s Book Award, and has been shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal a total of four times.

Carol Ann Duffy is the current Poet Laureate and the Creative Director of the Manchester Writing School at Manchester Metropolitan University. She has won the Whitbread Award, the Dylan Thomas Prize, the TS Eliot Prize, the Costa Book Award and the PEN/Pinter Prize. This year BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour named her one of the 100 most powerful women in the country.

Sarah McIntyre & Philip Reeve are the creators of the newly-published Oliver and the Seawigs, described by Telegraph culture editor Martin Chilton as “a fun-packed delight”. Philip Reeve is a prolific author and illustrator who provided images for many of the Horrible Histories books. His novel Here Lies Arthur won the 2007 Carnegie Medal. Sarah has written numerous children’s books and comics, and has won prizes including the Sheffield Children’s Book Award and the Leeds Graphic Novel Award.

Andrew Cope is the author of the bestselling “Spy Dog” and “Spy Pups” series. The books are based on the fictional adventures of Cope’s real-life rescue dog, Lara, who accompanies him on his book tours.

Curtis Jobling started his creative career as an animator, bringing the world of Bob The Builder to life. His books Frankenstein’s Cat and Raa Raa have been turned into television series. His latest project is a series of books for young adults, Wereworld.

Cathy Cassidy is the author of The Chocolate Box Girls series, and a former agony aunt for Shout magazine. She has been nominated for the Queen of Teen award three times.

Liz Kessler is the author of the Emily Windsnap books, based on the adventures of a half-mermaid and her friends, including The Tail of Emily Windsnap and the most recent, Emily Windsnap and the Land of the Midnight Sun. Her latest novel, North of Nowhere, centres around the mysterious disappearance of a young girl’s grandfather from his seaside home.

Tom Palmer is the author of the Puffin series Football Academy, Foul Play and The Squad. He has been shortlisted for the Blue Peter Award and Secret FC was this year chosen by the Book Trust for inclusion in their School Library Pack which is sent to 4,000 English schools.

School Library Association Information Book Award 2014

Link to poster

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School Library Association

Information Book Award 2014

Short List Announcement

The School Library Association (SLA) is delighted to announce the shortlist for the 2014 prize! Schools will be invited to take part in the Children’s Choice voting from June to mid-September. The award ceremony will take place in the autumn and is sponsored by Hachette Children’s Books and is supported by Peters Books & Furniture.

The Information Book Award is an annual event, in its fourth year and is a major development for information books, being designed to support school libraries and to reinforce the importance of non-fiction whilst highlighting the high standard of resources available.

The judges have looked at a wide field of nominations and have produced a strong and varied selection of titles for the shortlist, these are –


Under 7s

Lift the Flap, Questions and Answers about Your Body by Katie Daynes, illustrated by Marie-Eve Tremblay. Usborne Publishing 9781409562108

The Story of Stars by Neal Layton. Hodder 9781444901122

 What’s it like to be a Bee by Jinny Johnson. Franklin Watts 9781445121888


7-12

Book of Languages by Mick Webb, illustrated by Glen McBeth. Franklin Watts 9781445116266

Bugs by George McGAvin, illustrated by Jim Kay. Walker Books 9781406328738

Get into Art: Animals by Susie Brooks. Kingfisher 9780753435762

Secrets of Stonehenge by Mick Manning and Brita Granstrӧm. Frances Lincoln 9781847803467


12-16

How to Draw Like a Fashion Designer by Dennis Norhdruft & Celia Joicey. Thames & Hudson 9780500650189
 
Starving the Anxiety Gremlin by Kate Collins-Donnelly, illustrated by Rosy Salaman. Jessica Kingsley publishers 9781849053419

 Weird Sea Creatures by Erich Hoyt. Firefly Books 9781770851917

Posters will be made available to schools to advertise the shortlist and downloads will also be available for wider use.

During mid-June to mid-September schools will be invited to register with the voting website (www.sla.org.uk/vote) and children can choose their own ‘Children’s Choice’ favourites in each category, plus voting for an overall winner. Prizes will be awarded
for the judges and Children’s Choice winners in each category, as well as for the overall winner(s).


Book Packs

The shortlisted titles are available as three individual packs - under 7s, 7-12 and 12-16 - from children’s book specialists, Peters Books & Furniture.

In support of the awards, Peters will:

 Invoice the packs at 25% discount.

 Deliver free of charge to mainland UK addresses.

 Orders will be supplied with a £50 voucher to spend in Peters’ Showroom


Packs can be ordered from the Offers page at www.peters-educational-books.co.uk


Editor’s notes

The award is split into 3 separate categories; under 7s, 7-12 and 12-16.

 Publishers were called for submissions in early December 2013.

 The winners will be announced at an award ceremony in the autumn of 2014.

 The judging panel consists of experienced librarians, SLA board members and a  member of Peters Books & Furniture.

 Peters Books & Furniture is supporting the award by supplying packs of the short listed titles as a good value offer to schools. Children will then be invited to vote for their favourite book.

 Each section will have a winner, chosen by the panel, as well as a children’s choice winner. There will also be an overall winner, awarded to the best information book across all categories.

 The award is administered by the SLA.


About the School Library Association

The School Library Association is an independent charity that believes that every pupil is entitled to effective school library provision. The SLA is committed to supporting everyone involved with school libraries, promoting high quality reading and learning opportunities for all. Website: www.sla.org.uk


About the Award sponsors

The School Library Association is grateful for sponsorship from Hachette Children’s Books and Peters Books & Furniture to make this award possible. The SLA Information Book Award is run entirely on sponsorship kindly donated by friends and supporters of the Award. No money is taken from the SLA budget so all staff time, the cost of the judging; prizes for the winners and the final award ceremony must be covered by the sponsors' donations.

Hachette Children's Books

is one of the most successful children's publishers in the UK, with an excellent track record in creating bestselling and award winning books for children of all ages and interests. Our four imprints, Franklin Watts, Hodder Children's Books, Orchard Books and Wayland together form a dynamic list of top quality picture books, fiction and non-fiction. Website: www.hachettechildrens.co.uk



Peters Books & Furniture
offers a variety of services to support libraries, schools, nurseries and schemes. Website: www.peters-books.co.uk


Award website

- www.sla.org.uk/information-book-award.php

For more information please contact - Tricia Adams, Director, School Library Association

Email: Tricia.adams@sla.org.uk

Tel: 01793 530166 or 07532 231946

Little Rebels Shortlist Announced

 

The shortlist has been announced for the Little Rebels Children’s Book Award for radical children’s fiction. Now in its 2nd year, the shortlisted 2013 titles are: Moon Bear by Gill Lewis (OUP); After Tomorrow by Gillian Cross (OUP); Real Lives: Harriet Tubman by Deborah Chancellor (A&C Black); Stay Where You Are by John Boyne (Doubleday); The Middle of Nowhere by Geraldine McCaughrean (Usborne); Rosie Revere, Engineer by Andrea Beaty, illustrated by David Roberts (Abrams); The Promise by Nicola Davies, illustrated by Laura Carlin (Walker).

The shortlist was announced at a special event hosted by Housmans Bookshop on Saturday evening (29th) and followed a panel discussion, chaired by Letterbox Library, on B.J.Epstein’s new book, ‘Are the Kids All Right?: The Representation of LGBTQ Characters in Children’s and YA Lit’ (HammerOn Press).

The Little Rebels Children’s Book Award recognises fiction for ages 0-12 which promotes or celebrates social justice and equality. It is given by the Alliance of Radical Booksellers (ARB) and is administered by specialist children’s booksellers, Letterbox Library. The judges Kim Reynolds (Professor of Children’s Lit Newcastle University), Wendy Cooling, (Bookstart co-founder & editor) and Elizabeth Laird (children’s author) will be meeting in early April to discuss the shortlist.

Kerry Mason, Co-Director of Letterbox Library, said of the shortlist: “We’re delighted with the range of titles on offer this year. From novels to picture books, the shortlist showcases, we believe, the best in bold, provocative and thoughtful children’s fiction of 2013. The shortlist embraces dystopian, historical and contemporary tales and travels across the globe, from South East Asia to the Australian outback. All stir a sense of social justice and all look to a better world, mostly through the actions of children, all little rebels themselves.”

Speaking about the award, Kim Reynolds, author of Radical Children’s Literature (Palgrave MacMillan: 2010) said, “Little Rebels is the most recent manifestation of an honourable but for the most part over-looked tradition in children’s publishing that uses stories to celebrate human rights, equality [and] diversity…Often transforming society requires bold thinking and bold action, and so this prize focuses on books that help readers become the kind of ‘little rebels’ who one day will catalyse social change rather than carrying on in the same old ways regardless of the costs and consequences”.

This year, the winner of the Little Rebels Award will be announced at a new event, The London Radical Bookfair and Alternative Press Takeover 2014. This will take the form of a mass ‘occupation’ of Bishopsgate Institute, London on May 10th. It is a free event, organised by the Alliance of Radical Booksellers (ARB) in partnership with the Alternative Press Fair. Nik Gorecki, Bread & Roses Trustee said of the event, “our combined efforts should make for a wonderful event”. The Little Rebels winner will be announced alongside the ARB’s sister adult award, Bread & Roses.


Contact:
Fen Coles info@letterboxlibrary.com
Letterbox Library
Unit 151 Stratford Workshops
Burford Road
Stratford E15 2SP
Tel: 020 8534 7502

Further Information
About Letterbox Library
Letterbox Library is a 31-year-old, not-for-profit, children’s booksellers and social enterprise. They specialise in children’s books which celebrate diversity, equality & inclusion. Further information can be found at www.letterboxlibrary.com They administer the Little Rebels Award on behalf of the ARB (below).

About the Alliance of Radical Booksellers (ARB) The ARB is a supportive community for the UK’s radical booksellers; www.radicalbooksellers.co.uk. Members of the ARB include Housmans Bookshop, Gay’s The Word, News from Nowhere, Freedom Bookshop and Letterbox Library. The ARB runs the Bread & Roses Award for Radical Publishing, administered by Housmans Bookshop. This independent prize for adult non-fiction ran for the first time in 2011. For more information go to www.bread-and-roses.co.uk .

About the Little Rebels Children’s Book Award
Full details of the award, including the shortlist and prize giving ceremony for the previous year, can be found at: www.littlerebelsaward.wordpress.com .

About the London Radical Bookfair
Hosted by the ARB, this fair was run for the first time on May 11th 2013. The fair included 50 book stalls and 20 guest speakers- full details at: www.londonradicalbookfair.com .

Significant dates
The winner of both the Little Rebels and the Bread & Roses Awards will be announced at the ARB’s London Radical Bookfair & Alternative Press Takeover at Bishopsgate Institute, London, on Saturday May 10th 2014.

Learn how to write children’s books – and have fun in France doing it!

Join Alan Durant, the award-winning author of Burger Boy, Always and Forever, Dear Tooth Fairy, Game Boy, Blood and over seventy other titles, on a residential course on writing for children at his house in Picardie, France, from Tuesday 27 May to Sunday 1 June 2014.

The course offers the opportunity to write and share ideas, and to explore techniques involved in writing fiction for children of different ages, with one to one tutorials, group workshops and discussions, and plenty of writing time, all in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. It doesn’t matter whether you’ve written a little or a lot – or not at all! The cost per person is £470, which includes tutoring fees, accommodation and meals, plus free return travel by car between London/south-east England and Crecy.

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HOO’S KIDS BOOK FEST ANNOUNCES 2014 PROGRAMME

Explore a magical world of books in a secret walled garden

Sunday 11th May 2014

Organisers of the annual Hoo’s Kids Book Fest have confirmed yet another impressive line-up for their celebration of literature at the magical Luton Hoo Walled Garden. The festival, now in its third year, crams a feast of family fun into just one day and audiences can expect to see some of the biggest names in children’s books bringing storytelling to life with pirates, beasts & stripemongers...

The 2014 line-up includes an opportunity to meet two of the UK's most acclaimed writers for Young Adults; Robert Muchamore, author of the bestselling Cherub series and award-winning Sophie McKenzie, who has won the prestigious Red House Book Award as well as Richard and Judy's Best Kids Books. And younger readers have the chance to see Jim Smith, author of the rib-tickling Barry Loser and winner of the 2013 Roald Dahl Funny Prize.

Visitors are invited to join the birthday celebrations with Miffy who turns 70 this year and Kipper who is 25. And to commemorate WW1, children are being invited to plant poppies in the walled gardens.

There's also a spotlight on comics with talented teen Zoom Rockman hosting two workshops alongside publisher The Phoenix Comic. Zoom was named as one of the 'brightest young talents' in London as part of the Evening Standard's list of the hottest 25 under 25s.

Also featuring in the programme are illustrator Hannah Marks, cut paper artist Vanessa Stone and author Dawn Finch all from Hertfordshire.

Add to this a host of family-friendly activities including tree painting, wigwam building and visits from popular children’s characters and you have the perfect day out for all the family. Meet the authors, discover new books or try your hand at drawing, there’s something for all ages. Whether you're after slapstick humour, crime solving or live drawing, you'll find it all in this magical day. Oh, and you can find out just what a stripemonger really is...

Log on to the newly launched Festival website http://www.hoosbookfest.com/ for full programme details. All events are bookable online from the end of March. Tickets can also be purchased from The Chorleywood Bookshop, WH Smith's in Harpenden, Luton and Hitchin and from Oxfam in St Albans.

Red House Children's Book Awards 2014

Click on the link to see news of the RHCBA 2014 as announced today...


http://www.fcbg.org.uk/the-winners-of-the-red-house-childrens-book-awards-were-announced-today/