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Where the Wild Things Are

Posted 14 May 2012 by Nikesh Shukla Last week, we at Booktrust were all shocked and saddened to hear about the death of Maurice Sendak. One of the things we love doing here at Booktrust is sharing... Read 'Where the Wild Things Are '

London Book Fair Round Up

Posted 2 May 2012 by Katherine Woodfine Find out more about our programme of children's book seminars at the London Book Fair 2012 - and listen to some audio recordings of the events Read 'London Book Fair Round Up '

'I felt like Charlie Bucket after he'd found the...

Posted 27 April 2012 by Guest blogger Author Kieran Larwood tells us about winning the Times/Chicken House fiction competition 2011 for his first book, Freaks, which is published this month Read ''I felt like Charlie Bucket after...'

The Famous Five are 70!

Posted 18 April 2012 by Katherine Woodfine Five famous illustrators offer a new take on Enid Blyton's much-loved classics to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Famous Five Read 'The Famous Five are 70! '

Happiness is a Watermelon on Your Head

Posted 13 April 2012 by Guest blogger Writer, editor and translator Daniel Hahn tells us about how he came to write his first children's picture book Read 'Happiness is a Watermelon on Your...'

CILIP Carnegie and Greenaway Shortlists Announced

Posted 27 March 2012 by Guest blogger Lizzie Ryder, one of this year's Carnegie Greenaway judges, joins us to tell us what it's really like judging this prestigious prize - and to reveal this year's shortlisted books! Read 'CILIP Carnegie and Greenaway Shortlists Announced'