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‘If I’m feeling down, I get out Elmer': David McKee on what it's like to create an inspirational little elephant for children 25/05/2019
We chatted to legendary author-illustrator David McKee about Elmer the elephant and his...
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Oh I do like to be beside the seaside... 5 middle grade books to enjoy this summer 24/05/2019
Thomas Taylor is the author of Malander: a charming adventure story, with a classic fee...
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Bookbuzz
Participating Year 7 and 8 students can choose a book to keep from 17 titles, selected by experts.
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In Other Words
Use our toolkit to help UK publishers acquire children’s books in translation, and international publishers pitch their books.
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5 tips for creating a book award in your school
Former School Librarian of the Year Lucas Maxwell shares another exciting idea for helping students to read and love books.
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- We were really sad to hear of the death of Judith Kerr earlier this week. We already had a competition to win a bun… https://t.co/Zo6pGCucgh 33 minutes ago
- How are you celebrating #ElmerDay? We were so honoured to be able to sit down with David McKee to talk about 30 ye… https://t.co/RuttlkTt65 1 hour ago
- We love this piece from @peterkalu about the harm that stereotypes in books can do - it's so important we try to av… https://t.co/EaFtXoyKQM 2 hours ago