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BookTrust news 2019
- Athrawon Derbyn… enillwch ddathliad Pori Drwy Stori i’ch hysgol!
- BookTrust announces judges line up for Blue Peter 20th Anniversary Book Awards
- BookTrust Storytime Prize shortlist unveiled in search for best book for sharing
- BookTrust teams up with Cyberjammies for Pyjamarama
- Candy Gourlay takes the reins as new BookTrust Writer in Residence
- Cressida Cowell announced as new Waterstones Children’s Laureate
- Cyril and Pat by Emily Gravett crowned winner of first ever BookTrust Storytime Prize
- Floella Benjamin and James Mayhew join top librarians to judge BookTrust Storytime Prize
- Funny children's books are celebrated as the Lollies 2018 winners are unveiled
- Galw pob dosbarth Derbyn yng Nghymru.. Mae anturiaethwyr Pori Drwy Stori angen eich help!
- Gweinidog Addysg yn lansio rhaglen newydd i roi hwb i sgiliau siarad a gwrando 10,000 o blant meithrin
- Gweinidog Addysg yn lansio rhaglen newydd i roi hwb i sgiliau siarad a gwrando 10,000 o blant meithrin
- Here are the 2020 Blue Peter Book Awards contenders – and there's something for everyone
- 'It's really never too early to share a book': Paul Howard-Jones to give BookTrust Annual Lecture
- Jan Pienkowski honoured with BookTrust Lifetime Achievement Award
- Jump into you PJs with BookTrust's Pyjamarama
- Just one book can brighten a vulnerable child's Christmas: BookTrust launches festive fundraising campaign
- Leeds City Council and BookTrust sign exciting partnership to launch the Leeds Year of Reading
- Less than 2% of published authors and illustrators in the UK are British people of colour says new BookTrust research
- Mae 2019 yn flwyddyn arbennig iawn i ni – rydyn ni’n falch iawn o ddathlu pen-blwydd y Clwb Blwch Llythyrau yn 10 oed yng Nghymru.
- Mae’r gyfres cartwn newydd Caru Canu yn helpu plant i ganu ac odli
- Marta Altés kicks off the 2019-20 Arts Council NI Author Tour as all Primary One pupils receive her book
- Michael Rosen unveils the hilarious books on the Lollies Awards 2020 shortlist
- New BookTrust Writer in Residence, Cerrie Burnell, to share the magic of storytelling
- oeddi teitlau Dechrau Da newydd ar gyfer 2019
- On the same page conference about reading for children in Northern Ireland
- Parents swap books for tech at bedtime, new BookTrust research discovers
- Patrice Lawrence, Chitra Soundar and more stars join BookTrust Represents' first training events
- Patronus art auction for BookTrust kicks off celebrations marking 20 years of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
- Poetry and big issues take the lead in children's books as Carnegie and Kate Greenaway medals announce 2019 longlists
- Pyjamarama: Etiquette expert William Hanson shares his top tips for wearing PJs out and about
- Rydyn ni wedi enwi anturiaethwyr Pori Drwy Stori!
- Sainsbury's Children's Book Awards unveils 2019 shortlist in fiercest competition yet
- Sarah McIntyre gets school kids bubbling with creativity
- Time to Read 2019 book is The Cave by Rob Hodgson
- The Boy at the Back of the Class and The Colours of History win 2019 Blue Peter Book Awards
- The Duchess of Cornwall has hosted a tea at Clarence House yesterday to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Waterstones Children’s Laureate
- Verse novels lead the way as Carnegie and Greenaway Medal shortlists are unveiled
- Ymunwch â BookTrust Cymru i ddathlu Amser Rhigwm Mawr Cymru 2020
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BookTrust news from 2020
- "Creativity has never been more important": Children's Laureate Cressida Cowell launches creative summer camp
- #PassThePen unveils pairings taking part in campaign to promote authors and illustrators of colour
- #Unitedbybooks: Leading children’s reading organisations, authors and illustrators come together to support families at home
- Amser Rhigwm Mawr Cymru – newyddion 10–14 Chwefror 2020
- Amser Rhigwm Mawr Cymru – newyddion 10–14 Chwefror 2020
- AmserGartref BookTrust Cymru
- Author Dan Freedman talks knife crime, gang culture and sibling rivalry as part of his Northern Ireland school tour
- Bath Festivals and the Waterstones Children’s Laureate Cressida Cowell go global with the launch of the free online Reading is Magic Festival
- Blue Peter celebrates 20 years of favourite children’s books – time to pick a winner!
- Bookstart founder and children's books pioneer Wendy Cooling dies
- BookTrust Cymru yn rhoi dros 35,000 o lyfrau rhad ac am ddim i blant Cymru
- BookTrust gifts over 235,000 books to children across England, Wales and Northern Ireland to help families impacted by lockdown
- BookTrust gives away over 50,000 copies of picture book My Pet Star to help families during lockdown
- BookTrust launches Time to Read campaign to help 740,000 children start school
- BookTrust NI's care package initiative delivers 20,000 free books to families during lockdown
- BookTrust Represents and Waterstones Children's Laureate Cressida Cowell team up to promote authors and illustrators of colour with #PassThePen
- BookTrust selects The Runaway Pea for 2020 Time to Read campaign
- BookTrust Storytime Prize Shortlist Unveiled
- Children's Laureate Cressida Cowell's tenure extended until 2022
- Detectives, discoveries and incredible people from history make the line-up as the 2021 Blue Peter Book Awards contenders are revealed
- Education Minister Peter Weir confirms funding for BookTrust’s Bookstart programme in Northern Ireland
- Elmer and Mr Benn creator David McKee wins BookTrust's Lifetime Achievement Award
- Enillwyr Ein Dathliadau Pori Drwy Stori!
- Harry Potter wins Blue Peter Book Awards 20th Anniversary prize
- Mali a’r Cloi Mawr yn lansio’n y Gymraeg, Saesneg a’r Wyddeleg
- More than a quarter of a million school children experiencing literary poverty
- New BookTrust Illustrator in Residence Ed Vere is set to inspire with the power of pictures for children’s wellbeing
- Parents reveal the bad habits their children tell them off for.
- Pride of Rotherham: Ed Vere paints stunning new mural for Clifton Park and Museum
- Reading and traditional children’s activities surge in lockdown – but significant minority are at risk of falling behind
- Reading is Magic Festival: Discover the all-star line-up of authors and illustrators joining Cressida Cowell
- Reading Together Day: Ambassadors and schedule highlights announced for 16 July 2020
- Representation in children’s books still not reflective of society, says BookTrust and CLPE
- Sainsbury’s Children’s Book Awards 2020 Winners Announced
- Sharna Jackson inspires the next generation of authors in Bristol
- Shortlists for 2020 CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals announced
- Smriti Halls named as BookTrust's new Writer in Residence
- This Is Owl rules the roost and wins the BookTrust Storytime Prize 2020
- Waterstones Children's Laureate Cressida Cowell launches new BookTrust Home Time hub for families
- Wildspark and Rise Up triumph to be crowned winners of the 2020 Blue Peter Book Awards
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BookTrust news from 2021
- A Kind of Spark and A Day in the Life of a Poo, A Gnu and You are crowned winners of the 2021 Blue Peter Book Awards
- All primary schools in England to be supported to bring inclusive and representative stories into the classroom
- Arbenigwyr yn galw am roi anghenion babanod a’r plant lleiaf wrth wraidd Llywodraeth nesaf Cymru
- BookTrust and the Sun on Sunday team up for Books For Kids campaign
- BookTrust Cymru’n lansio wythnos o rigymau a straeon i hybu llesiant plant a chefnogi teuluoedd yn ystod y cyfnod clo
- BookTrust helps CBeebies update their Storytime app to support families on their reading journeys
- BookTrust Represents, Knights Of and CLPE unveil new Black British anthology Happy Here
- BookTrust teams up with over 20 other organisations to celebrate a Summer of Reading
- BookTrust to support 740,000 new primary school children to make Time to Read
- BookTrust’s new Writer-Illustrator in Residence set to champion under-represented voices and the art of storytelling
- Clare shares how she was inspired to take a virtual walk to Buckingham Palace for BookTrust
- Coming soon: A new public library experience to help more families ‘discover the joy of reading’
- Disgyblion Blwyddyn 6 yng Nghymru’n paratoi ar gyfer Teithiau ac Anturiaethau darllen
- Her Royal Highness, The Duchess of Cornwall announces her continued Patronage of BookTrust
- Mae Pecynnau Dechrau Da Babi yng Nghymru’n Newid
- McIlveen confirms funding for Bookstart Baby programme
- Onjali Q. Raúf announced as BookTrust Writer in Residence
- Tummy Time and Zoom to the Moon added to Bookstart Baby bags to inspire a love of reading
- The Duchess of Cornwall joins Waterstones Children's Laureate Cressida Cowell MBE to open 'Life-changing Library' at Griffin Primary School in Wandsworth
- Waterstones Children's Laureate Cressida Cowell launches flagship Life-changing Libraries project to show the transformative power of libraries
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News 2017
- Bardd Plant Cymru yn cyfansoddi cerdd i ddathlu 25 mlynedd o Dechrau Da
- Bath, Book, Bed: Exhausted parents lose over 650 hours of sleep a year
- Blue Peter Book Awards shortlist: fiction favourites flaunt strong female leads
- Bookbuzz: 17 books to make reading fun for your class
- BookTrust teams up with Lego to give families free Duplo
- Children meet author Sheena Wilkinson at Belfast Harbour
- Children want books about gaming this Christmas, according to new polling
- Children’s Book Club makes way for brand-new BookTrust website
- 'Children's books should be taken seriously', says Lauren Child
- Chris Riddell becomes BookTrust
- Chris Riddell visits Belfast pupils to encourage doodling, drawing and visits to school libraries
- Eluned Morgan AC yn dathlu 25 mlynedd o Ddechrau Da
- Faber titles win 2017 Blue Peter Book Awards
- Fabulous judges sign up for this year's Blue Peter Book Awards
- Lauren Child becomes the tenth Waterstones Children’s Laureate
- Lauren Laverne reads a new online story your child will love
- New research shows parents sideline story time for social media
- New Writer in Residence Taran Matharu bridges gap between video games and reading
- Raymond Briggs wins BookTrust 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award
- Sainsbury’s joins forces with reading charity BookTrust to celebrate books and stories
- Snap up special discounted theatre tickets to a showing of The Lorax
- The Bumblebear: every reception child in England will get this book
- Young readers dive into a Titanic book event in Belfast
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News 2018
- ‘Every child should have access to literature and creativity,' say two Children’s Laureates
- 123 Splosh, All About Me! and Max the Brave unveiled as brand new Bookstart titles
- Alex T. Smith visits Belfast schools to help inspire a love of reading
- Aneirin Karadog yn ymweld â phlant ysgol yng Ngheredigion
- Author Sarah Crossan makes an 'inspiring' visit to Northern Ireland students
- BookTrust celebrates 20 years of the Waterstones Children’s Laureate
- BookTrust NI and SONI celebrate their continued partnership in Armagh
- BookTrust partners with ClearVision Project to bring Braille books to children
- 'Boredom and staring into space must be allowed,' says Lauren Child at BookTrust NI event
- 'Denying children books dumps them into a cultural wasteland,' says Baroness Floella Benjamin at BookTrust Annual Lecture
- Fake news not fooling kids who read, says BookTrust and leading developmental psychologist
- Free books for toddlers as BookTrust NI and SONI celebrate their ongoing partnership to get more children reading
- How books can help toddlers to develop vital life skills
- Is fiction actually stranger than fact? Decide for yourself as the 2019 Blue Peter Book Awards contenders are revealed
- John Burningham and Helen Oxenbury win double BookTrust Lifetime Achievement Award
- Keeeeeep reading! Strictly star Ore Oduba teams up with BookTrust for National Bookstart Week
- Local children boogie with the birds to celebrate National Bookstart Week in Northern Ireland
- Louise Pentland, Alex T Smith and Darren Chetty to judge Blue Peter Book Awards 2019
- Mae Amser Rhigwm Mawr Cymru ar y Ffordd
- Mae BookTrust Cymru’n cefnogi miloedd o blant meithrin yng Nghymru i ddatblygu sgiliau iaith a llafaredd cynnar
- Mae BookTrust yn cefnogi teuluoedd yng Nghymru i weld bod ‘Amser i Siarad, Gwrando a Chwarae’
- Michael Morpurgo gets knighthood for services to literature and charity
- Monkeying around with reading: every reception child in England to get this free book
- Nadia Shireen announced as the new BookTrust Writer-Illustrator in Residence
- Nadia Shireen announces winners of Me, Myself and I writing competition
- Perthynas ramantus pobl Cymru’n dioddef oherwydd nosweithiau di-gwsg
- Putting poetry in the picture
- Sainsbury's Children's Book Awards 2018 shortlist is revealed
- Tales of unexplained phenomenon and magical witches and warriors win 2018 Blue Peter Book Awards
- The Tiger Who Came to Tea named Children's Classic at Sainsbury's Book Awards
- Winners announced for the first international Lauren Child Poetry Illustration Prize
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BookTrust news 2019
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Features
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2013
- 30 things to tell a book snob
- 30 Things to tell a Grammar Snob
- A Comfortable Hammock for Boobs
- A character I have loved unswervingly since I was seven years old...
- Alan Johnson: 'We must get books into children's hands'
- Ask BookTrust - Why does my son re-read the same books?
- Boys, books and football
- Celebrating forgotten favourites
- Creating a book-loving school
- Disability in classic children's literature
- Giving the girls elbow room
- How to make books more popular
- How writing saved my life
- Inside the Book Fort
- Leigh Bardugo: The Grisha Honour Guard
- Mary Hoffman - My favourite books
- My favourite books from childhood
- Pollockmaniacs: Anne Plichota and Cendrine Wolf
- Researching The River Singers
- Ros Asquith: Keeping difference in mind
- The Book Corner
- The root
- The Seven Writing Myths
- 'We are all works in progress'
- What is the opposite of a troll? A fairy, obviously
- What's in a name?
- Why people don't read books
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2014
- 15 things I learnt from judging the Blue Peter Book Awards 2015
- 5 Minutes with Carrie Ryan and John Parke Davis
- 'A book is like medicine, they make me feel better.' - Read for My School winner Alex Hewett
- Alex as Well
- Bookmark interviews Yasmeen Ismail
- BookTrust gifts books to neonatal units
- Childhood books, games and memories, and a slightly pompous elephant
- Disabled characters and the need for authenticity
- Emma Thompson opens new Peter Rabbit library: In pictures
- Emma Thompson talks to BookTrust
- Ensuring inclusive images
- Getting to know me
- In defence of unhappy endings (‘you just have to read it to understand’)
- Just give me the facts!
- Katherine Rundell talks about winning a Blue Peter Book Award 2014
- Laura Wall takes a gander at Goose
- Lemn Sissay & Sheena Wilkinson visit Northern Ireland for Foster Care Fortnight
- Line of Fire: Diary of an unknown soldier - author Barroux visits school
- Notes from the Drawing Board Starting stories with a picture
- Notes from the Drawing Board: Drawing with Conté crayons
- Notes from the Drawing Board: On a Quest with White Wizard (Neil) Gaiman
- Notes from the Drawing Board: There will be alligators
- On writing and needing diverse books
- On writing characters who aren't like me
- Red Squirrels - dyslexia friendly picture books
- Research Digest: December
- Research Digest: October 2014
- Research Digest: September 2014
- Rhyming 'maroon' with 'baboon'
- Sensing change: creating 'Off to the Park!'
- Sheena Wilkinson: Winner of the CBI Book of the Year
- Tony Robinson on winning a Blue Peter Book Award: 'If happiness is usually the size of a tennis ball, I feel the size of Tasmania!'
- The Five of Us: 'a gesture of solidarity'
- Valentine Joe: telling the story of the short life of a real person
- Vanessa Curtis on writing inclusive books
- Writing from the perspective of a bully
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2018
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April blogs on BookTrust
- 10 illustrations that will make you laugh
- 11 excellent Bath, Book, Bed tips that work - from parents
- 5 books to steal your imagination - by authors from around the world
- 5 brilliant books about eco-warriors: 'You're never too young to make a difference'
- Be brave and dive in with Eric Makes A Splash
- Best Bedtime Books: See inside our favourite stories for Bath, Book, Bed 2018
- Cerrie Burnell: 'Bath, Book, Bed is a great way to get calm and snuggly!'
- Daddy Pig shares his Bath, Book, Bed tips: 'The trick is not to fall asleep first!'
- Emma Shevah: Why I write about non-traditional families
- Fiction with facts: the best formula for children’s books?
- Get buzzing for this gorgeous new picture book about bees
- Hello Hot Dog: Meet the silly sausage having the wurst day of its life
- How to tell stories... when you have no time for stories
- Interview with The Mac - Kwame Alexander
- Knit your very own pom-pom baby with The Woollies
- Meet Spyder: the arachnid agent on a mission
- Nadia Shireen: Getting started in picture books and unhappy endings
- National Bookstart Week: top tips for planning your Bird Boogie events
- Nimesh the Adventurer: when a walk to school turns into an epic adventure
- Six of the best retellings of Shakespeare for young people
- Snuggle up with these gorgeous Bath, Book, Bed illustrations
- Using the School Library Pack: The BIG School Read
- Wacky Bees and Second-hand Dogs: Translating Children's Books
- What to Read After... Beast Quest
- Why bedtime stories are so important - and how schools can help
- Why I love Bookbuzz, by a school librarian
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BookTrust blogs for May
- 10 thrilling books for budding explorers, chosen by Vashti Hardy
- 7 enchanting children's books based on fairy tales
- 8 of the most inspiring real-life women in children's books
- A little history of the suffragette movement: in 8 pictures
- Ade Adepitan on his children's book: 'This generation can dare to dream'
- Discover fascinating flora with Plantopedia
- Feed their minds with Chicken: learn all about this free newspaper for children
- Get ready for the childhood treehouse of your dreams
- Here's how a Ted Talk inspired a school to love its library
- How books can help a child to talk about difficult feelings
- How to make a Bookstart Bird Boogie funky flamingo
- How to write poems on the beach
- Let's get Bonkers for Beetles
- Look at this story about one boy's dream to have a garden
- Louise O’Neill: 'I’m writing the books I needed to read when I was younger'
- Meet the 5 best new children's book illustrators on the Klaus Flugge shortlist
- National Bookstart Week: A week of activities that can last a lifetime
- Snuggle up and get cosy with You're Safe With Me
- Spreading love and acceptance: Why I wanted to write Hats of Faith
- What to Read After... Horrid Henry
- Why asking how to get boys reading might be the wrong question
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BookTrust's August 2018 blogs
- 5 best children's books about mermaids, chosen by Sibéal Pounder
- 5 best children's books set on islands, chosen by Cat Doyle
- 'Fairytales are timeless': Chris Riddell on his favourite magical stories
- Go on a beautiful magical journey with The Night Dragon
- How books could help mental health and ease anxiety in children
- How books help children discuss difficult feelings - and feel less alone
- John Burningham's Would You Rather sequel poses more dastardly dilemmas
- Nadia Shireen: What I got up to while Writer in Residence (and a goodbye music playlist)
- Short chapters and tight plotting: how Sarah Govett wants her book to appeal to struggling readers
- Talking about the refugee crisis: 'For the first time, I truly understood the need to write'
- The most majestically magical horse pictures you will see today
- What to read after... Enid Blyton
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BookTrust's features from November 2018
- ‘We can find wildness all around us’: Gill Lewis on her new book, environmentalism and her favourite books as a child
- 10 kids' books about war: 'A journey and a sense of hope'
- 5 science fiction stories that are perfect for children
- Anna James on the book characters from your childhood that never leave you
- Badlands author JR Wallis: How learning Anglo-Saxon brought my books to life
- Bursting the bubble: Beverley Naidoo on how books help children explore other worlds
- Compassion, patience, empathy and kindness: why we need to write more about disability
- Corey's Rock: Get inspired to create your own beautiful illustrations with Sita Brahmachari and Jane Ray
- Could you live in a House with Chicken Legs? Take this quirky quiz!
- Dara Ó Briain: Why reading non-fiction to children could help them find their passions
- Favourite facts about the human body: from the crew of Professor Astro Cat
- How to become a time traveller when you write, with these storytelling tips
- How to get children to use your school library
- How to write a fascinating fantasy story, by author Catherine Fisher
- 'I had no positive female role models': Caryl Hart on her inspirational new book Girls Can Do Anything
- 'I hope Big Bear looks after you': How A. F. Harrold found comfort from Barbara Firth's bears
- Incredible artist Shaun Tan on illustrating 'the kind of cities you walk through in dreams'
- Jacqueline Wilson interview: 'It makes me feel so proud if my books help a child'
- Linda Newbery: How I ended up writing the follow-up to the children's classic, Flambards
- Mae gan rigymau a hwiangerddi Cymraeg hanes cyfoethog a lliwgar
- Rhigymau mewn plentyndod cynnar
- Shirley Hughes: How my wartime memories inspired my new book
- Top ten facts about colour and their role over the centuries
- Try-at-home-science: Can you solve the case of the cunningly concealed carbon?
- Using your Mind Banks: How to create a new world from the one you live in right now...
- What to Read After... Tintin
- Why I love Enid Blyton: Famous fans like Nicola Sturgeon and Jacqueline Wilson share their favourite stories
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BookTrust's features from October 2018
- 10 best kids' books about dragons, chosen by Liz Flanagan
- 5 funny books for mid-grade readers, aged 8-12
- 6 fantastic voyages in kids' books, chosen by P.G. Bell
- 6 kids' books to inspire mindfulness, happiness and well-being
- A story from Syria: How books bring children together
- A Story is a two-way thing | Michael Foreman on his new book Stubby, the importance of sharing stories and his love for true tales
- Accepting the loss of your vision: an author's tender tale of resilience
- Alex Wheatle: What happens when diverse readers see themselves reflected in fiction
- Another story to tell: writing about cultural appropriation in Candy Gourlay's book Bone Talk
- Author Fleur Hitchcock: My favourite mystery books for children
- Baroness Floella Benjamin gives the BookTrust Annual Lecture
- Celebrate Paddington's 60th anniversary with these glorious illustrations
- 'Every princess has a name, a life': Jessie Burton on The Restless Girls, her feminist retelling of a Brothers Grimm fairytale
- Frann Preston-Gannon on illustrating I Am the Seed That Grew the Tree - with a new baby and a wrist injury
- Here's a special poem from Writer in Residence Nicola Davies for National Poetry Day
- How to draw Squashy, the pet pumpkin from the Amelia Fang books
- How to get autumn to inspire your writing
- 'It was hard to do his story justice': How Catherine Johnson told the tale of an incredible hero
- Poems to Live Your Life By: Peek inside Chris Riddell's glorious new anthology
- Read this exclusive poem from the first-ever official anthology for National Poetry Day
- What to Read After... Goosebumps
- Wisp: How Zana Fraillon wrote a picture book about refugees
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BookTrust's July 2018 blogs
- 5 brilliant circus stories chosen by Juman Malouf
- Adding colour to the world: see this picture book about an unlikely garden
- 'An army carrying pencils and notebooks': Telling the story of Cuba's brigadistas
- Be more badger with this sweet new picture book
- Crossing the divide: 5 wonderful children's books about war and peace
- 'Have a little daydream': Jacqueline Wilson shares her tips for budding writers
- Have some fun and draw a cat in pants
- Here is the silliest picture book you'll read this summer
- How Bookstart has helped my daughter - in so many ways
- How to draw a VERY naughty bank-robbing baby
- How to draw Nadia Shireen's hilarious character Fatcat
- Me, Myself & I: Here are the winners of our writing competition
- The Girls: A gallery of illustrations from the gorgeous new picture book
- What to Read After... Gone
- Why inclusive picture books need to think about class and poverty, by Anna McQuinn
- Writing about epilepsy: 'I hope it’s not epilepsy that defines Jamal, but his determination'
- Writing about outsiders: 'It’s important to tell stories that reflect the diversity of humankind'
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BookTrust's June 2018 blogs
- 5 fantastic fictional fathers, chosen by Rob Biddulph
- A loving look at the bond between dad and daughter
- BookTrust Cymru's Lehanne Thornton shares her family's favourite books about birds
- Enjoy a Bookstart Bird Boogie with these fantastic illustrations
- Forgotten women: meet Joan Procter, the amazing dragon doctor
- Gary's Banana Drama: See inside Jane Massey's new picture book about a hungry gorilla
- Get ready to laugh out loud with the 2018 Lollies Award shortlist
- How Allan Ahlberg and Bruce Ingman created the Worst Book Ever
- How You Choose empowers children - and celebrates difference
- 'I found myself staring at whitewashed bookshelves': Ruby Lovell on the importance of diverse reading
- Immortalising beautiful characters: How Emma Shoard illustrated Mal Peet's The Family Tree
- Myths and stories behind beautiful trees from all over the world
- Nadia Shireen: How to make the most of your book nook or school library
- Removing the blinkers: Beverley Naidoo on discovering Cinderella of the Nile
- Time for a giggle: Joe Berger picks 5 fantastically funny books
- The Day War Came: telling the story of child refugees
- What Does an Anteater Eat? See inside Ross Collins's brilliant picture book
- What it's like to love and lose a granddad as a child
- What to Read After... David Walliams
- Why I made this funny children's book about a Muslim family
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BookTrust's September 2018 features
- 5 brilliant must-read children's books by Russian authors
- 5 ways to have a lot of fun reading with your child
- A little history of libraries and why they are so magical
- Author Andy Briggs on books: our secret weapon in stirring interest in STEM subjects
- Could you be a genius?
- Child I author Steve Tasane: 'These children could be any one of us'
- Children's author and BookTrust Writer in Residence Nicola Davies wants every child to look at the nature where they live
- 'Give me a chuckle alongside my chills every day of the week' Curtis Jobling
- Go to the seaside with author Nicola Davies and get inspired to write and draw
- How to draw... a roly-poly flying pony called Kevin
- 'I didn’t know that women were allowed to be writers': Jill Murphy on the magic of making your own worlds and why Mildred Hubble is just like her
- Karen McCombie 'Shh… don’t tell my daughter!'
- Look inside The Last Wolf: a picture book masterpiece by Mini Grey
- Marta Altés shows children how to draw a Little Monkey
- Marta Altes, author of Little Monkey: 'Picture books are magic because the real story is made up in your mind'
- Moby Dick with a twist: Discover Patrick Ness and Rovina Cai's gorgeous new book
- My Name is Not Refugee named Klaus Flugge Prize winner: take a look inside
- 'Passion makes the best books': Why finding new children's authors is so important
- 'Poetry is the piano of literature': Jason Reynolds on his his life, work and everything in between
- Refugee children at school: How the classroom can be a place of healing, by Onjali Q Raúf
- Robin Stevens on writing a very unusual book
- Sita Brahmachari's Song Diary
- Stephen Davies on writing Hilda: the fearless girl character that everyone's talking about
- Tom Palmer 'if I can be frightened, it means I am more likely to be able to frighten you'
- The best of both worlds with Marianne Levy
- The Dam: a celebration of music and place by David Almond and Levi Pinfold
- 'The experience was magical': Why I take my Year 7 students to a bookshop
- The story behind Bus Stop Baby
- 'Until I was nine years old, I didn’t like books' Ross Mackenzie
- What to Read After... The Chronicles of Narnia
- 'You don’t need to dumb down for children in any way whatsoever': Cressida Cowell on her new book, writing for children and Einstein's quotability
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January
- 5 virtual reality books for your gaming-mad tweens and teens
- 5 ways social media can connect students with authors they love
- Beautiful night-time illustrations
- Bookbuzz Design a Book Cover 2018 Winner and Runners Up
- Cressida Cowell on how to create your own fantasy world
- 'Every person with autism is unique': why this dad made a book about his daughter
- From Woof to Dogger: 5 of the best ever dogs in children's books
- Get Creative!
- Help this little firefly find its way out of the darkness
- How reading helped me bond with my baby boyHow reading helped me bond with my baby boy
- How to engage with aliterate readers
- How to make a really successful comic like Corpse Talk
- 'I didn't think kids would read Diary of a Wimpy Kid!': Jeff Kinney on his books' success
- It's never too early: here's how to do yoga with your baby
- 'Kids of all ages respond to pictures'
- Make your inner ten-year-old laugh: how to write funny fiction
- Meet Max the Brave: the kitten on a mission to be read by 600,000 children this year
- Say hello to Little Red Reading Hood
- Snuggle up and learn how to draw Siba & Saba with Sandra Van Doorn
- Start the Story highlights
- Stori ar lafar: Sut i rannu dawn adrodd stori
- What To Read After... Diary of a Wimpy Kid
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March 2018 blogs on BookTrust
- 10 amazing facts about Nadia Shireen – and hear her latest story read by someone special
- 5 ways to engage students with the School Library Pack from BookTrust
- A slice of picture-book pizza fun with Jon Burgerman
- Bend me, shape me: The best shapeshifters in books
- Don't worry about your wobbles: Sophy Henn's top five tips for believing in yourself
- Fictional mothers that I love
- Greenaway Medal: see the outstanding children's illustrations in the running for 2018
- Ground-Breaking Women, from mathematicians to pirates
- 'I wanted a deaf character who could do things no one else in the book could!'
- King Coo: meet the hilarious girl who has a beard and guards the woods
- Laura Dockrill on expectations, Big Bones and body positivity
- Lauren Child: Why I've set up a fabulous new award for young illustrators
- My favourite children’s books set in the North
- My favourite misunderstood baddies
- Patrice Lawrence: Make More Noise
- Sir Michael Morpurgo interview: 'We must not talk down to children'
- Something Fishy: Get a sneak peek at Polly Dunbar's very grumpy cat
- 'Something for all readers': Meet the eight great books on the Carnegie Medal shortlist
- Super illustrations of a Superhero Mum
- Tallest Tower, Smallest Star: Blow your mind with these amazing facts
- Trish Cooke on 10 diverse books that are total classics
- The Strongest Mum: see inside Nicola Kents beautiful debut picture book
- Watch out, The Red Dread is about! See inside this brilliant new children's book.
- What to Read After... Jacqueline Wilson
- Why I love drawing in the great outdoors, by Petr Horacek
- Why I Wrote Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History
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Read BookTrust's fun features on children's books from December 2018
- 5 wonderful wintry reads to snuggle up with, chosen by Catherine Fisher
- 7 classic picture books to share with your child this Christmas
- 8 books for children about stories of survival
- 8 cracking Christmas stories featuring animals
- Gorgeous wintry wonderlands to explore - and the book that made me fall in love with them
- 'Having animals as characters gives you freedom': The story of Armadillo and Hare
- Here's the REAL Jungle Book you've been waiting for
- Nicola Davies: Some things to think about to help you write about winter
- Stories that remind us to think about EVERYONE at Christmas – not just those that love it
- The best kids' books of 2018, chosen by top authors and illustrators
- The children's books you need to read before they become 2019 movies and TV shows
- The One in the Wheelchair – a look at children's books and disability
- 'We need strong girl heroes in books': Cressida Cowell and Neal Layton on creating Emily Brown
- What to Read After... That's Not My board books
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April blogs on BookTrust
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Blogs 2015
- A great children's book about communicating differently
- A year in the life of a Poet in Residence
- Attitudes to learning disability and how children's books can help
- Autumn storytime inspiration
- Author and father Malcolm Judge on encouraging his boys to read
- Bird's song: Viv Bird bids farewell to Book Trust
- Books are not just about reading!
- BookTrust CEO Diana Gerald: 'It’s not just education and life chances at stake: it’s also the well-being of families and children.’
- Breakthrough books for reluctant readers
- Bring happiness with books!
- Can you still fly... if you can't walk? Jacqueline Wilson on her new book, Katy
- Celebrating women illustrators
- Celebrity book reviews?
- Cerrie Burnell: ‘Not just a story about someone with one hand’
- Championing reading for pleasure in schools
- Children's books and speech, language and communication needs
- Chris Riddell on Goth Girl and the Fete Worse than Death, and the Blue Peter Book Awards 2015
- 'Dads aren’t reading enough to their children'
- David Almond - 'A humble giant of a writer'
- Diana Gerald on BookTrust's Summer of Love Reading
- Diana Gerald on the impact of our book gifting programmes
- Diana Gerald: How Bookstart Bear helped a father read to his son
- Diana Gerald: 'No two days are ever the same in this job'
- Diana Gerald: Relax and read this summer
- Diana Gerald: What makes an eager reader?
- 'Dreams of Freedom'
- Dyslexia support with Picture Squirrels!
- Engaging children in books
- Five minutes with Jennifer Niven
- Getting ready for school!
- How reading helps and inspires military families to connect
- How to celebrate books in schools
- How to get inspiration from inclusive books around the world
- How to make books the star of Christmas
- Independent Bookshop Week
- Is there an age up to which happy endings are required?
- James Bowen writes about sleeping rough in London and how meeting Bob changed his life
- Jandy Nelson: ‘I found both my individuality and humanity in books’
- Learning Through Touch
- LGBT representation in children's and YA Books
- Libraries have never been more important
- Me and Earl and the Dying Girl: is the film as good as the book?
- Meeting the writers you love
- New Year’s resolutions that you will make you read more
- Northern Irish pupils judge the Blue Peter Book Award
- Nursery rhymes in a digital world
- Our favourite teachers in children's books
- Our Lifetime Achievement Award goes to Shirley Hughes
- Pippa Goodhart on 'A Dog Called Flow'
- Reading Harry Potter fosters empathy? Find out more in our research roundup
- Refugee Week 2015: 15-21 June
- Regrets, I've had a few… My final Book Trust blog
- Sharing books: a mum’s point of view
- Shirley Hughes interview
- 'To Be Invisible is an Awful Thing'
- Treating little monsters to spooky stories
- The ABC of YA
- The importance of Bookstart in Northern Ireland
- The importance of including all children in books
- Thoughtful picture books
- 'What? The Real Jane Ray in our house?'
- What’s the issue with Issue Books?
- When author school visits turn bad
- World Vegetarian Day: Smriti Prasadam-Halls on T-Veg - her vegetarian children's book
- World Voice Day
- 'Writers are the authors of empathy' says Miranda McKearney OBE, founder of Empathy Lab
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Blogs 2016
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April
- Chris Riddell's and Steve Cole's favourite funny books for children
- Danny Wallace and Jamie Littler: Writing funny books for children
- Dwarfism, dyslexia and discovering the world through books
- Here are the UK’s best book jokes
- Phil Earle's top 5 funny books
- Seriously Funny: Steve Cole on funny books
- So, why did the book cross the road?
- August
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December
- 11 towns, 48 schools, 1,500 children - The Children's Laureate Northern Tour
- An inspiring year of reading - and it's all thanks to you
- Authors' Best Middle Grade Books of 2016
- Authors' Best Picture Books of 2016
- Authors' Best Teen Books of 2016
- Creative inspiration for the Christmas holidays
- Drawing Hiccup and Toothless from How to Train Your Dragon
- Exclusive Jackie Morris illustrations
- Jacqueline Wilson: you can make wonderful friends when you read
- Nick Sharratt in Lebanon
- Take an exclusive peek at Abi Elphinstone's Christmas story
- Ten things I learned from judging the Blue Peter Book Awards
- The wonder of maps
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February
- Help your child love books this Valentine's Day
- Homework for Hogwarts – a short history of magic
- How to make the ideal inclusive library
- Love for Books: Children's book character Lonely Hearts
- Love for Books: The best independent bookshops we love!
- Love for Books: Why it's OK to love the books you love
- Love for Books: Your pictures
- Love for Books: Your pictures part 2
- Phil Earle on his new book, Superhero Street
- Phil Earle talks to Tom Palmer
- Read what you love: vlog
- Seven things you need to know about the books on the Blue Peter shortlist
- 'This book is for all the young people who feel different'
- January
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July
- 10 things you didn't know about Roald Dahl
- Beatrix Potter was a trailblazer – and here’s why
- BookTrust Lifetime Achievement Award: In pictures
- Giving a voice to selective mutism
- How to use books to talk about depression with your child
- Listen to a great book this summer
- Liz Pichon: 'I can honestly say I feel like I have the best job in the world!'
- Phil Earle on the best audiobooks for children
- Philip Reeve on YA and sci-fi
- Roald Dahl: what the world needs now is ‘zozimus’
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June
- 5 women writers who broke the mould
- Here are the best book tote bags you'll ever own
- How to help your child get ready for a new baby
- How to make knickers bunting for the Queen in 5 easy steps
- Klaus Flugge Prize: here are the best up-and-coming illustrators
- Sophy Henn: 'There are so many great reasons to share books with young children'
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March
- 7 ways you talk Shakespeare and don’t even know it
- CEO Diana Gerald: Top 5 tips for choosing a book for your child
- Clare Furniss interview: 'It's never possible to know what all the consequences of any decision will be'
- Phil Earle on the Letterbox Club
- Phil Earle with Darren Shan: 'The biggest teacher is yourself’
- Reasons why you love Read for My School
- Sharing books - as well as chocolate - this Easter
- The most read Read for My School books of 2016: 1-5
- The most read Read for My School books of 2016: 6-10
- This is what you asked the Children's Laureate to draw
- World Book Day: Your pictures
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May
- 10 crazy things you need to know about Alice in Wonderland
- Bath, Book, Bed: In illustrations
- Bedtime reading with Leigh Hodgkinson
- Francesca Simon talks about The Monstrous Child
- How to get that festival feeling with your family – at home
- Hugless Douglas author talks bedtime stories with his children
- Phil Earle interviews Neill Cameron
- Tired parents and tired children is a recipe for disaster
- The Bolds with Julian Clary and David Roberts
- What happens when two Laureates meet for the first time
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November
- Authors' favourite children's book
- BBCYWA writers - what they loved to read
- Children’s Book Week: a chance to read for fun and not just for tests
- Gill Lewis, thoughts on conflict
- Hurrah for translators: why we need to translate more children’s books
- I'm in LA for the filming of How to Train Your Dragon
- Let's help every child love books, whatever their needs
- Michael Grant: what if women had fought in the Second World War?
- 'No wrong book' - how to get your child genuinely loving reading
- Pamela Butchart - embracing your 'inner weirdness'
- S J Maas interview: 'Reading still plays a huge part in my writing process'
- Tips for reluctant readers
- Tips for writing graphic novels from Boffin Boy author David Orme
- The Song from Somewhere Else: illustrations and pictures
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October
- Amazing reasons to read as a family - whatever their age
- Floella Benjamin on Coming to England and its impact 20 years on
- Here are 8 amazing books to read this Black History Month
- How books start the most wonderful conversations with your child
- Lara Williamson, goodbye isn't always the end
- Marcus Sedgwick on Saint Death
- My writing shed
- Still loving storytime with my 10-year-old boy
- Tahereh Mafi's Futhermore: 'I couldn't get this girl out of my head'
- The beginnings of The Bear and the Piano
- When Ideas Collide!
- Wordless books: how to step into the picture with your child
- Writers' writing sheds
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September
- BBCNSSA - The shortlist and their stories
- Ben Faulks and Ben Cort talk children's books, muddy puddles and children's TV
- Clare Balding interview
- Chris Routh on the joy of being read to
- Christopher Edge on Science and Wonder
- Dan Freedman: Breaking down the walls
- Dr Dominic Walliman and Ben Newman talk cats in space
- Frances Hardinge: Who wants to embroider when you can dig up prehistoric monsters?
- From baby to boy: how to use books as childhood milestones
- Harry Potter and the surprise you're never too old for storytime
- It's always Time to Read
- Lydia's story: back in the world of Pride and Prejudice
- Mary Hoffman: why children need more diverse books in the world
- Nick Butterworth: why reading with your child is a 'win-win'
- Oliver Jeffers and Sam Winston interview
- Prue Goodwin: 'A positive relationship with books as early as possible is what creates a reader'
- Siobhan Curham talks new friends and chasing dreams
- Want to raise a reader? Cut down on that screen time
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April
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Blogs 2017
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April
- Abi Elphinstone: writing with dyslexia
- Bath, Book, Bed: Candy Gourlay's 10 books to read with your eyes shut
- Bring Back Bedtime Stories! One school's campaign to get kids reading
- Celebrating Roma, Gypsy and Traveller stories
- Drawing hands
- Have a sneak peek at the illustrations for Jon Klassen's new book
- How to draw a pirate penguin (you know you want to)
- Jo Frost picks her favourite bedtime books
- Jo Frost: Are you setting a bad bedtime example?
- Let's set off our characters on their own adventures
- My inspiration for A Berlin Love Song: The forgotten holocaust, the Persecution of Roma and Sinti in the Third Reich - Sarah Matthias
- Sweet dreams: Jo Frost's top tips on keeping children in bed
- The perfect bedtime story: Top authors choose their favourites
- Watch out! The Chocolate Monster's about...
- Why Old Bear's Jane Hissey wants to Bring Back Bedtime Stories
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August 2017 blogs
- A Big Box of Random Stuff in my Mind
- Adam Frost - How to make your facts awesome!
- BookTrust Research Digest - August 2017
- Celebrating incredible children’s books with Sainsbury's books of the year
- Check out illustrations from The Adventures of John Blake
- Fleur Hitchcock - How I wrote Murder in Midwinter
- Have summer fun with Jarvis's Things to Make and Do
- Here are the human rights we love - in pictures
- How these adorable dogs are helping children love reading
- Imagination and fun: Lauren Child dreams big as the new Children's Laureate
- Johnna Rizzo - A big, fat thank you to fish
- Katy Birchall’s creative writing tips
- Look at the beautiful new book from the late Siobhan Dowd
- Miriam Moss - Turning real life into a book
- Polly Ho-Yen - On Memory
- Q&A with David O’Doherty
- Q&A with R. J. Palacio
- Read all the classics to your grandchild? Here are the books to try next
- S.F. Said - The epic story of Phoenix
- The Adventures of Dumpling the Unicorn!
- The Top 10 detective novels, picked by Robin Stevens
- Viv Schwarz - Making 'Is there a Dog in this Book?'
- Watch Laura Dockrill read the ultimate poem about mums
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December
- ‘We need children to see disability as part of the norm – not a weird phenomenon’
- 10 real-life mysteries that no one has ever solved
- Best books of the year for children - all picked by authors
- Cuddle up and get cosy with the best Christmas reads, chosen by authors
- Discover a future festive classic with One Christmas Wish
- Fantastical illustrations of Fantastic Beasts
- Five super snowy stories to make you feel cosy
- Get a sneak peek at Quentin Blake's gorgeous new Three Little Owls illustrations
- Here are the best books to match your child's interests this Christmas
- How to get your gaming-mad kids reading at Christmas
- I Killed Father Christmas: See Chris Riddell's gorgeous illustrations for this festive tale
- Jason Segel and Kirstin Miller on Otherworld: what happens when gaming goes too far
- Look out for this update of A Christmas Carol
- See the pictures behind a fairy tale set in 13th-century Venice
- Snuggle up for storytime with Liam Neeson and The Polar Express
- Take part in some festive fun with 100 Christmas Colouring Book
- Twelve days of Christmas illustrations
- This is your weekend sorted: make easy Christmas biscuits and have storytime
- Want less festive cheer and more festive fear? Meet Christmas Dinner of Souls
- What To Read After... Wonder
- What's happening in children's books in 2017? Your complete guide to festivals, anniversaries, awards and events
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February
- Bookbuzz Design a Book Cover 2017 Winner and Runners Up
- Eight tips to make picture books more (naturally) inclusive
- How To Draw A Worm: A complete guide, by Will Mabbitt
- How The Hobbit can change your world and get you writing
- Inside the special illustrated world of Raymond Briggs
- Jellicle Cats: See T.S. Eliot's fantastic felines brought to life in brand new illustrations
- Naturally inclusive Picture Books
- Time to draw unicorns
- Welcome to Sarah McIntyre's Big Red Book Show
- 'Why I love Raymond Briggs': famous fans of the author-illustrator
- World Book Day ideas: quick and easy wins with a paper plate
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January
- Alex Wheatle: Without libraries I would have never become a writer
- Are you sitting comfortably? Then here's The Jackanory Story
- Cressida Cowell's dragon training inspiration
- Getting kids into reading – tips from Blue Peter judging schools
- Hints and tips for storytellers
- How comics are made: from the author of Lost Tales
- Interview with Frank Cottrell-Boyce
- See the illustrations that reach for the stars
- Top 10 books (sort of) about Egyptology
- Top 10 Fictional Deserts
- Top 10 Fictional Diaries
- Why dyslexia shouldn't stop you from being an author
- Why making these braille books is the best thing I've ever done
- Why we should all celebrate World Braille Day
- Why Winnie the Pooh is the wisest bear in the woods
- Writing about OCD: ‘It can show itself in so many ways’
- Zana Fraillon Interview: Books give people a way of entering another existence
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July
- Anna McQuinn – let’s have a world full of stories for everyone
- Captain Underpants' Dav Pilkey on how he learned to love reading
- Dave Pigeon: How to write a book with your best friend
- Fall in love with Cinnamon with these delicious illustrations
- 'Long may it continue': how books are getting better at writing disabled characters
- Olaf Falafel teaches us how to draw Old MacDonald - with a rap!
- Roller Girl gallery: a graphic novel full of girl power and grit
- Sarah McIntyre on drawing by the beach
- See inside Chris Riddell's brand new book Travels with my Sketchbook
- Tips for talking about drawing with children
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June
- 'A voice to the voiceless': Why children need books in troubled times
- Arts Council NI Stories Tour 2016/17 in pictures
- Check out these wonderful illustrations by Lauren Child
- Chris Riddell on being Children's Laureate - 'a humbling experience'
- Ed Vere reads his new book, Grumpy Frog
- Exciting new tactile books that everyone can enjoy
- Harry Potter's 20th: Levi Pinfold's beautiful illustrations cast a spell
- Have a look at the illustrations from Lucy Cousins' new book
- How to draw Edie's dog, by Edie (and Sophy Henn)
- Lollies Awards 2017 shortlist: Discover the funniest books of the year
- National Bookstart Week: How to draw dancing bunnies, by Ellie Sandall
- National Bookstart Week: See the gorgeous illustrations that Explore Outdoors
- Optimists Die First's Susin Nielsen: 'All young people feel like they don't fit'
- Sarah McIntyre on illustrating The Prince of Pants
- See how the new Waterstones Children's Laureate medal was made
- Sita Brahmachari: How books can change the world, one reader at a time
- Take the 20-minute book challenge
- Tom Fletcher talks his new book, reading to his children, and his favourite bedtime reads
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March
- #Herewestand - why we're calling for more diverse books
- 22 inspirational Dr Seuss quotes that you really need in your life
- A book that shows and celebrates a world full of difference
- Dear diary - 6 stories told in letters, emails and journals
- Dream big with these magical images from Silver
- Exploring the Kate Greenaway shortlist with judge Jake Hope
- Here's the Carnegie shortlist - but who should win the top prize?
- How film can support and inspire reading at school
- 'I love you, Natty': sharing our experience of Down’s Syndrome
- Jessica Ennis-Hill - 'Having my son really reinforced the power of reading'
- Let's draw together
- Let's embrace our bad drawings
- Like daughter, like mother - what happens when you write together
- Perdita and Honor Cargill: 'People think we're weird for writing together!'
- Shirley Hughes & Clara Vulliamy: 'The apple doesn't fall far from the tree!'
- Take a peek at the illustrations on the Kate Greenaway shortlist
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May
- A book for every child: how a love of reading helps over a lifetime
- Fun and accessible for all: how Bookbuzz can help your school
- Growing up is hard to do - Katie Thistleton is the nation's new agony aunt
- How Story Hunters makes a difference: 'There's a real buzz'
- Insects are the new sushi! MG Leonard on eating creepy crawlies
- Kiran Millwood Hargrave picks her top 5 butterfly books
- Klaus Flugge Prize 2017: see drawings by the most exciting new illustrators
- Lauren Laverne – how to make reading fun (even when you're exhausted)
- Pictures Mean Business: 7 ways you can support illustrators
- Rachael Lucas on the many layers of the autistic experience
- Rae Earl: 'Cats and books go together like tea and cake!'
- Reeve & McIntyre: 7 reasons why it's awesome working with a co-author
- Research digest: May 2017
- 'Smallness is no hindrance to strength': David Almond tells us his favourite tiny characters
- Strong women can change the world: a booklist
- The best natural worlds in fiction
- The Tale of Angelino Brown: Meet the stars of David Almond's new book
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November 2017 blogs from BookTrust
- 7 of the best graphic novels for reluctant readers
- A New Frontier
- A teacher's guide to the books that help children being bullied
- Ali-A and Taran Matharu on the books you'll love if you're a gamer
- Andy Stanton's hilarious reasons why reading is great
- Award-winning Kiran Millwood Hargrave reads from her latest book
- Building blocks for readers: Why EVERY child needs access to books
- Crazy about cats? You'll love these pictures
- 'Dangerous men tried to silence me': See Malala's beautiful new picture book
- Enter the magical world of Stardust by Jeanne Willis and Briony May Smith
- Harry Hill's best (and tested) tips for all future comedy stars
- Have a look at hauntingly beautiful illustrations from Hortense and the Shadow
- Here are some of the best stories from video games
- How a pop-up bookshop got this primary school reading
- How Bookstart Rhymetimes helped me become the mother I am
- How to draw a disco sheep: your in-depth guide
- How to draw Kiki and Bobo: two very lively animals
- If you like dogs and libraries, you'll love this new picture book
- 'It's not just good to be yourself - it's perfect!' Tom Percival on celebrating uniqueness
- Meet Invisible Emmie: our new graphic novel heroine
- 'My poetry wasn't accepted at first': Roger McGough turns 80
- Read Wonder? Now meet the gorgeous picture book We're All Wonders
- Sara Ogilvie and Garth Jennings on The Wildest Cowboy
- Top tips to make your Bookstart Rhymetime a success
- The Children Who Loved Books
- The Gritterman
- The power of funny books for children who don't like reading
- Want a spooky Victorian adventure? Meet the S.C.R.E.A.M team!
- What To Read After... Harry Potter
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October
- 10 of the best feminist books for children
- 'Bookstart is the thing I am most proud of': Founder Wendy Cooling on how it all began 25 years ago
- BookTrust Annual Lecture 2017 and Bookstart 25th anniversary celebrations: Relive the evening in pictures
- Discover a brand new Cruella de Vil in The Hundred and One Dalmatians
- Don’t be afraid of fear!
- Everything you need to know about The Book Of Dust: La Belle Sauvage and The Secret Commonwealth by Philip Pullman
- Exclusive: See the brilliant front cover for Philip Reeve's final Railhead book
- From writing online to a publishing deal: six Wattpad sensations
- Get utterly spooked with these pictures from Juno Dawson and Alex T Smith's Grave Matter
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban: See Jim Kay's stunning illustrations
- Illustrations of adventure and discovery amongst the Egyptian Pyramids
- John Agard on the importance of poetry: 'Language can control our thoughts'
- Learn something new with Adam and Lisa Murphy (and a bucket load of zombie scientists)
- Meet Amelia Fang: the perfect Halloween heroine
- 'People always assume it's awful': Cerrie Burnell on her life with dyslexia
- Six super-spooky books to scare you
- Teacher top tips: how to get every child reading for pleasure
- 'The magic of libraries': Why we need them, by Joseph Coelho
- What To Read After... How To Train Your Dragon
- Writing on Wattpad versus publishing “real” books
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September blogs
- Are you fascinated by monsters? Do you dream of solving crimes? Could you laugh in the face of danger?
- Books to reassure little ones about starting school
- Cressida Cowell is back: Read the opening to her brand new book The Wizards of Once
- Check out the little library in a very big shopping centre
- Check out these beautiful illustrations from the new 'Mary Plain' series
- Frances Hardinge: 'I always get a bit obsessive'
- How to find little pockets of time to fill with family reading
- 'Humanity behind the headlines': Books about poverty and compassion, picked by Bali Rai
- 'I'm partial to warthogs!': The Gruffalo creators' on their new book The Ugly Five
- Introduction to YA in 9 books
- Learn how to draw super-cute pugs from Sarah McIntyre and Philip Reeve
- 'Maybe I didn't eat ALL the chocolate cake...': Michael Rosen on his classic poem
- My inspiration for the Summoner Series
- National Poetry Day: Read poems by three brilliant rising stars
- New school rules
- Read the brilliant opening to Katherine Rundell's new book The Explorer
- Top authors share the most gripping 10-minute reads to enjoy with children
- 'The balancing act': how to keep reading fun in a busy family
- These people are all taking on the Time to Read Challenge - will you?
- Watch Taran Matharu talk video games and website book deals
- Why I'm Taking Inclusive Book Fairs Into Schools
- You're going to love the new Charlie and Lola book from Lauren Child
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April
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April
- "A lot of stories have begun in the depths of the night" - how Jeremy Strong finds inspiration for his stories
- "We start and finish each day with stories" - Staying Home with Sally Nicholls
- A letter from Cressida Cowell: 'Reading is magic, and magic is for everyone'
- Branford Boase Award Shortlist 2020 announced
- Ed Clarke's top STEM-themed books for aspiring scientists and engineers
- Kittens and dinosaurs: the museum cats that inspired writer Holly Webb
- Michelle Paver talks about travelling to the frozen arctic for her latest book, Viper's Daughter
- Roar! The 9 best tigers in children's books
- The Book That Made Me: Frances Hardinge
- The Gruffalo, Stick Man and the Smartest Giant in Town lend a paw, a stick and a hand to help with the coronavirus effort
- The Longest Strongest Thread
- The power of emotional intelligence in strange times: How books can help us understand our feelings
- Things that make you go 'Eww!'
- What to read after... The Borrowers
- Why everybody is old enough to save the planet
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August
- "Maybe it's people like us who will change things": Julia Green's stories of hope
- Being Me
- Creating a Graphic Novel: How I Make Super Sidekicks
- Check Mates with Stewart Foster
- Ed Vere's Drawing Diary Competition winner announced...
- Have you ever wondered whether adults really have kids’ best interests at heart?
- How to Befriend a Butterfly
- How the Rosa and Clive books celebrate inclusivity
- I stopped reading!
- Meet Sophy Henn's superhero Pizazz - and find out why being a hero isn't all it's cracked up to be
- Question Everything: 7 top tips to help your children spot fake news
- Real-life Mysteries with Susan Martineu
- Robo-Babies: How Laura Gallagher's IVF journey inspired her new picture book
- Something strange at Crater Lake
- The Book That Made Me: Harriet Muncaster
- The Soup Movement: How we can all find hope in stories of kindness
- What to Read After... Ed Vere
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December
- "Becoming real": 8 books about beloved childhood toys
- "Christmas was about everyone coming together":Kereen Getten's Christmas in Jamaica
- "It's time to become wilder": the Lost Spells and the magic of the natural world
- "What if we've got the Santa story a bit wrong?": Sibeal Pounder on the girls who invented Christmas
- 2021 TV shows and movies: The children's books to read before they hit your screens
- Celebrating the tiny moments: how picture books can help babies develop
- Christmas shopping? Brilliant books to match 2020's must-have toys
- Future Friend: how David Baddiel ended up writing about a future where nobody can go outdoors...
- How stories can stir us up to be a force for good in the world
- How to choose the best inclusive books
- How to stay in the Christmas spirit all year round
- Jason Reynolds Q&A: 'The Long Way Down graphic novel heightens the emotional stakes'
- Top tips for sharing stories with children, from Storytime Prize judge Zoey Dixon
- The best kids' books of 2020, chosen by top authors and illustrators
- What to Read After... A Christmas Carol
- Why diversity matters at Christmas
- Why we need books set in other countries
- Words of Joy: How you could spread Christmas cheer this year
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February 2020 features from BookTrust
- "I wanted to give LGBTQ+ teens their very own adventure" - Darren Charlton on LGBTQI inclusion in writing for teens
- "It was the magic of hearing and sharing poems aloud that originally got me hooked": Joseph Coelho on poetry for us all
- 10 picture books to shine a positive light in 2020
- Bookbuzz Design a Book Cover 2020 Winner and Runners Up
- Cerrie Burnell's top books for kindness and empathy
- Find Your Girl Squad: 10 top tips for coping with changing friendships
- Gwerth Geiriau Gwirion a Lluniau Dwl
- Hoff rigymau’r teulu ar gyfer Amser Rhigwm Mawr Cymru
- Little Unicorn author Aurélie Chien Chow Chine: How books and sophrology could help your children deal with emotions
- Q&A with Jasmine Richards, by Cerrie Burnell
- Roopa Farooki on medical fiction for kids
- Taylor Doran's top tips for being an awesome storyteller
- The Book That Made Me: A. F. Harrold
- The Legend of the Jinn by Ross MacKenzie
- The Lost Homework: writing about the traveller community in children's fiction
- What to Read After... Janet and Allan Ahlberg
- Winners of Cerrie Burnell's creative writing competition announced
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January 2020 features from BookTrust
- 8 top wintery reads to snuggle up on the sofa with
- Anti-racism is for everyone. Let's have the conversation with all our children
- How to save the planet from your sofa or school: How we can all be Guardians of the Planet
- 'If we're only given one image of ourselves, it severely limits our aspirations as people.' - Dapo Adeola
- Intergalactic Stories for Aspiring Astronauts
- Lisa Thompson shares her favourite hoaxes throughout history (and how to avoid fake news)
- Michael Harvey ar adrodd a rhannu straeon
- Michael Rosen on talking to children about the Holocaust: 'We need to give them space to express themselves'
- Missing mothers and motherhood in fiction: how children’s books often remove the mother figure and what that might mean
- The Book That Made Me: Michelle Harrison
- The language of fairy tales and what they tell us
- What happens when you retell a classic like Jane Eyre
- What to Read After... Judy Blume
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June
- "No-one chooses to be a refugee": Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed on When Stars are Scattered
- "This is the best fun ever!" How South Asian weddings inspired Zanib Mian to write about Pakistani culture
- Alex English's Favourite Adventure Stories
- Celebrating doctors and nurses: Matt Carr's 5 favourite literary medical marvels
- Cerrie Burnell: I Am Not A Label
- Elle McNicoll on being a neurodivergent author
- How to use emotion coaching to help little ones with their worries
- No Place Like Home: Sophie Kirtley's favourite Northern Irish stories
- Ten Mouthwatering Meals in Children's Books
- Tips for Talking About LGBTQIA+ Issues
- The Book That Made Me: Jeremy Strong
- The History of a Word
- Waterstones Children's Laureate Cressida Cowell shares some great ideas about how to start enjoying books with your family.
- What to Read After... The Boy at the Back of the Class
- Wild Reading
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June
- "A whale in the sky": Shaun Tan on Tales from the Inner City and winning the Kate Greenaway Medal
- Chris Vick, author of Carnegie shortlisted Girl. Boy. Sea, talks about writing and working in marine conservation.
- Derek Keilty's Top Books in an Egyptian Setting
- Ed Vere on the Power of Pictures
- Empathy: the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow
- Fig Swims the World and the magic of intergenerational friendships
- How being a teacher inspired The Super Miraculous Journey of Freddie Yates
- How much do you know about the Ancient World?
- How to help your children return to school: 5 top tips
- Not Now Bernard is 40! Celebrate with this lovely storytime video
- The Book That Made Me: Catherine Rayner
- The 'What If?' Guide to Growing a Story
- What should I be doing about climate change?
- What to read after... The Hunger Games
- While We Can't Hug: Eoin McLaughlin on writing a physical distancing picture book with Polly Dunbar
- Why I'm Reading Kids' Books and Making Lego in Lockdown
- Yuck! Jennifer Killick on the surprising power of toilet humour
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March 2020 features from BookTrust
- "Kindred spirits are not so scarce as I used to think" - the best found families in children's fiction, chosen by Matilda Woods
- "The school was thrilled to receive an author visit!"
- A letter from lockdown, by Michael Morpurgo
- Anisha Accidental Detective author Serena Patel: 'How my annoying family became the perfect book inspiration'
- CILIP Kate Greenaway medal shortlist announced
- How books can spark imagination at playtime
- How do you write an adventure on a train?
- How to love your body
- Losing Toys and Finding Solace
- My Favourite Alphabet Books
- New BookTrust Illustrator in Residence Ed Vere discusses the power of drawing and the importance of self expression for children.
- The Book That Made Me: Gill Lewis
- The Plastic Problem: 5 easy ways to help you save the world
- Watch Kwame Alexander read aloud from The Undefeated
- What to read after... Charlotte's Web
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May
- 100 adventures to have before you grow up
- Corrinne Averiss: My tips for reading My Pet Star aloud
- How the power of pet therapy can help children overcome their anxieties
- 'I didn't see myself in children's books': Olympian Ibtihaj Muhammad on writing for kids
- Jenni Spangler's top books in a Victorian setting
- Make your own My Pet Star shadow puppets
- Monkey Mayhem! Author Jon Blake and his son Jordi talk about Jon's latest book, Thimble Wonga Bonkers
- My Pet Star: Bake these cosmic cookies
- My Pet Star: Create your very own star suncatcher
- The Book That Made Me: Emily Gravett
- The Joy of Sharing Stories
- The magic of talking to children about dragons, by Liz Flanagan
- What to read after... Elmer
- Why talking is not everyone's thing
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November
- #PassThePen booklist: Christmas gift ideas from brilliant BookTrust Represents authors and illustrators
- “Don’t strive for followers; strive for happiness”: Nikki Lilly on the world of social media
- 5 storytellers getting to the heart of conservation
- 8 books to read together in difficult times
- A Day in the Life of a Poo, a Gnu and You: Test your knowledge with this fun quiz!
- Boy, Everywhere: The importance of accurate, authentic representation in children's books
- Eight beautiful books about making friends
- For kids (and big kids): Top tips for managing your money
- Goodbye, Hello: Helping children to cope with change
- Inventors: 9 incredible people who changed the world we live in
- Seven picture books starring shapes
- Telling the story of the invisible children: Catherine O'Flynn on the impact of school closures
- The Book That Made Me: Chris Riddell
- The Humans: A stupendously brief history of books and stories
- 'The path isn’t always going to be smooth and rosy': Oliver Jeffers on preparing children for the world
- The secret magic of reading together: Smriti Halls' top tips for sharing stories
- Wanda's Words Got Stuck: Writing for children who struggle to find their voice
- What to Read After... Supertato
- What to Read After... The Runaway Pea
- 'With imagination and reading, the world is your oyster': Chris Ryan on encouraging children to enjoy books
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October
- "Teenage rebels": Cane Warriors author Alex Wheatle on writing the young people living through incredible events.
- Benjamin Zephaniah on new book Windrush Child: 'We have to learn from the past'
- Dreaming the Big Dream: Serena Patel on the importance of children seeing themselves in books
- Floella Benjamin on turning Coming to England into a picture book
- Headbutts, body slams and injustice: How a terrifying goat inspired Sophie Wills' new book
- How words can bring us hope in difficult times, by our Writer in Residence Smriti Halls
- 'Kindness is what holds worlds together': How Abi Elphinstone's jungle adventures inspired her new book Jungledrop
- Onjali Raúf's favourite books about kindness
- Owl or Pussycat? How Michael Morpurgo and Polly Dunbar find their inspiration in childhood memories
- Rashmi Sirdeshpande on the comfort, curiosity, and wonder of children's books
- Seven books about home and belonging
- Shaking up Shakespeare: when school plays go very, very wrong...
- Share your story to win a school visit or book bundle from our Writer in Residence Smriti Halls
- Six brilliant books celebrating grandparents
- 'Small ideas can resonate through everything': Poet Steven Camden introduces the books shortlisted for the CLPE Children's Poetry Prize
- Top 10 things to know about visual impairment, by author Penny Joelson
- The Book That Made Me: Eloise Williams
- 'We can always fight': World Burn Down author Steve Cole on how we can help our planet together
- What to Read After... The Worst Witch
- Wrigglers, wanderers, stampers and shy children... reading different stories to different listeners
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September 2020
- "Original and unforgettable": Liz Hyder wins the 2020 Branford Boase Award for Bearmouth
- 9 brilliant children's books inspired by India, chosen by Jasbinder Bilan
- Dan Smith's top sci-fi reads
- Dragon Mountain: Katie and Kevin Tsang on working together and why we need diverse characters in children's books
- Fantasy, Escape and Roleplaying Games: Why Kimberly Pauley loves Dungeons and Dragons
- From curious beasts to cautionary tales: 7 brilliantly beastly books to try
- How I transformed Roald Dahl's The Witches into a graphic novel
- How much do you really know about fungus?
- 'I feel like he's been with me my whole life': Authors and illustrators pay tribute to our 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award winner, David McKee
- I, Ada author Julia Gray: Why children need stories about incredible women in STEM
- Into the Spotlight: how the magic of theatre takes us all back to childhood
- Joseph Coelho on The Girl Who Became A Tree
- 'Keep drawing, folks!' Ed Vere signs off as BookTrust Illustrator in Residence
- Odd Kid Out: In praise of the underdog in children's books, from Adrian Mole to Wimpy Kid
- School libraries: Top tips for making them fun, safe places to be during COVID-19
- The 10 best miniature worlds in children's books, from The Borrowers to Brambly Hedge.
- The Book That Made Me: Anna James
- 'The shock is hard to get over!' Elmer creator David McKee on winning BookTrust's Lifetime Achievement Award and his incredible career
- Using humour to tackle serious topics
- What to Read After... Twilight
- Why Sita Brahmachari wants you to discover the amazing history in your street
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April
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BookTrust Features in 2019
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April 2019 features and blogs
- ‘For me it’s a rollercoaster of emotions that I’m trying to manipulate the reader into’ - Alex Wheatle on fictional world building, creating new language and seeing yourself in a book
- 5 top tips for parents dealing with their child's mental health
- 7 magical realism books for children
- 8 funny books that will make your child laugh out loud
- 'Black books matter too': Atinuke on the power of stories
- 'Books are absolutely crucial in getting us to think about new worlds': we speak to the award-winning author, Onjali Q Rauf
- Frank Cottrell Boyce on why reading for pleasure is the most important thing you can pass on to a child
- Gwneud cadwyn bapur Pyjamarama ffynci
- How a picture book about a cat could help teach children about consent and boundaries
- How books build empathy and help children see other points of view
- 'I hope she is an inspiration to girls and boys alike': Anthea Simmons on Lightning Mary
- 'I want to write books that have hope in them': Patrice Lawrence on tackling heavy themes with light
- Mini Rabbit Not Lost: Join this little bunny on his big adventure
- Pyjamarama in your community: ideas for practitioners
- Rose Robbins: 'Books like this can comfort young carers'
- Step back in time with this fun and informative look at the history of fashion
- Time machines, airships and lots of magic: 6 of the best inventions in children's books
- The 10 most unlikely villains in books (... and a bonus egg)
- The Book That Made Me: Patrice Lawrence
- 'The soothing power of uncomplicated pleasures': Why we should treasure comfort reading
- What to Read After... You Choose
- Why I wrote a tribute to my daughter's curly hair - and more stories to try
- Zanib Mian’s top 5 books with families
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August 2019 blogs, features and interviews about children's books
- 10 of the best dogs in children's books
- Andy McNab: 'Reading absolutely changed my life - so now I'm writing for children'
- Bringing books to life: How to use props, songs and costumes to tell stories on stage
- Catherine Doyle on new book The Lost Tide Warriors, a children's adventure full of Irish myth and magic
- Dragons and rabbit pie: Should we be scared of danger in picture books?
- Drone's Eye View
- Drones: How writing about this technology can create some exciting new stories
- Fantastic Football Fun
- Five tricksy things about starting secondary school, according to Karen McCombie
- If a child is not into books, how can we help books find their way to the child?
- Jo Cotterill: I’m going to ask you a really personal question.
- 'Kids ARE reading - just in a different way': What social media and gaming can teach us
- 'Libraries have a power to shape lives': Why they're the lifeblood of our communities
- Q&A with Kwame Alexander
- Robin Stevens, author of Murder Most Unladylike, on how her main character Daisy is coming out as a lesbian
- Sam Wu has been a brilliant series for me to work on
- Show and Tell: Rob Biddulph's favourite books from his childhood
- Starting a new school: What every child needs to know
- Stories are hardly ever about just one thing
- Superbat!
- 'Telling the story of my homeland': How Akissi shows a different view of Africa
- Top baby names from classic children's books that you'll absolutely love
- The Book That Made Me: Sophy Henn
- The books and women that will inspire a lifetime of loving STEM subjects
- The Two Reasons I Write About War
- There's a Rang-Tan in My Bedroom: How YOU can help save orangutans
- What to Read After... Mr Gum
- 'Why I write for children', by author Rashmi Sirdeshpande
- Why the rights of children have never been so important
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BookTrust blogs, features, interviews, galleries and news from June 2019
- ‘Dyma ble mae hadau cariad plentyn at lyfrau a darllen yn cael eu plannu:’ Katrina Charman ar hudoliaeth straeon cyn cysgu
- ‘The Suitcase is a book about being more trusting and open – as well as migration’
- 10 gardens in children's books that will make you want to step outside and go on an adventure
- 'A reminder of the true art of storytelling': Celebrating Henrietta Branford's powerful novel Fire, Bed & Bone
- Beep! Beep! Make your own Pyjamarama car
- Candy Gourlay: The fantasy worlds of my childhood books
- 'Every one of my students is a potential hero in the making': How Muhammad Khan's class inspired his award-winning book
- 'Is this my story to tell?' Catherine Bruton on telling the tale of a Syrian refugee
- 'It's okay to feel sad sometimes': Why children need books about difficult emotions
- Pyjamarama: celebrate the wonder of bedtime stories at home
- Sarah Roberts’ Guide to Saving the Planet for children (and adults)
- Sharing stories to build empathy: Tom Percival on putting yourself in someone else's shoes
- Squeak squeak! 10 of the best rodents in children's books
- Ten amazing space (and Earth) facts from astronomer Dr Sheila Kanani
- The 10 best grandmothers in children's books, chosen by Bad Nana's Sophy Henn
- The Book That Made Me: Katherine Rundell
- The Missing Bookshop: A charming tale about the power of stories
- 'These missing voices are vital': Bali Rai and Patrice Lawrence on writing hidden histories
- What to Read After... Michael Morpurgo
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BookTrust's May 2019 features, blogs and interviews
- ‘If I’m feeling down, I get out Elmer': David McKee on what it's like to create an inspirational little elephant for children
- 5 books that will make you want to save the world
- 7 brilliant mystery books to keep you guessing, chosen by A Good Girl's Guide to Murder author Holly Jackson
- Bookbuzz behind the scenes
- Candy Gourlay shares creative top tips for children wanting to enter her writing and drawing competition
- Discover magical worlds and fabulous creatures with Storytime
- Emily Windsnap author Liz Kessler: 'How books can hold hidden messages - that even the authors don't know about'
- Girl In The Window: What it's like to have ME or Chronic Fatigue when you're young
- 'He reaches the child in all of us': Authors and illustrators pay tribute to Lifetime Achievement Award winner Jan Pienkowski
- Here's how to stop our kids feeling scared and powerless about the world
- How Bookbuzz encouraged independent reading in my school
- 'I treated myself to a vintage outfit!' Jacqueline Wilson on time travelling to the 20s for her new book Dancing the Charleston
- 'It never occurred to me that I'd do anything else': BookTrust Lifetime Achievement Award winner Jan Pieńkowski on a life in books
- Look inside this new picture book that's like a Harriet the Spy for little ones
- Oh I do like to be beside the seaside... 5 middle grade books to enjoy this summer
- Pete Kalu on stereotypes: ‘I do not represent the whole of the deaf or black experience’
- Song For a Whale: the story of a deaf girl and a whale both searching for connection
- Tom Gates activities: Try these fun ideas and banish the half term boredom
- The 2019 Klaus Flugge Prize shortlist is unveiled: peek inside these wonderful books
- The Book That Made Me: Nicola Davies
- What to Read After... Noughts & Crosses
- Why we all need to see faces that look like us in the arts
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December
- 2020 TV shows and movies: The children's books to read before they hit your screens
- 8 adventure books for children that are perfect winter reads
- A little history of reading: How the first books came to be
- Being Earth Heroes: How we can ALL make a difference to our planet
- Books for young people to encourage mental wellbeing in troubled times
- Flood stories from around the world – and what they teach us
- Going beyond the edelweiss: How Jeanne Willis retold Heidi for a new generation
- How to help your child feel confident on stage this Christmas
- How to read aloud well
- Mae gan bob plentyn yr hawl i’r llawenydd a ddaw o lyfrau: yr achos dros blant sydd ag anawsterau difrifol a dwys.
- Names in fiction: 'I am a "Jasmine", but don’t call me that!'
- Seven books containing foods that I would like to eat this Christmas
- Top Christmas toys 2019 – and the best children’s books to go with them
- The best comfort reading: Your top recommendations of stories to help you escape
- The best children's books of 2019, chosen by top authors and illustrators
- The Book That Made Me: Bali Rai
- What makes a good storyteller?
- What makes a good storyteller?
- What to Read After... The Snowman
- Why "choose your own adventure" books are still perfect for kids who love gaming
- Winter whiskers: 6 favourite festive felines in children's books
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February 2019
- #HookedOnBooks: your recommendations
- 8 of the best Irish children's books as chosen by author Sinead O'Hart
- 8 of the best witches casting a spell in children's books
- 'A good horror story starts in the backyard': Goosebumps legend R.L. Stine on why fear is good for children
- Bestselling teen author Holly Smale: 'I want to give young people hope and belief in themselves and the world'
- Bookbuzz Design a Book Cover 2019 Winner and Runners Up
- Books to help talk about death and loss with children
- Fear with a safety net: Why children should read scary books
- Flights of Fancy: discover stories, pictures and inspiration from all ten Children's Laureates in the brand-new book
- Grobblechops: a new take on monsters under the bed
- Heartstopper: a boy-meets-boy graphic novel romance that will win your heart
- Heavens above! 6 super stories about gods and deities
- Here are the super-talented children who won our poetry writing competition for schools
- 'I wanted to capture the essence of India': How Jasbinder Bilan's childhood diaries helped her write a novel
- 'If an adult steps into the room, their job isn’t to be judgmental' - Jason Reynolds on his work in schools, his new books, and finally getting recognition in the UK
- 'It felt impossibly remote': Beth Waters on exploring the magical world of St Kilda
- 'Like adding an extra shot of espresso': The powerful impact of reading aloud (and the science behind it)
- 'Opening our eyes': Why war stories are so important for children
- Pencil Dog: Take a peek inside this beautiful book
- Steve Antony: Why I've made the picture book they said would never sell
- Two Sides: Discover this lovely tale of friendship and fall-outs
- The Bluest of Blues: look inside a beautiful picture book biography of botanist and photographer Anna Atkins
- The Book That Made Me: Christopher Paolini
- What to Read After... The Gruffalo
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January
- #HookedOnBooks: 31 great books that could help get your child reading
- ‘Anrheg fendigedig i blant’: mae Jan Mills, ymgynghorydd addysg a chyn-athrawes, yn esbonio pam ei bod hi’n teimlo’n gyffrous ynglŷn â’n rhaglen Feithrin newydd yng Nghymru
- 10 brilliant book illustrations that you need to check out right now
- 5 tips for creating a fun and engaging book award in your school
- 7 of the best middle grade books with CATS
- 7 twisted fairy tales to send shivers down your spine
- 7 things I learned reading a bedtime story every night of 2018
- 'A unique skill can go a long way': Why we need both STEM AND arts subjects
- Amber Lee Dodd: How telling stories changed my life (and why it could do the same for your child)
- Girls of the Crescent: Meet the two teenagers fighting for better representation in books
- How comedy (and books) can save the day for geeky tweens
- How to make the most of January: Fun activities for you and your children
- Pictures and words can change the world: here's how to help save the whales
- Start January well with this seasonal poem by top poet Joseph Coelho
- The Book That Made Me: Jacqueline Wilson
- The Letterbox Club in schools: 'It's important for all children to have aspirations'
- What to Read After... Mortal Engines
- Why bedtime stories will soon be your favourite time of the day (if it isn't already)
- Why you should try non-fiction audiobooks
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July
- 7 super summer reads for teens
- Boys Do Cry: How books could help young boys to express their emotions
- Defeating our demons: Writing difficult stories for our little ones
- Discover the best lighthouses in children’s literature
- 'Every child has the right to...' Read Cressida Cowell's giant to-do-list as the new Waterstones Children's Laureate
- Exclusive: Chris Riddell and Jim Kay reveal their beautiful Patronus on a Postcard artwork
- How to read again: Falling back in love with books
- 'I thought a lot about how dogs sort people’s lives out.'
- Look inside this beautiful underwater story that talks about grief and courage
- Making stories available for everyone: The book award for children with little or no sight
- 'Sometimes being a person is hard': How books can help children explore grief and loss
- Time for Netflix? The best TV shows and movies based on children's books
- Times really ARE changing: How YA books are becoming more inclusive
- The Book That Made Me: James Mayhew
- What to Read After... Dr Seuss
- When did we get so wasteful? Anne Fine's top tips to save the planet
- Why I love chimps and want you all to feel the same
- Windows to Other Worlds: Here are the winning entries, full of the wonderful worlds you've explored in books
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March 2018 features and blogs
- 'A world of walls': How a ham sandwich led to a story of outsiders and breaking down barriers
- Andy Stanton: Why I wrote the heartfelt When I Was A Child
- Celebrate Holi with Nadiya Hussain's recipe for delicious rainbow fudge
- 'Children see themselves in Kipper': Mick Inkpen on 30 years of The Blue Balloon
- Get lost in this beautiful love letter to camping, exploring and the great outdoors
- Girl 38: Telling the story of the Polish experience in the Second World War
- How reading books can make you adventurous and brave
- 'I just hope that it can help': Susan Varley on her iconic book about grief, Badger's Parting Gifts
- Join new Writer in Residence Candy Gourlay in opening up windows to other worlds through reading
- Matt Brown's top 5 school stories for kids
- Meet Little Badman
- Meet some Fantastically Great Women Who Worked Wonders in our sneak peek at the book
- Meet some truly incredible Young Heroes on International Women's Day
- Sheds, ginger biscuits and secret passwords: How Pamela Butchart is continuing Enid Blyton's Secret Seven series
- The Book That Made Me: David Almond
- What to Read After... Tom Gates
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November
- 8 favourite facts about our froggy friends
- Andrea Beaty on getting kids engaged in politics
- Cerrie Burnell: 'We are all made of stories'
- Dr Sheila Kanani: 'My top five space jobs and why they'd be so fun'
- Dyslexia at school: When the words don’t make sense
- Here are the young activists that can make the world a better place
- Hilary McKay on historical fiction: 'History is our roots, it grounds us'
- Ideas for school projects about invention – using Wildspark and other inventive books
- Lou Kuenzler's favourite funny-spooky reads
- Meet the children who changed the world
- Rise Up by Amanda Li – discover ordinary kids with extraordinary stories
- Samantha Baines on challenging hearing loss stereotypes in her book Harriet Versus the Galaxy
- 'Stories enable us to remember': Lisa Thompson on the power of tales about war
- Sweets and sweetshops in children’s literature – a personal pick and mix by Catherine O’Flynn
- Take five to listen to Cerrie Burnell read you her picture book, Fairy Magic
- The best fictional aunts
- The Book That Made Me: Satoshi Kitamura
- 'The children's delight was heartwarming': The power of the Special School Library Pack
- What to Read After... Artemis Fowl
- Why we need food banks – and other small acts of kindness
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October
- Africa Amazing Africa
- Brexit and The Little Island: Why we should talk to little people about big issues
- Cressida Cowell recommends her top witchy books for children
- Damaris Young: My top spooky middle grade reads
- Five ways to get the whole school reading with your School Library Pack
- Giraffe stories: Introduce your child to this incredible animal
- How we use School Library Pack in our school
- How we use School Library Pack in our school
- Seven Girls with Incredible Talents
- Top ghost stories for children with spooky settings
- The Book That Made Me: Philip Reeve
- The idea of a flooded city is one that's fascinated me for as long as I can remember
- The importance of funny stories: Why kids need books that make them laugh
- The Man With (Over) 50 Library Cards
- Things get dark in the Hildaverse
- What to Read After... Mog
- Why you should be obsessed with Ada Lovelace (just like me)
- Writing fiction about ADHD: 'I want children to see that it doesn’t have to be a negative thing'
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September
- 25 years since Handa's Surprise: here's why Eileen Browne thinks her picture book has been so loved
- 5 ways reading together can support children’s wellbeing
- A new generation will fall in love with the latest edition of The Wind in the Willows
- Author Sophie Anderson: The power of telling stories from memory or imagination (or a bit of both)
- BookTrust NI talks to Omagh-raised author-illustrator Clive McFarland
- Canaries in the coalmine: Why Marcus Sedgwick is writing about Chronic Fatigue and other illnesses we all need to better understand
- Candy Gourlay: Looking back as Writer in Residence and exploring worlds with BookTrust
- Cerrie Burnell on how fairy tales can help every child to love storytelling
- Cracking open the classics: Here are Kiran Millwood Hargrave's modern retellings of stories for middle grade readers
- Charlie Changes Into a Chicken: How I accidentally wrote a book about childhood anxiety
- Children's author Chen Jiatong: 'Translation removes language barriers, it makes stories borderless'
- Elizabeth Acevedo on why she's writing verse novels (that keep winning awards)
- How to help your child keep a level head about going back to school
- Meet Rob Hodgson, our new Time to Read author
- Michael Morpurgo on how a classic tale inspired him to write the story of a young refugee
- Renée Watson interview: 'No character should be all good or all bad'
- Sophie Green’s top 7 favourite mystery stories for a middle grade audience
- Top authors on the best stories to help children talk about their feelings
- The Book That Made Me: Catherine Johnson
- 'This is someone I don’t know whose life I’m now a part of because they’ve read my book.'
- What to Read After... The Crossover and Rebound
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April 2019 features and blogs
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- Are you sitting comfortably? Why podcasts are perfect for short stories
- Bali Rai: It's time to talk about honour-based violence
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- Ideas Everywhere | How to write a Children's book
- Invisible Disabilities
- Jennifer Donnelly: Take Another Little Piece of my Heart
- Jim Carrington: Getting boys into books
- Little red marks, thousands of them
- Lyn Gardner: How book sharing with my children helped me write my novel
- Matters of the Mind
- Of diamonds and cavorting skeletons
- Patrick Ness says hello as our first-ever Writer in Residence
- Penny Dale: Picture books and gender
- Rude Writing
- Shaun Tan: On 'The Bird King'
- Someone's a mother... and a bright yellow chicken
- Ten Best Illustrators
- Terry is my New Name
- 'The Bookstart pack has encouraged my son to read with his baby brother.
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April
- "What Happened To You?": What to do when a child asks someone about their disability
- Author Rod Campbell's top tips for reading to children
- Bookbuzz Design a Book Cover 2021 Winner and Runners Up
- How Em Norry found hope in booksHow Em Norry found escapism in books
- How six schools hope Life-changing Libraries could change their students' lives
- 'Libraries change lives': Read Cressida Cowell's open letter to Prime Minister Boris Johnson
- Onjali Raúf and Tanya Steele celebrate Earth Day with their favourite books about our incredible planet
- Stuart Lawrence: How the power of reading can help us through difficult times
- Ten tips for creating an unforgettable school library
- The secret power of gaming: Author Helen Harvey on finding new ways to tell stories
- Why we need LGBTQ+ characters in children's books
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August
- "I followed my heart - not any family expectations." Maisie Chan on misconceptions about growing up as a British Chinese person
- "I love you more than Sam loves Frodo": Goodbye from Onjali Q. Raúf
- 10 must-read children's books by Black authors and illustrators, chosen by Sharna Jackson
- Dogs Are Never Buried With Their Owners
- ent-day books about step-parents that ditch the stereotypes
- Everything is so Fast and Exciting
- Five vintage graphic novels that are still going strong today
- Just being You is more than enough': How to support friends through tough times
- Leap of the Century!
- Looking for diverse AND funny: How my children spotted a big gap in their children's books
- My Favourite Miracles
- My Favourite Miracles
- Nine essential books on Black British history, chosen by Musical Truth author Jeffrey Boakye
- Seven sensational books about the Romans, chosen by Thiago de Moraes
- Small changes, huge difference: Ways to tackle climate change as a family
- Survival in Space
- Talking to children about Afghanistan: Words of humanity as the refugee crisis worsens
- The Raven Heir: sut yr helpodd anialdiroedd Cymru ganfod lle’r awdur Stephanie Burgis n y byd
- The Sea has Risen!
- The Tiger Set Me Free
- What to Read After… Dogger
- Why do we Read Ghost Stories?
- Words for Silence: Finding our voice when words won't come
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February
- "Don't sit on the baby!": Smriti Halls' guide to introducing a new baby to their big brother or sister
- "It's been emotional": How her son's stammer inspired Helen Rutter to write The Boy Who Made Everyone Laugh
- "Nothing stops me. Ever.": Megan Rix on how being diagnosed with hearing loss later in life inspired her to write the Lizzie and Lucky books
- 10 amazing treasures from around the world (and beyond...)
- 10 fantastic children's books featuring Jewish characters
- 9 brilliant books to help you celebrate Chinese New Year
- 'Boys aren't always given space to express themselves': Dr Ranj on his new book about puberty
- Eight beautiful picture books about saving the environment
- Q&A with author Sally Gardner about The Tindims and how we can help look after the environment.
- Six brilliant LGBTQ+ books chosen by Benjamin Dean
- Stories of Joy and Hope: the winners are announced...
- The Smile Shop author Satoshi Kitamura: 'Kindness is probably the most important thing that we can give each other'
- What To Read After... Guess How Much I Love You
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January
- 5 top tips for getting creative at home from Take Me Home activity book author Mary Richards
- Eight marvellous mysteries chosen by author Roopa Farooki
- Five tips for talking to young people about the Holocaust
- It's OK Not To Be OK: Top tips for managing your child's anxiety
- Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler brighten lockdown with more new coronavirus pictures, from Room on the Broom to Zog
- Seven tips for parents whose children want to try Veganuary
- Top tips for writing poems from Stars with Flaming Tails author Valerie Bloom
- What To Read After... Where's Spot?
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July
- 7 historical books that transport us to the past, chosen by Hilary McKay
- 9 books about animals, nature and protest to inspire us to protect our world, chosen by This Book is Cruelty Free author Linda Newbery
- A different sort of normal (and proud): What it’s like to get an autism diagnosis at 33
- A Year of Reading: What happened next?
- BookTrust: Q & A with Dara McAnulty
- Here are your heroes! Read the winning stories from our Writer in Residence competition for schoolchildrenHere are your heroes! Read the winning stories from our Writer in Residence competition for schoolchildren
- Home is where the dog is: Writing about dogs as the thread that pulls families together
- LGBT+ picture books: Top recommended reads from writer and teacher Ian Eagleton
- Seven beautiful stories featuring Chinese mythology, chosen by Maisie Chan
- Tackling child food poverty: Onjali Q Raúf talks to Ewa Jozefkowicz
- Tackling racism beyond the football pitch
- The Perfect Shelter: Talking to children about serious illness
- Use your power and join us for a Plastic Free July
- What to Read After… Goodnight Stories for Rebel Girls
- Writing about teenage boys: Body image, bullying, big feelings and more
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June
- 9 fantastic folklore books to enjoy with your children
- A Year of Reading Activities: How this primary school put the love back into its library
- AV1 robots and homeschooling: How they inspired this lockdown children's book
- Before positive action, comes Empathy: Books to mark Empathy Day 2021
- Bookbuzz: Behind the Scenes
- Eight books to inspire hope for older children, chosen by Jewell Parker Rhodes
- Honouring refugee stories in Refugee Week and beyond
- How to be a birdwatcher, by M. G. Leonard
- How to get children engaged with their school library
- How we picked the 100 best children's books
- Imagine a world without libraries: Jake Alexander on why we need to fight for these magical places
- Six incredible illustrated chapter books for 7-9 year olds
- So what's normal? Why we need to challenge stereotypes and celebrate ALL our differences
- The Pirate Mums: Making a more inclusive world through picture books
- Water, wind, earth and fire: The four elements in children's books
- 'We hope readers will have compassion and empathy': Ming and Wah Chen on telling true stories of refugees
- What to Read After... Dear Zoo
- You are a Champion: How Marcus Rashford and Carl Anka are helping children to dream big
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March
- "Keep hopeful!": Smriti Halls says goodbye as Writer in Residence
- "Libraries changed my life": Author Kelly Yang on the mysterious power of reading
- "We are capable of extraordinary things": Abi Elphinstone on Everdark's fearless dyslexic heroine
- 8 spellbinding books about the ocean, chosen by Helen Scales
- Big ideas and the great outdoors: Discover the 2021 Kate Greenaway Medal shortlist
- Bringing Life to Books: Smriti Halls on celebrating South Asian and dual heritage families
- Seven books to sail the seven seas
- Seven swashbuckling pirate stories, chosen by Sally Garland
- Shades of Scarlet: Anne Fine on talking to children about separation and divorce
- The hunt for words: Author Zillah Bethell on the magic of storytelling
- The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination: Onjali Q Raúf shares her top reading recommendations
- What To Read After... Richard Scarry
- Who's your local hero? Onjali Q. Rauf wants you to share your stories
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May
- "Families come in all shapes and sizes!": Why we need to see diverse families represented in children's books
- "Felix was gifted to me": Kacen Callender shares how their experiences of exploring gender identity inspired their latest novel
- 7 football books that are about even more than the beautiful game
- BookTrust Writer in Residence Onjali Q. Raúf's eight books to feed the soul this World Hunger Day
- Creating the perfect school library space
- Eight children's books tackling big themes
- How do you explain a concept like racism and white privilege to young readers?
- How to bring your school library to life with child-focused and creative ideas by Andy Young
- How the safe space of books can help children understand big world issues
- Inspiring happiness and hope: Books to mark National Children’s Day
- Rose Robbins: Why Striving to be Normal is a Waste of Time
- Say hello to the Life-Savers! Test your knowledge of our incredible frontline staff with this quiz
- Seven brilliant books featuring different cultures
- What to Read After... Holly Webb
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October
- "How can we ensure that children don't feel excluded?": Steve Antony on helping children see themselves in books
- Best stories for children about Vikings and their Norse world
- Celebrating Libraries Week with BookTrust Storytime
- 'I sometimes wished I could be one thing properly': Michael Mann on growing up half-Indian, half-Yorkshire and the beauty of the "in-between"
- Join Writer in Residence Dapo Adeola's writers' clinics
- Myths and legends: Read the very best children books that draw on folklore
- Seven spooky stories for Halloween
- The magic of reading aloud: 5 top tips for sharing books with children
- We need to talk to young children about racism – and here's the reason why
- What To Read After... Meg and Mog
- What the animal kingdom can teach us about raising children
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September
- 10 beautiful books about birds for children
- 5 fantastic fictional foxes, chosen by Grimwood author Nadia Shireen
- 6 perfect author and illustrator dream teams, chosen by Philip Reeve and Sarah McIntyre
- Growing up and starting secondary school: Some personal tips for young people and parents
- 'Habits of noticing': Three ways to watch the seasons change with your child
- How to be your child’s first science teacher
- Numberblocks and Alphablocks creator Joe Elliot on how to make early learning magical and joyful
- Reading around the world for World Kid Lit Month
- Seven historical fiction books to transport you back to the past, chosen by Emma Carroll
- We Have A Dream: Author and activist Dr Mya-Rose Craig on the young people changing the world
- What makes an inspiring school library? Top tips from Promote Your School
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