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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
- 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 NI and SONI celebrate their continued partnership in Armagh
- 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
- 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 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
- 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
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November
- Alan Johnson: 'We must get books into children's hands'
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- 'I wouldn't have grown up into the person I am without him'
- Maureen Johnson: Bridging the gender gap
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October
- A character I have loved unswervingly since I was seven years old...
- Answering the impossible question
- Ask BookTrust - Why does my son re-read the same books?
- Breaking free with books
- Celebrating forgotten favourites
- Choosing the 100 best books is as difficult as choosing the 100 best sweets
- Disability in classic children's literature
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2014
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July
- Disability Awareness Day: how children's books can 'up the ante'
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- Have some fun: Chris Riddell’s illustrations in search of a story
- In defence of unhappy endings (‘you just have to read it to understand’)
- Valentine Joe: telling the story of the short life of a real person
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June
- 'A book is like medicine, they make me feel better.' - Read for My School winner Alex Hewett
- Alex as Well
- Notes from the Drawing Board Starting stories with a picture
- Notes from the Drawing Board: On a Quest with White Wizard (Neil) Gaiman
- Sensing change: creating 'Off to the Park!'
- Sheena Wilkinson: Winner of the CBI Book of the Year
- Writing from the perspective of a bully
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September
- Childhood books, games and memories, and a slightly pompous elephant
- Emma Thompson opens new Peter Rabbit library: In pictures
- Five minutes with Emma Chichester Clark
- Five minutes with Yasmeen Ismail
- Frozen: Why I Just Can't Let it Go
- Just give me the facts!
- Research Digest: September 2014
- The Five of Us: 'a gesture of solidarity'
- The Spectacular Tale of Peter Rabbit: A review
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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 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 ways to have a lot of fun reading with your child
- 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
- '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!'
- 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
- Robin Stevens on writing a very unusual book
- Sita Brahmachari's Song Diary
- 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 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
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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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April blogs on BookTrust
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Blogs 2015
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April
- A picture book to help children conquer their fears
- BookTrust CEO Diana Gerald: 'It’s not just education and life chances at stake: it’s also the well-being of families and children.’
- Five minutes with Cathy Cassidy
- Grumpy bears and pesky rabbits
- LGBT representation in children's and YA Books
- Meeting the writers you love
- Three simple rules to become a better writer
- 'What? The Real Jane Ray in our house?'
- World Voice Day
- August
- December
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February
- Adam Murphy on Corpse Talk: Season 1 and being nominated for a Blue Peter Book Award
- Katie Scott on Animalium and being nominated for a Blue Peter Book Award
- Reading Harry Potter fosters empathy? Find out more in our research roundup
- Regrets, I've had a few… My final Book Trust blog
- Sharing books: a mum’s point of view
- 'To Be Invisible is an Awful Thing'
- The story of Christopher Nibble
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January
- Chris Riddell on Goth Girl and the Fete Worse than Death, and the Blue Peter Book Awards 2015
- Five Minutes with A.J. Grainger
- Five minutes with Jennifer Niven
- Five minutes with Sarah Crossan, on Apple and Rain and leaving books on a train
- Learning Through Touch
- Polly Ho-Yen on The Boy in the Tower and being nominated for a Blue Peter Book Award 2015
- The 10 most popular book reviews in 2014
- The ABC of YA
- What’s the issue with Issue Books?
- When author school visits turn bad
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July
- ‘How I work’ by children’s author and illustrator, Tom McLaughlin
- A great children's book about communicating differently
- Author and father Malcolm Judge on encouraging his boys to read
- Children's books and speech, language and communication needs
- Diana Gerald on BookTrust's Summer of Love Reading
- Engaging children in books
- Is there an age up to which happy endings are required?
- Libraries have never been more important
- Lisa Drakeford, the YA books that inspired her, and her new book, The Baby
- Me and Earl and the Dying Girl: is the film as good as the book?
- 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'
- Shirley Hughes interview
- Summer reads with Jenny McLachlan
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June
- 5 Minutes with Cassie Beasley
- Attitudes to learning disability and how children's books can help
- Books for sharing with babies and toddlers
- Championing reading for pleasure in schools
- 'Dads aren’t reading enough to their children'
- David Almond - 'A humble giant of a writer'
- Diana Gerald: 'No two days are ever the same in this job'
- Independent Bookshop Week
- Refugee Week 2015: 15-21 June
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March
- Bird's song: Viv Bird bids farewell to Book Trust
- Blue Peter Book Award 2015 Winner for Best Book with Facts: author Andy Seed
- Blue Peter Book Award 2015 Winner for Best Story: illustrator Thomas Flintham
- 'Dreams of Freedom'
- How to celebrate books in schools
- Northern Irish pupils judge the Blue Peter Book Award
- May
- November
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October
- Breakthrough books for reluctant readers
- Diana Gerald: What makes an eager reader?
- Interview: Annabel Pitcher on Silence is Goldfish
- James Bowen writes about sleeping rough in London and how meeting Bob changed his life
- Treating little monsters to spooky stories
- World Vegetarian Day: Smriti Prasadam-Halls on T-Veg - her vegetarian children's book
- September
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April
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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
- Narinder Dhami, the inspiration for 13 Hours
- 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
- Bookbuzz author blog: A Big Box of Random Stuff in my Mind
- Bookbuzz author blog: Adam Frost - How to make your facts awesome!
- Bookbuzz author blog: Fleur Hitchcock - How I wrote Murder in Midwinter
- Bookbuzz author blog: Johnna Rizzo - A big, fat thank you to fish
- Bookbuzz author blog: Katy Birchall’s creative writing tips
- Bookbuzz author blog: Miriam Moss - Turning real life into a book
- Bookbuzz author blog: Polly Ho-Yen - On Memory
- Bookbuzz author blog: Q&A with David O’Doherty
- Bookbuzz author blog: Q&A with R. J. Palacio
- Bookbuzz author blog: S.F. Said - The epic story of Phoenix
- Bookbuzz author blog: Viv Schwarz - Making 'Is there a Dog in this Book?'
- 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
- 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
- Look at the beautiful new book from the late Siobhan Dowd
- Read all the classics to your grandchild? Here are the books to try next
- The Adventures of Dumpling the Unicorn!
- The Top 10 detective novels, picked by Robin Stevens
- 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 - launching the Pictures First! competition
- 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
- '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
- Toy guide 2017 – and the best children’s books to go with them
- 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 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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BookTrust features pre-2012
- Anthony Browne: My Life in Picture Books
- Are you sitting comfortably? Why podcasts are perfect for short stories
- Bali Rai: It's time to talk about honour-based violence
- 'Before Their Very Eyes'
- Boundaries: How far is too far in teen fiction?
- Breaking your back
- 'Constellation' - a poem
- Daydream Diaries
- Distractions
- Don't Write the X
- Evie Wyld on why she's proud of her terrible writing
- Five things that have scared me
- Hello from Polly
- Ideas Everywhere
- Imagine
- Invisible Disabilities
- Jennifer Donnelly: Take Another Little Piece of my Heart
- Jim Carrington: Getting boys into books
- K.A. Gerrard and Emma Dodd: How a graphic novel was born
- Little red marks, thousands of them
- Liz Pichon: Winner of the Roald Dahl Funny Prize 2011
- 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.
- The Gruffalo
- The Plosives
- The thrill of victory, the agony of my feet
- The Wheelchair
- What Haruki Murakami keeps prattling on about
- Why Tactile Books Make Sense
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2013
- Press
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Writer in Residence at BookTrust: Nicola Davies
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Previous Writers in Residence for BookTrust
- Nadia Shireen: former BookTrust Writer in Residence
- Sarah McIntyre: former BookTrust Writer-Illustrator in Residence
- Taran Matharu: former BookTrust Writer in Residence
- Writer in Residence Bali Rai
- Writer in Residence Clare Wigfall
- Writer in Residence Cressida Cowell
- Writer in Residence Chris Riddell
- Writer in Residence Evie Wyld
- Writer in Residence Hannah Berry
- Writer in Residence Laura Dockrill
- Writer in Residence Matt Haig
- Writer in Residence Nii Ayikwei Parkes
- Writer in Residence Patrick Ness
- Writer in Residence Polly Dunbar
- Writer in Residence Phil Earle
- Writer in Residence Philip Ardagh
- Writer in Residence Sita Brahmachari
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Previous Writers in Residence for BookTrust
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