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- A character I have loved unswervingly since I was seven years old...
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June
- 'A book is like medicine, they make me feel better.' - Read for My School winner Alex Hewett
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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.’
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February
- Adam Murphy on Corpse Talk: Season 1 and being nominated for a Blue Peter Book Award
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- Reading Harry Potter fosters empathy? Find out more in our research roundup
- Regrets, I've had a few… My final Book Trust blog
- 'To Be Invisible is an Awful Thing'
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January
- Chris Riddell on Goth Girl and the Fete Worse than Death, and the Blue Peter Book Awards 2015
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July
- 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
- 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
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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'
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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
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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
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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?
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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
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- 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
- Toy guide 2016 – and the best children’s books to go with them
- 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'
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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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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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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
- 9 brilliant stories for children celebrating Chinese culture
- 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
- 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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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
- Don’t be afraid of fear!
- Everything you need to know about The Book Of Dust: La Belle Sauvage
- Exclusive: See the brilliant front cover for Philip Reeve's final Railhead book
- 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
- '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
- What's happening in children's books in 2017? Your complete guide to festivals, anniversaries, awards and events
- 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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- Anthony Browne: My Life in Picture Books
- Are you sitting comfortably? Then i'll begin
- Awful Writing
- Bali Rai: Killing Honour
- '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
- 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
- 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 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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News 2017
- Bath, Book, Bed: Exhausted parents lose over 650 hours of sleep a year
- Bookbuzz: 17 books to make reading fun for your class
- Children meet author Sheena Wilkinson at Belfast Harbour
- 'Children's books should be taken seriously', says Lauren Child
- Chris Riddell becomes BookTrust
- 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
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- The Bumblebear: every reception child in England will get this book
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