RHCBA blog tour: Elen Caldecott

As part of the Red House Children’s Book Award blog tour, I’m delighted to welcome shortlisted author Elen Caldecott to Playing by the book today. Elen had many lives before becoming a writer, including as an archaeologist, a nurse, a theatre usher and a museum security guard. Perhaps because she was taking her job at [...]

Red House Children’s Book Award – Shortlist announced today

Today the shortlist has been announced for the Red House Children’s Book Award, the only national book award in the UK voted entirely for by children. Here’s who’s made it onto the shortlist: For Younger Children Can You see Sassoon? by Sam Usher, published by Little Tiger Press Dog Loves Drawing by Louise Yates published [...]

The Red House Children’s Book Award Ceremony 2012

On Saturday M and I had a really wonderful day up in London at the Red House Children’s Book Award Ceremony. I was there in my role as a member of the National Executive of the Federation of Children’s Book Groups, the charity which owns and co-ordinates the award. The day was so much fun! [...]

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