Playing by the book

Reviews of kids' books and the crazy, fun stuff they inspire us to do

The Present

Within just a few hours of arriving back in the UK last week I was off to the annual conference organised by The Federation of Children’s Book Groups (FCBG). The FCBG is a UK charity which works both locally and nationally to promote reading for pleasure amongst children. Local groups run meetings for both adults [...]

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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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A book award where the kids (YOUR KIDS!) decide who wins

The Red House Children’s Book Awards (which have been given every year since 1981) are special and fairly unusual in the world of children’s literature prizes; the recipients of the award are selected entirely by (UK) children, not by adults. There are three categories – Younger Children, Younger Readers and Older Readers – and from [...]

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