Federation of Children's Book Groups

12 Mar 2018

Which books win awards when ONLY kids get to vote?

by Zoe | posted in: Jan Fearnley | 2

The Children’s Book Award is the UK’s only national award voted for solely by children from start to finish and today I’m delighted to highlight one of the top ten books which have made this year’s shortlist: Edgar and the Sausage Inspector … Continued

14 Apr 2014

In Heaven

by Zoe | posted in: 2. Illustrators and Authors | 6

This weekend I was in heaven. 48 hours of being surrounded by articulate, engaging, thought provoking, charming, and downright inspirational people does a lot towards making the world seem a good place. Here are just a few of said people: … Continued

7 Apr 2014

Busy with books

by Zoe | posted in: 2. Illustrators and Authors | 4

The last couple of weeks haven’t seen much action from me here on Playing by the book, but that’s not because I haven’t been busy with books. On the contrary, I’ve been busy interviewing:- Lyn Gardner, talking about writing for … Continued

Federation of Children’s Book Groups