National Poetry Day – 28th September 2017
The theme this year is Freedom. For recommended poetry anthologies and freedom poems see https://nationalpoetryday.co.uk/poems/recommended-publications/
Matt Dickinson – New Book
The new Matt Dickinson book Killer Storm is now out. Copies are now available in the Library.
Teenage Sites for Summer Reading
Follow the links! https://www.waterstones.com/category/childrens-teenage/teen-and-young-adult http://www.lovereading4kids.co.uk/genre/14/13-plus-readers.html http://www.booktrust.org.uk/books/teenagers/booklists/244/
Paddington Bear
The author of Paddington Bear Michael Bond has died. Read here for further details.
Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals
The 2017 Kate Greenaway medal for illustration was won by Lane Smith for There is a Tribe of Kids. …
Matt Dickinson – Author Visit – 14th June 2017
The author, Matt Dickinson, is a world renowned mountaineer and explorer, who only last month once again summited Mount Everest. He…
New Children’s Laureate Lauren Child
Author and illustrator Lauren Child has been named as the next Children’s Laureate. Speaking after the recent announcement of her…
Alex Rider – Never Say Die
Anthony Horowitz’s new book in his Alex Rider series is out now.
Wimpy Kid ‘Movie Diary’
The latest in the Wimpy Kid series is out this month.
Skulduggery Pleasant
The new title in Derek Landy’s Skulduggery Pleasant series will be out soon.