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The Savage by David Almond: From Book to Stage

The Savage, a play by David Almond (poster for world premier production at Live Theatre, Newcastle, 2016) Author David Almond, a past winner of the prestigious Hans Christian Andersen Award, has just brought his acclaimed story The Savage to life as … Continue reading … →

Painting with Rainbows – A Michael Foreman Exhibition at Seven Stories

On Friday I finally made it up to Newcastle to catch the National Centre for Children’s Books, Seven Stories’ exhibition Painting with Rainbows – A Michael Foreman Exhibition, which closes today (sorry!). The good news is that it will be heading out on tour: so far, it’s … Continue reading … →

Interview: Sita Brahmachari

MWD interview with author Sita Brahmachari Author Sita Brahmachari‘s latest book is Car Wash Wish, her second novella for Barrington Stoke, a UK publisher who specialise in making books accessible to struggling readers, with a special emphasis on dyslexia. It’s an inter-generational story … Continue reading … →

Little Rebels Children’s Book Award 2016 – Shortlist

The UK’s 2016 Little Rebels Award shortlist has been announced – and once again it sets a challenge for the judges… It presents a good mix of books for all ages. There are some big names among the books’ creators – and notable is Gill Lewis’s Gorilla Dawn, … Continue reading … →

Reconciliation and Friendship in the Face of Fear and Distrust in Children’s and YA Books

Mirrors Windows Doors article: Reconciliation and Friendship in the Face of Fear and Distrust in Children's and YA Books A few weeks ago, amidst the deepening refugee crisis from the war in Syria, many people and organisations around the world came together for the Continue reading … →

Congratulations to Laura Carlin, Winner of the Biennale of Illustrations Bratislava (BIB) 2015

50 years of BIB - Biennial of illustrations Bratislava - logo …and to all the illustrators who have won prizes in the prestigious international BIB award in this special, 50th-anniversary year.

I have been enthusing recently about Laura Carlin’s book The Promise, written by … Continue reading … →

WaterBridge Outreach Books Selection 2015

Logo: WaterBridge Outreach: Books + Water

WaterBridge Outreach: Books + Water recently announced the books in English they have selected this year for donation to the different schools and libraries they support around the world. WaterBridge Outreach is a non-profit that seeks … Continue reading … →

Seeing the Woods and the Trees in 42 Picture Book Stories from Around the World

Trees are so much a part of our daily lives, whether we take them for granted or find ourselves fighting for their survival: so it is perhaps unsurprising that there are many stories from all over the world that feature trees, woods or forests as a central theme or ‘character’… … Continue reading … →

Review: The Promise by Nicola Davies and Laura Carlin

The Promise, written by Nicola Davies, illustrated by Laura Carlin (Walker Books, 2013)

The Promise
written by Nicola Davies, illustrated by Laura Carlin
(Walker Books, 2013)

Set in a grim, grey, arid urban landscape where ‘Nothing grew. Everything was broken. … Continue reading … →

2015 Little Rebels Children’s Book Award – Shortlist Announced

The UK’s 2015 Little Rebels Award shortlist has been announced – and it’s an exciting, diverse selection of eight books, featuring both new and well-established book creators.

2015 Little Rebel Children's Book Award - shortlist

From the press release by the … Continue reading … →

Tag Archives: Walker Books

The Savage by David Almond: From Book to Stage

Painting with Rainbows – A Michael Foreman Exhibition at Seven Stories

Interview: Sita Brahmachari

Little Rebels Children’s Book Award 2016 – Shortlist

Reconciliation and Friendship in the Face of Fear and Distrust in Children’s and YA Books

Congratulations to Laura Carlin, Winner of the Biennale of Illustrations Bratislava (BIB) 2015

WaterBridge Outreach Books Selection 2015

Seeing the Woods and the Trees in 42 Picture Book Stories from Around the World

Review: The Promise by Nicola Davies and Laura Carlin

The Promise
written by Nicola Davies, illustrated by Laura Carlin
(Walker Books, 2013)

2015 Little Rebels Children’s Book Award – Shortlist Announced

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