Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Red House Children's Book Award Announced

The award for the overall winning book

Spooky Spooky House
Written by Andrew Weale
 illustrated by Lee Wildish

The category winners were as follows:

Younger Children:

Spooky Spooky House
Written by Andrew Weale
And illustrated by Lee Wildish.

Younger Readers:

Gangsta Granny
Written by David Walliams
And illustrated by Tony Ross.


Older Readers:

The Medusa Project: Hit Squad
Written By Sophie McKenzie.

Further Information from Fcbg website

http://www.fcbg.org.uk/

Thursday, February 21, 2013

SHEFFIELD CHILDREN’S BOOK AWARD 2013 SHORTLIST ANNOUNCEMENT

SHEFFIELD CHILDREN’S BOOK AWARD 2013 SHORTLIST



PICTURE BOOKS

Elizabeth Baguley Pigeon Poo

Mark Chamber

Oliver Jeffers The New Jumper

Elizabeth Lindsay Socks

Illus. Nick Sharratt

Strathie C Jumblebum

Illus. Ben Court

Julia Donaldson Paper Dolls

Illus Rebecca Cobb

Grey, Mini Toys in Space



SHORTER NOVELS

Jennifer Gray Atticus Claw Breaks the Law

Ill Mark Ecob

Dave Lowe My Hamster is a Genius

Ill. Mark Chambers

Marcus Sedgewick Fright Forest

Peter Williamson



LONGER NOVELS

John Boyne The Terrible thing that happened to

Oliver Jeffers Barnaby Brocket

Sarah Lean A Dog Called Homeless

Pichon .L P Tom Gates- Everything Amazing(sort of)



YOUNG ADULT

Sufiya Ahmed Secrets of a Henna Girl

Annabel Pitcher Ketchup Cloud

Ellie Irving Billie Templar’s War

R. J. Palacio Wonder

Mayo Simon Itch

Dave Shelton A Boy and a Bear in a Boat



BABY BOOK AWARD

Marion Billet - My First London Bus

Jane Clarke Dance Together Dinosaur

& Lee Wildish

Jo Lodge Icky Sticky Monster

Roger Priddy Fuzzy Bee 123

Dawn Sirett Pop Up Peekaboo - Things that go

Andrew Weale A Quiet Day in the Jungle

& Britta Teckentrup

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Radio 2 - 500 WORDS IS BACK!

We are officially ready to receive your super-duper, simply spectacular short stories. You have until 7:00pm on 22nd February to submit your entry.

Submit your story

If you're aged 13 or under, what are you waiting for? Get writing!


We want you to send us something mad, magical, mind-blowing or mysterious...
 

You could win yourself a pile of books as tall as Chris Evans, and 500 books for your school library!

One of the judges will be our very own Schools Library Service Manager, Diane Kostka! Diane will not be judging entries from the Sheffield area.

This year's winning stories will be picked by Chris Evans and five of the country's finest children's authors. Find out who might end up reading YOUR story...


http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/500words/2013


 

Book Award Shortlist 2013

There has been a delay in publishing the 2013 shortlist as I am still waiting for confirmation from one of the publishers before the list can be released.

Come back and check this page as the list will be out very soon!