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Sony Pictures buys Bad Mermaids film rights

Sony Pictures Animation has optioned the film rights to Sibéal Pounder’s Bad Mermaids series, illustrated by Jason Cockcroft and published by Bloomsbury.... Read more
Puffin to give 25,000 books to schools through NLT partnership

Puffin, part of Penguin Random House Children’s, will give away 25,000 books to 50 primary schools as part of a new initiative with the National... Read more
Playwright Alan Pollock pens picture book about WW2 bear

Old Barn Books has acquired a picture book by playwright Alan Pollock about a real bear who fought in the Second World War.... Read more
Stripes signs LGBTQ+ thriller by debut writer Darren Charlton

Little Tiger imprint Stripes Publishing has bought an LGBTQ+ YA thriller by debut author Darren Charlton. Read more
Postman Pat creator John Cunliffe dies aged 85

John Cunliffe, creator of Postman Pat and Rosie and Jim, has died aged 85. Read more
Knights Of buys debut by Sharna Jackson

Independent publisher Knights Of has acquired a mystery series by debut author Sharna Jackson. Read more
Paul McCartney pens picture book about a magical grandfather

Paul McCartney has written a picture book, inspired by his experiences as a grandfather, which will be published by Puffin in the UK and Random... Read more
Peters sponsors Great School Libraries campaign

School library supplier Peters is sponsoring a campaign, spearheaded by the School Library Association, CILIP and CILIP’s School Libraries Group, to make libraries a statutory requirement in... Read more
YA Book Prize 2019 opens for submissions

The Bookseller has opened submissions for the YA Book Prize 2019. Read more
CILIP makes changes at Carnegie and Kate Greenaway following diversity review

Library and information association CILIP has opened up nominations for the Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Awards to other industry bodies and is introducing a ‘children’s... Read more
Jobs go at Egmont in departmental restructure

Egmont Publishing has restructured some of its departments and a number of staff have been made redundant, The Bookseller understands. Read more
'Diary of a Wimpy Kid' to be translated into Scots

Itchy Coo, the Scots language imprint for children at Black & White Publishing, is translating Jeff Kinney’s bestselling Diary of a Wimpy Kid into Scots.... Read more
New Helen Oxenbury biography shines a light on her oeuvre

Illustrator Helen Oxenbury talks to Charlotte Eyre about her celebrated career ahead of the publication of a new biography about her life and work.... Read more
Authorfy to give away children’s book resources

Authorfy, the online platform that provides schools with online author masterclasses, is teaming up with publishers to give away promotional materials such as bookmarks and... Read more
Irish TV star Ryan Tubridy pens Christmas jumper story

Walker Books will next month publish a Christmas story by Irish TV presenter Ryan Tubridy, with illustrations by Chris Judge. Read more

Children’s blogs

Always look to the future

By Vanessa Harbour

Author at Firefly Press

Vanessa Harbour shares how being disabled has allowed her to achieve her dream of being a writer. Read more
Reflecting Realities: why so surprised? An open letter from a small press

Katrina Gutierrez Director of projects and communications at Lantana Publishing
'You don’t need to be a superhero to change the world'

Angie Thomas Author at Walker Books
Why CLPE's Reflecting Realities project matters

Louise Johns-Shepherd Chief executive at Centre for Literacy in Primary Education
No Room on the Broom

Axel Scheffler Illustrator at

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Official Children's Chart

1.
What Monster?

by Liz Pichon
2.
My Mum Tracy Beaker

by Jacqueline Wilson & Nick Sharratt
3.
Beano Annual 2019

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4.
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

by J K Rowling
5.
Head Kid

by David Baddiel & Steven Lenton
6.
La Belle Sauvage

by Philip Pullman
7.
The World's Worst Children 3

by David Walliams & Tony Ross
8.
Funnybones

by Allan & Janet Ahlberg
9.
The Midnight Gang

by David Walliams & Tony Ross
10.
You Are Awesome

by Syed, Matthew

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