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Online bookshop for BAME children’s titles launches

A new online bookshop specialising in children’s titles with BAME characters has launched. Read more
Holmes promoted to publisher at UCLan

Hazel Holmes has joined Lancashire-based indie UCLan Publishing full-time, taking on the role of publisher. Read more
Andersen Press changes sales representation

Andersen Press has signed a sales representation agreement with Walker Books and will bring its current deal with Penguin Random House to an end next... Read more
BookTrust launches 2018 Christmas appeal

BookTrust is hoping to raise more than £116,700 to buy books for 11,500 children via its 2018 Christmas appeal. Read more
James Patterson and Scholastic announce winners of Big Book Giveaway

Author James Patterson and Scholastic UK Book Clubs, part of Scholastic UK, have announced the list of 100 schools which are the winners of this... Read more
Scottish Book Trust to donate half a million books to primary schools

Scottish Book Trust will give away half a million books to pupils in Primary 1-3 as part of Book Week Scotland, which is taking place... Read more
Knights Of buys four-book series by Jason Reynolds

Inclusive publisher Knights Of has acquired the UK, Irish and Commonwealth rights to a four-book, 9+ series by Jason Reynolds. Read more
New Pictures options Sarah Govett’s The Territory

Production company New Pictures has optioned the TV and film rights to Sarah Govett’s YA novel The Territory (Firefly Press). Read more
Igloo Books partners with Aldi for second Kevin and Katie title

Igloo Books is again partnering with Aldi to publish books based on the supermarket’s new Kevin and Katie Christmas advert. Read more
The Storm Keeper’s Island is BA’s children’s book of the season

The Storm Keeper’s Island by Catherine Doyle (Bloomsbury Children’s) is this winter’s Independent Booksellers Children’s Book of the Season.... Read more
Jeff Kinney launches diary writing competition

Diary of a Wimpy Kid author Jeff Kinney has launched a diary writing competition for children with his publisher Puffin and the National Literacy Trust.... Read more
NLT donates 10,000 football titles to reluctant readers

The National Literacy Trust (NLT) is donating 10,000 Roy of the Rovers books, recently re-published by Rebellion, to reluctant readers across the UK. Read more
Cranachan signs YA fantasy epic from Caroline Logan

Cranachan Publishing has signed debut Scottish YA author Caroline Logan to its new YA fiction imprint, Gob Stopper. Read more
New Horrid Henry book to mark series' 25th anniversary in 2019

Francesca Simon is publishing a new Horrid Henry book in 2019 with Hachette Children's Group, as part of the series' 25th birthday celebrations. Read more
HarperCollins Children’s renews deal with Rob Biddulph

HarperCollins Children’s has signed a new four-book deal with picture book creator Rob Biddulph. 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.
The Ice Monster

by David Walliams; Tony Ross
1.
The Ice Monster

by David Walliams; Tony Ross
2.
The Meltdown

by Jeff Kinney
2.
The Meltdown

by Jeff Kinney
3.
The Wonky Donkey

by Craig Smith; Katz Cowley
3.
The Wonky Donkey

by Craig Smith; Katz Cowley
4.
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

by J K Rowling
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Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

by J K Rowling
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Beano Annual 2019

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Beano Annual 2019

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14th December 2018

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