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HERVE TULLET TALKS ABOUT ‘HELP! WE NEED A TITLE’ 23 Aug 2013 | 03:10 am
We couldn’t resist sharing this brilliant video of the wonderful Herve Tullet talking about his latest book, Help! We Need A Title. But, be warned, this is no ordinary video…
Read for RNIB Day – 11 October 21 Aug 2013 | 04:16 pm
Every 15 minutes someone in the UK begins to lose their sight. When you lose your sight, you lose the ability to read the written word. It’s devastating. There are almost two million people in the UK...
SOPHIE MCKENZIE: ‘SPLIT SECOND’ SNEAK PREVIEW 21 Aug 2013 | 02:13 am
Can’t wait to read Sophie McKenzie’s new thriller, Split Second? Here’s a sneak preview of Sophie reading an extract… Split Second is published by Simon and Schuster on Septermber 12th.
HAVE A DRAGONESE DAY! 21 Aug 2013 | 01:57 am
Thursday 26th September marks the third annual Dragonese Day, a nationwide promotion celebrating the brilliantly funny How to Train Your Dragon series from bestselling author Cressida Cowell. All the ...
CRESSIDA COWELL LIVE IN YOUR SCHOOL! 21 Aug 2013 | 01:53 am
Join the bestselling author of How to Train Your Dragon in a FREE virtual event streamed live to your classroom on 26th September at 10.30am GMT. Cressida will be talking about her childhood holidays ...
SPLIT SECOND BY SOPHIE MCKENZIE: WATCH THE OFFICIAL TRAILER 14 Aug 2013 | 12:22 am
Bound together by the devastating consequences of a terrorist attack on a London market, teenagers Charlotte (Charlie) and Nat appear at first to have much in common. But, as Charlie gets closer to Na...
OLIVER AND THE SEAWIGS – PREVIEW TRAILER 8 Aug 2013 | 06:54 pm
Author Philip Reeve and illustrator Sarah McIntyre created a huge stir among tourists and other passers by on the banks of the River Thames as they strolled in ship-shape fashion towards the celebr...
WIMPY KID BOOK 8 COVER UNVEILED! 8 Aug 2013 | 05:07 pm
IT’S HARD LUCK BEING A WIMPY KID. WILL GREG HEFFLEY’S LUCK EVER CHANGE? The wait is over for Wimpy Kid fans. The brand new eye-popping lime green cover for the eighth book Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard...
DIXIE O’DAY IN THE FAST LANE — watch the trailer! 8 Aug 2013 | 04:03 pm
August 8th is publication day for the beautifully designed new book by Shirley Hughes and her daughter Clara Vulliamy — Dixie O’Day In the Fast Lane. Publishers, Random House have created a lovely st...
David Walliams invites you to book your appointment with the dentist this autumn… 29 Jul 2013 | 04:06 pm
The hugely anticipated new children’s novel from the UK’s fastest-growing children’s author, David Walliams, will be called Demon Dentist and is set to be published in hardback on 26 September. Demon...
