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HAPPY CHRISTMAS AND FESTIVE SEASON TO PARENTS. CHILDREN, TEACHERS AND TO OUR CONTRIBUTORS, SUPPORTERS AND PATRONS
Take a look at 10 of our favourite Christmas books
OUR TOP TEN PICTUREBOOKS FOR 2024
Here are 10 of our favourite picturebooks published in 2024
NEW BOOKS AND ACTIVITY PAGES
OUR TOP 10 BOOKS FOR BABY’S BOOKSHELF
OUR NEW FOCUS BOOK
Our new book in focus is A Big Mooncake for Little Star by Grace Lin
Little Star makes a great big moon cake with Mama. Mama places it in the night sky and tells Little Star she mustn’t touch it. But the delicious moon cake is just too tempting….
A delectable picture book full of warmth and love with lots of opportunities for talk about the moon.
Cassie shared the book with her family and enjoyed making playdough mooncakes and even baking some edible ones. She loves the page with the big moon and the one where Little Star is eating the delicious moon. She said it reminds her of making yummy things with her mummy.
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OUR NEW POSTCARD AND POSTER
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Puppet: new book by David Almond
When Silvester the puppet maker stops performing and donates his puppets and materials to a museum he cannot resist making one last puppet; it is a labour of love. Amazingly the puppet shows signs of life – he learns to walk and even utters a word or two. He is just like the son Silvester never had. When Silvester meets Fleur, a little girl as passionate about puppet making as he is, he realises he has found someone to continue his legacy. Together they create one last magical puppet show.
This is a story brimming with warmth and wonder, celebrating the power of imagination, the magic of storytelling and the cycle of life.
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MESSAGE TO PARENTS FROM SONIA THOMPSON, BIRMINGHAM HEADTEACHER
Sue McGonigle from Lovemybooks recently interviewed Sonia Thompson, Head Teacher of St Matthews C of E Primary School, Birmingham. See whole video
See Sonia’s message to parents below.
TYGER by SF SAID WINS CHILDREN’S BOOK OF THE YEAR
Congratulations to TYGER by SF Said, illustrated by DaveMcKean, which is winner of Book of the Year: Children’s Fiction at the British Book Awards. All the judges agreed that the book already “felt like a classic”.
SF Said says ‘I put 9 long, hard years of my life into writing TYGER because I believe children’s books are the most important books of all. So it was beyond incredible to see it win Children’s Book Of The Year at the #BritishBookAwards. Thank you @thebookseller @theweekjunior & the judges!!!’
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CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR PATRONS 🧡 🧡 🧡
Award for Michael Rosen
Congratulations to Lovemybooks’ patron Michael Rosen on winning the prestigious Pen Pinter prize for his fearless body of work including his writing for children. Ruth Borthwick one of the judges said Rosen has “championed a way of writing for children which reflects their everyday worlds, using humour and wordplay to validate their imaginative ways of thinking and being”, said judge and chair of English PEN, Ruth Borthwick. Read more here: Author Michael Rosen wins 2023 PEN Pinter prize for ‘fearless’ body of work | Books | The Guardian
The Island of Brilliant
Interested in children’s books? Another of our wonderful patrons Frank Cottrell Boyce has launched a great podcast with author illustrator Nadia Shireen entitled The Island of Brilliant The Island of Brilliant! | a podcast by Frank Cottrell Boyce and Nadia Shireen (podbean.com)
SF SAID
SF was appointed writer in residence at Booktrust in March.
See Writer in Residence at BookTrust: SF Said | BookTrust
DAVID ALMOND
David received an OBE for services to Literature in April. He has also received two international prizes this year, the Nonino International prize one of Italy’s most prestigious literary prizes and the James Kruss prize awarded to a living author of children’s and YA books distinguished by linguistic brilliance originality imaginative storytelling and cosmopolitanism.
Visit our activity page for David Almond’s Tale of Angelino Brown and The Boy who Climbed into the Moon
JOSEPH COELHO
We are utterly delighted to announce that award-winning poet, playwright and author Joseph Coelho is the brand new Waterstones Children’s Laureate! 
JULIAN GRENIER
Julian receives a CBE in the Jubilee Honours list. He is a Headteacher and National Leader of Education and one of our first patrons. Julian is a dedicated pioneer in early years education and has a particular focus on young children’s communication and early literacy. He has a doctorate in education (EdD).
Julian now works as part of Ofsted.
Julian blogs at www.juliangrenier.blogspot.co.uk You can follow him @juliangrenieR
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