Federation of Children's Book Groups
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The Federation of Children's Book Groups is a UK charity bringing children and books together, encouraging reading for pleasure.
Federation of Children's Book Groups
1d ago
Sometimes silly and funny books are just what children need to read! Young readers will be thrilled to meet Betty Steady as well as Linda and Greg! Check out Nicky Smith-Dale’s guest blog today! Where did the idea for Betty Steady come from? Betty Steady came from the silliest recesses of my brain. Set in ..read more
Federation of Children's Book Groups
2d ago
We were lucky to hear Nathaneal speak at our recent conference and the room was engrossed in his messaging. His guest blog today will certainly get you thinking! A couple years ago, my nephew, who was ten years old at the time, started asking me questions about Andrew Tate. Trying not panic, I calmly ..read more
Federation of Children's Book Groups
6d ago
This is a timely guest blog from A.M. Dassu today as we spotted on twitter that her daughter Hana had found the Eid presents today! Eid Mubarak to all who celebrate! Why I wrote Can You Find My Eid Presents? for all children By A. M. Dassu Every year my daughter Hana helps me ..read more
Federation of Children's Book Groups
1w ago
Tomorrow is National Siblings Day and we have a delightful blog from Alison Brown, author and illustrator of Amazing Brother and Amazing Sister! Check it out for a glimpse of the illustrations as well! Siblings are amazing! I love my sisters. Absolutely, 100%. But did we always get on? No way! Especially if you’d ..read more
Federation of Children's Book Groups
2w ago
Catherine Barr is widely known for her environmental and animal based non-fiction books. In her guest blog, she shares some insight into how Wildlife Crossings came to be! Wildlife crossings: Protecting animal pathways around the world Driving at dusk, I was desperately hoping for an elephant or two to cross the road. But as the ..read more
Federation of Children's Book Groups
3w ago
How many of us have dreamed of stepping into the pages of a favourite book or meeting a fictional character? When Anna James created her series, she spoke to the heart of book lovers everywhere. Read on for a glimpse into Anna’s processes. When I started writing Pages & Co I had no idea ..read more
Federation of Children's Book Groups
3w ago
We know you all lead busy lives so we have made it really easy to catch up on the Children’s Book Award Blog Tour! All the links to the blogs are listed below and we would like to thank the bloggers, authors, illustrators and publishers for all their incredible support! Books for Younger Children! https://www.whatiread.co.uk/post/the-big-dreaming-michael-rosen-fcbgcba24-post ..read more
Federation of Children's Book Groups
3w ago
We have a hilarious guest blog from Tom Mitchell to share with you today! We hope you enjoy it as much as we have! Fiddling while Rome Burns At a recent school visit, I was asked by a keen Year 7 what my next novel was about. My response, as it always is, was ..read more
Federation of Children's Book Groups
3w ago
We are so excited to welcome author Susan Brownrigg to the blog today giving us some lovely insight into her series, Gracie Fairshaw! As a Lancashire lass I am often inspired by northern, especially working-class history and that is certainly the case with my Gracie Fairshaw detective series! Set in 1930s Blackpool, over ..read more
Federation of Children's Book Groups
3w ago
It’s been another brilliant phase of the Children’s Book Award blog tour! Our three amazing bloggers hosted guest posts from the creators of our three shortlisted titles! On the 18 March, Jacqui Sydney hosted Liz Kessler with a blog around her book, Code Name Kingfisher! Liz has previously been on this shortlist so knows how ..read more