Gangsta Granny has been shortlisted in the younger readers category of the Red House Children’s Book Award and we were all quite excited about that in the Library Mice household! As you may know, The Red House Children’s Book Award is the only national children’s book award voted entirely by children. It is owned and …
RHCBA 2012
Red House Children’s Book Award Ceremony
On Saturday, I was lucky enough to attend the Red House Children’s Book Award ceremony. As part of my role on the Federation of Children’s Book Groups executive committee, I was involved in organising the day and it was great to see it all happen and to be there to witness Patrick Ness’ triumph as …
Grace
Morris Gleitzman(Puffin) Grace is an ordinary little girl, but she does not live an ordinary life. Born within a fundamentalist Christian community, she is sheltered from the rest of Australian society, unable to interact with “sinners”, and forced to follow harsh, chauvinistic rules. But Grace still has fun in her life, mainly thanks to her much-loved …
Peely Wally
Kali Stileman(Red Fox) Peely Wally is a small bird who lives at the top of a very high tree. One day she lays an egg and it is so perfect in every way, that jumps up and down with excitement and glee. But, disaster, the egg rolls off the branch and goes off on its own adventure. Will Peely Wally be able …
Sky Hawk
Gill Lewis(Oxford University Press) When Callum discovers village outcast Iona on his remote Scottish farmland, he is not to know that his life is going to be turned upside down. Not only because of the friendship he strikes with the little girl, but more so because of the secret she soon shares with him: there …
The Brilliant World of Tom Gates
Liz Pichon(Scholastic) Tom Gates is quite a regular boy, but also a master homework escapologist and excels at tormenting his older sister Delia. He also spends a lot of time thinking about his band Dog Zombies and eating caramel wafers. But Tom still manages to spend a lot of time writing and doodling in his homework book and it is …
Red House Children’s Book Awards 2012
I am sure you will all be aware that the Red House Children’s Book Award is in full flow now.Here is the 2012 shortlist: Younger Children* Rollo and Ruff and the Little Fluffy Bird by Mick Inkpen* Don’t Worry Douglas by David Melling* Peely Wally by Kali Stileman* Scruffy Bear and the Six White Mice …
My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece
Annabel Pitcher(Orion) Five years ago, Jamie’s sister Rose was killed during a series of simultaneous terrorist attacks in London. Overcome by grief, the family has fallen apart: his mum has left the family for a man whom she has met at a victims’ support group, his dad does nothing but drink all day and Rose’s twin …