There are very few series which remain as popular once several tomes have been released. In fact I can only really think of a handful like so in my school library. One is Wimpy Kid, one is Liz Pichon’s Tom Gates (Scholastic). No matter how many copies of each book we buy, they are never on …
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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 …
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 Award Ceremony
Fun times were had yesterday when my son, myself and a friend went to the Red House Children’s Book Award ceremony. This was my third year at the awards and it is always such a great event. Seeing children mingling with authors, who are always so approachable and friendly, is such a great thing, and a …