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GREAT NEWS FOR THE STORY BLANKET

Congratulation to The Story Blanket, written by Ferida Wolff and Harriet May Savitz and illustrated by Elena Odriozola.

'The Parents’ Choice Foundation' has designated The Story Blanket as a Silver Honor award winner for Fall 2008

For more information please click here

Also Nickelodeon is naming The Story Blanket one of the best books of 2008

aBELA IS SHORTLISTED FOR THE BLUE PETER BOOK AWARDS

Congratulations to Berlie Doherty and her novel,Abela, which has been shortlisted for the Blue Peter Book Awards in the category 'Book I couldn't Put Down.

The Winners will be announced in Spring 2009 and will coincide with World Book Day

For more information please click here

SCOTTISH BOOK TRUST CHOOSE MURRIAN AS BOOK OF THE MONTH

The Murrian by Robert Dodds has been chosen by the 'Scottish Book Trust' as their book of the month for November.

For more information, please vist the website http://www.scottishbooktrust.com/children-and-young-people/touring-and-events/events-programme/robert-dodds

Go to our competition page for more details

QUENTIN BLAKE RECEIVES THE J.M.BARRIE AWARD

Congratulations to Quentin Blake, who was awarded the J. M. Barrie Award 2008 on Monday 27th October. It was presented by David Wood, Chair of the Action for Children's Arts.

Click here to see more infromation about the J.M. Barrie Award

Click here to see more information about Quentin Blake

LITTLE PRINCESS tV SERIES GAINS A BAFTA NOMINATION

For the second year in a row, the Little Princess TV series has been nominated for a BAFTA for best pre-school animation.

The series is currently showing on C5's MILKSHAKE at weekends, and from November 23 it will be shown 7 days a week for 7 weeks in the run-up to Christmas.

We have our fingers crossed for you Little Princess!

MICHAEL MALAGHAN COMPETITION

Check out our competiton page and be in with a chance to win a copy of his book GREEK RANSOM plus a copy of the brilliant DVD INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM

'WHEN THE SNOW FELL' SHORTLISTED FOR THE 'MARSH AWARD FOR CHILDREN'S LITERATURE'

'When the Snow Fell'', written by Henning Mankell and translated from Swedish by Laurie Thompson, has been shortlisted for the Marsh Award for Children's Literature in Translation'

For more information visit: http://www.esu.org/page.asp?p=1835

Good Luck!

SHERMAN aLEXIE WINS tHE 'BOSTON GLOBE-HORN BOOK AWARD'

Congratulations to Sherman Alexie for winning the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Fiction and Poetry for his brilliant novel 'The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian'

For more information Visit: http://www.hbook.com/bghb/current.asp

Well Done Sherman!