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BookTrust is a UK children's reading charity dedicated to getting children reading. [1] The charity works across England, Wales and Northern Ireland – its head office is in Leeds, England. BookTrust was founded in 1921 by Hugh Walpole, Stanley Unwin, Maurice Marston and Harold Macmillan. The Queen is BookTrust's patron.
Beside the two Greenaway Medals, Janet Ahlberg was a "Commended" runner up three times, for Burglar Bill (1977), The Baby's Catalogue (1982), and The Jolly Postman (1986). [19] [b] According to Allan, their daughter Jessica inspired the latter two, and his own "Burglar Bill" book is autobiographical, The Boyhood of Burglar Bill (Puffin, 2007). [2]
A review in Publishers Weekly of Open Very Carefully wrote "This is a lively read with many prompts for interactivity and a format that makes it a good choice for both lap reads and preschool circle time ...", [1] while Kirkus Reviews called it "A blandly nonthreatening alternative to Emily Gravett’s Wolves (2006) and like encounters with metafictional characters."
Children's Laureate, now known as the Waterstones Children's Laureate, [1] is a position awarded in the United Kingdom once every two years to a "writer or illustrator of children's books to celebrate outstanding achievement in their field." The role promotes the importance of children's literature, reading, creativity and storytelling while ...
"The Pet Goat" (often erroneously called "My Pet Goat") is a grade-school-level reading exercise composed by American educationalist Siegfried "Zig" Engelmann and Elaine C. Bruner. It get attention for being read by US President George W. Bush with a class of second-graders on the morning of September 11, 2001.
and concluded "A wonderful "read to me" book for nap time, story time, or bedtime." [2] Booktrust called it "reassuring and stunningly illustrated" [3] and The Guardian described it as "the best owl family" in a children's book. [4] Owl Babies has also been reviewed by Publishers Weekly, [5] Kirkus Reviews, [6] Books for Keeps, [7] and Early ...
The Booktrust Early Years Awards, originally the Sainsbury’s Baby Book Award(s), was a set of annual literary prizes for children's picture books. It was administered by Booktrust , an independent charity that promotes books and reading; from 1999 to 2004.
John Agard FRSL (born 21 June 1949) is a Guyanese playwright, poet and children's writer, now living in Britain. In 2012, he was selected for the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry . [ 1 ] He was awarded BookTrust 's Lifetime Achievement Award in November 2021.