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Manuscript and early sketches for 31st Elmer picture book uncovered by his family following David McKee’s death in 2022 Illustrations completed by Marysia Milewski, a close friend and colleague of David McKee, based on his sketches Elmer and the White Bear unveiled for the first time to partners and publishers at Bologna International Children’s Book Fair Announcement comes in the...

From award-winning Children's Laureate Joseph Coelho, the fourth book in the Luna Loves... series celebrates separated families at Christmas time, and shows the power of giving to bring people together. Luna loves Christmas. Sometimes at

Celebrate King Charles III Birthday on 14th November with The King’s Pants! You can now download Andersen Press’ King Charles III 75th Birthday Activity Pack based on Nicholas Allan’s best-selling The King’s Pants FREE! We

To celebrate World Book Day and Elmer’s 35th Anniversary next year a new mini Elmer picture book about the magic of sharing and making up stories will be part of the World Book Day £1

We stand by our author and illustrator Harry Woodgate and their book Grandad’s Pride. We believe it is a faithful representation of Pride Celebrations and Pride Parades around the country enjoyed by many families. We

Andersen Press are delighted to announce Until the Road Ends by Phil Earle is this month’s Children’s Book of the Month across Blackwell’s stores, launching a huge consumer campaign for the independent publisher on their

Today marks publication of the award-winning Smriti Halls’ latest picture book Home Is Where My Heart Is, illustrated by Alice Courtley. This heart-warming tale that teaches us that home is always in your heart. What

To mark Dementia Action Week (15 – 21 May) and the release of the paperback, Will Poulter, star of Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy 3, will show his support for dementia research by narrating Elmer

Until the Road Ends is the eagerly awaited new novel from the bestselling author of When the Sky Falls: The Times Children's Book of the Year, winner of a Books Are My Bag Readers Award,

Join Author Kat Dunn as she launches her intoxicating new novel Bitterthorn with exclusive events across the country… Tuesday 2nd May7pmWaterstones Tottenham Court Road Event – in conversation with Samantha Shannon Thursday 4th May7pmGlasgow Waterstones

The block-buster adaptation of Kwame Alexander’s Newbury-award winning verse novel, The Crossover, is now available on Disney+. All episodes are streaming on the platform following a premier on The Disney Channel in the US on

LONDON, Friday 31 March 2023: The London Book Fair has today announced Klaus Flugge, Founder of Andersen Press, as the recipient of the LBF Lifetime Achievement Award 2023. Klaus Flugge is a leading light in

An irreverent, fun way to celebrate this royal occasion, The King’s Pants is sure to delight and entertain the youngest of royal subjects and all the family. From Nicholas Allan, creator of The Queen’s Knickers,

From New York Times best-selling author Kwame Alexander comes the first book in a breath-taking trilogy that tells story of a boy, his family, his life in a small village in West Africa and beyond…

Nicholas Allan’s hilarious sequel to the bestselling The Queen’s Knickers is THE Book for Coronation celebrations, releasing everywhere April 2023. Andersen Press have picked-up Nicholas Allan’s The King’s Pants for publication in the lead-up to

Andersen Press are thrilled to publish Blow a Kiss, Catch a Kiss, a brand new poetry collection for babies and young children from Waterstones Children’s Laureate Joseph Coelho, illustrated by Nicola Killen. ‘The idea behind

“MUMMY!” screamed our three year old son. “I’m scared!” And like I’d been struck, I would bolt up from my bed and navigate a flight of steep stairs in the dark, to his room. I’d

I wrote Adoette during the Sheffield tree campaign, which I’d got involved with when I found out that the huge ash tree outside my daughter’s school was due to be cut down. The children would

Andersen Press is thrilled to announce they have acquired world rights to Grandad’s Pride by Harry Woodgate, the highly anticipated sequel to Waterstones Prize-winning Grandad’s Camper. This beautiful and timely picture book is a celebration

We are delighted to share the cover for JP Rose’s incredible first YA novel, The Haunting of Tyrese Walker which is illustrated by the brilliant Dananyani Muwanigwa. Set in Jamaica, it follows Tyrese who following

While the Storm Rages is the eagerly awaited new novel from the bestselling author of When the Sky Falls: The Times Children's Book of the Year, Winner of the Books Are My Bag Readers Award

Picture book classic on handling emotions by Hiawyn Oram and Satoshi Kitamura re-issued for the first time by original publisher Andersen Press Includes partnership with charity Action For Children who have provided resources on dealing

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of David McKee, beloved author and illustrator for children, and creator of iconic children’s books Elmer, Not Now, Bernard and Mr Benn. David died surrounded

Rashmi Sirdeshpande Ruchi Mhasane Dadaji’s Paintbrush Written by Rashmi Sirdeshpande Illustrated by Ruchi Mhasane Released 7/7/22 £12.99 Hardback picture book ISBN: 9781839131394 Coming this summer is the gorgeous new picture book, Dadaji’s Paintbrush, written by

This Christmas the Bolds are starring in a brand new family show at the Unicorn Theatre! The Bolds are just like you and me. They live in an ordinary house in an ordinary street, and

All aboard for a magical classroom journey on the Polar Express! Introducing a brand new resource pack for schools that uses the beloved Christmas tale, The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg, to inspire lessons

By AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL, ANGELINA JOLIE, GERALDINE VAN BUEREN QC Paperback, £7.99 ISBN: 9781839131196 Ages 12+ Released 2nd September 2021 #KnowYourRightsBook Available to buy from your local bookshop in the UK, and online globally. UK only:

Earlier this year Luna starred in her very own World Book Day £1 book, and now she’s back in a brand new story about the joy of dancing and the importance of family. When Luna

Please click the covers below to check out samplers of our recent YA novels, and some new books that aren’t out yet.

Can you find all 6 pieces of Luna’s Art around MediaCityUK this Spring in this FREE Family Trail? Head to MediaCityUK in Salford, download or pick up a map from The Open Centre or Quayside

Elmer will celebrate Pride this year in a collaboration with LGBT+ young people's charity Just Like Us – for the first time ever an adult range of Elmer clothing will be on-sale in the UK

Andersen Press have teamed up with CLPE (Centre for Literacy in Primary Education) to create these fantastic resources to help schools use high quality books to discuss screen time, online safety, cyber bullying and the

WATCH PHIL EARLE’S SPECIAL VIDEO SERIES FOR SCHOOLS AND TEACHERS HERE. We are proud to announce to publish the 20th novel for children by Phil Earle, marking 10 years since his first book was released.

Andersen Press has secured world rights to KNOW YOUR RIGHTS (AND CLAIM THEM), a vitally important book in collaboration with filmmaker and UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie, Amnesty International, and Geraldine Van Bueren QC. All

Please click the covers below to check out samplers of our recent YA novels, and some new books that aren’t out yet.

Join in with the UK’s biggest and best celebration of all things YA, YALC 2021 from your own home this year! Check out samplers of our recent YA novels, and some new books that aren’t

David McKee, creator of Elmer, Not Now, Bernard, King Rollo and many, many more characters and books was named Illustrator of the Year 2020 at the Nibbies, the Bookseller magazine’s British Book Awards. Andersen Press

Andersen Press are marking publication of The Bolds Go Wild written by Julian Clary and illustrated by David Roberts with a series of online-exclusive readings from Julian Clary, known as The Bold Hour! Every day

Andersen press are pleased to announce the release of a free eBook, created by author Sally Nicholls and illustrator Viviane Schwarz; Staying Home is available to everyone now as a free download from the Andersen

Award-winning animation studio, Factory and one of the leading independent children’s publishers Andersen Press, today announce a co-production partnership to produce a brand new animated TV series of David McKee’s iconic children’s brand ‘Elmer the

The BA Children’s Bookselling Group has announced A Wolf Called Wander by Rosanne Parry as its Independent Booksellers’ Children’s Book of the Month for May. From the author of The Turn of the Tide, A

Andersen Press and Eva Eland celebrated the publication of her debut picture book at Tales on Moon Lane bookshop in London on Blue Monday (21st January). When Sadness Comes to Call takes a poignant look

On the 100th Anniversary of the first women voting in a UK General Election, we’re giving you a sneak peek at a special new book by Barbara Mitchelhill; Secret Suffragette is a new middle-grade novel,

From September 2019 Walker Books will represent Andersen Press’s titles as part of a restructure of Andersen’s warehouse arrangements. Andersen Press is announcing a change of sales representation. From September 2019 Walker Books will represent

Written by Kirsten Pett A few weeks ago I read Little Liar by Julia Gray, and I feel like it really changed my perspective on what makes a book exceptional. Everything about it was thrilling

Andersen Press is proud to announce the return of Melvin Burgess to the list with The Lost Witch, his first new novel with Andersen since Nicholas Dane in 2009. Described by Michael Rosen as “A

We are delighted that Things a Bright Girl Can Do, Sally Nicholls’ YA novel about three courageous young women who join the Suffragette movement, has been shortlisted for the Books Are My Bag Readers Awards.

Artist’s powerful and moving story of a family’s escape from war wins prestigious prize in its second year Francesca Sanna has won the 2017 Klaus Flugge Prize for the most exciting and promising newcomer to

Waterstones and WHSmith are now offering a limited stock of copies signed by Fearne Cotton. Following unprecedented demand for signed copies of Fearne Cotton’s debut picture book Yoga Babies, we have now run out of

Gary D. Schmidt’s stunning novel Orbiting Jupiter has been chosen for the third round of the Zoella Book Club. Gary D. Schmidt’s stunning novel Orbiting Jupiter has been chosen for the third round of the

Booked by Kwame Alexander has been shortlisted for the 2017 Centre for Literacy in Primary Poetry Award. This prestigious award celebrates the best of poetry for children, and in the past has commended other outstanding

Andersen Press has pledged to donate to the March for Giants campaign, on behalf of Elmer the Patchwork Elephant, in the hope that more people will be encouraged to get involved and save the African

We are delighted to announce Andersen Press will be publishing ‘Yoga Babies’, the first children’s picture book from Fearne Cotton.     We are delighted to announce Andersen Press will be publishing Yoga Babies, the

Meg McLaren’s debut picture book Life is Magic has been shortlisted for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize in the picture book category. Meg McLaren’s debut picture book Life is Magic has been shortlisted for the

Gary D. Schmidt’s heartbreaking short novel about a young father has won the Warwickshire Year Nine Book Award. Gary D. Schmidt’s heartbreaking short novel about a young father has won the Warwickshire Year Nine Book

The nominations for the CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals have today been revealed and we are delighted to see 13 of our titles across the lists! The nominations for the CILIP Carnegie and Kate

Angela McAllister and Nathan Reed’s exciting new creation, Samson the Mighty Flea, is being honoured at the Tales on Moon Lane children’s bookshop in Herne Hill in a glorious window display. Angela McAllister and Nathan

Nicholas John Frith has won the inaugural Klaus Flugge Prize for the most exciting and promising newcomer to children’s picture book illustration. Nicholas John Frith has won the inaugural Klaus Flugge Prize for the most

Are you off to Edinburgh International Book Festival? Make sure you don’t miss our authors’ events! Are you off to Edinburgh International Book Festival? Make sure you don’t miss our authors’ events!   Tracking Down

This weekend saw YALC (the Young Adult Literature Convention) return to London Film and Comic Convention, with a program jam-packed with the very best YA authors, fascinating panel discussions and creative writing workshops. This weekend

We are itching with excitement to announce that Sam Gayton has won the 2016 West Sussex Children’s Story Book Award for his book Hercufleas. We are itching with excitement to announce that Sam Gayton has

Are you excited for Euro 2016? The championship kicks off tonight in France and to celebrate we’re giving away 5 copies of Kwame Alexander’s Booked. Are you excited for Euro 2016? The championship kicks off

To celebrate our 40th anniversary at Andersen Press, we wanted to say thank you to the wonderful libraries that have always supported us. To celebrate our 40th anniversary at Andersen Press, we wanted to say

Michaël Escoffier and Kris di Giacomo’s Take Away the A is an alphabet book like no other. Aside from being packed full of wordplay and humour, Take Away the A can now be called an

Andersen Press is proud to announce that we have won the Bologna Best Children’s Publisher of the Year Prize in the European category. Andersen Press is proud to announce that we have won the Bologna

Danny Weston was crowned the winner of The Scottish Children’s Book Award (Older Readers Category) earlier this month for his haunting ghost story The Piper. Danny Weston was crowned the winner of The Scottish Children’s

Renowned children’s author Michael Rosen recently wrote that ‘there are hundreds of great picture books for children, but one or two are extraordinary because they tackle something big and important in a funny, accessible way.’

The Zoomers' Handbook by Ana and Thiago de Moraes is out this month and as part of the celebrations, we are inviting you to create your own mixed up Zoomer creature! Download the activity sheets

An official World Book Day book, colourful costumes and the launch of a very exciting new app… An official World Book Day book, colourful costumes and the launch of a very exciting new app… Elmer

Robot Rumpus by Sean Taylor and Ross Collins has won the Bookbug Readers (3-7) category of the Scottish Children's Book Awards. Robot Rumpus by Sean Taylor and Ross Collins has won the Bookbug Readers (3-7)

Download your Elmer’s Parade Pack here! This milestone anniversary of the much-loved patchwork elephant will be marked by a year long celebration of colours and individuality! Andersen Press invites YOU to join in with Elmer’s Anniversary

A family favourite for over thirty years, David McKee’s iconic picture book Not Now, Bernard has been adapted for stage and will be showing at the Unicorn Theatre, London from 15th Feb – 1st May.

Author Michael Malaghan has written a spin-off short story involving the characters from his latest book, The Lost Prophecies. About The Lost PropheciesStaying with their museum-curator uncle in Egypt, Callie and Nick Latham make a

This Christmas, Me Books has teamed up with Save the Children to offer an exclusive and entertaining version of Elmer in the Snow, narrated by comedian Dom Joly, Save the Children Ambassador and father of

Rebecca Stead has become the first US-based author to win the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize with her novel Liar and Spy.   Part coming-of-age tale, part mystery, the New York set, middle-grade novel fought off

A new donations campaign will help ensure the Summer Reading Challenge reaches the children who need it most. The Summer Reading Challenge is a reading for pleasure initiative run by The Reading Agency and libraries around the UK. It gets three

Letters to Klaus is a wonderful collection of 100 stunning and quirky illustrated envelopes sent to Klaus Flugge over the years. Klaus Flugge founded Andersen Press in 1976 and since then has published many of

Do you think you could have survived as a poor child in 1850? Find out and test your knowledge of life in the Victorian times with these brilliant quizzes. A Twist of Fortune is the

The Day Louis Got Eaten wins the Bookbug Readers (3-7 years) category of the SCBA! We are thrilled that John Fardell has won the Scottish Children's Book Award with his fantastic picture book The Day

Bookaboo chooses Andersen Press to kick off his new tour with! Warduff and the Corn Cob Caper was the rock star puppy's first choice to read when he returned to our screens on Saturday. Actor

Download your Beast is Back Activity Pack here! Chris Judge's brilliant Beast character is back in his new book The Brave Beast. You can join in the adventure too by having fun with this brilliant

Two of our authors will be entertaining you and your little ones at the Southbank Centre on the 22nd of February Choose between two Andersen author events to book (£3+booking fee) at the Southbank Centre's

12pm Sunday 25th November What happens when two famous illustrators from both sides of the Channel draw together? Is Adele going to show Little Princess her most beautiful dress? Will Tony Ross start drawing cheeky

...according to the Roald Dahl Funny Prize Shortlist for Funniest Book for Children age 7-14! The Dragonsitter by Josh Lacey, illustrated by Garry Parsons has been shortlisted for the Roald Dahl Funny Prize! It has

RUN RABBIT RUN has been awarded a Young Quills Prize for Historical Fiction. Barbara Mitchelhill’s WW2 novel was named as the winner of the Primary age group category for 2012. The ceremony was held on

We are thrilled to share that the newest title from Philip and Erin Stead has received its first starred review from Publishers Weekly! What’s not to love about this big, cuddly bear?! Publishers Weekly, July

Everybody Jam by Ali Lewis is on the shortlist for the prestigious CILIP Carnegie Medal. Congratulations to Ali from everyone at Andersen Press! Here are the judges comments: ‘A hugely engaging and enjoyable novel that

Andersen has pledged for Bookstart 2012! This year Booktrust, the independent reading and writing charity which makes a significant contribution to the educational outcomes of children from the earliest age, is celebrating 20 years of

Chris Judge’s debut picture book, The Lonely Beast, beat stiff competition to win the 2012 Bishops’s Stortford Picture Book Award. Chris Judge came over from Dublin for the ceremony at Bishop’s Stortford College earlier this

It was half term last week and the South Bank was swarming with young people eager to catch a glimpse of their favourite authors. Andersen Press authors were there in force, monopolising the craft area

We recently had the great pleasure of touring Derek Keilty for a week. Derek was here to talk about the latest in the Will Gallows series, Will Gallows and the Thunder Dragon’s Roar, and fans

Philip Caveney, author of Night on Terror Island, is an author who’s very much in demand, and so we thought lets get him down to London!   He spent 3 days talking to (and terrifying)

Reach for your inner Shackleton... and take a minute to check out this brilliant and very dramatic trailer for The Great Explorer, the latest book by Chris Judge coming out this February!

Ellie Daines, author of Lolly Luck, has been busy answering bloggers’ questions and writing brilliant guest posts for the blog tour to celebrate the launch of her debut novel. Today’s post is an interview on

The week-long Oxford Literary Festival will be hosting two events with Andersen Press authors. Head over to Christ Church, in Oxford, on Sunday 25th March to get The Great Sheep Shenanigans illustrator, Mei Matsuoka to

Witches? Check. Wolves? Check. Scary stories? Check. Phenomenally inspiring author talking to young readers about his books? CHECK!!  You guessed it, Melvin Burgess was touring London schools and libraries last week to talk about his

Last week, avid book fans wrapped up in winter woollies and spent a cosy evening at the beautiful Kew Bookshop to celebrate the launch of Sam Gayton’s debut novel, The Snow Merchant. Sam did such

Chris Judge has won the Irish Book Awards with his inaugural picture book, The Lonely Beast. He saw off some very stiff competition from the likes of Oliver Jeffers and Gerry Boland. http://www.irishbookawards.ie/AwardDetails.aspx The awards

On his visit to The Bedonwell Infant School in Bexleyheath, Andrew ran activities and competitions on the theme of Nora! The Individual Winners are: Sam Alvin, from the Orange class Jiya Randeep, from the Blue

Cheltenham Festival is one of the biggest and long-standing book festivals in the world and this year is as bustling with fantastic authors as ever.  Last Saturday Andersen Press proudly sent Jason Wallace, the Costa

'The World's Toughest Book Critics', Kirkus Book Reviews wrote about one of our books. Outlaw by Stephen Davies was enjoyed by the reviewers at Kirkus Book Reviews. They found that: 'The outlaw at the heart

From picturebooks to fiction, The School Librarian has reviewed several Andersen books including Warduff, I'm Sure I Saw A Dinosaur, Dora at Follyfoot, and more.  Warduff by Mat Head was deemed a 'bold, bright comic

Books for Keeps reviewed three of Andersen's fiction books and loved one of our picturebooks so much, they made a whole feature about it! According to their reviews, Operation Black Cobra by Ilkka Remes 'is

Get ready to hear the great adventure of Lettie Peppercorn in the wonderful setting of the Somerset House, read by Sam Gayton himself! This unmissable event takes place beside the Tiffany Christmas Tree from 15:15

LoveReading4Kids made Elmer's friend, David McKee, Illustrator of the Month for September! Check out their page here! Julia Eccleshare from LoveReading4Kids also reviewed Elmer and Super El, she says: "As ever, loveable Elmer helps a

Everybody Jam is shortlisted for the North East Teenage Book Award! Find out more about this book by going to the book's page on this website.

A thrilling and poignant World War II story of a young girl whose father is a pacifist makes it through to the Stockton Book Award shortlist. Read up about this amazing family story on the

The Bath Festival of Children’s Literature is now in its fifth year and it’s better than ever! Not least because the cover artist this year is our very own David McKee! On Saturday, 24th September,

The book trailer for this amazing thriller is out... Visit Youtube for Savita Kalhan's book trailer. An original piece which reflects well the atmosphere of the book, available in print and digital.

Joshua Doder's Grk and the Pelotti Gang was included in the front page of last Friday's London Evening Standard. In the front page article of the London Evening Standard of Friday 23rd September, regarding Camilla's

Ali Lewis, author of acclaimed novel, Everybody Jam, toured schools across London and Bath last week, answering questions about her time in Australia (the inspiration for the book), getting published, and how it feels to

Last night Michael Foreman, David McKee and Tony Ross took part in a unique and riveting panel discussion with children’s book expert Wendy Cooling, MBE, at the Random House building in front an audience of

This blog details the process of making a picture book from start to finish... Plus a few sneak peeks at the work of one of our author-illustrator teams! One of our authors had the marvellous

A host of Andersen authors and illustrators did a fantastic job at the Edinburgh Festival over the last few weeks, wowing audiences with their fantastic books, offering pearls of wisdom to young (and old!) readers

Outlaw is due to come out very soon in digital formats! In the meantime, you can enjoy the 10-chapter taster made available for epub readers... You'll find the free sample under the eBook Samples tab

Illustrator Miriam Latimer beat the competition to AOI's Children's Book Gold Award yesterday evening with her dragon spread in The Sunflower Sword.

Lynne Chapman's exhibition, ‘Llamas in Pyjamas’, showcasing her picture book work from the last 10 years, has opened at Salford Art Gallery & Museum. The show is on until November 6th. Around 40 pieces of

Kate Slater, Mat Head and Mei Matsuoka were a big hit with the crowds at the LolliBop festival in Regent's Park on Sunday. In the LolliBooks tent, children gathered throughout the day to hear readings

It's been an exciting couple of weeks here at Andersen, with the Island of Thieves book launch on the Golden Hinde, and a flurry of fantastic reviews! The Island of Thieves 'Tom's holiday in London

Annie Hoot and the Knitting Extravaganza by Holly Clifton-Brown was shortlisted for the Red House Children’s Book Award. On Saturday, 11th June, Holly, accompanied by Andersen editorial director, Rona Selby, attended a fabulous ceremony at

The Elmer app has been recommended as one of the 50 best iPhone apps by the parenting website Babble! The first Elmer app, based on Elmer's Special day, has been chosen as one of Babble's

On Saturday morning, June 18th, the Children's Book Festival for younger children was held in St Michael's Parish Hall near Turnham Green in West London. Children helped Kate Slater to decorate a beautiful collage tree

On June 1st, Andersen Press celebrated the success of three remarkable teen fiction authors in a fascinating and informative panel discussion with children’s expert, Wendy Cooling. Costa winner Jason Wallace (Out of Shadows) sat alongside

Those lucky enough to venture to beautiful Hay last weekend would have had the opportunity to see Costa winner Jason Wallace speak on a panel with Jim Carrington and Irfan Master and picture book illustrators

The summer holidays are coming up and Green Board Games are running a competition to win a goodie bag of games, including our favourite Elmer snap cards! The bundle of games is worth £50 and

Over 500 children gathered at the resplendent Stockport Plaza to celebrate the publication of Philip Caveney's thrilling and cinematic new book, Night on Terror Island... In early May, Andersen Press launched Philip Caveney’s fantastic new

Take a look at this fabulous window display by Andersen illustrator Kate Slater, installed at Nikki Gamble's new bookshop, Just Imagine Story Centre. You can visit the Just Imagine Story Centre website here. 

Ali Lewis, author of acclaimed debut novel Everybody Jam was in London last week visiting schools and meeting booksellers, librarians and the inimitable Julia Eccleshare, all of whom are big fans of her new book

Out of Shadows by Jason Wallace has been shortlisted for the Branford Boase Award, given each year to the most promising work of fiction for children by a first time novelist. This stunning novel has

The very first Elmer the Patchwork Elephant app is now available in the app store and the Android Market! The Elmer's Special Day app is the first picture book to be launched in a new

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Calling all aspiring illustrators (or those just thinking about it)! Join David McKee and Mini Grey for a one-night-only illustration masterclass. 5.00pm - 6.00pm, Saturday 21st May, Blackwell's, Oxford Well-loved children's book illustrators David McKee

Meet David McKee and Tony Ross at this unmissable family event! Saturday 21st May, 11:00 – 11:45am plus signing afterwards Blackwell’s, Oxford Roll up, roll up! For a once in a lifetime opportunity to meet

On Saturday afternoon, in an aptly chosen Tudor venue in Sheffield, Andersen Press and Rhyme and Reason launched TREASON, Berlie Doherty’s latest novel for 9+ children. The audience were captivated by Berlie’s introduction to the

Jason Wallace's debut novel, Out of Shadows, has already won the Costa Children's Book Prize - and now it's been shortlisted for the prestigious CILIP Carnegie Book Award! Congratulations to Jason from everyone at Andersen

TIME: 4:00PM - 6:00PM PLACE: THE OLD QUEEN'S HEAD, SHEFFIELD Join the much-loved children's author Berlie Doherty to celebrate the publication of Treason, her new children's novel set in the Tudor era. Andersen Press and

TIME: 10:00 - 12:30 PLACE: WHITE ROSE BOOKS, THIRSK. Ali Lewis, author of Everybody Jam, will be signing copies of her new books at White Rose Books in Thirsk, Yorkshire on Saturday. Visit the bookshop's

Just a month after publication, Sir Elton John’s film company, Rocket Pictures has bought the film options for Will Gallows and the Snake-Bellied Troll by Derek Keilty. Derek Keilty, author of Will Gallows and the

Last weekend Tony Ross visited the Discover Centre in Hackney, East London, as part of the Big Write Festival. As well as live drawing and storytelling, Tony drew his famous Little Princess on books as

Jo Hodgkinson, author of The Talent Show, was over from Istanbul, where she currently teaches, to visit schools in London as part of the World Book Day celebrations. The Talent Show had been selected by

Rebecca Stead’s trip to promote her Newbery Medal-winning novel When You Reach Me was a resounding success. The American author was kept busy by numerous interviews and school visits... Rebecca was in London last week

Children and adults alike met the not-so-fearsome Lonely Beast at his book launch in Dublin!

Jason Wallace's stunning debut novel, Out of Shadows, has won the 2010 Costa Children's Book Award. 'A stunning debut novel without a false note. Accomplished and powerful, it changes the way you think.' - Judges,