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The winners were announced at lunchtime today of the Kate Greenaway and Carnegie Medals.  One of our very own librarians, Rosie Scotting, was on the judging panel and has read all of the nominated books.

The winner of the Carnegie Medal is Bog Child by Siobhan Dowd.  The book is aimed at children aged 12 and over (so that includes me then) and is set in 1980's Ireland.  It's the story of a young boy who finds the body of a child buried in a bog, set again the backdrop of a very troubled time in Irish history.

The winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal is Harris Finds His Feet by Catherine Rayner.  The book is aimed at children aged 3 and upwards (that include me again!) and is the story of Harris, a very small hare with big feet.

You can get more information on all the nominated books from the web link above.  And if you want to read the winning titles, or any of the nominated books you can borrow them from your local library.

Until next time

Suzanne

I'm sure you've all heard of the post of Poet Laureate... but how many of you know about the role of Children's Laureate?  Launched in 1999 there have been 5 post-holders to date, each in post for two years.  Quentin Blake came first, followed by Anne Fine, Michael Morpurgo, Jacqueline Wilson and Michael Rosen is the current Children's Laureate.

The announcement was made today of who will be the 6th Children's Laureate and it is...  author and illustrator Anthony Browne.  His books include Through the Magic Mirror, Voices in the Park and Silly Billy.

You can find out more about Anthony Browne at http://www.walker.co.uk/contributors/Anthony-Browne-1481.aspx

Or more about him and all the other Children's Laureates at http://www.childrenslaureate.org.uk/Home

Until next time

Suzanne

We had a fabulous time this morning at our Bedtime Stories themed storytime for Booktrust's Bedtime Reading Week.  The aim was to encourage the whole family to get involved in the joy that is reading aloud.  Some hardy staff (me included) joined in by wearing our pyjamas to tell stories to pyjama-clad children who came along (teddy bears were also welcome).

A fab time was had by all and you can even see some photos (but not any of me!) in the Storytime folder in our photo album.

You can find out more about reading with your child at http://www.booktrust.org.uk/Campaigns/Bedtime-Reading-Week

Happy reading!

Night night!

Suzanne