Links
Interesting bookish sites, blogs & review sites
Harold Underdown has a wonderful site which is a gateway into all things publishing in the USA.
Books for Keeps the magazine's new site is up and running with all past editions now on-line as well as news, forum, and author information.
Just One More Book - obviously the link is to their review of My Friend Jamal - but do check out all of the site.
Teen Reads blog
The Reading Zone
Spoof but incredibly funny and intelligent Chaucer Blog
Goodreads - my favourite site - I'm totally addicted - social networking for book-nerds!
Obviously I've linked to my own page, but once you're in you'll never get back out!
Sur la Lune Fairytales
Organisations promoting books and literacy
BookTrust is an independent UK-wide charity dedicated to encouraging people of all ages and cultures to enjoy books. Booktrust runs many campaigns over the year including one very close to Lulu's heart: The Bedtime Reading Campaign.
BookStart - Bookstart is a national programme that encourages all parents and carers to enjoy books with their children from as early an age as possible. Bookstart aims to provide a free pack of books to every baby in the UK, to inspire, stimulate and create a love of reading that will give children a flying start in life. But most of all we want to show that books are fun.
The UK Literacy Association The United Kingdom Literacy Association (UKLA) is a registered charity, which has as its sole object the advancement of education in literacy. UKLA is concerned with literacy education in school and out-of-school settings in all phases of education
The National Literacy Trust is an independent charity that changes lives through literacy. It runs campaigns like Reading is Fundamental UK, Reading the Game, Talk to Your Baby and Family Reading Matters.
The Reading Agency
Discover Discover is a registered charity. It was established in 1998 to provide creative, play and learning opportunities to enable children and their carers to develop their potential. It particularly targets families in circumstances of social and economic disadvantage and ensures that children are listened to and can participate in decisions that affect their lives.is the children's story making centre in Stratford, E15 is a place where children aged 0-11 and their families can enjoy a great indoor Story Trail full of fun and educational things to do to spark the imagination and create stories. Including dressing up, secret caves, putting on puppet shows and enjoying piles of books. In addition there is a Story Garden with a monster slide and space ship.
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Seven Stories is the first museum in the UK wholly dedicated to the art of British children’s books.
Organisations promoting equality and inclusion
Inclusive Minds - working together to change the face of children's literature
Inclusion for All - passionately tackling issues of bullying and in particular homophobic bullying and the use of homophobic language.
Pinkstinks - There's more than one way to be a girl - a campaign that targets the products, media and marketing that prescribe heavily stereotyped and limiting roles to young girls. They believe that all children – girls and boys - are affected by the ‘pinkification’ of girlhood. Their aim is to challenge and reverse this growing trend.
BookStart - Bookstart is a national programme that encourages all parents and carers to enjoy books with their children from as early an age as possible. Bookstart aims to provide a free pack of books to every baby in the UK, to inspire, stimulate and create a love of reading that will give children a flying start in life. But most of all we want to show that books are fun.
The UK Literacy Association The United Kingdom Literacy Association (UKLA) is a registered charity, which has as its sole object the advancement of education in literacy. UKLA is concerned with literacy education in school and out-of-school settings in all phases of education
The National Literacy Trust is an independent charity that changes lives through literacy. It runs campaigns like Reading is Fundamental UK, Reading the Game, Talk to Your Baby and Family Reading Matters.
The Reading Agency
Discover Discover is a registered charity. It was established in 1998 to provide creative, play and learning opportunities to enable children and their carers to develop their potential. It particularly targets families in circumstances of social and economic disadvantage and ensures that children are listened to and can participate in decisions that affect their lives.is the children's story making centre in Stratford, E15 is a place where children aged 0-11 and their families can enjoy a great indoor Story Trail full of fun and educational things to do to spark the imagination and create stories. Including dressing up, secret caves, putting on puppet shows and enjoying piles of books. In addition there is a Story Garden with a monster slide and space ship.
IBBY
Seven Stories is the first museum in the UK wholly dedicated to the art of British children’s books.
Organisations promoting equality and inclusion
Inclusive Minds - working together to change the face of children's literature
Inclusion for All - passionately tackling issues of bullying and in particular homophobic bullying and the use of homophobic language.
Pinkstinks - There's more than one way to be a girl - a campaign that targets the products, media and marketing that prescribe heavily stereotyped and limiting roles to young girls. They believe that all children – girls and boys - are affected by the ‘pinkification’ of girlhood. Their aim is to challenge and reverse this growing trend.
Professional Associations and Societies
The Bookseller - the UK's trade magazine
Youth Libraries Group
The School Library Association
The Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators
The Society of Children's Book writers & Illustrators - British isles Region
UK Children's Publishing Directory
The Federation of Children's Book Groups
The American Library Association on-line store
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