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Cub's First Summer by Rebecca Elliott has been shortlisted for The People's Book Prize 2012
We had some great news this morning – Cub’s First Summer by Rebecca Elliott has been shortlisted for the Spring 2012 category of The People’s Book Prize
The award relies on the public vote – the book with the highest number of votes in this round will then be put forward to the final round in the summer.
March 07, 2012
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'A Day In The Life Of...' James Davies
‘A Day In The Life Of…’ James Davies – Fantastic glimse into the life of illustrator James, the beautiful countryside that surrounds him and fuels his inspiration – not to mention the animal sanctuary he runs!
January 31, 2012
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Sue Hendra and Richard Watson have been awarded the Red House children's Pick of the Year
Wanda and the Alien by Sue Hendra, and The Pink Bicycle illustrated by Richard Watson, have both been award ‘Pick of the Year’ from the Red House children’s book award.
Each year children all over the country read and review hundreds of books, and the top 50 of these are our Pick of the Year.
The Top Ten make up the 2012 shortlist but the other 40 books are favourites too and come highly recommended. Whether you’re interested in books for younger children, books for younger readers or books for older readers, there’s something for everyone to enjoy in our Pick of the Year.
January 27, 2012
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RHCSE to bring Wanda and the Alien to TV
Firm commissions Wish Films to begin work on Sue Hendra property.
Random House Children’s Screen Entertainment has signed up Wish Films to work on its latest children’s series, Wanda and the Alien.
The latest deal from the UK joint venture comes on the back of significant industry interest shown at the recent Kidscreen Summit in New York.
The series of books, written by Sue Hendra, focuses on a little girl rabbit who meets an alien.
“RHCSE aims to create enduring entertainment brands, with original characters that have global appeal,” said Andrew Cole-Bulgin, partner and head of film and TV for RHCSE. "Wanda is another success story in the making and demonstrates precisely the strength of our children’s and family entertainment portfolio.
“The story and characters have already led to talks with broadcasters, producers and distributors keen to invest in our vision for this property.”February 20, 2012
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The Guardian reviews A Tale Dark and Grimm, illustrated by Nelson Evergreen
A Tale Dark and Grimm tells you the true story about Hansel and Gretel. It is about a king who marries a beautiful princess. His faithful servant, Johannes, turns to stone for saving them. However, that’s not the whole story because then they have children and they cut off their heads so that Johannes will come back to life. Although that’s not where the story ends. The children then come back to life and run away to find new parents. Hansel and Gretel are then pushed around to different parents but never is one good enough.
January 27, 2012
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Taking ‘Brand Britain’ overseas: building an illustration agency Vicki Willden-Lebrech
Taking ‘Brand Britain’ overseas: building an illustration agency Vicki Willden-Lebrecht , Managing Director, The Bright Group International
Opportunism, cultural awareness and the utilization of the internet and ‘Brand Britain’ helped Vicki take her illustration agency multinational. She explains how despite the recession, The Bright Group now operates in 4 countries and doubled its US turnover.
January 27, 2012
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Bright Literary Agency new Blog!
Welcome to the launch of the Bright Literary Agency new blog!
We hope it will become a helpful resource for children’s authors and author/illustrators, unpublished or published. We promise to fill the blog with guest posts, competitions, information about our talented authors, what we are looking to represent and more competitions!
Bright Literary Agency Website
February 06, 2012
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The Book Trust have written a fantastic review of Seconds Out illustrated by David Shephard.
The Book Trust have written a fantastic review of Seconds Out illustrated by David Shephard.
Part of a new series of books aimed at teenagers who have struggled with reading, this gripping story is age appropriate, exciting and relevant but of a manageable length and reading level. Text is complemented by pen and ink illustrations and published by A&C Black.
January 27, 2012
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The Bizzy Bear On the Farm app, illustrated by Benji Davies, has won an Editor’s Choice award from the Children’s Technology review.
Some rather amazing news! The Bizzy Bear On the Farm app, illustrated by Benji Davies and created by Nosy Crow, has won an Editor’s Choice award from the Children’s Technology review.
Follow the link to read the Children’s Technology review and the app view and see how highly he scores it against other big name competition, such as Sesame Street, Charlie Brown and Dr Seuss:
If you have a moment too, do have a look at the other reviews Nosy Crow have been getting for Bizzy Bear, both on the app store, and by bloggers:
January 12, 2012
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Rebecca Elliot receives The Dolly Gray Children's Literature Award 2011
The Dolly Gray Children’s Literature Award 2011 was presented on January 19, 2012 at the Council for Exceptional Children’s Division on Autism and Developmental Disabilities (DADD) international conference in Miami Beach, Florida.
In the picture book category, the awards went to Rebecca Elliott, author/illustrator of Just Because.
The Dolly Gray Award recognizes high quality fiction/biographical books for children, adolescents, and young adults that authentically portray individuals with developmental disabilities. The award was developed by the DADD in 2000 in response to a growing body of children’s literature that includes characters with developmental disabilities, and to assist in dispelling harmful myths and stereotypes portrayed in the media. Special Needs Project, a worldwide leader in the distribution of books related to disabilities, co-sponsors this award.
Fran Prezant, disability consultant, author, presenter, and Dolly Gray Award panelist notes, “Engaging books that feature people with disabilities as individuals with personalities, strengths and talents as part of the story line, have the exponential power to change attitudes and promote inclusion in education, jobs and community life. These are important, not only for young readers with and without disabilities, but for parents and teachers who read books to them and model societal attitudes through words and actions. This year, it is wonderful to see so many positive contributions to the literature choices compared to a decade ago when people with disabilities were rarely featured in positive ways if at all, in children’s books. The Dolly Gray Award has been a positive vehicle to call attention to this and authors and progressive publishers should be commended and encouraged to put more of these books into the hands of readers.”
For more information DADD website
January 31, 2012
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Ten Little Ducks by Airlie Anderson has received the Taiwan 2011 Best Children's English Language Books for Primary Schools award
Taiwan award Child’s Play titles the 2011 Best Children’s English Language Books for Primary Schools
Child’s Play were extremely pleased to announce that the ‘Hello Book Club’, of New Taipei City in Taiwan, have named three of their books as ‘The Best Children’s English Language Books for Primary Schools 2011’.
One of these titles selected was Ten Little Ducks by Airlie Anderson – congratulations Airlie!
Visit Child’s Play website to see the Awards
Child’s Play have emphasized:
‘It is always an honor to have our books win awards, and in this instance it is particularly gratifying to be recognized for our presence as part of the global children’s literature landscape. Thank you ‘Hello Book Club’!’January 27, 2012
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'A Day In The Life Of...' Nicola O'Bryne
Beautiful new ‘A Day In The Life Of…’ up on the Bright Blog. Nicola O’Bryne takes us into her studio for a glimpse what to be her for a day.
Click here to go through to the Bright Blog
January 05, 2012