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March 2010
Posters available for Roald Dahl Funny Prize winner Philip Ardagh's Grubtown Tales series.
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Derek Landy, Skullduggery Pleasant Dark Days Tour
Talk, Q&A and public signing to promote the thrilling new instalment in the Skullduggery Pleasant series, Dark Days. For fun and games around the series, check out http://www.skulduggerypleasant.co.uk
8th April 2010 Swords, Dublin, Ireland
10th April 2010 Easons O'Connell St, Dublin, Ireland
20th April - morning Brunel Academy, Bristol
20th April 4pm Waterstones, Broadmead, Bristol
22nd April 2010 11am - 1.30pm Skoke Dameral Community College, Plymouth
22nd April 2010 6.30pm Waterstones Plymouth
23rd April 2010 11am - 1.30pm St John Kitto Community College, Plymouth
23rd April 2010, 4.30pm WHSmith Exeter, Guildhall Shopping Centre
24th April 2010, 12pm Waterstones, Bournemouth
24th April 2010 4pm Waterstones Southampton
25th April 2010 2pm Norrish Central Library, Portsmouth
26th April 2010, 12pm St Andrews High School for Boys, Worthing, Brighton
26th April 2010 4pm Waterstones Brighton
27th April 2010, 10am Peacehaven Community School, East Sussex
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Oxford Literary Festival
The young people's programme at the Sunday Times Oxford Literary Festival, 20-28 March 2010, includes the chance to meet Anthony Horowitz, Louise Rennison, Philip Pullman, Malorie Blackman, Geraldine McCaughrean, Philip Reeve, Steve Cole, Zizou Corder, Cressida Cowell, Frank Cottrell Boyce, Meg Rosoff, Mal Peet, William Nicholson, Andrew Lane (the author of a new series about Young Sherlock Holmes), star illustrators including Chris Riddell and Axel Scheffler (of The Gruffalo) as well as teen circumnavigator Mike Perham and the captain of the England women's cricket team, and more. Most events take place in Christ Church or Corpus Christi College, or in the Sheldonian.
Highlights of the 270 events on the adult programme include John le Carre, P D James, Ian McEwan, Martin Amis, Hilary Mantel, Victoria Hislop, Anthony Beevor and Jung Chang. Events for young people are £5 or £6
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CHANGELING series trailer
Check out this this brand new trailer for the ferociously fantastic CHANGELING book series by Steve Feasey. CHANGELING is a compelling, spine-chilling adventure series packed full of high-octane adventure and a cast of despicable demons, werewolves and vampires. Book 3, BLOOD WOLF, was published on 5th February and follows on from DARK MOON and CHANGELING.
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Emily Gravett
Join award winning picture book author and illustrator Emily Gravett on Tuesday 16th February 2010 as she talks about her life and reads some of her fantastic books including Monkey and Me. And then become an author yourself as you help her to make up a brand new story! Emily will be at Ridge Avenue Library, Enfield, London (N21 2RH) from 11am and at Palmers Green Library, Enfield, London (N13 4EY) from 2.30pm. Suitable for children aged 4 to 8 and their families. Tickets are free but please book in advance by calling T: 020 8379 2708
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Free Book Giveaway - Amy Green: Summer Secrets
Walker Books are delighted to offer your reading groups FREE reading copies of AMY GREEN: SUMMER SECRETS by Sarah Webb. First come, first served!
Everyone's favourite agony aunt is back solving problems for teen girls everywhere. Teen problem-solving supremos Amy and Clover are trapped in family holiday hell - a week in rainy Ireland with a neurotic aunt, nagging mum, crazy step-dad and irritating cousin. The summer seems set for disaster until Clover gets the chance to interview an American movie star for The Goss magazine. And there's no way she's leaving Amy behind! Look out, US of A-mazing - here they come!
For first chapter sampler, author blog, diary entries, downloads and much, much more, please visit www.askamygreen.com.
For your free copy of Amy Green, please contact Jo.humphreys-davies@walker.co.uk. All we ask in return is that you tell us what you think!
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Free samplers for LEGENDS by ANTHONY HOROWITZ available
Free samplers of LEGENDS by ANTHONY HOROWITZ are available. The samplers contain one story from each of the LEGENDS books; LEGENDS: BATTLES AND QUESTS and LEGENDS: BEASTS AND MONSTERS. The titles wil be published on 7 May 2010 and are suitable for readers aged 9+.
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POPPY LOVE ACTIVITY PACK
POPPY LOVE ACTIVITY SHEETS
Poppy Love loves to dance. Take a pinch of Strictly Come Dancing, blend it with Britain's Got Talent, add a girl who loves to dance more than anything in the world, and you've got Poppy Love!
Life at the Blue Horizon Dance School in Brighton is brimming with spangle, sparkle and cha cha cha, for Poppy and her dance partner Zac. It's a world of fabulous fun, tough competitions, dazzling dance festivals, music and make-up - not to mention all the family and friends to fit in too!
Step into Poppy's world of fabulous fun, dazzling dance competitions, spangle and sparkle with our free activity and colouring sheets. Please contact jo.humphreys-davies@walker.co.uk.
For more fun activity sheets and games, visit www.walker.co.uk
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Host a WHERE'S WALLY? event at your library!
Host a WHERE'S WALLY? event at your library! It's as easy as 1, 2, 3, Wally!
1. Hire a FREE Wally costume from Walker Books
2. Order your Where's Wally? stickers and poster (activity sheets on the reverse) from Rebecca Harper at Rebecca.Harper@walker.co.uk
3. Download activity sheets from www.walker.co.uk/wheres wally
Have a wonderful Wally time!
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GUESS HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU activity pack
GUESS HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU Activity Pack!
In this downloadable activity pack, you'll find everything you need to hold a Guess How Much I Love You activity day in your library. Containing activity and colouring sheets, greeting cards and games - this is perfect for Valentine's promotions!
For more information, packs and stickers, please contact jo.humphreys-davies@walker.co.uk
For more fun activity sheets and games, please visit www.walker.co.uk
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Beast Quest Activity Packs
In this booklet, you'll find everything you need to hold your own beastly Beast Quest party! Includes poster, games and activities plus special tips on how to add extra grrr power to the day!
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Online Content Available for Your Library Website!
Oxford Children's Books have trailers, games and author video clips to share! We have the following content to offer for your library website:
- Winnie the Witch's Looney Laundry Game
- Dinosaur Cove Fossil Hunting Game
- Trailers for Blade (Tim Bowler's gripping teenage series) and Hero.Com/Villain.Net (Andy Briggs' action-packed series and anti-series for 9+)
- Meet the Author clips for Where I Belong (Gillian Cross, publishing April 2010), The Death Defying Pepper Roux (Geraldine McCaughrean, 2009), Shark Island (David Miller, 2009), Bloodchild (Tim Bowler, 2009).
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Wishing For Tomorrow Proofs
The perfect sequel to a timeless and much-loved classic.
Hilary McKay revisits Miss Minchin's Select Seminary for Young Ladies after the events of A Little Princess and Sara Crewe's happily ever after. But Sara is much missed - and most acutely by best friend Ermengarde, who laments that 'nothing is the same as it was before'.
But life must go on at Miss Minchin's as new friendships are made, rivalries continued, lessons learned and, most importantly, fairytale endings are had.
We have some spare proofs if you would like them for reading groups and/or yourselves.
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LEVIATHAN TRAILER
An amazing trailer for the brand new series by Scott Westerfeld, LEVIATHAN, is online! Click to watch, or we have limited numbers of the trailer on disk that we can send to your library!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_lGmAvH4lM
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SIGNED COPIES OF THE DEMON'S LEXICON
We have ten SIGNED copies of The Demon's Lexicon by debut author Sarah Rees Brennan up for grabs! Drop an email to childrensbooks@simonandschuster.co.uk for a chance to win...
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Activity sheets available!
Check out the Simon and Schuster children's website for a variety of activity sheets!
http://books.simonandschuster.co.uk/tagged_assets/yuck_colourin_3409.pdf
http://books.simonandschuster.co.uk/tagged_assets/beastly_activities_final_150dpi_3701.pdf
http://books.simonandschuster.co.uk/tagged_assets/ak03_1416917055_674.pdf
More of these can be found via the website so check it out at http://kids.simonandschuster.co.uk!
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FALLEN
Proofs available for FALLEN by new author Lauren Kate, an epic battle between Heaven and Hell, with echoes of Paradise Lost, and a story of a love doomed to fail over and over again.
"Sexy and fascinating and scary . . . I loved loved loved it!"--P.C. Cast
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Morris the Mankiest Monster
Limited copies of Morris the Mankiest Monster by Giles Andreae and Sarah McIntyre available plus disgustingly brilliant monster activity sheets designed by Sarah. 'The most revolting picture book of the Year' THE BOOKSELLER
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Football Fiction Posters Available
Free A4 posters featuring eight of Tom Palmer's Football Academy and Football Detective stories available. Any amount from 10 to 100+. Also photocopiable samplers of the first of each series for classes and Chatterbooks groups. Free postage.
Contact: info@tompalmer.co.uk
Website for Tom: www.tompalmer.co.uk
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Jenny Valentine Proofs
We have some wonderful proofs of Iggy and Me by Jenny Valentine (winner of the Guadrian Fiction Prize) to give away.
First come first serve!
Age range 6+ yrs
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Emily Gravett's Rabbits
Join award-winning author and illustrator Emily Gravett as she signs copies of her fantastic new picture book THE RABBIT PROBLEM at Waterstone's Brighton.
Emily is the author and illustrator of nine stunning books for children including MONKEY AND ME, DOGS and LITTLE MOUSE'S BIG BOOK OF FEARS.
For more information on Emily and her books visit www.emilygravett.com
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Greetings, Earthlings!
Join top performance poets James Carter and Brian Moses as they wow you with some out-of-this-world poems from their brand new book Greetings, Earthlings! From spaceships to supernovas, black holes to little green men, this collection is packed full of funny and exciting space poems for all the family to enjoy.
This event is free!
The performances will be from 2-2.30pm followed by a book signing and from 4-4.30pm, followed by a book signing.
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CHANGELING by Steve Feasey samplers available
Macmillan Children's Books has samplers available of the second thrilling book in a new series for young people by Steve Feasey. CHANGELING: DARK MOON tells the story of fourteen-year-old Trey Laporte who discovers he is a hereditary werewolf. Suitable for boys and girls aged 11+, this is an action-packed fantasy adventure which will have you gripped from the very first page.
For more information on Steve Feasey and the CHANGELING series, see www.panmacmillan.com/children
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Frank Cottrell Boyce samplers available
Macmillan Children's Books have samplers of COSMIC by Frank Cottrell Boyce available for reading groups. Perfect for girls and boys aged 8-12 and anyone who loves funny, adventure books. COSMIC was shortlisted for the 2009 CILIP Carnegie Medal and the 2008 Roald Dahl Prize. Frank is also the author of FRAMED and MILLIONS.
For more information on Frank and his books visit www.bebo.com/frankcottrellboyce
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Calling all fans of magic and fantasy - review copy of THE ALCHEMYST for reading groups
Random House Children's Books are delighted to offer 30 copies of THE ALCHEMYST by Michael Scott to children's or teenage reading groups. This is the first in Scott's internationally bestselling series; the third and newest book, THE SORCERESS, comes out in July. Catch up with this epic contemporary fantasy series which mixes real figures and events from history with myth, legend and Scott's amazing imagination. Scott is recieving almost 2000 emails from fans per week - isn't it time you read it?
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