Events in the Bookworld

Costa Book Awards (previously Whitbread Book Of The Year) 2008
Childrens shortlist
Crusade by Elizabeth Laird
What I Was by Meg Rosoff
Blood Red Snow White by Marcus Sedgwick
Winner The Bower Bird by Ann Kelley

Galaxy British Book Awards - 2008 Childrens Book Of The Year
Childrens shortlist
That's Not My Penguin by Fiona Watt
My Pony Care Book by Katie Price
Born to Run by Michael Morpurgo
Kiss by Jacqueline Wilson
Winner Horrid Henry and the Abominable Snowman by Francesca Simon

Red House Childrens Book Award - 2008 Shortlist
Books for younger children
The Tear Thief by Carol Ann Duffy
A Dog Called Rod by Tim Hopgood
Penguin (Including DVD) by Polly Dunbar
Sir Charlie Stinky Socks and the Really Big Adventure by Kristina Stephenson
Perfumed Pirates of Perfidy by Charlie Small
Ottoline and the Yellow Cat by Chris Riddell
Mammoth Academy in Trouble by Neal Layton

Books for older children
The London Eye Mystery by Siobhan Dowd
Teacher's Dead by Benjamin Zephaniah
Skulduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy

The CILIP Carnegie Medal Shortlist for 2008
Gatty’s Tale by Kevin Crossley-Holland (Age Range: 10+)
Ruby Red by Linzi Glass (Age Range: 12+)
Crusade by Elizabeth Laird (Age Range: 10+)
Apache by Tanya Landman (Age Range: 12+)
Here Lies Arthur by Philip Reeve (Age Range: 12+)
What I Was by Meg Rosoff (Age Range: 12+)
Finding Violet Park by Jenny Valentine (Age Range: 12+)


The CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal Shortlist for 2008
Silly Billy by Anthony Browne (Age Range: 5+)
Penguin by Polly Dunbar (Age Range: 3+)
Little Mouse’s Big Book Of Fears by Emily Gravett (Age Range: 6+)
Monkey And Me by Emily Gravett (Age Range: 0+)
The Lost Happy Endings by Jane Ray (Text By Carol Ann Duffy) (Age Range: 9+)
Ottoline And The Yellow Cat by Chris Riddell (Age Range: 7+)
Banana! by Ed Vere (Age Range: 0+)

THE ORANGE 2008 FICTION SHORTLIST 2008
Fault Lines by Nancy Huston
Lottery by Patricia Wood
Lullabies for Little Criminals by Heather O'Neill
Outcast by Sadie Jones
Road Home by Rose Tremain
When We Were Bad by Charlotte Mendelson

Guardian Children's Fiction Prize - 2007
Winner Finding Voilet Park by Jenny Valentine

Nestle Children's Book Prize. 2007
Aged 9-11:
Gold - Shadow Forest by Matt Haig
Silver - Catcall by Linda Newbery
Bronze - Here Lies Arthur by Philip Reeve

Aged 6-8:
Gold - Ottoline and the Yellow Cat by Chris Riddell
Silver - Ivan the Terrible by Anne Fine
Bronze - Little Mouse’s Big Book of Fears by Emily Gravett

Aged 5 and Under:
Gold - When a Monster is Born by Sean Taylor and Nick Sharratt
Silver - Penguin by Polly Dunbar
Bronze - Dexter Bexley and the Big Blue Beastie by Joel Stewart


If you are interested in any of these titles just give Dawn a ring here at Bright Books.
 

Meet Bright Books

Jonathan spends a lot of time out of the country in lots of places like Poland, France, Bulgaria and Latvia in order to buy the most extensive selection of foreign language books as possible. He also buys a lot of books (both children's and adult) here in the U.K.

Ken and Sharon are always out and about at various conferences, meetings and exhibitions. You can meet them at the following venues.

Upcoming Events

Meet Sharon at the Recycle Teenagers event at Rochdale Town Hall on Tuesday 9th September.

The TES Early Years Conference is on Friday 10th and Saturday 11th October with both Ken and Sharon on a stand at Olympia.

The St. Helens Early Years Conference at Haydock Park Racecourse is on Friday 7th November.

Recent Events

Sharon was at Oulder Hill School for their European evening on Thursday 5th June

Sharon attended the Childminder Conference at Hartlepool Historic Quay on Saturday 10th May.

On Wednesday 7th May Sharon was found on her stand for the Transition Year 1 Consultation Day at the Norton Grange Hotel here in Rochdale.

On Tuesday 29th April Ken spoke at the Glasgow Youth Libraries event at the Goethe Institute.

Ken and Dawn were at the TES Bringing Education Together conference / exhibition on the 18th and 19th April at Manchester Central Convention Complex.

Sharon attended the C.I.L.T. Primary Languages Conference at Manchester conference centre on 29th February to 1st March.

 

 
 

 
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