Northamptonshire CBG

Northamptonshire Children's Book Group aims to get children across the county to share our passion for books. Join us!

[Books for Keeps @BooksForKeeps]

Congratulations to the outstanding school librarians on the honours list for the 2025 @uksla Secondary School #Librarian of the Year Award, the Peter Usborne Primary School #Library of the Year Award, & the Enterprise Award.

Be inspired🔽
https://t.co/Yjk5saIohK

[Andersen Press @AndersenPress]

COMPETITION TIME!

To celebrate the launch of @philearle's much-anticipated follow-up to When the Sky Falls, we're giving away a class set of THE DAWN OF ADONIS plus posters & bookmarks to one lucky school.

Plus an extra 10 schools will win a book & poster

RT by 26/06 to win!

[SF Said @whatSFSaid]

An island of strangers? Just imagine what British children's books would be like without the work of migrants & their children – all of these & more!
https://t.co/n9YiUjVlrh

[Northamptonshire CBG @NorthantsCBG]

.@ThamesWater bosses are cashing in on a £3bn bailout - while pipes leak and bills rise. Stop bonuses for failure. Sign the petition now to get the Government to step in: 👇 https://t.co/YbFgJkm8GA

[Darren Chetty @rapclassroom]

Taken literally, ‘Island of Strangers’ is nonsensical. But symbolically it weaves Powellism, notions of belonging, and blood and soil nationalism into one phrase. And it further emboldens the racists.

[Tricia Adams @triciaad]

What a lovely Easter hamper to win! Thank you @QuartoKids @FCBGNews. @NorthantsCBG - we need to find a kitchen for an event!

[Northamptonshire CBG @NorthantsCBG]

On Tue Mar 4th join illustrator Nanette Regan in a live school zoom event at 10.30 FREE to NCBG members ( school membership just £25) Contact [email protected] to book your place

[Darren Chetty @rapclassroom]

A few snaps from our Beyond the Secret Garden launch. We chatted & celebrated, listened to some lovely speeches, and then chatted some more after the event. Delighted that so many people could make it along. Thanks to everyone who did and to everyone who sent messages of support.

[BBC Radio 4 Today @BBCr4today]

"Children's programmes, as we know them, are in crisis."

Guest editor Baroness @FloellaBenjamin tells #R4Today she believes not enough is being done to make children's television 'for now'.

[Northamptonshire CBG @NorthantsCBG]

Good luck to all the shortlisted authors and illustrators in this very special award! 🌟 #FCBGCBA24

[FCBG @FCBGNews]

We are very excited here at the FCBG - Our Children's Book Awards Ceremony is tomorrow - Saturday 8th June 2024! You can livestream via our You Tube Channel from approximately 1.30pm #FCBGCBA24
https://t.co/5AufDZQJXO

[FCBG @FCBGNews]

On Saturday we will be finding out who our FCBG Children's Book Award winners will be! If you are not attending the ceremony - Good News! We are live streaming again this year via our YouTube channel & a recording will be made 🥳🎉 #FCBGCBA24

[Great School Libraries @GreatSchLibs]

Thank you @michaelsheen for these lovely thoughts on school libraries 🙌

#GreatSchoolLibraries

[FCBG @FCBGNews]

We are thrilled to share a guest blog from @KidsBloomsbury about the feast of food featured in Katherine Rundell’s stories! We are also giving away 1 set of these fab books to 1 Winner - Like, RT & share a Foodie GIF by 12 noon Fri 17th May. UK only.
https://t.co/lIi2rNBuxn

[Northamptonshire CBG @NorthantsCBG]

Here are some photo highlights from last weekends INCREDIBLE Federation conference. What a brilliant weekend it was, full of books, authors, poets, illustrators, wine, tea and lots of cake!! That’s our kind of weekend😉 #FCBG24 @FCBGNews

[FCBG @FCBGNews]

A week on from our #FCBG24 Conference weekend and we thought we would share a few of 'the best bits....' . We cannot wait to head to Monmouth for next year's Conference!
Photograph Credit: David Bartlett

[Northamptonshire CBG @NorthantsCBG]

What a brilliant virtual author visit with @CatherineWard0 for our Member schools this morning. Talking about her book The Emerald Forest, we learnt lots of conservation facts and even drew our own orangutans! 🦧 📚 thank you Catherine!

[Northamptonshire CBG @NorthantsCBG]

Happy #WorldBookDay from all of us at Northamptonshire Children’s Book Group!

How are you celebrating today? Share the costumes you’ve made and the books you’re reading! 📚💗

[Northamptonshire CBG @NorthantsCBG]

#northantsschools Still time to book your spot at this fantastic virtual author event! 👇👇👇 To book, contact us [email protected] and find more details in the Facebook event link.

[Northamptonshire CBG @NorthantsCBG]

Calling Northants Schools! On 15th March, we're hosting another of our popular virtual author sessions. @CatherineWard0 will be talking about her picture book, The Emerald Forest. FREE to school members! £25 for non-members which inc 1yr free membership! https://t.co/LnGLSUURZU

[Otter-Barry Books @OtterBarryBooks]

Check out #TheEmeraldForest, winner of the #BooksForTopics Book of the Year 2023, awarded for Best Curriculum Support by @CatherineWard0with illustrations by #KarinLittlewood.

Order the hardback from our website 👉
https://t.co/Sr5VVhwnOU

[Tricia Adams @triciaad]

Amazing line up - all these wonderful people on Saturday 6th April - come for the day if you can’t make the weekend @FCBGNews