"Bringing children and books together!"

'The Federation of Children's Book Groups, has, in its own quiet, single-minded way,

done more for reading than almost anyone else'

Anthony Horowitz urges us to

'Take the battle for reading into schools'

Click here for the full speech

Established for over 40 years, the Federation is an umbrella organisation for local Children's Book Groups around the U.K. The Groups organise book-related activities for children in their localities, often with their local schools and libraries, bringing authors and illustrators to meetings and storytelling sessions. We produce a regular Newsletter and specialist booklists. We organise National Share-a-Story Month, an Annual Conference , and we own and coordinate the Red House Children's Book Award.  Download a short presentation about the Federation.

New on the web site this month

Voting has nearly closed for the Red House Children's Book Award 2012 but there is still time to buy your ticket for the Ceremony to be held at the London Southbank Centre on Saturday 18th February .  Meet Michael Morpurgo, Patrick Ness, Malorie Blackman, Liz Pichon and a host of stars of the children's bookworld to celebrate this year's winners with host, children's comedian, James Campbell.  Click here for tickets.

Red House have launched a brand new TV show: The Big Babble on 24th January.  Click here for more...

To book your place early for IBBY's 2012 UK Conference download more details.

Blood Red Road by Moira Young has won the 2011 Costa Children's Book Award

National Libraries Day is 4th February 2012. Click here to visit their web site and join in.

A Squash and A Squeeze: Seven Stories launches a focus on Julia Donaldson from 17th March.

Join us in National Libraries Day on 4th February when we will be supporting libraries across the UK.  Click here for the press release and here to download our posters.  If you would like a full size version of these posters contact Adam Lancaster via the fcbg.