"Bringing children and books together!" 

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.

New on the web site this month

Read an interview with Morris Gleitzman about the final book in his trilogy Now

The Children's Book Show 2010: Stories from Around the World 70 FREE workshops for schools 

Take part in the Old Possum poetry competition with Roger McGough  

Philip Pullman and Mary Hoffman at the Oxford One-Day Conference in November

Read some Q and As with Kevin Brooks about his new novel i-Boy

Help raise money for three children's charities: join the Snow Sheep campaign 

Interview with Mary Hooper about Fallen Grace

Shortlist announced for School Librarian of the Year 2010

Limited spaces available at the 10th SCBWI 2010 conference 13-14th November at Winchester