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TEACH READING & WRITING
”Askanyliteracy
expert–especially
anauthor–and
theywilltellyou
thatbyfarthemost
effectivestrategyfor
developingaloveof
readinginchildrenis
quitesimplytomake
surethattheyhave
accesstoasmanybrilliantbooksaspossible.
Andofcourse,schoolsandteachershavean
importantparttoplayinhelpingtomakethat
happen,especiallyforyoungsterswho,forone
reasonoranother,maynotgetholdofmuch
readingmaterialathome.
Witharound10,000newchildren’stitles
publishedintheUKeachyear,pickingoutthe
verybestexamplesforbothkeenandmore
reluctantreadersisnomeanfeat–whichiswhy
lastyearsawthelaunchoftheTeachPrimaryNew
Children’sFictionAwards,developedtorecognise
andcelebrateoriginalandexceptionalwritingthat
teacherscanreadilyrecommendtoandsharewith
alltheirpupils.
ForyeartwooftheAwards,ourpanelofjudges
hasonceagainusedauniquescoringsystemto
makeitsjudgements,takingintoaccountarange
ofcriterianotalwaysassessedbyotherschemes
including ‘learningopportunities’, ‘encouragement
oflanguageplay’and ‘emotionaldepth’
(notforgettingsheerenjoyment,naturally);the
resultisanothertrulyinspiringselectionofbooks,
eachofwhichisdefinitelyworthexploringforyour
schoollibraryorclassroomshelf,andwhichIam
delightedtobeabletosharewithyouhere.Enjoy!”
HelenMulley,literaryreviewer,TeachEarlyYears,
TeachPrimaryandTeachSecondarymagazines
CLAREARGAR
is a senior programme
manager at theNational
Literacy Trust, a charity
dedicated to raising
literacy levels in theUK. Clare is a
Fellowof the Royal Society for the
Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures
andCommerce and a governor at a
primary school in Battersea, London.
CLAREMACKINTOSH
spent twelve years in the
police force. She left in
2011 towork as a freelance
journalist and social media
consultant, and nowwrites full time. She
has three children, all at primary school.
Clare’s debut novel,
I Let YouGo
, was
a Sunday Times top ten bestseller for
12weeks; her next,
I SeeYou
, will be
published in July 2016.
BROUGHGIRLING
is the co-founder (with his
wifeGail) of the Readathon
charity. Aqualified teacher,
he haswritten over 30
children’s books, broadcast widely and
lectured in children’s reading fromCanada
to Cairo. Hewas head of The Children’s
Book Foundation in London and Founding
Editor of the
Young Telegraph
.
SARAHCROWN
is the editor ofMumsnet.
Formerly, shewas the
Guardian’s online literary
editor, and in June she
will bemoving to theArts Council
England to take up the role of director
of literature.
DAVIDMELLING
is a bestselling
author-illustrator with
worldwide acclaim; his books
have been published in over
30 languages and sold over 3million
copies.
Hello, Hugless Douglas
was a
number one bestseller across all book
charts andDavid’s stories have been
turned into apps and theatre shows, and
regularly appear on CBBC.
LUCYPORTER
is a comedian, writer
and actress. Aswell as
touring her stand-upwork,
she is regularly to be seen
and heard on popular panel shows
including
Q.I
,
Mock theWeek
,
Argumental
,
TheNewsQuiz
, T
heUnbelievable
Truth
andmanymore. She haswritten
for prime-time TV, and has recorded a
sitcomcalled
The Fair Intellectual Club
for
Radio 4. She has two children.
New Children’s
2016
FICTION AWARDS
Get readytoupdateyour libraryshelves–theresultsfor this
year’squest tofindtheverybest titlesfor youngreadersare in!
Meet the judges...
