Hello! We're back with another read me update to give you all the latest news from the book world and ideas for getting children reading! In this issue we're talking gadgets with Anthony Horowitz, looking at how our Big Splash Book Fair theme was created and standing in awe of Sally Nichols debut novel Ways to Live Forever. Enjoy!

A birthday bash for the BFG, dreamy poetry and awards all round... find out what's happening in this term!

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Giving your Book Fair a theme is a perfect, simple way to bring it to life and transform it into a vibrant, lively event.

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Harry Potter may be over but fans of teenage boy heroes will be thrilled that Alex Rider, star of Anthony Horowitz’s most popular teenage spy series, is back!

This time we asked five top children's authors our burning question: 'If you could be one of your own characters, who would it be and why?'

As every teacher knows, one of the most important things a parent can do to help their children learn is to read with them and inspire a love of books. But are parents and children giving shared reading the priority it deserves?

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The most anticipated movie of the year will soon be bursting on to cinema screens...

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Alison Green, of Alison Green Books at Scholastic, gives us the inside story on how the next fabulous picture book from the creators of The Gruffalo, Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, came into being

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