Two U.K. Awards Seek to Encourage Reading for Pleasure in Children and Adults

The Booker Prize Foundation launches The Children's Booker Prize. The Jhalak Prize celebrates its 10th anniversary and announces shortlists for the three award categories. 
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RM Ballantyne (1825–1894) was born #OTD, 24 April. Best known today for THE CORAL ISLAND – which influenced Robert Louis Stevenson, JM Barrie, William Golding, & others – he wrote more than 100 books.

In this blog post, National Library of Scotland Curator Graham Hogg introduces Ballantyne’s 1867 novel FIGHTING THE FLAMES: A Tale of the London Fire Brigade

https://blog.nls.uk/curators-favourites-r-m-ballantynes-fighting-the-flames/

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The wildest stories often hold the truest lessons. A reminder that kindness, self-worth, and heart are anything but ordinary.
Read here: https://www.dannasouthwellauthor.com/a-tall-story-life-lessons-childrens-stories/

#KidsBooks #Kindness #LifeLessons #ChildrensLiterature #Storytime #SelfWorth