our upcoming conference will be all about #climatechange and the way children connect with nature!

No further details yet but if your interested in publishing, save the date!

#ecowarrior #ibby #clpe

It was wonderful to be nominated for the Anderson Award by IBBY UK The 2024 award has been won by the most amazing illustrator, Sydney Smith. His work really shines. Small in the City is one of my favs, and Footpath Flowers. Huge congratulations to such an amazing artist.

✝️ Lynne Reid BANKS
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🪦 4 Apr. 2024
📋 Author

Banks wrote forty-eight books, including the best-selling children's novel The Indian in the Cupboard.

Her first novel, The L-Shaped Room, published in 1960, was an instant and lasting best seller.

Early Bird tickets for the IBBY Congress have been extended until April 20th!

More information is available below!
ibbycongress2024.org/registration/

It's always lovely to see people who share our passion for children's books. We are happy you enjoyed yesterday's session 🫶

I’ve been excited to tell you about another memorable World Book Day event at Grand Junction, London, St Mary Magdalene church a few weeks ago.

I was incredibly honoured to be invited to speak at such a beautiful venue and be interviewed by the amazing Fen Coles Letterbox Library

There is less than a week until our Round the World in Children’s Books!

Tickets are still available online 👀

We are excited to announce that we have created a LinkedIn profile! We hope to use this space to advertise our events and to engage with the wider publishing community.

Click 👇below👇 to find our page!
linkedin.com/company/ibby-u…

Some VERY exciting news!

On March 18th I'll be making my debut at Symphony Hall in Birmingham, joining the King Edward's School Symphony orchestra for a LIVE-illustrated performance of....

THE RITE OF SPRING

by Stravinsky!

Tickets: bmusic.co.uk/events/king-ed…

Very excited to be part of this event! Join us to hear all about children's books from across the world 📚

Our first event of 2024 will be a series of recommendations of children’s books from across the world! Members and guest speakers will discuss books in translation, those they believe should be translated, and other books from outside the UK

sign up here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/round-the-wo…

More Mortal Engines. (I think the official announcement is next week, but it looks like the news is out.)

philipreeveblog.blogspot.com/2024/02/thunde…

Scholastic UK Scholastic Cover art by Ian McQue

In one month I will de-activate my twitter account. I am still on instagram.com/jackiemorrisar…
and I have a website with a journal at jackiemorris.co.uk
Also, artwork for sale at sevenfables.co.uk/jackie-morris-… who have a newsletter.
Please rt.
Sorry to go, also, happy. Need to paint.

Halfway through the judging for the IBBY Hans C. Andersen Award in Basel with the most fantastic group of jurors led and hosted by Liz Page and Carolina Ballester. Thank you IBBY UK & IBBY for this unique experience.

I think that The Artist might be my favourite picturebook so far by ⁦Ed Vere⁩ but it’s a close contest between this & How to be a Lion! ⁦PuffinBooks⁩

IBBY UK is delighted to announce nominations for 2024 IBBY Honour List.
Writing: Joseph Coelho ‘The boy lost in the maze’ Otter-Barry Books
Illustration: Lydia Monks ‘Adoette’ Andersen Press
Translation: Ruth Urbom
‘Me and the Robbersons’ written by Siri Kolu Stripes Publishing

You know I've been thinking how media coverage and awards lists and buzz is primarily about shiny new books. I think going forward I'm going to consciously boost books from the backlists of authors and illustrators I love. Join me?