WEEKEND REMINDER! Picture Book Foundation Course in collaboration with Blue Elephant Storyshaping. Don’t forget to submit your application before midnight on Monday! lnkfi.re/PBCourse👇🏿👇🏿👇🏿

Wohoo! I’m on holiday and trying to stay off socials, but had to share this. The Jericho Prize is in the The Voice Newspaper today! 𝙰𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚗𝚊 𝙼𝚊𝚡 Arts Council England Inclusive Books for Children Hachette Children's Group FiveQuillsforKids.

Perfect book for today! Thank you 𝙰𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚗𝚊 𝙼𝚊𝚡 for wonderful #bookpost #LennyInTheGarden by Ken Wilson-Max

The book closes with Lenny and Mum singing a song together. Rhymes & songs in #LennyTheExplorer help with memory, language skills & even phonemic awareness (those tricky sounds!) Research shows rhymes are powerful tools for early learning pacey.org.uk/news-and-views… (3/3)

Tiny fingers, big discoveries! Lenny explores the garden by feeling the soft grass with his hands and bare feet. He watched and touches a range of minibeasts and loses himself in his surroundings. The benefits of outdoor exploration 'learningresources.co.uk/blog/the-impor…' (2/3)

Picture book delight Ken Wilson-Max 𝙰𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚗𝚊 𝙼𝚊𝚡 offers a treasure trove of benefits for young children:

Lenny's adventures highlight the wonders of the garden. Spending time in nature boosts creativity, & encourages exploration in young children childmind.org/article/why-ki… (1/3)

Don't miss out! Submissions for our free Picture Book Foundation Course are OPEN to new Black-British writers and all Jericho Prize alumni. Receive expert guidance from editor Natascha Biebow from Blue Elephant Storyshaping. Apply by midnight on 22 April: lnkfi.re/JerichoPrizeTW

Lovely to see a new display showcasing our Teaching Writing in the Early Years course, which centres around the glorious text Lulu’s Nana Visits. Also includes poetry inspired by The Dream Train.
Missed out? Don’t worry, the course runs again in July: clpe.org.uk/training/cours…

🌟 COMPETITION TIME! 🌟

Sign up to our newsletter for all the latest inclusive children's book news, and each month we'll pick one lucky reader to win a free book from 𝙰𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚗𝚊 𝙼𝚊𝚡! 📚 inclusivebooksforchildren.org

Fourbears Fest kicks off with storytime on the Friday evening.

May 17th 4.30pm at the shop Margaret Bateson-Hill is telling stories in a traditional style

Book below. Ages 5+. Every attendee requires a ticket.
fourbearsbooks.co.uk/event-details/…

You will be enchanted by MargaretBateson-Hill ’s storytelling & her books are beautiful 𝙰𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚗𝚊 𝙼𝚊𝚡 The perfect launch event for #FourbearsFest24 and suitable for children & adults alike!

I had the absolute pleasure of being invited to Inclusive Books for Children by 𝙰𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚗𝚊 𝙼𝚊𝚡 and the beautiful soul that is Anna McQuinn! Congratulations to my favourite book baby Zeki and all the amazing nominees/winners. Lovely to see Farrah Serroukh some speech! Sarah Mears Sarah Smith

🌟 Just ONE DAY until the #IBCawards2024 ! And here are a few more of our incredible shortlisted creatives! 📚 Join us to find out which of the #Kidlit authors and illustrators will take the prize! Find out tomorrow here ➡️ youtube.com/watch?v=CnOIb3…

Join Ken Wilson-Max at Stepping Into Stories Kids' Lit Fest for a live painting and reading of Catch! By Trish Cooke.

04 Feb 2024, 10:30 at
198 Contemporary Arts and Learning

#EveryoneLovesAGoodStory

Tomorrow, Sunday February 4th, CATCH me at the Stepping Into Stories Kids' Lit Fest, Herne Hill. I'll be doing a live painting & reading of CATCH! by Trish Cooke, published by 𝙰𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚗𝚊 𝙼𝚊𝚡 See you all at 10:30!!
#EveryoneLovesAGoodStory

Join Ken Wilson-Max at Stepping Into Stories Kids' Lit Fest for a live painting and reading of Catch! By Trish Cooke.

04 Feb 2024, 10:30 at
198 Contemporary Arts and Learning

#EveryoneLovesAGoodStory

It's out Feb 1st, and is EVERYTHING I've learned about surviving grief. ❤️

Our #BookOfTheDay is a sweet story about perseverance, with simple text and bright illustrations.

We love #Catch from Trish Cooke and Ken Wilson-Max:

booktrust.org.uk/book/c/catch/ 𝙰𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚗𝚊 𝙼𝚊𝚡

📣 The wait is over… we are thrilled to announce the shortlists for the inaugural #IBCawards2024 .

Huge congratulations to the talented authors & illustrators of these brilliant inclusive titles!

Full details on each shortlist category coming up…

#ChildrensPublishing

Our #BookOfTheDay is a celebration of the special moments shared between generations, with simple text and adorable illustrations!

We think you'll love #LulusNanaVisits from Anna McQuinn and Rosalind Beardshaw:

booktrust.org.uk/book/l/lulus-n… 𝙰𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚗𝚊 𝙼𝚊𝚡