by IBBY | Jul 27, 2020 | IBBY NEWS
Books for Keeps Appeal Books for Keeps, the children’s review journal, urgently needs help to ensure its future. We are asking for donations to enable us to develop our website and preserve the unique Books for Keeps archive. We can commission a professional redesign...
by IBBY | Jul 21, 2020 | IBBY NEWS
The 2020 Little Rebels Book Award Shortlist Boundless kindness, domestic violence, excess consumerism, sustainability, untold histories and a Brexit fable are all on the agenda for this year’s Little Rebels Award for Radical Children’s Fiction. Gill Lewis is...
by IBBY | Jun 29, 2020 | IBBY NEWS, News
IBBY AGM 2020 on Zoom The 2020 Annual General Meeting will take place on Zoom at 6pm on Thursday 2nd July, followed by the streaming of a fascinating conversation between Mini Grey and committee member Karenanne Knight. In the interview, Mini discusses the books that...
by IBBY | Jun 26, 2020 | IBBY NEWS, News
A sad goodbye to Wendy Cooling, Bookstart founder and IBBY Honorary Member Wendy’s great achievement was founding Bookstart, following her realisation of the significance for so many children of starting school never having handled books or been read to. The scheme...
by IBBY | Jun 10, 2020 | IBBY NEWS
International Centre for Picture Book in Society (ICPBS) new project, Sea Change, launched As a sequel to our highly acclaimed MIGRATIONS project, the new venture of the International Centre for the Picture Book in Society is concerned with the environment and in...
by IBBY | May 19, 2020 | IBBY NEWS
Margaret Meek Spencer obituary We were sorry to learn of the death of Margaret Meek Spencer, an inspiration to all of us and an honorary IBBY member. Here, Clive Barnes and Pat Pinsent reflect on her life and work. Obituary by Clive Barnes, originally written for...
