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Author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, BFG, and many more books!

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Roald Dahl Stories

From Sophie's adventures with the BFG and James' journey on the Giant Peach, to Matilda's brilliant bravery and Charlie's first step into the world of Wonka - Roald Dahl stories celebrate the incredible potential of young people and the power of kindness.

(And they really are brilliantly entertaining!)

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The Enormous Crocodile the Musical opened at Regent's Park Open Air theatre this week, receiving rave reviews and delighting young and old audiences alike. Read what the critics are saying about this deliciously funny musical, playing in London until 8th June.

Roald Dahl in the Classroom

Bring the magic of Roald Dahl stories to life in your classroom with our YPO-sponsored lesson plans, spanning the full curriculum!

Created to align with Key Stage 1 and 2 learning objectives, our free lesson plan are designed to add a touch of Roald Dahl magic to the curriculum, from English, Maths and STEM to Art, PSHE and Geography.

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You can see a number of your favourite Roald Dahl stories reimagined for the stage.

Our new Theatre Division has been hard at work with a host of playful and talented songwriters, circus artists and playwrights to create a series of mischievously brilliant new theatre shows.

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The Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre

The Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre is an independent charity, founded in 2001 by Roald Dahl's widow, Liccy. Their founding objective as a charity is to further the education of the public in the art of literature and creativity, by running a museum and literature centre based on the works of Roald Dahl.

Since the Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre opened their doors in 2005, they have used the example of Roald Dahl's creative craft to show that what he did, YOU can do too. More than a million people have visited the Museum to date, including an average of 10,000 school children every year.

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From Sophie's adventures with the BFG and James' journey on the Giant Peach, to Matilda's brilliant bravery and Charlie's first step into the world of Wonka - Roald Dahl stories celebrate the incredible potential of young people and the power of kindness.

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Author of The Last Kids on Earth

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Author of Captain Underpants

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Dav Pilkey has written and illustrated numerous popular, award-winning books for children, including the Captain Underpants and Dumb Bunnies series.

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Author of Diary of a Wimpy Kid

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Diary of a Wimpy Kid was first published in 2007 and introduced readers around the globe to Greg Heffley, his family, his best friend, Rowley Jefferson, and the dreaded CHEESE TOUCH!

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Diary of a Wimpy Kid author, Jeff Kinney, didn't grow up wanting to be a children's author. His dream was to become a newspaper cartoonist, but he wasn't able to get his comic strip syndicated.

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Best Graphic Novels - You need to read these!

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Children Books Reviews - Reading List January

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It's a wonderful time of year - the time to celebrate all the amazing books that have come out over the past year and look forward to what next year's reading will bring.

One thing that's been bringing me joy this past week is the annual LibFaves voting on Twitter. Follow the hashtag #LibFaves20 to see library workers' top 10 books of 2020. Since December 7, library workers have been shouting about one book a day with volunteer tabulators keeping tallies of the titles that have been mentioned. While it's centered on adult books, some folks are including YA and children's books, too.

I'm eagerly following the hashtag because I have two Audible credits I need to use in the next month and I'm in need of great audiobooks to motivate my morning runs in the cold, so I'm keeping my eyes on what everyone is loving best this year. The fully tabulated list will be posted on EarlyWord when it's ready, so keep a look out for that!

Another wonderful thing about this time of year is that the 2021 book challenges are starting to come out. I haven't participated in a book challenge in awhile and I doubt that 2021 will be the year for me. But I still love to see the prompts and challenges that others are undertaking. Do your patrons know about and participate in reading challenges? This might be a fun thing to share with them, especially this year when everyone's looking for socially distanced things to do. Challenges I love to spy on are:

I have a January blog post for our staff blog devoted to highlighting some reading challenges because I think some of our patrons might enjoy them. Reading challenges might not be on their radars, so I like to spread the word.

And it's not reeeeally a challenge (although it does have challenge elements this year!), but Everyday Reading's printable 2021 Reading Log was just released this week. If I could picture a place in my house where I could spread this out and color it (and if I could picture myself actually devoting time to keeping up with it), I would be ordering a large print of this gorgeous reading log. If you're in need of some stress relief coloring, I highly recommend checking it out! I'm almost convincing myself to give it a shot here. Maybe.

Also not really a "challenge", but another exciting reading thing happening right now is all the Mock Newbery discussions. I won't say I'm HAPPY about this because I hate the reasons behind it, but my favorite Mock Newbery run by the Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne is going virtual this year on Zoom. It's 4 hours away from me, so I wasn't going to make it in person this year, but once they pivoted to virtual, I signed myself up. I'm approaching it with excitement and anxiety - what will a Zoom book discussion look like?! I guess we'll find out! And will I be able to finish (and reread?) all the books before our meeting? I'm going to give it my very best shot.

School Library Journal's Heavy Medal Blog is also going with full force this year. Now's the time to be reading those 2020 books to be prepared to make ALL THE COMMENTS during the Youth Media Awards webcast on Monday, January 25.

Are you following any Mock Awards this year? Are there any

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Whether your child is already an avid reader or you are searching for that special book to spark his/her lifelong love of reading, you're in the right place. I post new book reviews every month on everything from board books to middle-grade novels.

But I'm also an author myself! My new book, Noah Green Junior Zookeeper and the Garage Sale Pet is available for pre-order.

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Whether your child is already an avid reader or you are searching for that special book to spark his/her lifelong love of reading, you're in the right place. I post new book reviews every month on everything from board books to middle-grade novels. But I'm also an author myself!

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Shop for new, used, and rare books online and in-person at Powell's Books, the world's largest independent bookstore, based in Portland, Oregon. We sell new and used books and gifts. Read Powell's blog, browse staff picks, and find your next read today!

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50 Books All Kids Should Read Before They're 12

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Common Sense Media editors help you choose 50 Books All Kids Should Read Before They're 12. Surefire selections for kids and tweens.

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We're living in a golden age of young-adult literature, when books ostensibly written for teens are equally adored by readers of every generation. In the likes of Harry Potter and Katniss Everdeen, they've produced characters and conceits that have become the currency of our pop-culture discourse-and inspired some of our best writers to contribute to the genre. To honor the best books for young adults and children, TIME compiled this survey in consultation with respected peers such as U.S. Children's Poet Laureate Kenn Nesbitt, children's-book historian Leonard Marcus, the National Center for Children's Illustrated Literature, the Young Readers Center at the Library of Congress, the Every Child a Reader literacy foundation and 10 independent booksellers. With their help, we've created two all-time lists of classics: 100 Best Young-Adult Books and 100 Best Children's Books. Vote for your favorite in the poll below.

See 17 authors' favorite books for young readers.

Read about how author Meg Wolitzer was inspired by Sylvia Plath's Bell Jar.

It's your turn:
By the editors of TIME, with reporting by Daniel D'Addario, Giri Nathan and Noah Rayman. Correction: An earlier version of this article misspelled Kenn Nesbitt's name.

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The 100 Best Children's Books of All Time

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We rank lasting favorites for young readers, from "Madeline" to "The Lorax"

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Children's Book Reviews | Kirkus Reviews

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The Children's Book Review | Growing Readers Every Day

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1000s of the best new and popular books for young readers of all ages and grades, including picture books for young children, young adult and teen novels!

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There are dozens of annual children's book awards. The oldest and best known of the awards are the Caldecott Medal and the Newbery Medal. These awards are presented each year by the American Library Association (ALA) along with other awards in over 20 categories.

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