Frank Cottrell Boyce wins Guardian children's fiction prize

 

Frank Cottrell Boyce scoops a £1,500 award for his book The Unforgotten Coat, based on the true story of a girl deported to Mongolia.

The Unforgotten Coat is a hard-hitting story about the cruelty of the immigration system. Julie tells the story of the unexpected arrival at school, back in year six, of Chingis and Nergui, two brothers from Mongolia. When they ask her to become their 'Good Guide' Julie gets completely caught up in their stories of the imaginary and all-too-real dangers they face.

Read an extract here:http://www.guardian.co.uk/childrens-books-site/interactive/2011/dec/09/extract-unforgotten-coat-cottrell-boyce

Children’s Literature Festival

THE author of the bestselling Diary Of A Wimpy Kid series of books will officially launch the inaugural Cardiff Children’s Literature Festival.

Jeff Kinney takes to the stage at Cardiff City Hall on November 29 to announce details of the festival, which runs from March 20 to 24.

The Cardiff Children’s Literature Festival will bring together for the first time some of the best national and local contemporary children’s writers and illustrators in key venues across Cardiff. Authors already confirmed include Jacqueline Wilson, Anthony Browne, Jeremy Strong, Catherine Fisher, Eurig Salisbury and Malachy Doyle.

Trailer for the new Wimpy Kid story

Follow this link to see a  teaser trailer for the seventh book in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, The Third Wheel: http://t.co/dM7zPV99