For ready-made reading lists featuring our top children’s authors, check out:
Carnegie Medal: www.carnegiegreenaway.org.ukGuardian Children’s Fiction Prize: http://books.guardian.co.uk/childrensfictionprize2005
Nestlé Children’s Book Prize (formerly the Smarties Prize): www.booktrusted.com
Costa Book Awards (formerly the Whitbread Award): www.costabookawards.com
British Book Awards Children’s Book of the Year: www.britishbookawards.com
Blue Peter Book Awards: www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/bluepeter/bookclub Other sites we like: www.cool-reads.co.uk
set up by teenagers, this site contains reviews by 10-15 year olds on what’s cool to read www.enCompassCulture.com
British Council online reading group has book reviews for ages 3-12 and 12-18 http://kids.nypl.org
this New York Public Library site lists 100 favourite children’s books Our Favourite Charities: Volunteer Reading Help www.vrh.org.uk
This is a national charity that helps disadvantaged children develop a love of reading. The Nima Street Children’s Library, Ghana