The Children’s Booker Prize | The Booker Prizes The prize, to be awarded annually from 2027 and supported by AKO Foundation, will celebrate the best contemporary fiction for children aged eight to 12 years old

And .... The winner will be selected by a combined panel of *child* and adult judges, chaired by the UK’s Children’s Laureate, Frank Cottrell-Boyce.
Just aweseome 👏👏👏
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W H Auden reviewing C S Lewis: "There are good books that are only for adults, because they presuppose adult experience. But there are no good books that are only for children."
I hope the #childrensbooker will make more adults read the best of our children's books.
Written by adults. For everyone.

The Children’s Booker prize will tell kids that they matter As the number of children reading for pleasure hits a record low, the new award highlights its importance for wellbeing, and will give away thousands of books

'Every child deserves the chance to grow up to be a reader. For that to happen, every child has to have the opportunity to find and choose the book that speaks to them.' @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social #ChildrensBooker #GetKidsReading
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Booker prize launches £50,000 children’s award Children will help judge the new prize along with children’s laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce

Some good news to encourage children to read. The Children's Booker panel will also have children on it and the Booker organisers will gift 30,000 free books to childrens' projects.

#BookerPrize #ChildrensBooker #Reading #Literacy #Children

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