13th December 2024
Our expert Charlotte Eyre
Charlotte is the children’s previewer at The Bookseller and has been involved in judging several book prizes, including the Costa Book Awards, The Week Junior Book Awards and the British Book Awards. She was children’s editor of The Bookseller for nine years and founded the YA Book Prize in 2014.
Children’s Previews March
Previews
Wales shines in March with two top picks
March’s Book of the Month by a successful Welsh-language author sits, among the many familiar faces featured in this preview, as a reminder of the importance of supporting regional talent
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elsh talent will be under the spotlight in March with two brilliant books
– one for the youngest of readers, and the other for the YA/crossover market – heading for the shelves. The first, Sleep Tight, Disgusting Blob (PRH Children’s) is a bril- liantly sweet and funny story about a little monstrous creature who is going to bed, and the other, Vanishing Edge by Zillah Bethell (Firefly Press), is a coming-of-age story about two teenage girls in Port Talbot. While on the surface these books have little in common apart from their authors’ Welsh connection, they are both a testament to Wales’ dedication to creating outstanding children’s literature.
Vanishing Edge is the first in a
short series of novels inspired by life in contemporary Wales, supported by the Books Council of Wales (future titles are coming from Emma Smith-Barton and Patience Agbabi). Without the support from the Books Council, this book may not exist. Huw Aaron has built up a hugely
successful career making chil- dren’s books, alongside a YouTube draw-along channel in Welsh. When his deal with Penguin Random House was announced he thanked Puffin but did not want anyone to forget where he comes from, saying: “I must also add how indebted I am to all in the wonderful Welsh-language publishing world who have supported my career thus far and given my imagination wings.
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