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020 7255 0552/3 Chief Executive: Nick Poole Contents Girl, you better sing


A poem by Sophia Thakur. Breaking stereotypes


A. M..Dassu on Boy, everywhere – a riches to rags story for our age. Reaching readers through poetry


Poet Jay Hulme looks at the enduring power of poetry. Introducing Smriti Halls


BookTrust’s new Writer in Residence Smriti Halls. Challenge and adventure


Paralympian, presenter and author Ade Adepitan on the buzz of writing for children A decolonised perspective


Publisher Sonya McGilchrist looks at ways to tell a broader history. An illuminating mystery


Susan Brownrigg’s Blackpool mystery introduces Gracie Fairshaw to the world. Shadowers’ Choice


Find out who has won this year’s CILIP Carnegie Kate Greenaway Shadowers’ Choice Award Strangers in strange lands


Kate Greenaway Medal winner 2020 Shaun Tan talks to Jake Hope Diverse Shortlist


The Diverse Book Awards reveal 2020’s inaugural shortlisted books. Family values


Owlet Press owner Samuel Langley-Swain explains how family inspired inclusive books. Instagramable illustrations


Illustrator Cory Reid explains how social media got him into children’s publishing. Listings Guide


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