NATIONAL DRAMA and RANDOM HOUSE CHILDREN’S BOOKS have teamed up to launch a competition for a school drama project. Secondary school-based drama groups are challenged to adapt and dramatise selected opening scenes from a new novel, Prisoner of the Inquisition, by Theresa Breslin, for the chance to win £1,000 worth of books for the school library and a visit by the author to the winning school - for details on how to enter the competition go to www.theresabreslin.co.uk; to watch Theresa talking about the competition and reading from the book see www.youtube.com/pagetostage

The special Charlie Small £1 World Book Day flip book is available to buy now, and you can read the conclusion here

The Gargoylz are up to more mischief, in this FREE story for World Book Day. Read Sports Day Mischief!

Watch Kate Brown, author of The Spider Moon, on the BBC

Watch presenter Andy read Morris the Mankiest Monster on CBeebies!

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Oxford Literary Festival - Malorie Blackman, Philip Pullman & Steve Cole
Some of RHCB’s most-loved authors will be at the Oxford Literary Festival from Sunday 20th March, including Malorie Blackman, Philip Pullman & Steve Cole! Find out about all the events here

London Eye Competition – write your own adventure
Have you read The London Eye Mystery by Siobhan Dowd? Do you have an idea for your own thrilling Ted and Kat adventure? Fancy having it read by Philip Pullman, and winning a private party for you and your friends on the London Eye? The Unicorn Theatre has teamed up with The London Eye and Random House Children’s Books to launch a fantastic competition to mark the stage première of The London Eye Mystery in spring 2010. Find out more

The Curious Incident is listed as best-selling novel of the decade
Mark Haddon’s The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time has been listed as the best-selling novel of the decade by a British writer! The DFB team are thrilled that such a valuable story has had such spectacular popularity and are hugely proud of Mark’s achievement, which has been widely publicized this week.
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Kate Brown wins 2010 Arts Foundation Award
Kate Brown, author and illustrator of The Spider Moon which will be published in May 2010 as part of the DFC Library, has won the 2010 Arts Foundation Award in the Graphic Novels Category. Congratulations!
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The DFC is BACK - starting with three fantastic books!
Watch this space for more information about the DFC Library, starting with three FANTASTIC books! A bold new collection of comic stories - the most popular strips from the much-loved weekly comic, the DFC, will be published in book form. Each book showcases a single strip from the DFC.

The Toymaker makes the Waterstone’s Children’s Book prize shortlist
The Toymaker by Jeremy de Quidt has been shortlisted for the 2010 Waterstone's Children's Book Prize! The winner will be announced and presented on 10th February.
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