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Apr 19, 2024 | 
nationalbooktokens.com | Yepoka Yeebo |Jason Allen-Paisant |Elizabeth-Jane Burnett |Nadia Shireen
The Jhalak Prize and the Jhalak Children's & YA Prize celebrate books by writers of colour. This year's shortlists, announced in April, include dazzling fiction and poetry, thought-provoking non-fiction, children's picture books, and books for teens.
We have three sets of each shortlist to give away, so six lucky winners can discover these breath-taking books.
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Feb 20, 2024 | 
kirkusreviews.com | Rachel Bright |Nadia Shireen |James Dean
A beautiful invitation to spring for the curious nature lover. Daniel is an inquisitive tyke, and when Grandpa asks him what’s new, the investigation is on. Daniel searches all over a lush park nestled at the center of the city. Stunning illustrations rendered in acrylic ink and patterned paper collage depict a bright and richly textured world as the child climbs his favorite rock beneath the warm sun and hears the whistling of redwing blackbirds flying by.
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Jan 9, 2024 | 
kirkusreviews.com | Kelly Zhang |Rachel Bright |Nadia Shireen |James Dean
Lili and her family, who live in a village by the sea, have finished observing the Lantern Festival, the last day of the Lunar New Year festivities, marked by riddles, food, and, of course, lanterns. Lili is exhausted. Yet the absence of her grandmother Lăolao (perhaps deceased, though this is never explicitly stated) lingers in her mind as she falls asleep.
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Jan 2, 2024 | 
kirkusreviews.com | Bess Kalb |Rachel Bright |Nadia Shireen
A stocking stuffer par excellence, just right for dishing up with milk and cookies. Pigeon finds something better to drive than some old bus. This time it’s Santa delivering the fateful titular words, and with a “Ho. Ho. Whoa!” the badgering begins: “C’mon! Where’s your holiday spirit?
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Aug 31, 2023 | 
audible.co.uk | Nadia Shireen
Venture back to Grimwood in the wildly funny third book in Nadia Shireen's bestselling and brilliantly anarchic comedy-adventure series. Perfect for listeners age 7+, and fans of Dog Man, Roald Dahl, David Walliams, Loki: A Bad God's Guide to Being Good, Bunny vs Monkey and anyone who likes to laugh. A Bigfoot is on the loose! Ted, Nancy, Willow and the rest of the Grimwood gang must embark on their greatest adventure yet to save their home from a nasty, thieving stink monster.
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Aug 31, 2023 | 
podcasts.apple.com | Frank Cottrell Boyce |Nadia Shireen
Imagine having a new book coming out, one more hotly anticipated than a change of government - and still taking the time and trouble to visit the Island of Brilliant for a natter with Nadia and Frank. That's the kind of class that is exhibited as standard by the inestimably talented Katherine Rundell, who even manages to keep her composure when her kindly snack gift is met with (very) thinly veiled disappointment.
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Jul 31, 2023 | 
podcasts.apple.com | Frank Cottrell Boyce |Nadia Shireen
There's bad blood on the island this month, as Frank's nemesis Danny Wallace turns up (uninvited, according to FCB) to stoke the flames of the pair's long-standing rivalry. Nadia, fortunately, is able to find higher ground and steers a sometimes begrudging but always illuminating, often hilarious conversation to the matter at hand, children's books.
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Jul 10, 2023 | 
waterstones.com | Nadia Shireen
Exclusive Edition with sprayed edge - A Standard Edition is available here Venture back to Grimwood in the wildly funny third book in Nadia Shireen's bestselling and brilliantly anarchic illustrated comedy-adventure series. A Bigfoot is on the loose! Ted, Nancy, Willow and the rest of the Grimwood gang must embark on their greatest adventure yet to save their home from a nasty, thieving stink monster.
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Jun 30, 2023 | 
podcasts.apple.com | Frank Cottrell Boyce |Nadia Shireen
Another month, another pile of books to get excited about.. Nadia and Frank welcome the brilliant, goose-fat-slathered Ed Vere onto the island to talk about his terrific range of picture books, including most recently 'The Artist', and are surprised and moved to discover his long-standing connection with Jan Pieńkowski.
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May 31, 2023 | 
podcasts.apple.com | Frank Cottrell Boyce |Nadia Shireen
Nadia (of the 'lovely audio presence') and Frank welcome the fabulous writer Maisie Chan to the island to talk about some of her brilliant books - including 'Danny Chung Does Not Do Maths' and 'Keep Dancing Lizzie Chu'. They also chat about the books they've been reading to pass their days in the sunshine - and head to the sea shell shelf to listen to Emily Drabble from BookTrust reviewing some of the best from the recent crop of new children's books.
