Childs Play News http://www.childs-play.com/news.html Latest news and forthcoming events 2012-05-11T14:33:36+00:00 Childs Play office[at]childs-play[dot]com (Childs Play) en-gb Copyright 2007 - 2012 Childs Play Ocean Deep Wins Award! http://www.childs-play.com/news/ocean_deep_wins_award.html

We are delighted to hear that Ocean Deep, our newest non-fiction title to join our range, has been celebrated in the Independent Publisher Book Awards. The "IPPY" Awards are an unaffiliated awards programme open to all members of the independent publishing industry, for authors and publishers worldwide who produce books written in English and intended for the North American market.

Our book, Ocean Deep, has been awarded a Silver IPPY for the Children's Interactive Books category. We feel extremely pleased by this clear recognition of the creativity of its format and the thought put into its design for engaging children in the detailed factual content. Well done Ocean Deep!

]]> text/html 2012-05-11T09:14:59+00:00 admin[at]childsplay[dot]com (Childs Play) Awards 'Rabbityness' gets off to a flying start! http://www.childs-play.com/news/rabbityness_gets_off_to_a_flyi.html The launch party for our fantastic new book 'Rabbityness' by Jo Empson was a huge sucess. It was held at Heffers book shop in Cambridge on Wednesday 4th April. Many people attended to celebrate the arrival of this new title and lots of fun seemed to be had by all- there was even a live didgeridoo player! Take a look at the photos to see for yourself!


What a great start for 'Rabbityness' on its' journey into the big, wide world of Children's books!

]]> text/html 2012-04-10T09:18:40+00:00 admin[at]childsplay[dot]com (Childs Play) Photos and Images, New Titles, Recently Released Brand new picture book- 'Rabbityness' now available http://www.childs-play.com/news/brand_new_picture_book_rabbity.html

We are delighted to announce that our brand new picture book, 'Rabbityness' by Jo Empson, is now available to buy!

The design of this book is stunning with unique, eye-catching artwork showing bold splashes of bright colour set against jet black silhouettes.

The somewhat difficult theme of 'loss' is also tackled with heartfelt sensitivity, making it a fanastic edition to any bookshelf or library.

We are sure you'll love it just as much as we do, so don't miss out, order your copy today!

]]> text/html 2012-03-26T15:17:13+00:00 admin[at]childsplay[dot]com (Childs Play) New Titles, Recently Released 'Uugghh!' is selected as a 2012 'White Raven' http://www.childs-play.com/news/uugghh_is_selected_as_a_2012_w.html
We are pleased to announce that 'Uugghh!' by Claudia Boldt has been selected by International Youth Libraries as one of their books for 'The White Ravens 2012'.

'The White Ravens' is the libraries' annual selection of outstanding international books for children and young adults. Two hundred and fifty titles from more than forty countries have been selected from the thousands of books that the library received as review copies from publishers, authors, illustrators, and organisations from all over the world within the last year. It is a great honour to have been chosen and we are very proud to be part of this. The list will be presented at the International Youth Libraries stand at the Bologna Children's Book Fair taking place this week.

]]> text/html 2012-03-20T16:45:58+00:00 admin[at]childsplay[dot]com (Childs Play) Awards 'No' seems unstoppable! http://www.childs-play.com/news/no_seems_unstoppable.html

Once again we are celebrating the sucess of 'No' by Marta Altes. This time it joins the shortlist for the Cambridgeshire Libraries 'Read it Again!' award, which launched on World Book Day- 1st March 2012.
The scheme was created to recognise and celebrate the talent of debut author/illustrators whose first books are solely their own creations, rather than the result of a collaborative project. Once selected, the short list is then circulated to thousands of Cambridgeshire children via their schools and libraries who then vote for their favourites. This is a great way to get children involved in and excited about books and reading, creating opportunities for them to discuss their opinions of each title and consider what they think makes a good book.
The winner, chosen from the shortlist of 8 titles, will later be announced at a prize ceremony in June. It seems this book is on a winning, or at least shortlist, streak so fingers crossed!
To read more about this great award initiative click HERE

]]> text/html 2012-03-12T10:49:35+00:00 admin[at]childsplay[dot]com (Childs Play) Awards 'NO!' is awarded another prize nomination http://www.childs-play.com/news/no_is_awarded_another_prize_no.html
We are delighted that the sucess of 'NO!' by Marta Altes just seems to keep on growing with the title recently making it onto the spring voting list for 'The People's Book Prize'.

The People's Book Prize is a national competition aimed at discovering new and unknown works and aims to be truly democratic by being decided exclusively by the public. To enter, publishers submit titles to be considered and from this a voting list is compiled by the organisers. However, to be in with a chance of winning it it the public- the 'People' themselves who must vote for and support their favourite titles. We would love for 'NO!' to make it on to the list of finalists so now it's over to you...

If this funny, heartwarming story brought a smile to your face then why not log in and vote today to join us in celebrating your love of this great book? Click HERE to vote now!

]]> text/html 2012-03-05T10:52:46+00:00 admin[at]childsplay[dot]com (Childs Play) Awards Scholastic include TWO Child's Play titles in their '100 Greatest Books for Kids' http://www.childs-play.com/news/scholastic_include_two_childs_.html

We are very pleased to announce that Scholastic Parent & Child Magazine has named not only one, but TWO, Child's Play titles in their coutdown of the top '100 Greatest Books for Kids'. We are extremely proud to have the high quality of our books recognised and honoured in this way.

The two titles selected are 'Heads, Shoulders, Knees and Toes', which ranked in at number 60 in the countdown, and 'The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear', which came in at 37th. We were delighted that 'THE LITTLE MOUSE,...' comes only one place behind the timeless classic 'The Secret Garden' by Francis Hodgson Burnett, and sits above Roald Dahl's famous 'Matilda' at number 41!

We must admit this leaves us feeling very happy that although we may be small we can still have a BIG presence in the world of children's books!

Well done Child's Play!

]]> text/html 2012-02-15T15:52:20+00:00 admin[at]childsplay[dot]com (Childs Play) Awards 'NO!' Short listed for Waterstones 2012 Children's Book Prize! http://www.childs-play.com/news/no_short_listed_for_waterstone.html

We are HUGELY excited to be celebrating Marta Altes's fantastic debut picture book 'NO!', which we published last year, being shortlisted for the 2012 Waterstones Children's Book Prize! We loved this title from the word go and have been so pleased to see how well it has been received by everyone. 'NO!' joins the shortlist in the picture book category, along with only five other titles, and we have everything crossed for the winners announcement on March 28th! Well done Marta!

Buy it now from our bookshop by clicking on the image above and enjoy this fantastic book for yourself!

]]> text/html 2012-02-10T16:17:22+00:00 admin[at]childsplay[dot]com (Childs Play) Awards Portsmouth Book Award 2012 short lists 'The Lost Stars' http://www.childs-play.com/news/portsmouth_book_award_2012_sho.html

Child's Play were delighted to have Hannah Cumming's beautiful picture book, 'The Lost Stars', shortlisted for the 2012 Portsmouth Book Award. Being short listed for any award is a great credit to the book, and in this case even more so as the titles are all selected by a judging panel made up of children!

The award itself is a greatly positive initiative run by the Portsmouth Library Service to promote the enjoyment of reading to young people and enthuse them about the wealth of fantastic children's literature currently available. They also hope to raise the profile of books and reading within the local community in general, and increase visits to local libraries. All in all a very positive project and one that we are extremely pleased to be involved in. Well done Hannah, and fingers crossed for the final winner's list!

]]> text/html 2012-01-12T09:37:12+00:00 admin[at]childsplay[dot]com (Childs Play) Awards Education Show 2012 http://www.childs-play.com/news/education_show_2012.html

This year Child's Play will again be exhibiting at the Education Show, from 15-17th March, at the NEC in Birmingham.

The show is always a great opportunity for us to meet a wide variety of Education professionals and showcase our products to this highly important audience. At the event we will also be offering attendees 20% off our entire range, along with amazing savings on book and toy packages.

So, why not come along and visit us at our stand at H101 to take advantage of the fantastic promotions and offers available?

You can register to attend the Education Show 2012 by clicking on the button below:

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