MCBF Blog

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Friday, 30th July 2021

'Blow, Wind, Blow', a celebration and ideas for use in KS2 classes

Part of Manchester Children’s Book Festival/Manchester Poetry Library children’s poetry series

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Thursday, 6th May 2021

Being Me: Poems about Thoughts, Worries and Feelings

A book launch and KS2 teaching resource

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Friday, 23rd April 2021

Boy, Everywhere: a teaching resource and summer project for KS3/4

Find out more about author A. M. Dassu and her book

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Friday, 19th March 2021

Alex Wheatle: free to download teaching resource and Q&A film for schools

Find out more about the author's work whose story was featured in the BBC's 'Small Axe' series

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Thursday, 18th March 2021

Kaye Tew on Children's Books North

The Festival Director talks about future plans for the Manchester Children’s Book Festival in an article on the Children's Books North blog

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Thursday, 4th February 2021

‘Stars with Flaming Tails’ book launch and free teaching resource

Valerie Bloom’s latest poetry anthology.

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Thursday, 17th December 2020

Big book donation gives the gift of reading this Christmas

Manchester Children’s Book Festival supports Read Manchester initiative to give books to children in need

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Monday, 16th November 2020

The Adventures of Co-Curating a Poetry Library Collection for Children

Mandy Coe describes her experience on the CILIP web site

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Friday, 30th October 2020

Children’s reading map based on Metrolink network features University writers and poets

Carol Ann Duffy and Livi Michael are ‘stops’ on different routes pupils can take

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Monday, 21st September 2020

Manchester Children’s Book Festival organises huge book giveaway to children in greatest need

University’s longstanding literary scheme responded quickly to the COVID-19 crisis

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