Children, Young People and Family Learning

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Family Fun for the under-5s this Spring

There are lots of fun activities for the under-5s and their families this spring. Just click on the Family Fun booklet in Attachments on the right hand side of this page.

New additions to the library

Follow the links in Attachments on the right hand side of the page to see new picture books and titles for teenagers and children that have been added to the library in November.

Solihull Childrens Book Award 2012 sponsored by Asda

The shortlist of the Solihull Childrens Book Award 2012 has been announced and is:

• Divine Freaks by Fiona Dunbar (Orchard Books, 9781408309285)
• Operation Eiffel Tower by Elen Caldecott (Bloomsbury, 9781408805732)
• Sky Hawk by Gill Lewis (Oxford University Press, 978019276237)

Children in Years 5, 6, 7 and 8 will be reading, reviewing and voting on their favourite title until 16th March 2012 and all three authors will be appearing at the Award ceremony in the Solihull Library Theatre at 2.00pm on Monday 2nd April 2012.

For more information about the award and to read and submit reviews of the books, go to the Solihull Childrens Book Award blog.

The 2012 Solihull Childrens Book Award is sponsored by Asda and thanks to their sponsorship every junior and secondary school in Solihull will receive copies of the three shortlisted books. 

If you would like your school to get involved in the award in 2012 or you would like further information about the award, please contact Steve Palmer on 0121 704 6984 or email stpalmer@solihull.gov.uk

The winner of the 2011 Solihull Children's Book Award was:    

• The Crowfield Curse by Pat Walsh  

The Dark Fantasy - A guide to supernatural stories

Looking for something after Twilight. Find more stories of the night featuring vampires, demons, werewolves, angels and zombies with Solihull Libraries Dark Fantasy guide. See the attachments on the right side of the screen.

 

• Solihull Children's Book Award 2010
  
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