Julie Broadbent

Here are some photo highlights from last weekends INCREDIBLE Federation conference. What a brilliant weekend it was, full of books, authors, poets, illustrators, wine, tea and lots of cake!! That’s our kind of weekend😉 #FCBG24 @FCBGNews

What a brilliant virtual author visit with @CatherineWard0 for our Member schools this morning. Talking about her book The Emerald Forest, we learnt lots of conservation facts and even drew our own orangutans! 🦧 📚 thank you Catherine!

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Calling Northants Schools! On 15th March, we're hosting another of our popular virtual author sessions. @CatherineWard0 will be talking about her picture book, The Emerald Forest. FREE to school members! £25 for non-members which inc 1yr free membership! facebook.com/events/4116730…

Such an incredible line-up for this year's conference! We can't wait to attend and hope to see some of you there! #FCBG2024

What a brilliant virtual school visit with @KatePoels this morning. Kate shared so many fantastic tips for creating stories. Thank you to Kate and our member schools that attended 📚 #readingforpleasure

We had a lovely busy Book Swap @woodfordhalseps this afternoon! Thank you to everyone that came along. This is just one of the many benefits for our member schools 😃 📚 #readingforpleasure

Join us this Saturday at Suddenly on Sheaf Street, Daventry for this FREE book launch event with picture book creator @DaveBarrow3 📚 Book reading, signing PLUS a fun drawing workshop where kids can design their own dino characters! 🖍️🦕 #northantsevents #kidsbookevents

What has the biggest impact on children's life chances? It's not test scores or socio-economic background. It's READING FOR PLEASURE! So never stop sharing books with kids, and helping them to read. It will change their lives. #literacy (Art: Quentin Blake)

THANK YOU to every s/heroic teacher & librarian who sacrificed a precious Saturday off, to blether @OpenUni_RfP @The_UKLA #bookblethering conference yesterday. Your passion, drive & commitment to open worlds up for your kids should be acknowledged by ALL. 1/2 #readingforpleasure

22nd June is the 75th anniversary of the Empire #Windrush arriving in Britain. To celebrate, we're giving away @LawrencePatrice @Succreart's gorgeous #picturebook, Granny Came Here on the Empire Windrush readingzone.com/authors/patric… To enter, Like, RT, follow Ends 5pm 15 Jun. UK only

#UKLAMembers RT for the chance of winning one of 3 The brand new #EmpathyHandbook created with @EmpathyLab. Perfect for empathy discussions. Boost children’s empathy in SIX simple steps! Written by @RashmiWriting 7 illus. by @JulianaEigner copies #UKLALucky13th

Want to become involved with the FCBG, why not join your local FCBG group? Not one near, why not start one up? There's no qualification for joining, except having a love of children's books! Info on our website fcbg.org.uk or reach out to your local group!

📚 🎉 It’s the Children’s Book Awards ceremony tomorrow and you can watch the live stream here ⬇️

@NorthantsCBG @philipreeve1 @NNFilmFestival Fantastic, our students loved it, thank you

What a fascinating talk! @philipreeve1 such a great speaker, has shared so much of his vast creative experience with our young audience. We're sure he's left them inspired to pursue writing or even film making! Thank you Philip & @NNFilmFestival for organising! #PhilipReeveQandA

We've a fab giveaway for #NSSM23 today! We have 1 copy of The Extraordinary Voyage of Katy Willacott by @sharongosling and a super A3 artwork of the cover! UK only, pls RT & Like. Tag a Story loving friend in the spirit of National Share-a-Story Month by Midday Tuesday 23rd May!

#UKLALucky13th In celebration of the release of fantastic The Thames and Tide Club and the Secret City by @katyabalen and illustrated by @RachaelADean from @KidsBloomsbury we are giving away 5 signed and dedicated copies! Simply retweet to enter the draw, and good luck!

We have another exciting #NSSM23 Giveaway for you today! We have 2 copies of The Rescue of Ravenwood by @NatashaFarrant1 to give to 2 lucky winners! UK only. RT & Like by 15th May at Noon! Let's continue to share the love of stories this month! @FaberChildrens

We can’t wait for this! NCBG members get FREE access to this exclusive, live Q&A with @philipreeve1! Get in touch for event access details or how to become a member, it’s only £15-25 a year and comes with many benefits secretary.ncbg@gmail.com

It's National Share-a-Story Month! We're taking part in #NNSM23 and busy preparing a special event in Northampton at the end of May to celebrate. More details to be revealed soon! In the mean time, check out the competitions & resources on the FCBG website fcbg.org.uk/national-share…