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Goodbye to our Writer in Residence Patrice Lawrence and congratulations to her competition winners! 28/02/2025
Our outgoing Writer in Residence Patrice Lawrence says goodbye and announces the winner...
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Books to help adults empathise with children facing challenging home circumstances 24/02/2025
Our Writer in Residence Patrice Lawrence shares a few books to help adults empathise wi...
Over lockdown, Ed created weekly how-to-draw videos of all your favourite characters. Try drawing Mr Big above, or have a go at one of his other tutorials!
Click here for more of Ed's how-to-draw videos
We have been blown away by some of the brilliant illustrations created by children who have taken part in Draw with Ed Vere, so we've put together a gallery of some wonderful pictures.
If you would like your child's drawing to be added to our gallery, please tweet us @BookTrust using the hashtag #DrawWithEdVere, mentioning your child's name (or initial) and age and confirming that you would like their picture to be included.
Please note that by doing so, you grant us permission to include the picture in our gallery. You may ask for it to be removed at any time by emailing us on digital@booktrust.org.uk.
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Michael Rosen
Michael Rosen is one of the UK's best loved poets and authors for children - and during his time as the BookTrust Writer in Residence, he promoted the importance of reading and rhyming in the early years.
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Nick Sharratt
Author and illustrator Nick Sharratt has created illustrations for over two hundred and fifty books during his illustrious career, and used his time as Writer in Residence to celebrate the power of pictures and visual images in children’s books and the role they play in enriching a child’s reading experience.
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'Keep drawing, folks!' Ed Vere signs off as BookTrust Illustrator in Residence
As his time as BookTrust's Illustrator in Residence comes to an end, Ed Vere reflects on his six months in the role - during a very strange time for the world.
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Ed Vere on the Power of Pictures
Our Illustrator in Residence, Ed Vere, is passionate about the power of art and drawing in aiding children's development. He talks about his involvement with the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education (CLPE) in getting children drawing.
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Unitedbybooks Press Release V2
Press release for the launch of #Unitedbybooks, which sees BookTrust, Scottish BookTrust, Coram Beanstalk, Authorfy, as well as illustrators and authors, join forces to support families at home.
Leonard is a gentle lion: just because you’re a lion doesn’t mean that you have to roar. A book about ignoring the aggressive voices in our society and lending an ear to our quieter thoughts, this is a warm and reassuring story.
Max the kitten is Brave - which is why he doesn't like being dressed up in ribbons. He sets out to find a mouse to chase, but he doesn't know what one looks like, and he doesn't know all the other creatures cats like to chase either!
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Waterstones Children's Laureate
Find out about Joseph Coelho
Find out everything that's going on with the 12th Waterstones Children's Laureate, Joseph Coelho, as he takes on the job from 2022-24.